New-York tribune., 1900-05-10
TEACHERS PAY DELAYED.
ANOTHER FORTNIGHT BEFORE THEY
CAN GET THEIR MONEY FOR APRIL

The school teachers of this city will have TO wait
another fortnight before any step be taken for
payment of their salaries. already overdue Tor
the month of April. When Controller Coler took
the position that the Davis bill prohibited him from
dsbursing the school funds. the Finance Commit
tee of the Board of Education decided to meet the
exigencies of the matter by forming a finan-
cial bureau for the purpose of undertaking
the duties which the Controller insisted were no
longer his. To that end the committee recon-
mended a report presented to the Board of Edu
cation at its stated meeting last night the creation
of treasurer, deputy treasurer three auditors and
paymasers for the different boroughs. But when
II proposed to proceed at to fill these
offices In order to expedite the payment OF the
teachers salaries opposition developed. The
members for Manhattan and The Bronx sought
make the appointments but the representatives of
Brooklyn and Queens sol!dly objected to what they
termed such inexpedent haste and, although in
minority. they succeeded in gaining their point by
appealing to the bylaws of the Board which pro-
vide that vacancies and new offices only be
filled by notice being previously given.
Resolutions were then introduced amending the
bylaws OF the Board by providing for the addi-
uonal offices of treasurer, deputy treasurer and
three auditors. and for each of the boroughs a
paymaster and assistant paymaster The treasur-
ers salary was fixed at $1,000 yearly. the deputy
treasurer's at $1,000 the auditors $500. the
paymaster's at $1,000 and the assistant paymas-
ter's at $500
These resolutions were adopted but when Yer
NON W. DaVS moved that the Board should pro-
ceed at once to appoint treasurer, Charles f.
Robertson. of Brooklyn, objected. He said as
chairman of the Committee Finance would
be only courteous and fitting that time should be
given to him to investigate the qualifications
dentiais and antecedents of the man Ii was in
tended TO make treasurer He contended that the
action of the Board should be careful and delib-
crate.
This started contention among the members
that was continued until nearly midnight. Yer
non M. Davis said that the Board was facing a
crisis. and that while discourtesy meant
toward Mr.. Robertson, the teachers of the city
should not be compelled to wait for their salaries
and it was for that that hurry was being
observed in the nomination of financial officials.
Several times during the evening it was brought
out by Manhattan members that they had one man
In view tor the place of treasurer. 1t learned
that the man selected for this important position
will be Thomas E. Bussey. the assistant secretary
Bronk His salary, which will be $1,000 will be
reduced 500 by the necessary amount deducted to
pay for bond of 100000 which he will have 10
carry. The assistant treasurer. when he is ap-
pointed, will have to furnish bond of $4,000
After the adjournment the Board went into eXecu-
tive session. 1t was afterward learned that during
this session the members to agreement
of the election Of treasurer, deputy treasurer and
two auditors at a special meeting be held on
Saturday night. This action will tend to facilitate
the payment of the teachers.
The matter of the discharge of Henry r. NJ.
Cook the auditor, was not brought up.