The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
rIcHxosD SCHOOL, MAY CLOSE.
Teachers Unpaid and the borough Unfnhs
Treated says President Burke.

Treated Says President burte'
Educational matters in Greater New YORK
are badly liked on the financial side Inc prooA-
Ign school teachers are suing for their salaries
there isn't enough Of a balance, SO ffesiuen'
Little OF the Board Of Education says, to pay
the local schedule in this borough, and from 'no
Borough Of Richmond comes threat that oil
public schools will he closed next Wednesday
and either there will be no moro public education
there until the Board Of Estimate ana
Apportionmcnt arrangcs for the payment oil teach.
ors and ianitors or the State Department oil
Public instruction will DO asked to step In ana
take charge II is this muddle In Richmond
borough that chiefly worries the eaucauohni
officials In the general apportonment Of i9n n,
in 1893, tho amount set aside Tor hichmonu pg
he YEAR 1899. Was s25T 900 but the Central
Board Of Education In determining INC quoIn
u each borough. on basis oil ,eacheis eh t
and days Of attendance at school cut ms sum
$50 900 Al the rate OF payment adopIed IN
Staten Island tho remainder Of s2O7,OoO was
f plssn = ypa ni Of Ss Sas Board
Borough Of Richmond saw the Comptroller ana
the Corporation Counsel about this last month
and o says that they authorized him to Keep
the schools open, saying that some arrangement
would be- made to pay the salaries Of the teachers
On Friday. however. the Board oil Esmma,e a mo
School Boards Of Queens and Richmond counties
was illegal, in fixing salaries In excess OF the
70 appropriate extra money. Tho RESOLUTIONS
said that mo injustice can result to said teachers
because by receiving salaries In excess OF .ho
amount they were legally entitled to they have
in fact received full years pay in the last ten
months" 80
though the salaries " the teachers are In arrears
they expect 10 get them through the courts, IN
Richmond however, President Burke declares
that the teachers will not he asked 10 continue
to tesch unless the whcrewithal to pay them Is
in sight
shall call special meeting Of the scn2Gl
land ask tina, the schools b. closed at once IL
may be that the School Board will send in Their
destinations TO the M"yGr Money Ma. wS snd
Queens where the apIortionmcnis have been
increased This is unfair 10 US s,,oo,
Board have suggested that the State Superinten-
dent Of Public Instruction he asked To take ,hc
schools in charge furnish teachers, IN when case
The Board Of Estimate and Apportionm'n' re-
CARDS this as bluff
The Richmond people won't appeal 70 He ota,c
and Apportonmrnt nor will they close the sciools
II they did the teachers would get nothing: where's
II they stick they can sue the city and can get
the minimum salaries under the AhIean law
anyway, regard The position OF the Richmond
School Board as a bluff"
The Finance Committee Of the Central Board
Of Education will probably ask the board OF
Estimate and Appor,ionmcnt TO allow money
enough TO pay me s1 hS ,n % neIs law a" up d
Jan /, Another scheme is 10 lump all the money
remaining OF the various school appropriations
and divide IL among the teachers OF the various
boroughs NO that all teachers will get The mini !;
mann salaries President Little of the Board OF
Education OF Manhattan gave out sMtrmcnt
yesterday in reply 10 Mayor an Wyct'S lever
critcising the school officials for going over
their appropriations Mr., Little says that the
Manhattan Board ~ Education has not acted
contrary To the law. and that an Interpretation OF
the Ahcarn law is necessary Ito determine the
exact status Of the matter here. On Wednesday
the hoard will meet and determine what IL 10 he
done in view II the impending deficit, the balance
In Manhattan bcng insufficient 10 pay both the 10
col schedule and the minimum salaries Tor tho
rest Of the year.