New-York tribune., 1900-05-04
HIGHER FORTEACHERS
BILL OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
CITIES BECOMES A LAW.


signed to-day the bill Of the Senate Committee
Cities increasing the salaries of the school
teachers in all the counties composing New
York City Mayor Van Wyck's veto of the act
which was passed over his head by the Legs-
iature, is thus once more defeated by the action
of the Governor.
The Mayor expressed fears in his veto mes
sage that the bill would make enormous
addition to the salary list Of New-York-hun
dreds of thousands OF dollars. The Governor
differs from Mayor Van Wyck upon this point
holding in memorandum he filed with the bill
that the Increase of salaries will be no greater
than was authorized by the act introduced by
Senator Ahearn ard passed by the Legislature
of 1899, which met with the approval of the
Governor. In his memorandum Governor Roose
Welt rather openly attacks the officials of Tam
many Hall who members of the Board of
Estimate and Apportionment by declaring that
the Ahearn Salary law was rendered nugatory
by the action of the Board of Estimate and APP
portionment."
The chief feature of the School Salary bill
signed to-day is Il declaration that the Board
of Estimate and Apportionment shall appropri-
ate for the general school fund for the year
1901. and annually for each year thereafter an
amount equivalent to not less than four mills
every dollar of assessed valuation of the real
and personal estate in the city of NewYork
liable TO taxation, inclusive Of much of the
State school money apportioned by the Superin-
tendent of Public instruction for the payment
of teachers wages is actually paid into the
said general school fund"
The bill then provides specifically for in
crease in the salaries of teachers. Governor
Roosevelt, in his memorandum upon the bill,
says:
State of New York.
eeqEe 6 No A pany May nv ls be
Senate Committee on cities, entitled An act TO
An act to unite into one muneipaiity under the
corporate name of the City of New York. the vari
harbor; including The city and county Of New
the county Of Richmond and part of the county Of
Queens and to provide for the goyernment there
uis and PIToylding funds therefor; Approved,
better 20 say, cumsiiy, dra wn on or two
bic, ard the best educators. the men most inter
ested in seeing the public schools of the Greater
and absolutely removed from the domain of poll
careful and prolonged consultation with the Attor-
ney Generals Department It seems evident that
his as the enormous addition In the expense
Is n % well aken The Of the 5 ~ M
other official experts most familiar with the facts
only eqas the asked for 'qs By the
School Board under the cid Ahearn law. which law
of Estimate and Apportonment. This action in
as n9 app
drawn primarily merely to meet the pressing
into which it threw The Schools The Attorney
Of the ahG to t1f limit e
ment of increase of teachers salaries between the
and that II The bola sb Of th
me me not only the introducers Of the various bills
sentatives of the teachers. explicitly stated that
this was their understanding of the bili,that for
instance, such provision in Section 1.09l. pro-
vidng for the $40 annual increment for for female email.
fed in the portion of the section Immediately pre-
change 50 yitaliy hecessary and the provsions. Is
& T s es so II es ar to s n be b OF M te
qusstIonabiy. it viii need amendment, and shall
Charter co,nmsso but this co Commission can in
d b s dsa se tH With aw the Of bs
than with rHEopoRE ff s5paGn f ff.s Governor
Below are given extracts from the bill
to indicate its character and the nature Of some
of the increases of salary:
The Board of Education shall have power TO
and sapentehdents e nd all members Of
the supervising and the teaching staff and the sala
BY e o
Of m
deem proper; Such bylaws shall establish uni,
stan sarss oEt nf al boFoushs xhsh
ent Of salary Of such an amount IN % that no kinder
| gartner or female teacher of girls class other
in the elementary Schools shall after sixteen years
~ m sfa 10 ene esehs of @
of the grades of the last two in said schools
ss han per- nnum IA nd sa no
Of or ae sa er s
of service in said schools receive less than
| N,4i0 per annum and no female teacher Of boys
| annum than 1 female teacher of a girls class
and, no female teacher in said elementary schools
tha annual increment for any female teacher there
| in be less than $40 and no male teacher Of class
OF the grades Of the last two years in sed schools
receive less than s2i6o per annum; and no male
teacher of a graduatng class, male first assistant:
service in said schools receive less than S2.ico per
schools shall receive less $500 per annar, nor
r Sal 5hs S anaua Inn ~ ncFemene d FOR any male TEACHER
ing such increases of salaries of said persons in any
schools the principal Of such school shall have =
| vote on such fitness and merit: that no female
pPeipa pdo or female ma .s prReipa Of an es
shall receive less than s. 900 per annum after ten
male branch principal or male principal OF an ee-
! Iaentary or high school having not d less than
| mum after ten years of service as such in said
schools: and principal of said schools shall re-
howeyer tnat the e. $. service of such principal or
by ajority Of the Board Of superntenden:s of
no prinesal OF high school or rainng SeGoo IG for
| teachers having supervision Of not less than TWEEN
per annum The Beard Of Examiners shall ISSUE issue
to 1 prn1cipai or teacher I who has had experience
New.York or any part thereof previous to the
ti6cate stating that experience of such teaeher
| is equivalent to certain number of years OF OK
| Of Examiners shall issue TO principal or teachaI
& wn3 has had In n schools other than the
o. IN any part thereof pre- previous to the enactment
l experience of is