New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-31
NEW TEACHERS SALARY BILL
MEASURE PREPARED TO MEET OBJECTIONS
RAISED BY THE GOVERNOR.

Albany. March 1.-ft seems probable 'tnst tne
Legislature will enact n compromise bill N S'n''"
Ahearns bill Increasing the salaries or scnoo' 'e'c"
ers in New York City which will meet the oolec-
iions that bill which have been falsen ny WV
ernor Roosevelt
Senator Ahearns bill as n passed the senate
and went 10 the Assembly provided a minimum
salary for teachers % so and that salaries shoua
be increased Fixed scale. according 10 ,n'
length 81 service ~ the teachers. n was 10 ms
particular provision in the biIl that "o'e.ho'
Roosevelt objected because he believed Hst
merit" AZ well a. length % service" should no
considered IN increasing teachers salaries he
went IN far a. 70 say that he would not sign the
bill unless II amended In this particular.
After learning the Governors ulimatpm tho
teachers started In 10 prepare bin which "o''
be acceptable % Governor Roosevelt. Win inc re-
suit that they submitted 10 him to-day conpro-
mise bill and after "ursOry foafinR "i " u"
Governor said he thought u would be- acoep''o''.
one important feature u the DIT pro'i''- ".'
the merit board 70 pass ulon the htnfss of tns
teachers shall be composed ~ the borough snpefn-
tendeni the associate superintendent and me p'"-
cipal Of the school In which the teacher y en-
ployed Instead Of board composed o. memos's
on Monday ~ nest week N. Governor VIII hold
conference with tho city su1"rini, mem. I've
and associate superinic .lonts. ana fepi'.sI''
school teachers on the compromise OIL nc '.A.
OF the new bill. which ameifs chapter ~ OF '"'
Greater New York Charter Is 40 ioio"''
Each School Board shall have power 70 adopt BY
laws fixing tho saisries q the borough ana sssys,
ciate superlniendenfs. of principals ana bian.h
vising and teaching stan. and slch saiarl's sns.
be regulated by merit hy me grade of class tausn.,
by the length Of service or by me n ~
teaching Of the Incumbent IN ch,fge or ~ sssnoi
board may deem proper said salaries need nor %
uniform throughout All the several borousnr. nor
I'm any TWO Of them nor throughout any on. o'-
ough The salaries fixed and established ana euy
PAYABLE in the different schools 81 the fefrlIofy
hereby consolidated As these salaries we're on Jan-
uary ses. snail be and remain mo saatfS ~
schools Of the several horoughs. htrsny , 2nsI
tuted until the same shall be changed or nonlN'"
provided for In this section. ,.,..
40 regular teacher IN the pubic rfnnoN yt 't,-na
of the boroughs shall be paid sum iesr man -
per annum No teacher shall after ten YEAR, OF
service in the public schools % SAIL norppfn-. 70
ceive less than saoo per annum nor sna any tea.n-
er after fifteen years Of service IN said scnoois re-
celve less than 81 30 per annum. and no Wce-prin.
cipal head 81 department or first assistant he paif
less than 81. ~" per annum ana 10 maj -
than i2l60 per annum. provided. however mar ms
service 81 such teacher vce-principaL head OF ns-
proved as tleritorious hy q majority or me ioi,e
Ing supervisors The borough superintendent ne
associate superintendent ana ~" ptnclp'l "' TITO
school IN which said person if employed A.
The salaries q tho women principals IN feil
schools shall be increased hy the addition ~ ~,
in each wear until they shall receive mo sum or
g. no per annum and no salaries - tho male prin-
cipals shall boz increased hy the addition ~ 80 N
each year until they shall receive he sum ot tgo
service a. principal IN said schools shall receive
less than g. so per aunum. provided. however that
proved 1s meriforious tA m" hnhfh ~ rupsi'n
iendents. bat those provisions shall NOT apply ~
principals ~ schools - loss than twelve ciir-"-
The salaries now paid 20 public - n"nl ''h',,'s
in Tho CITY of Now-York shnll not he reduced ny
Tho BOARD of Estimate ard Apportionmsnt Is
hereby authorized and required fo direct me is-nc
81 bonds FOR rho purpose - providing funds
20 carry into ed'rt tho provisions ~ this act