The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-05
WOMEN TEACHERS WIN
FIGHT FOR MORE PAY
White Elementary St, if Cts Amendment to
Budget for Entire Amount Provided fer
lncreass-kosen- ath load Plan
Stricken Cut
Stricken Gut.


Wnits elem entary women teachers Of
the public schools got through the
common Council last night an amend
ineht 70 the annual budget securing for
themselves the entire amount allowed
ior increaee In ths pay roll OF the pub
iic schools. Under the amendment, all
OF tho increase amounting TO S27.5oD.
goes 10 tho 22S elementary white teach
ers, out OF tho 453 teach srs and princl-
pulls employed.
The plan for opening and widening
the Roseneath Road as an eighty foot
boulevard. the land to cost Si7,53l.
was stricken from the budget, and tho
tuho reverts TO the treasury. efforts to
transfer 1t In various other directions
failing TO secure a majority vote. An
EFFORT led by Mr. Ferguson, to divert
inc innd for streets generally TO smooth
paving FAILED by Il narrow margin. ana
inc budget as am:nded was adopted.
Alter receiving tho annual message
OF Mayor Richardson ana ordering il
printed Tor distribution among the
members. the body adjourned to next
Monday night at o'clock, when the
regular docket will be considered.
Admit Playing Politics.
Inc dcoatc over the appropriation
ordinance was heated and at times
Spicy. with many open references TO
the coming counciimanic primary, some
members admitting that th,ir votes
were influenced by the fact shat the
redistricting into four wards. with tho
consequent reduction Of the Council,
made 1t necessary for them TO curry
favor with their nav constituents.
The budget. as heretofore printed,
was read Item by Item. and with only
minor criticisms passed 10 the Item
ioF pay roll OF the public schools,
amounting to s2s5.ooo. when Sir. I'm
iauf moved to separate the it,ma. tax.
Ing out the increase OF $4,000 allowed
oYe! the present pay OF the teachers
employed. leaving the regular pay roll
item t2s76o0 He then moved that
ne second Item OF Sa7.5o0 be indicated
for an increase in the pay OF the white
elementary women. teachers
Chairman Pollard. OF the Finance
committee. opposed the change saying
mere was already an increase OF s3l. 900
Ia the school pay roll through the
ortning Of new schuol. and the com
"ittee mad allowed as much as II could
aurora Tor increasing tho pay OF teach
'rs. leaving It TO the City School Board
10 adjust as It Jaw nt On the bnsls
"' the amount allowed, he stated. II
would mean an increase OF IL per cent.
'or all teachers, with 5000 additional
10 D. devoted TO Increasing the cle,nen
IN increase OF more than 10 per cent,
lie objected that Mr. Umiauf's motion
made some OF the elementary teachers
receive more than Home High School
teachers. and provided no increase for
tho men teachers. principals and tani-
Tors, all OF whom have families 10 sun
PORT The plan recommended, he said.
"as satisfactory 10 the Schoo, Board
ana would give shout $4,000 10 the eIe-
'ncntary teachers
Elementary Teachers Win.
air. Pollock favored the Umiauf
hEnendh. II. arguing that some OF tho
High school teachers wee already
overpaid. Mr.. Fuller thought the
school Board fully competent 10 reg
hlata the matter in accordance with
me funds supplied and wanted 10
hho" what had eacome OF special
committee appointed 10 Investigate TN,
schools. which has never had meet
ING Ar. Lynch answered that no in
vesugat!ng committee would do lis
duty until after the election, and the
vote on the Umleuf amendment. which
was adopted. "a TO IL. was es follows:
Ayes-Mcssrs. BatIkins. Blake, Bos-
chen, Bowman, Burke, Butler. Cease
lladdon Hirschberg. Huber. Jones. Nh.
Ter. Primer. Pollock, ]. c. Powers, ! r
POWERS. Rogers. Seaton. Selph, Su,ll.
van, Umiauf. Vonderlehr, wiltshire
Workman--24.
Noes-Mess.s. Bradley. Ferguson.
Fuller. Gill. Lynch. Mills. Pollard
l'owell, Ratcline. Reade, Richards,
richardson. Peters-is.
The Umlauf motion carried a request
TO the School Board to make the in
crease TO the white elementary wo.
men teachers grade as follows: First
year Si5; second year, s55. third year.
$50; fourth year, 500; nth year, sl20,
and sixth year. s135. naming the maxi
mum wage scale for nine months sT2o
as against $50 recommended by the
Ordinance, Charter and Reform Com
mittee.
Rosenenth Road Falls.
The reading OF the budget by items
continued until that of si7,53l was
reached for acquiring property for
widening Roseneath Road from Grove
10 Broad Streets. to uniform width of
eighty feet.
Mr.. Jones. OF South Richmond, led
the fight on the item in the hope of
securing n Are hook and ladder outfit,
with company of ten men, for his
ward. but succeeded only in having
the Item stricken out. receiving no