New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
HEARING ON SCHOOL BILLS.
COMMITTEE ON CITIES CONSIDERS
THE PROPOSED EMERGENCY
LEGISLATION.

Albany. Jan % CSpeciaD.-The eonsiceraron OF
the three New-York school bills now before the
Legislature providing for the payment oi 'He SaI
aries o. the teachers of the various ooI'NsHs oI
New-York City. was begun BEFORE 'He -,
Committee on Cities to-day. That OF senator 1 oiu
,ros discussed first It provides for the payment OF
the teachers of the boroughs of Queens anu i'io"-
mOnd. -, -. L,,,
Senator Ahearn read a brief suoHlit'eu ~ '-''
by Controller Coler. He said;
The objection to be urged EadT egaiRss f that they
are vicious examples of mandatory IeSI9e' 80, ac-
knowledsed evil could not be remedied except s6y 6y
mandatory legislation d1ffereIt az III DossibIe
doubt that this is the situation ana tn|t % pass
missive legislation IS all ihat Is ls5orties of New
York TO perfect certain acts In resaLu " IOiucines
of administration is a violation OF the prliiC'pN
is that the Board I'd Of .a Esma5e ii bfovide ed
ApPortonment did not during the year 1SS' The sole
sufficient money for educational purposes. - 80
called 3pportonment of the general school fund
directed by Section 1855 OF the charter orton I5
reneraI T school fund expenses that money shall be
different boroughs on the basis OF Soo Iot -
the aggregate number of days attendance of pupils
The conditions presented In the seyetai "a "abis
to the bOroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx VIII
9t aeeH %9r6 nd spsf4SSadY ehohd IN the country
Now as to the difficulty of supplying deficiencies
where they exist In every other department or
the city government except the Board or Education
the power exists in the Board OF Estimate and APP
portionment upon the request OF the proper de-
PartmeHt % tEansieG 25 Oh b dbvsSes IN this
difficulty and makes this system uniform II places
basis fas ss the apPTopra lions for all the other de-
partments of the city government
President Robertson. of Brooklyn. followed He
said that the Ford bill was too limited in its
visions. since it applied only to the boroughs Of
Queens and Richmond. and did not apply to future
conditions.
Among those who spoke in favor OF the Ford bill
was Charles c. Birmingham. He said;
The teachers Of Queens and Richmond are
tagonized by the Controller. These teachers are
the only Res IN whI the are 6h eqT 10 who is
due single cent of pay foT the year 1892 s D. Ine
sf'tsiz and Rc6mond De Senator Fords bill meets that
emergency.
Superintendent Maxwell said:
1 am here in the interest Of the teachers Of
Queens and Richmond. The legislation prompted
by Senator Ahern has had any effect the
teachers of these schools have suffered far more
snr ne moPs ha fse mpye in IN MaaD and G
The Bronx. or N Brooklyn The former have
boarding houses As a consequence, these houses
have been closed against them As for myself.
believe that the Ford bin answers the purpose
pass his bi pan and vet accomplish nothing f Hs
measure leaves II all TO the discretion Of the Board
OF Estimate and AppOrtiOnmeut- Again, il the only
remedy Of the situation is in the transfer Of un
of one borough 20 another. when necessary it will
be found that there is money transfer. In
proof of this L need only show the deficiency al
ready existing in each Of these boroughs During
the last year the appropriation for teachers in
Manhattan and The Bronx was cut down SAB per
cent in Brooklyn - per cent, in Richmond u per
cent and In Queens 81 per cent A simple. plain
measure IS now needed and ! think that such a
measure Is to be found in the Ford bill.
The chief objection have 10 the MCCarren bill
is that the teachers of Brooklyn Disseminated
against Why should not the teachers of this bor-
GCgh receive as much pay as across the East
River?
Among those present from New-York City
William E Maxwell Superintendent OF Schools for
Manhattan and The Bronx; President Robertson.
of the School BOa-d of the Borough OF Brooklyn:
John G. Agar Horace E Dresser of the Central
Board of Education; James McCabe. president OF
the Brooklyn Principals Association and Edward
b. CroweL president of the Brooklyn Teachers
Assoc'a tion.