The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-08-11
Board of Finance Allows $7,OOO for the
 Board of Education.

The board of education yesterday af- ternoon secured the transfer of money which it has been endeavoring to get for some time. The transfer of S7,5O0 from the account for new buildings to the current expense account to pay sal- aries was asked for last spring and at that time, under the charter, the sane tion of the court of common council was necessary for transfers in any of the departments and the matter was referred to the court of common coun- ell and referred by that body to a com mittee.
 It was in the hearings before that committee where the discussion as to the need of supervisors in the city schools began. The majority of the committee was of the opinion that su- pervisors were not needed, and that if they were dispensed with for the com ing school year the transfer of $7,500 would not be necessary to help balance the salary account The matter was not disposed of before the old common council went out of office and a few WethS ago lH6 DUdTu OI euuCdl1On dD- piled to the newly organized board of finance for the transfer of $7,000. Since the first request for a transfer was made an amendment to the city charter has been passed by the last legislature providing that the board of finance shall have full power to make transfers in the departments of the city government. It was understood that the board of finance would wait until the common council had finished with the request for a transfer, and the collateral ques- tions which have arisen in connection with it, before taking action on the transfer. The board of education has insisted, however, that as the board of finance has sole power now to make transfers the transfer asked for should be granted al once without regard to any action by the common council. The result was that the board of finance voted at the meeting yesterday after noon to grant the transfer of $7,000 and the board of education scored once more on the common council.
 The board of finance at it's meeting yesterday afternoon and last evening also voted to pay to Sewer Inspector .JO $1 300 to $1,S00 per year. The salary of superintendent of sewers has heretofore been $1 800 and under the charter is not to exceed $1,S00. About two weeks ago MT. Pigott sent letter to the board of finance requesting that his salary be increased to $1,S00. He said that he had received $1,500 as inspector of sewers, and that he thought he should now re- ceve more as superintendent
 Corporation Counsel Robertson yes terday submitted to the board an opin- ion as to the legality of paying the bills signed by Lamp Inspector Cafferty. Three bills signed by Mr. Cafferty were held up at the previous meeting, the question having been raised by certain members of the board as to whether or not the bills could be legally approved in view of the fact that MT. Cafferty's right to the office was being disputed iu the courts by his predecessor, Henry Hopkins. Judge Robertson in his opin- ion, while avoiding the question of Mir Cafferty's right to the office, states that in any event he is a de facto officer and as such has power to sign bills and perform other duties of the office which he is holding. A number of old cases are quoted to substantiate the opinion. After receiving the opinion the board the bills signed by Mr Caf- ferty. They were three in number, ag- gregating $3I5O.