The sun., 1906-12-27
SCHOOL BOARD SANTA CLAUS.
1871 SALARIES on THE ADMINS
=. TRATIVE SIDE RAISED.


Ing Bureau and More Pay for q Cook.
The distribution of Christmas presents
occupied much of the time of the Board OF
Education at its meeting yesterday. The
presents were in the form of increases OF
salary ranging from IS a month to 5000
year spirit of ~benevolsnce and
charity" as one Of the members described
it, prevailed over the slight objection raised
by a single member.
The supplies committee appeared as
Santa Claus and handed up list of the good
things to be given out Somsthing unusual
seemed 20 be expected for large number
of clerks, heads of bureaus, their deputies
and other employees in the administrative
depart ment were assembled in the rear OF
the hall and in the gallery. The list that
was handed up to Chairman Winthrop was
said to be the most liberal for many years.
The most fortunate man was Patrick
Jones, superint andent Of school supplies.
His salary was increased from $500 TO
$500 year
In the building bureau these raises were on
the list; Chief Clerk j. Douglas, from
50. 900 to So 500; Deputies John 8. Robinson
81, 900 to 81 500; Frank Collins and Alexander
Ross, the same John Morgan, 5000 to $500,
and Samuel Brick, Jr., FROM S., 100 TO 5000.
Thirty EIGHT clerks anc typewriters in the
city superintendent Office were remem-
bered for an increase Of an average Of 500
n year.
In the secretary's Office Joseph Miller, a
stsnographer, was put down for a s7oO in
CREASE over his 81 100 year. Fifteen
clerks and other employees got an average
increase Of $3.50. In the bureau Of supplies
thirty-eight minor employees came in for
raises of 500 70 $500
The bureau of audit and accounts had
only twelve names on Santa Claus's list.
Thew were clerks and Office boys and will
get 500 more year hereafter. The build
ing bureau came in again with fourteen
stenographers, typewrlters and clerks with
an annual increase of $3.50. Clerks TO the
local school boards we're not forgotten; I;
there were eleven OF them on the list and
500 more a year was thought TO be about
right
Along with the list was a typewriter
argument as 10 why the list should be
adopted.
TO avoid the possibility of our employees
leaving the department 10 engage in other
business where they might in future get
greater compensation, was part of the
argument. II was sufficient for the meet
ing, for the list was adopted without an
objecting voice.
But more was to come. The committee
on the care of buildings asked that the
janitors of schools in Richmond, Queens
and Brooklyn have their pay increased ~
per cent. 40 Ar To equal the men OF Man
haitian
Abraham Stern moved that this be laid
over for investigation. If you raise the
pay of these men 10 the rate Of the ianitors
Of Manhattan there will be ground for
criticism" he said -Janitors are paid by
the measurements of the school space and
the yards. In some of the outlying districts
of Richmond, Queens and Brooklyn there
are schools that have big yards. The
janitors Of these small schools, judged from
the number of pupils, would draw more
money than Manhattan janitors of schools
that have many times more pupils.
Let us be benevolent and charitable in
this Joyful Yuletide season, and in the clos
ing days Of 1905 let the spirit Of generosity
fill our minds, sad Mitchell May in a speech
that was strongly applauded by the meet
ing. The original motion was carried with
only one objecting.
This didn't exhaust the generosity. There
were seventy-three cleaners that came in
for a raise Of $40 annually. Then came
two cooks, Kate Franceford and Sarah J.
Mcbride in the Brooklyn Truant School.
who wanted more pay. IL was decided 20
give them IS more a month. A cook and a
seamstress in the New York Truant School
also came in for IS more. There we're l3l
persons made happy by the meeting.