New-York tribune., 1900-05-08
make such a statement

Rrookiyn tunnel one eject of the bill will TO
postpone rapid transit TO Brooklyn for year s at
similar amount for next year go into the budget
and will swell the amount to be raised by taxation
least s7eO00oO without adding one new school or
giving teacher. 49,,
held UP in this office. although attempts have been
mode 10 have the foe hodps The
first of these holdups took place during the gu
Wyck. and IT made TO Influence the vote
had TO go before the Teachers AssociatiSn o ana eS
don't blame the members OF The Boarn 3t E9o f
the disbursement OF s200O0oo They all busy
men with regulations. They cannot afford to de, de-
have auditing bureau that is frightfuily incom-
petenf.
ABRAHAM STERN'S VIEW OF THE LAW.
Abraham Stern of the School Commissioners
was quoted follows regarding the Davis law:
One Of tho most important blunders Of the act
Is ITS failure 70 make any provision for the pay
rent Of the salaries of clerks ard janitors and Tor
these salaries Came out of the general school fund
The Davis laT deyotes the general tund eNciuspey
Tor As the Act took effect AT once I do not
how fnrfber pavmenfs can be made to those en-
ployes until the ac5 is amended. The corporate
stiii another 6IHnder: While taking from the
bursernent Of the moneys of the Board OF Educa-
Ioa. The act makes no provision for the legal Gus
Board of Education Is the president Of the Board
Is Is the anditor? NOBODY knows Shall we appoint
a treasurer? IT is doubtful whether have the
power certainly the charter makes no provision
FOR such an officer.
establishes uniform teachers, salary schedule for
the whole city. superseding the VARYING borough
velt admitted in the presence of President Little
and ES IT, n 5 nad ec @aTh a m a in he dark
subject 10 various constructions, and making lti-
cation inevitable.
The Finance Committee of the Board Of Edu-
cation met last night in the committee room of
the Hall of Education in executive session. At
staa aCl0c Of II p1ri ing
make public the subject of their discussion III
IS presumed. however, that they We're formulat-
ing rules under which the finances of the Board
will be administered under the Davis law, ana
appointing fiscal officers. President Little VIII
announce at the meeting OF the tSoaro %
the subject Of discussion and the result OF the
debate.
MR. COOKS REPLY.
Auditor Henry r NJ. Cook. of the Board OF
Education, was seen by Tribune reporter last
evening in regard TO Controller Colers charges.
and said
Section q of the bylaws Of the Board of Edu-
ord Of all the teachers retired setting forth the
date of retirement cause length Of service and
10 receive from the Teachers Retirement Fund, and
payent Of spch retired teachers Subdivision
eeton a e. rao2S PFSgdes @ t that death the Of ps W
tired teacher. and cause an entry thereof here to , be
and shall at once certify such death to the Con-
1GfG mink 9 b e ly IS ysucen n to make In the
case OF the retirement fund have practically
arithineticaI portion and certify charge against
the retirement fund Ihe IeaGherS re KetifeInemt e men
cation TO be almost wholly within the jurisdiction
records In fact there is a statutory provision in
the Teachers Retirement act which places the
tificateS 10 the Controller on account thereof
think the seeGetaF az & OF me oa,a % ol 6
dates of deaths of retired teachers, owing to the
and live in the country, where the means at their
command will go furthr In the absence of any
information, ! can understand why they are con,
finued the roll. There is no rule of the Board
are alive at any given period although it seems
to me that some rule requiring them to report at
The difficulties. or course it is easy see how the
sfsence Of the demand of the usual monthly
FOR little while would tend to create sus-
picion that the teacher had died and then special
resard these personal attacks as mere fetaa, iao
embodied in the Davis bill. which the Controller
that the Controller takes this particular line for
:hs reason that have had many pleasant 3ffleal
Inenf OF this city for many years. Moreover, be-
tiers in regard TO me. and that accounts large
degree for his harsh criticism at times Personally
attempt offer criticisms of the Controller and
distant when useless pickering cease, and the
school system will quiet down sufficiently 10 ad-
nit of pleasant relations.
Auditor Cooks statement was repeated to A
Emerson Palmer, secretary OF the Board of Edu-
cation. later in the evening. MIR. Palmer's
comment in reference thereto was follows:
The rules of the Board of Education Regarding
the retirement Of teachers have been observed to
hs h a 2sG Of the t Boar of % @
deducted from teachers salaries on account of
i would also call attention to the fact that Sec
troller shall report in detail the Board of Edu-
dtion of the Retirement Fund and the items of
the receipts and disbursements on account Of the
Neither in the months of January, 1899 nor
January. 1899 Tor at any other time since the Or
The Controller presented any report to the Board
IN regard 30 the Teachers Retirement Fund There
Who Indulge in the free use OF Inissiles It would
be well for the Controller 10 read Section lfSS, and
endeavor to comply promptly with the provision
The names OF teachers are carried on the pay
rolls until have satisfactory Information that a
teacher is dead know of no way in which can
make certain of securing such information after a
death has occurred. The only means of acquiring
il is apparently the fact that retired teacher S
check may not be called for for several months a
circumstance which may awaken suspicion and
On October p. 1885 in a letter to Mr. Hubbell
then president of the Board of Education the Con-
Of teacheTs Salaries Which plan cenemppd fhe
making up of the payrols with absences deducted
only TO a certain day in the month, relying upon
the Controller 10 deduct any teachers Salaries in
the case OF resignation or death: The Controller
made this statement: In the resignation or
death of teacher during any month the principal.
paU daV nan have tbe aonnt even o as late as
Quoted and returned the City Treasury TO the
credit Of the fund for of teachers etc. and
receive check for the balance. Please inform me
whether this plan meets with your APPROVAL
The attitude of tho Controller in the case of the
retired teachers. parallel case, would therefore
appear TO be somewhat inconsistent with the views
be held in 1898
LIGHTING COBP4NT INCORPORATED.
Albany. May The Fulton County Gas and
Electric Company with capitalization of 81 500 GN
80 manufacture and supply gas and electricity for
1ielf ting he and