The San Francisco call., 1899-09-16

hOlOr and credit OF the city.
Very respectfully,
JAMES D. PHELAN. Mayor.
Some applause followed this manifesto
uOn OF the Mayors change OF heart, d
the conclusion OF which preamble anC
resolutions VOiclng the sentiment OF III,
teachers II the department with regarC
TO the tax levy was read by the secretary
as follows.
Whereas, II is proposed 10 make
TAX levy Tor the support Of the public
schools II the city aaG county or san
FRANCISCO Tor the ensuing nsCal year
suflcient to raise theretrom only the
sum or s., Is go; and
whereas, oucn sum Is, in our judg-
menl, wholly insufficient for the neeQS
OF the department. and
1ereas, in view OF the loss OF two
months salary by the teachers OF rhis
department III November and Decem-
Der, lsSe, no part OF which has been
paid. the IlfIcJI0u OF any further loss
during the present rscaI year. either
oy reduction or nOa-paymeur OF sal
aries, IS al act OF injustice OF which no
branch OF Ll6 mUuIclpaI government
should oe willing 70 tolerate. there
fore, be II
Resolved. BY the teachers OF the
public schools Of San Francisco. III
masS-meetlnE assembled. that accord
ing 70 our oeSC Information and be-
lief II VIII require At least s. 30 go,
economically spent, 70 properly con-
said city and county for the present
fiscal year
Resolved, That the collection Of any
less sum OF money would cripple the
department and force the teachers.
1alit0FS and 0tHeT employees OF the de-
partmenL 10 perform services without
receiving any compensation therefor,
and would seriously endanger the pay
meRt OF the demands OF the merchants
or the city LOr necessary supplies 70
be furnished the department; be II
furthea
Resolved. That the Board OF Super
vlsors OF the city and county OF san
Francisco is hereby requested 10 make
levy sufficient 70 raIse the sum OF
81 l,E@.loo for the maintenance Of the
puolIC schools; and be II further
Resolved. That We appeal 70 the Mer-
chants ASSOCIATION OF san Francisco
and all other municipal associations,
10 the press and 10 the pubic gen.
orally 70 give their approval TO such
an appropriation as Will be necessary
TO reIsVe the present embarrassment.
Madison Babcock suggested that +
order that the action taken by the meet
ing might be laid properly before N
Supervisors, committee made up OF on
teacher from each school be selected, Z
name IN turn visiting committee [
wait upon the Supervisors and urge thel
favor W D kIngsbury. vice prlncIpa
OF Horace Mann School, moved Z
amendment that q committee tuclud
ing the chair, be appointed for that pur
pose by the chair. After some dlscussIo
the amendment carried. and the chair Sc
lected 10 act with himself W. D. Kings
bury, vice principal OF the Horace Man
Grammar; Miss e E SIincen, principa
OF Whittier Primary; Joseph O'COnnol
principal OF Mission High School; Fran
Norton Business Evening School, and {
H Murphy OF the Polytechnic Hig
School
on motion Of Principal Mann. I'll
thanks Of the meeting were rendered :
che Board OF Education for its kindnes
in giving the teachers the opportunity Z
GET together and exptess themselves ol
a subject in which they were so deepl.
On motion Of Mrs. Prag. thanks wer
also extended 10 Auditor Asa r. Well
fer the stand he has taken in regard Z
the segregation OF teachers salaries tn
meeting then adjourned and the commit
tee on Supervisors went into session
where il was decided 20 visit PERSONAL,
each Supervisor and enlist his aid in be
half Of the necessary appropriation
was concluded that the time was too shOr
to circulate petitions for signature. as hat
been suggested, and that idea was abau
dOned-