The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-30
School Committee Makes Clerk S
Salary $4,000 Per Year.
TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
New Name for Manual Training School
Adopted Schedule Of Janltors Salaries
Accepted After Brief Discussion.

After Is years service on the school
| committee. a part OF which was spent as
the presiding officer. Walter II Barney
kept his promise mad, few months age
and resigned last night, F. r. Ballou. q
well known weybosset street business
man. being chosen to AL his place by the
Sixth ward delegation.
Mr. Barney's retirement called forth a
number OF speeches from members who
had been closely associated with him on
the committee for a number OF years, and
Mr.. Comstock and DR.. Gleason. VINO have
had occasion 10 oppose him on a num-
Der OF measures, were particularly warm
In their expression OF appreciation OF his
qualities and OF the loss the committee
has sustained
The schedule OF janitors salaries was
adopted as amended by the committee on
school houses. and the salary OF the clerk
! OF the committee, Henry r. Rose, whose
! multitude OF duties appalled, the members
1 when the list was read last night, was
I increased to $4,000 per year.
The salary OF the superintendent OF
school property was fixed at $500 per
! year.
| One Oft the most interesting transactions
Training high school to the Technical
high school" on motion OF the committee
on school houses.
The committee was called to order at
s:15 by President Rueckert and as the
record OF the preceding meeting had been
printed. reading was dispensed with II
was approved.
was read by the president and was ac-
cepted.
RESIGNATION -oF- MR. BARNEY
The Sixth H..Sd delegation announced
the resignation Of Walter H. Barney as
member of the school committee and an
nounced that F. r. Ballou Did been
chosen In his place.
Superintendent Small presented a re-
port announcing the nomination OF the
following for teachers in grammar and
primary schools:
Cecilia =. Murray. Maude r. Perrin
and Catherine F.. Murphy. The report
was received and the teachers elected.
A SALARY INCREASE.
President Rueckert OF the committee re-
ported for the executive committee relat-
ing 10 the duties OF the clerk of the school
committee and recommended an increase
OF salary for Henry r. Rose. The report
showed that many other cities having
deal more for their services.
resolution providing that the clerk re-
ceive A salary OF 5000 annually being in
creased from 5000
on motion of Mr.. Comstock the resolu-
tion was adopted.
There was a report OF the same commit
tee presented regarding the request OF the
Teachers Retirement fund for the diver
sion OF the money due teachers absent
from school into the treasury of that
fund TO the effect that there was no such
surplus but that there was on the con-
trary deficit as In many cases the sub
stitutes had been paid somewhat more
than the regular salary of the teachers
resolution to present the report TO the
petitioners OF the fund was passed.
TEXT BOOK CHANGES.
Mr.. Wilson. for the committee on high
schools called for his resolutions making
changes in the list OF text books in use in
the high schools and 1t was passed
TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL.
Mr.. Wilson for the high school commit
tee reported on the proposed change OF
name OF the Manual Training high school
and presented resolution providing for
the change in name to the TT Ihnical
High Schoc,."
TILE REPORT WAS ADOPTED.
At the request OF Prof Wilson. Super
lntendent Small told some facts about the
changes in name OF Manual Training
schools I'm other cities and said that the
name Technical School was being used
now at Washington and many other cit
les.
Prof wilson explained that as the di-
pomas for the schools were being printed
now II was essential 10 get the name fixed
at this time so as 10 have them made out
right.
The change in name was agreed upon |
by the adoption OF the resolution.
Mr.. Waterman for the committee on
school houses reported favoring the grant J
ing Of permission To plant shrubs and |
trees at the various school houses when |
the permission OF the commissioner OF |
public works is obtained
The report was received and the resolu-
ton adopted.
MR. BARR'S SALARY
For the same committee Mr.. Waterman |
reported a resolution providing that the /
OF school property receive |
4 salary OF $500 per year. payable
The report was received and the
resolution passed.
The matter OF the salaries Of jantors
vas again taken up. Mr.. Waterman fer
he committee on school houses reporting
he schedule OF salaries as amended by t.
rhe only changes made we're I'm providing
Increase In salary OF s. a month for
hree schools; Branch avenue. Roosevelt
md Vineyard streets, making the total
Increase s4o.,.,
DISCUSSION WAS GENERAL.
Mr.. Comstock inquired regarding the
woman iannor on Hospital street that
vas referred 10 last month.
MIR Waterman said that this matter
iad been left as II was originally recon-
nended. an increase OF s. n month. when
he had not asked a..
II MAS n family Affair this janltorship
he woman drew the salary her mother
ia thecleaning and the father built the
res and carried coal
IT'S like the song we have" said Mr..
'omstock. why need we worry while
iother keeps her health.
~ would request that the gentleman
ing st." said Mr.. Waterman
This discussion was dropped and Or
Walker inquired about the Point street
chool and said n didn't look right 10 him
o have the snow money taken away from