The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-28
TAX BOARD HAS ARGUMENTS
FOR HIGHER SALARIES.
The schoolma am in. Minneapolis Re-
ceives $3.50 Year and Has to Spend
$679 Year for Actual Living Elk
penses Strong Appeal Is Made for
Liberal Appropriation. s,..

Minneapolis school teachers are I'M
derpaid, says DR.. G.. NJ. Jordan, super
intendent Of schools. TO assist in Sc
curing the salary increase he went be-
fore the board Of tax levy today. to ask
q levy for school purposes sufficiently
liberal to permit such step by the
board Of education. He presented tel
egrams from other cities in the west
indicating that more consideration is
shown teachers elsewhere than in Min
neapolis. The maximum salaries in six
representative western cities were as
follows: Milwaukee and st, Paul,
ha, $3.50; Detroit, $500; Chicago,
81 1000. In Minneapolis there are some
teachers who receive $500 a year, but
the scheduled maximum is $3.50.
DR.. Jordan while making no definite
proposition seemed to be Of the opinion
that an average increase Of about $50
for the year would be about right. He
spoke earnestly Of the loyalty and abil-
ity Of the Minneapolis teachers, and
wanted it distinctly understood that he
had not been urged in this matter by
any teachers.
The Expense Of Living.
Dean c.. W. Hall of the state uni
to the teachers in Minneapolis was
higher than in any of the cities named.
From hundreds of reports he had as
certained that the average expenses of
the public school teachers in Minneap-
oils aggregated 1919. a year. He com
pared the salaries of teachers with
those of various trades, which required
no special training and found that the
teachers suffered by comparison. 81
The schoolboard estimates call for
total expenditure Of $1,358,700 for the
This amount includes $135, 900 for new
schools and the recent increase in the
salaries Of the .ianitors amounting to
| about $4,000. It does not, however, in
clude the raise in the pay Of the teach
ers asked by DR.. Jordan. y
John H. Steele, appeared in behalf
Of the holders of claims. against the
city. for the refundment Of excessive
taxes for permanent: improvements. He
purpose and urged the board to provide
for the liquidation of honest debts,
many of which had been on the city e
| books for many years. ,|
q. and @. Boards Needs. -
8 At the meeting of the board Of tax
levy yesterday Al afternoon Commissioner
J. b: Holtzermani appeared on behalf Of
the board Of charities and corrections
For the; MAINTENANCE OF the city hos
, pital, workhouse and poor department
t$99, 900. was needed, which is less thar
this years expenses. In addition tho
board wanted $4,000 for completing
the administration wing at the city hos
pital, $4,000 for additional land on
which to build nurses home, $4,000
| for an ambulance service and $4,000
for permanent improvements at the
workhouse. * .-..<. X
! Lieutenant Colonel Frank t.. Corris
ton Of the National Guard requested 6
levy with which to complete the arm
Dry. There was needed $500, fo
various improvements about the build
ing and about $4,000 with which t.
complete the armory proper. 1t is be
lieved that the armory board will b.
unable to recover from the surety com
pay which bonded the contractor unit
the building is completed and tn
amount Of the default has been &C
curately determined.