New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-05
QUICK PAY FOR TEACHERS.
COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS TO AID
ON THE SALARY ROLLS
CONTROLLER CoLER ASKS THE MAYOR
FOR THEIR HELP WHICH IS AT
ONCE GRANTED - ALLEGED
FRAUD IN GOA

FRAUD IN COAL.
Controller Coler yesterday appealed the Mayor
for the services OF the Commissioners of Accounts
in fixing up the payrolls so that the teachers OF
public schools can be paid all that is due them
without unreasonable delay He wrote long letter
TO the Mayor. explaining why 1t is necessary to
have the accounts for each teacher made up so as
TO show how much each received from the
general fund for salaries and how much from the
revenue bonds which have been issued. He recited
the agreements which had been made with repre-
sentatves Of the Board of Education by which the
teachers received pay for October and November
on account He declared that he was surprised
when the December payroll presented without
the proper separation and certifcation of accounts
Then he mentioned the return OF the December
payroll for correction and the action OF the Board
OF Education on Wednesday.
THE BOARDS RESOLUTION IMPUGNED.
The Controller declared that the resolution passed
by the Board did not contain a single true state
ment. His letter continued,
The consideration which have heretofore shown
ing the apparently Incompetent employees of the
BOARD OF Education to postpone, until the last
knew months ago would have to be prepared, and
used as reason why should make myself amena-
bic to the law in disbursng public funds under an
fund having now been practically exhausted.
which 5hS Is also EN- ut Is MAGE a
controller to prepare payrols for every department
that all the Information necessary to prepare pay
rolls is to be found only in the records of the Board
of Education such the term of service of teach
ers record of absences. etc., the utter absqrdity
issue thus unfortunately raised between the Board
of Education and my department concerned only
moment as to the proper course to pursue. In that
event would exercise the powers conferred upon
TO the Board of Education requiring its payrolls
oR Rth has re S Informally in e
Gated In the event of the continued contumsey OF
10 Your , Honor against its members for violation
only result in their removal from office.
COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS TO HELP.
considered. The delays incidental to such a
partes-vz the school teachers of the city of New
York The auditor Of the Board of EDUCATION has
proper schedules. The school teachers OF this
Incompetence of those charged with the conduct of
their interests. should not be compelled to wait this
sary for some superior authority to step in and
undertake the details of that work which the Board
of Education processes to be incapable of perform
ing Under this state of affairs haste is of the
suggestion and request which, think, Will meet
the records of the Board of Education the Commits
sioners of Accounts have gathered together an i'm
with the familiarity of the subject thus acquired by
forming the work referred to. Owing to this fact
/ believe the Commissioners of Accounts could
time that would be required by the examiners of
the Department of Finance, who have not this In
formation nor this familiarity with this unusual
work. 1t seems to me that, under the circum-
stances questions of official etiquette should be
of the Commissioners of Accounts should not work
it would be perfectly satisfactory to me to have
them undertake this investigation independently,
and would be entirely satisfied to accept their
certificate of the results of their labors.
Mayor Van Wyck promptly sent reply to the
Controller. stating that the entire force of the Com
missioners of Accounts had been placed at his dis
posal to enable him to speedily dispose of the
payment of the salaries of teachers.
CONTROLLER SEES MR.. JASPER.
In the afternoon the Controller went to the Of
fees of the Board of Education. in Grand-st. ac-
companied by Deputy Controller Levey and John c.
Hertle, the Commissioner of Accounts and asked
to have TO the of the Board of Edu-
cation in order that the payrolls for December
might be made out correctly Superintendent Jas
per received the Controller pleasantly and promised
TO have all the accounts wanted sent to the Con-
trolers office to-day. The Controller explained just
how the account for each teacher must be made
out in order that there might the proper separa-
preparation OF the accounts IT would require about
nine calculations for the pay of each teacher or
about eighty thousand calculations in ali. He said
he could place force of thirty men at work the
twenty clerks in the Department of Finance could
aid in the work Mr.. Coler expressed the hope that
three weeks, and the teachers might receive their
The Controller yesterday made public a letter
which he had received from A p Weinberg one
OF the inspectors of his department declaring that
supplying wood and coal to schools In Queens and
Richmond. Employees of the Department of Educa-
ton had been Certifying to the delivery of wood
and coal not actually delivered and more than one
charge had been made for wood and coal used.
buildings unfinished and not in use. and the supply
of coal for schools scanty that there
was danger of the supply being exhausted in case
of q