The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
TEACHERS PAY BILLS
! VETOED BY mitchell
Relief From Discrimination
Promised Through lnvesti-
eating Committee.
Is MEASURES APPROVED
One Transfers Water supply
Police to the City
Department.
Is MEASURES APPROVED

Mayor Mitchell has approved fifteen and
vetoed eight OF the bills affecting this city
which the Legislature passed. Among
those vetoed are the Boylan and Foley
bills raising the pay of teachers. Ono
which he signed increases tho police
traffic squad from 500 TO 1000 men. and
another permits the special policemen OF
che auueduct watershed to become patrol
men in the New York Police Department.
In vetoing the Boylan bill which would
raise the first year pay of all teachers In
the elementary grades from $40 to 5000.
the salary which men teachers got before
the equal pay law, became effective the
Mayor says he is Informed by the Board
OF Education that the bill would add
more than s3.0O0.00o to the city's budget.
He promises relief through an investigat-
ing committee for teachers who have been
Disseminated against. lie says:
1T Is hoped by this method the minds
Of the teachers will be set TT rest so that
their attention will be focused on their
class work instead of on mandatory legis-
lation calling for increases of salary"
lie gives these four reasons for vetoing
the Boylan bill.
y. That the plan OF the bill drawn
IN It's mandatory form violates the prin-
cipes of home rule
"2. That the Board of Education now
has the power to deal with this situation
wtnout lesfsianon II there be real
necessity therefor, VI II be determined
That power Is not at present vested In the
board or Education to accomplish neccs-
eary results. pornissive bills will be
tod uf bp
iature.
y. nave conferred with the members
OF the Board OF Estimate and Apportion-
ment ana the board OF Education, and we
nav asteeu ,hat 'he educational commit
Tee OF inc Board OF Estimate shall CO.
opera'e win committee OF the Board OF
Eoucatloh' To De chosen by that board. In
the preparation OF revised list of salaries
ior the teachlnS stan, due consideration
Deing given, however 10 the resulting in
crease In the budget. 1t is hoped that this
JONI committee WIZ be able before the
next regular session of the Legislature to
present plan TO the Board OF Estimate
anu Apportlonneht ana the Board OF Edu-
carton mat VIII be acceptable to both
pouies anu thdt VIII aHord relier TO those
teachers VINO may have been Disseminated
against.
To Look Into Teachers Salaries.
80 Seeking aid ,t A,,.,,, ,r,.,,,
nett Lad t,,f
taachars 49,. ., III .ne niIIlus Oh me
IN -, q. 80, '..',.. susses'eu inns
the salary schsd,,Ios nd ~ 'sa'e
bear a, the nrssa,, 80. ., WIN oe ""'e u
women teachers in the seventh and a,sh,S
grades the same salaries that men teach
ers got before the adoption OF the equal
the teacbars "a, :, 49,, poI"'s gu, that
ooo 70 ths bnSss, woulu ano only ss4o,.
the auditor of the Board of Education 10
between 81 100. 900 and 81, sos, 600.
"ouiu prudent business manager
embark on any scheme where the esti-
mates OF probable cost yarv In .,ch :, =.
extent. and Furthermore w,,bo,, SUI" an
parent impeachment of the motives Of the
people who have submitted these ,s,ie
mates" asks the Mavor lie ,a,oo. 81.
bill for the same reason no ystoeS , ,,
boylah Dill, and because 'of the great adj
di,ion to the budget the acceptance of thi.
VI, "ouiu require
Co.,. me also disapproved the bill of Senator
Of fifteen nembers TO tor a mn aa''sory board
books. At present the text hn,,t,', '.N.
I,'iehue" by the Board of Superin-
r.s' a u committee OF the Board OF
that a better la ~ IT may be
couJd no do,,;,ah '' man the present one
opa nrora, 'u' ! 40 not think the
o.o proposed III this bill will insure anv
better conditions than tho nra.a,. -, a"y
o" opposed the bill.
Bills Approved by N.vo.
ty.-a ~ a.,
Here are the bills approved by IN.
Mayor " '"e
sens,. hin ~ as
~ w. " NC. ot', transferring the Board
oartm.nt HpPF poHce TO the Police De.
..Ti,s oh,.o,,
IL,
tests wotn nra ~. III mat different physical
ana ,ba 49, .tIpeu ror regular policemen
sunni IoIce OF the Board OF Water
S,,irInx H. p einSecutiVe order. however. re-
rhvynsI oI.ce commissioner to prescribe
his consen, n, use before he give
1ection 49, anSisr WIZ meet this OBJ
execn,i,o 'aFe u''loed TO issue such an
civ. '"'' ai" accept this bill for tho
Se,.to hu, ~, 49,
". 40. 1861, providing for the