The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-29
STANDS BY
 THE TEACHERS Finance Board Willing and Ready to Consider Their Salary Schedule if
 Presented. PLAIN STATEMENT 10
 BOARD OF EDUCATION Efficiency of Schools Will be Better Maintained
 if Harmony Pre-
 vails. FIFTEEN PER CENT. RAISE Funds Formed to Meet the Schedule Recently
 Adopted.
FIFTEEN PER CENT. RAISE

The board of finance at it's meeting yesterday afternoon recorded its posi- tion on the matter of the teachers sal- aries in the following resolution which was unanimously adopted and which was passed as the statements promised by Mayor Studley to the Teachers league after the recent hearing by the board of finance:
 Tn compliance with the statement made to the representatives of the Teachers league at the close of the hearing before this board held June 20, 1907, that they would advise at a later date of what action we had taken and also to the large number (2,412) of pe- titioners requesting this board to pro- vide sum of money sufficient to put in operation the salary schedule sub mitted to the Teachers league, we sub- init the following:
 Section 106 of the city charter gives the department of education absolute power to fix the salaries of the teach CTS whom they employ; the authority of this board being to lay school tax to provide funds to an amount deemed sufficient for school expenses.
 It having been stated at the meeting by the representatives of the Teachers league that the schedule adopted by the department of education was unfair and unsatisfactory, and this board be- aieving that the efficiency of the schools would be better maintained by the de- pertinent of education and the teach CTS working in harmony, we would therefore consider any revised schedule of teachers salaries that the depart ment of education may submit, the same to be considered when making up the estimates and fixing the tax rate during the month of November, 1907.
 Voted: That the department of education be informed that provision will be made for the funds necessary to pay teachers salaries as recommended in schedule submitted by said depart ment, commencing September 10, 1907.
 The statement makes the increase al- ready adopted by the board of educa- tion possible from the commencement of the next school year and also sug- gests that if the board of education prepares any further increases for the next year the board of finance will be ready to consider them with the esti- mates in November.
 Mir. Fredericks inquired as to whe- ther there was any way for the board to re-adjust the schedule in such a way as to do away with the kicks on the ground of inequality of advances and discrimination which had been made at the hearing The mayor ap- praised him that the board of educa tion had full authority on that matter,
 Quite @ discussion arose regarding the board of education's schedule he. tween Messrs Fredericks and Herz. The latter remarked that he considered the board capable of making the sal ary schedule as it should be.
 MT. Fredericks queried MT. Herz as to whether he considered the purchase of the Kimberly avenue school lot a sample of capable action.
 MT. Herz replied with smile that he did not but thought that on the mat ter of salary increases they were cap- able enough.
 Mir. Frederick retorted that he had no doubt they were capable men but that he still thought they discriminat- ed in their action.
 MT Lewis entered the discussion here by remarking that the board of ed ucation was better fitted to know what the schools need than the board of f. nance, and that he considered an at- tempt of the latter to interfere would be matter of usurping the powers of the other board He further declared that if he were on the board of educa- tion and such action was tried he would resign and tell the board of f. nance to run the schools T am in sympathy with the teachers" he said "but I will not set my opinion in this matter against that of the board of education. Our hearing of them was a matter of courtesy to them, as we