The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-23

FOR PENSIONING
The TEACHERS
Principals Consider Details of
A. S. Martins Plan.
ONE PER CENT ASSESSMENT
VOLUNTARY UNION COMBINED
WITH LARGE BENEFITS.
ONE PER CENT ASSESSMENT

At meeting of the principals of the
city schools yesterday afternoon the
plan of A. S Martin of the Grant
school to pension aged and INDECENT
Salt Lake pedagogues was presented.
The following committee was appoint
ed to consider the proposal further.
and report its deductions and recon-
mendations to the principals as soon
as possible: A. S. Martin. chairman:
Superintendent Christensen, member
ex-officio; J. II. Coombs, w. w. Bar
ton, William Bradford, W. S. Wallace
Z. D. Keller. Miss Eta Powers and
Mrs Z. V. Fritz
After the principals have decided
upon mode to pension, the subject
viii be referred to the teachers them
selves, and then taken to the board of
education for adoption.
Mr. Martin proposes that the teach
ers organize under the laws of the
state In forming the Salt Lake CITY
Ieachers' union. The corporation shall
De unoer the immediate control of a
board of ten directors. The superin-
fendent of schools, the board of IA
rectors and the board of education
shall De designated as the board of
control of the benefit fund The fund
is TO be created by teachers and other
lnstructing attaches of the school CON
tributing 1 per cent of their salaries
IL is not made compulsory to join the
union. jim ''0
Members Entitled to Trial.
No member of the union who hss
been member more than three wears
can be discharged by the board of edu-
cduon or rail- to be reelected excent
upon two-thirds majority vote. and
mat AFTER written charges have been
He'd and fair hearing accorded ac-
cused 0u az
All contributions into the benefit fund
are 10 be returned TO a teacher i'm case
inal offense. O. - III
When a male teacher reaches the |
age OF 80 years, and female 81 wears |
they can be honorabIy retired either |
upon their request or by order of the |
board of education; provided
4nat SAID employe shall have taught |
stwehty-IVe years, ten years of which
33Iinleoiately preceding retirement shall |
schools" lily
upon retirement, each member shall
De entltled TO yearly salary equal 10
his or her average animal /
salary Tor the ten years preceding re-
ment shall exceed $780,
Those Who May Benefit.
Any member of the union who has
NohttlDutOr Tor live years or |
VINO has taught in the CITY schools for
ten years, and who is incapacitated for
work Tor a period exceeding four
months of the school term shall he
ehglble tC sick benefits on the follow
Ing basis: Ao'iO"-
NE Mem hership five to ten years, one
sixth of present yearly salary.
. membership ten to fifteen wears. one
hItn or present yearly salary.
Membership fifteen to twenty va.rs
of present monthly saIsrv
Membership twenty to fventI--t5tye
airy. SSdliS sal
D.. Membership twenty-five years 70 ra
.lrement' one-half Of present yearly
II Is provided that no sick benefit
snail exceed $500 a year. t
Inc board of control is authorized 70 I
.ecelVe money and other forms of vsl,,a |
rom on. the following sources: !
F1rst-A percentage from teachers,
aIaries as heretofore provided.
donations iesd0leS or :
Inlrd-From entertainments mr. otbar a
aWtul source of income in order 70 I
,Dtaln necessary funds for carrvinp1 o,,t I
ne provisions of this union. 'N' c