Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12
AF,iRS IT SOUTH ONAHa
{ Against School Board Likely to Be
Started Next Month.
Two PRINCIPALS WANT SCHEDULE SALARY
Mayor Koutsky Has sisned the Ordi-
nnnce vacatinE streets and Alleys
in Northwestern Portion of
the city.

When the Board Of Education, at the
meeting held last Monday night, got into
wranEie over the pay Of two OF the
principals OF schools and laid the entire
appropriation sheet aside Il was thought
that possibly n meeting would be held
during the week TO straighten the matter
out. No meeting has been held and the
matter rests just where II did. While the
teachers, with the exception OF those who
have refused to accept their warrants,
have been paid and are not being incon-
venisnced. the records of the board stand
incomplete without the payroll having been
approved.
The payroll for the second school month,
when brought up. was not approved for
the reason that Members Laverty and Rich
oclined 10 vote TO pass the appropriation
account of the increase in pay of
'Iss Campbell. principal of Central school.
I'd Of Miss Fitzgerald, principal of Lowell
chool.
About the time the schools we're opened
resolution was passed by the board Ak
'g salaries Of principals as follows: Cen
raj. $50: Hawthorne, 500; Jungmann. so;
brown Park, so; West Side, $780, Lincoln,
$50: Madison. SIS: Highland, SS5 CorriEan.
Ss5, and Lowell, SIS.
This resolution pertained to the Office and
not to the individual who held the Office.
In contradiction OF this resolution Secre-
tary Rich of the school board placed the
salaries Of the principals on the appro-
piiation sheet at the figure the individuals
were paid when teaching grade schools
Mr. Rich asserts that Miss Campbell and
Miss Fitzgerald were never appointed prin-
cipals by the board. 1t will be remem.
bered that at the time the vacancies In
these principalships occurred the board
could not agree. on who was to be named
to fll the vacancies. Superintendent Nc
Lean submitted a list of about dozer
names and President Morrill, and DIR
Schindel chairman of the teachers com.
mitee, suggested Miss Campbell and Mis-,
Fitzgerald. Neither Messrs. Laverty Of
Rich would vote for these teachers anC
so when the date for opening the schools
arrived Dr. Schindel directed the superin
tendent to I'LL the vacancies. and this or
der from the chairman of the teachers com
nittee resulted in the naming of Mis-
campbell and Miss Fitzgerald. Authorlt!
Tor this action on the part of the chairman
IF the teachers committee is found in sec
lion 20 Of the manual Of the South Omahi
public schools. which says that the super
intendent shall all ali vacancies occasione,
by the absence of teachers.
appears 10 be The intention OF tn
principals interested to let the matter ru,
along for another month and then il the
are not paid according to the schedul
suit il to be brought against the boar
10 secure the compensation provided ac
cordng to the resolution of the board fix
lng the salaries OF principals.
The teachers are watching the Outcom
of the tie on the board with considerabl
interest. Morrill, and Schindel compose on
faction and Laverty and Rich the othei
The result is anything but harmony on I'll
board.
Mayor Signs Ordinances.
Mayor Koutsky has signed the ordinance
for the vacating of streets and alleys in til
northwestern portion of the city for tn
Union Pacific Railroad company. These OF
dinances were passed by the city counc
Thursday night and the mayor attache
his signature to the documents yesterda,
There is nothing in the way now, as far :
the city of South Omaha is concerned,
prevent the Union Pacific from getting
work at once on the laying of new doub
track road from the Summit TO Elkhor
Surveys for this line have about been cor
pleted and when the ordinances WEI
passed officials of the railroad company 4
timated that the work of construction WI
to start at once.
Want Pay for Primary Election.
The judges and clerks who served at Il
az. primary election on September 10 ha