The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
WILL CHAMPION
CAUSE OF TEACHERS
Aid. Freiwald and Grindley To Dis
sent From Report of Committee,
Denying Salary Increase.

Aid. Freiwald and Grindley. OF the
council committee on claims and ac-
counts. wall make a dissenting report
to the common council in committee
of the whole on the increases In salary
asked for school teachers. They favor
the increases. while the remainder or
the committee oppose them.
1T Is not worth while for US to
bring in a minority report. involving
duplication of a long array OF figures
said Grindley. I'VE shall merely dis
sent from the report which the major
ity OF the committee have voted to
adopt
IF for no other reason. believe
that the increases should be granted
because Of the physical condition OF
the teachers Many Of them are
wrecks from the nerve-strain and
work Of their positions. II Is only
fair that they should have opportunity
to lay by something.
There Is a mistaken idea that the
increases In teachers salaries depends
upon the amount to be received by the
city from the primary school fund OF
the state. That affects II only indi-
rectly. II the teachers salaries are
granted. 1t will be for the reason that
they are deserved. II we were to re-
ceive any such great amount Of money
from the state as we did few years
ago. that would undoubtedly have a
bearing. but that is not the case this
year.
"As between the conflicting reports
OF AuditorGeneral Fuller and School
Inspector Mumford as to the amount to
be received from the state primary
school fund, am inclined to believe
that Fuller Is the more apt to be cor
rect"
Controller Doremus submitted an es-
innate OF $157. 900 10 the council Tues
day night, to make up an estimated
deficit In the primary school fund
money for this year.
Aid. Grindley, chairman of the coun-
ell committee on claims and accounts,
first visited Lansing and returned with
Fuller's figures. which show that there
will be deficit In the estimated re-
ceipts from the state fund for the
year. and a smaller amount to be paid
next year than was anticipated.
School Inspector Mumford and Esti-
majors Craig and Backus went to Lam
sing Tuesday to inspect the auditor
generals books and returned with a
very different idea. Mumford esti-
mates that the deficit in the fund for
this year will be little, II anything.
while he estimates next years receipts
from the state at $7s4.000 instead of
the 100000 figure reached by the
board Of education In preparing the
estimates. q
The conflicting figures will be ar
gued out before the committee on
claims and accounts. II no agreement
can be reached. the aldermen may al
low the estimated receipts at the low
est figure and leave II to the esti-
majors to ascertain more definitely the
amounts which will be paid.
After one day of touring. the streets
committee Of the common council has
chopped off approximately $650.000 OF
paving estimates on the west side Of
the city. Wednesdays trip includes
the east side, and cuts OF nearly equal
size are expected In that district. The
supplemental estimates were cut
deeply, while $4S0,000 was Topped OF
the budget submitted by the depart
ment.
Orchard-st., from Fourth-st. to Trum-
bullave.. will be .'esurfaced with as.
phalt 20 accommodate the automobile
travel to and from Bennett Park. Sec
ond-ave. will be resurfaced only from
Colburn-ave to the railroad crossing.
An estimate for resurfacing on Wood
ward-ave. was cut out.
The streets committee rejected an
offer made by coal company to trade
a smaller lot for the 40-feet frontage
adjoining the western yard, which be-
longs to the city but has been occu-
pied by the coal company with shed.
A better offer will have to be made II
the coal company Is to get the city's
lot.
The western yard shed. which was
damaged by fire recently. will not be
rebuilt, but will, instead, get a new
roof.
The FIRE department fund has al
ready been cut 100000 In committee,
the only engine house cut out being
that asked for at Russell and Erskine-
ayes.
A fight In the council committee OF
the whole is expected on the proposed
increases in salary for school board
employees other than teachers. These
have been cut out In bulk by the
claims and accounts committee.