The evening world., 1912-06-14
PROF. ELLIOTT HAD
TROUSERS PRESSED;
CHARGED It TO CITY
Educational Experts Also Ask
Father Knick to Pay Laun-
dry and Hotel Bills.
HE MAKES A BIG KICK.
Through the Comptroller and
President Mitchell He'll Prune
Commissions Expenses.
HE MAKES A BIG KICK.

While Comptroller Prendergast and
Aldsrmanic President John Purroy
Mitchell believe in giving LIBERAL COM
psnsation for expert services rendered
tn city. they do not favor the ides
Of having the city pay for pressing ths
trousers OF professor this and professor
that. nor do they want II to pay laun.
dry bills. hotel bills and 30 on. The two
city oficials have therefore bsen care
fully pruning such bills. tho latest 81
tho variety having been rendered b,
csrtain members of the School BOARD
Inquiry Commission. composed of well
known educators. such rs Prof. Paul
II. Hanus Of Harvard, Prof. Frank Nc
Murray of the Teachers College. this
city. Prof. Edward c. Elliot OF Mada-
500. WIS.,, and Prof Frank W. Banou.
Then thsre are experts Frank =. Bach
man and James w. Boyd.
While allowing reasonable expenses 10
these gentlemen. who are Investigating
New Yoris's public school system with
q view OF reducing the cost and making
the system more efYicicnt, II IN deemed
that educational experts who charge for
eoektails, meals. shoe shines and such
like while graphing with the oaty's
elucAtionAi problem arc going bit
TOO strong. inasmuch a. they receive q
ssasrous per diem compensation.
AccorliuSiy there 10 going on IN Prssl.
Aept Mitehsi's once and IN the Finance
Deoaftn1Dnta great bill-prunin gproceee.
aai the Job 10 no light one. for the COM
mAssson has been working out the edu.
catsonaa problem for year and bushsi
OF vouchers has been received. II 10
these vouchsrs that reveal the varied
end muitisudinous charaes sutsrsA BY
The eo0nisaon-which. by the way. hAs
not yst rendered . single rsport The
baiis, however. have bssn rendered with
groat szact4tuds ana pfomptnssa the
CITY airsaAy having pas1 out oi7,so.71.
The commission. however. has eromissd
. rsport within ten days.
PRoP. hlioTr HAD Hlo TRoue
GNo PNgeeEo-cIrY PAVE.
In aAlttion 70 allowing the comosnss.
ton sts.esd. the city pays for once rent
for the commission. - well - stsnog-
rapher and oth9 Gess rsgardsd - nee.
essary to the work N hand.
Tue vouchers Of Prof. Dniot4 were
fret to attract attention 70 the variety
Of charges lodged a.sainst Father Knick.
ssboeker. II was found the professor
had taken apartmsats at the sherman
Square Hotel. whence. after . period.
tAsrs emanatsd . charge Of eSAs.SI fol-
hoesl accommodation, including meals
and other necessariss. and . voucher
~ % cents for having his pants
Appesssd There also came vouchsrs 10,
laundry work. Some Of these btls
paADsd scrutiny. but whom they came
unAss prssident Mitchei's observation
he and the Comptrolisr's auditors wen,
ov0 The batch canefuny and bsoan the
pgun4ng procsss.
ne actual aally compensation ailows<
IL sducators 10: Prof. HAnus. 90; Prof
neG1durray. eNoo: Prof. Elliott, Sls. 90
end Prof. Baiiou. Ga The following Il
de ee0psass&son paid thus Tar BY tn,
ctky:
IAG H. HAu0o. 0,oQ !
Frank acknowledgements. An 8
vronh p. BaohmAn. .............. 2tl1 Q
udNNFd G. Eliiott......H....... i.iN =
Frank w. Ballou................ a0tl o
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