Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-04
WILL NOT Be DELAYED
Mr.. Vests Prediction Regard
ing Teachers Salaries.
IN HANDS OF CONTROLLER
His Decision Expected Within a Very
Few Days.
CONFERENCE HELD THIS A. NJ.
Text of Paper Submitted by Auditor
Garrison Through Commissioners
Outlining Points at Issue.
CONFERENCE HELD THIS A. ]

1.-THE great bulk Of Washington school
teachers-nearly 1,GOO in number-whose
positions and salaries are not In dispute,
will be paid this year as promptly as they
were last year when the 10th OF october
was the first pay day
This prediction was made today by Com
missioner Henry l.. West after his return
from an extended conference with r. j.
Tracewell, controller of the treasury, and
he ventured the further assertion that the
controllers decision concerning the status
of the great body of teachers in the schools
would be announce. within day or two
The whole matter was put in Its present
light as a result of Commissioner West
Auditor Garrison and Deputy Auditor
Tweedale visiting Controller Tracewell this
morning and personally laying before him
the letter of Auditor Garrison asking de-
cision upon the questions involved In the
payment of school teachers and ofnclals
Commissioner West had suggested to Au-
ditor Garrison that the great body OF
teachers whose positions and salaries are
not I'm question be paid Immediately, but
Mr.. Garrison asked that the entire prop
lem with all it's ramifications, be left to
the controller.
At this mornings conference Commits
soner West made the request that the
questions involved in paying the first
months salaries to the public school teach
ers of the District. and to this Judge
TraceWell cheerfully consented. After re-
turning to the District building the con-
ferees declared that the controller had
evidenced by his questions very thorough
knowledge of the entire situation, and es-
pecially of the problems involved in the dis
puted payments Some little additional in
formation relating to appointments was re-
Quested, and this data was subsequently
secured by Deputy Auditor Tweedale from
the board of educatio and laid before the
controller, with the other documents in the
case.
Auditor Garrison's Letter.
The letter Of Auditor Garrison, as submit
ted to Controller Tracewell this morning,
reads follows:
1.-The pay rolls of the public schools of the
District of Columbia for the month of Sep
TENDER last were received in this office Sep
TENDER % Upon examination OF the same
in connection with the explanatory letters
submitted by the secretary of the board
of education, by order of the board, the fol-
lowing questions have arisen respecting the
salaries of various officers and teachers,
which should. in my opinion, be decided by
the controller Of the treasury before the
rolls officially audited and certified for
payment
titled an act to Fix and regulate the sal
aries of teachers. school officers and other
employees of the board of education of
the District of Columbia vests the control
or the PUBIC SCHOOLS III d pOdTu VI euuSa-
ton to consist of nine members. l am
informed by the secretary of the board of
education that the members of said board
were appointed by the judges of the Su-
preme Court July 2. 1906. and were organ
lied as a board on July ., 1906
Rule 25 Quoted.
Rule p of the rules and bylaws of the
board of education provides as follows:
e The salaries of the teachers duly elected
whose services commence with the school
year, and who shall perform their duties,
shall begin on the list day of September
and shall be paid in ten monthly INSTALL
ments. the first to be made on the LIST
of October. or as near that date as practl-
cable The salaries of other teachers shall
begin when they enter upon their duties.
The pay for a school day shall be the
thirtieth part of the tenth part of the an
nual salary of the teacher.
las / am advised, the aforenamed rules
and bylaws have been adopted and contin-
ued in force by the present board of educa-
ton, where not in conflict with existing law,
with the exception of the amendment to
rule %. noted in the letter of the secretary