New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-20

s.ruction contracts 10 a private corpora
ZION instead oe paving interest on $780,
~ IN bonds for the purpose.
After careful consideration, however. the
Mayor said he saw that ne should accept
the bin for the city. The rule Of equal
nav he declared prevailed in nearly every
large city Of the country. Instead of de-
,ressirc the number OF men teachers, he
said u would increase f.. The economical
reason for appointing women teachers be-
cause they are paid less is removed by IT,
no declared. The memorandum OF the
MAYORS approval. in part follows.
yvrer We consider this addition Of $500.
t00 fo the next tax budget. it is not so
great after ALI 10 means that one who
row paws IN 500 would have 10 pay four
cents more by reason Of this increase, tnat
,7ns who paws ON s. 0OO would have to pay 40
cents more that one who pays on SlO.0N
would nav- 10 pay s. more, that one who
vavs on 100000 would have 10 pay $40 more.
and so on / am perfectly content as
taXpaver 20 pay this increase, and be
ueva the vast majority Of taxpayers feel
the same way. They are not so niggardly
as some would have US believe
on the hearing before me on this bill
one speaker pictured the property OF this
civ as overw helmed with taxation. ] had
10 inform him that taxation in this city is
relatively Tar lower than IN the other
Of the nation Those who assert otherwise
do so icnorantly, or else which is the case
of a few from a settled purpose TO decry
and defame this city in every way possible.
In the other cities Of the state generally
the bin for he city tax and that for the
county tax are separate. and have 10 be
added 10 get The total tax. And We have
good government here. beg the people
of this citv 10 call Of the list Of heads Of
departuents i'm our present city govern
rent and say II they find one among them
who is otherwise than absolutely honest,
and competent 10 I'll his place.
Miss Grace Ssrachan was So delighted
when she was tod yesterday afternoon that
the Mayor had signed the bill she couldn't
ind words 10 express her appreciation. At
her home. 30. 1905 Pacific street. Brook
lyn. she said,
''I am very happy-we are all very happy
OF course. over the signing OF The BILL We
simply can't express our gratitude 10
Mayor Gaynor and 10 everybody else who
has assisted Is in our six long years OF
Aght.ng We now believe that Governor
Dix will give his signature and the cam
paigu viii be ended
Personally believe that the victory OF
the Interborough Association OF Women
Teachers IS a victory not only for women
teachers in New York City, bu- ic Is d
victory for women everywhere 70 opens
the door 10 greater progress To working
women throughout this country, and, IN
fact. all over the world. inasmGch as IL
has been written into the law that there
shall be no discrimination in the economic
field on account OF SEX
"Do you consider IL as bearing in any
way on the suffrage problem she was
asked.
Not necessarily she replied As an
illustration of the advance Of women 1t is
too concrete. II relates in a limited way
70 salaries alone. and belongs 20 the eco
nomic field rather than TO tile civil or
political
The executive committee OF the associa-
ton. with Miss Strachan at its head. Will
visit the City Hall this afternoon al $3.50
o'clock 70 thank Mayor Gaynor formally.
a public meeting Of real Thanksgiving for
The victory Will be held on Wednesday
evening. October p. in Carnegie Hall The
teachers have asked Mayor Gaynor to
speak. And the Mayor expects to be there.