Evening journal., 1914-10-02
READJUST CITY
Teachers Salaries
Officials Will Get $N33
Extra Money Allowed
by City Council
LEGISLATURE WILL
BE ASKED FOR MORE

City Council in weekly session last
night, unanimously voted to request the
Board of Education to equalize the sal
aries Of the teachers Of the public
schools of Wilmington in the full
amount for which they have petitioned
Council and the board on several occa
sions.
Councilman Slower explained that the
Board of Education had been allowed
81, 1873 for the adjustment and equaliza-
tion Of the salaries, and he understood
it was the intention Of the board TO di-
vide this sum into ten monthly portions.
He believed it would be better to pay
the teachers the full amount of the ad-
iustmcnt at once, which would carry the
pay roll up to January or February and
they could then 60 to the Legislature
to have an amendment passed whereby
the Council could appropriate the addi-
tional amount necessary TO carry on the
payroll at the full amount. He declared
he had assured President Baynard that
Council would appropriate the necessary
amount II the Legislature passed the
amendment as all the Councilmen had
gone on record in favor OF the adjust
ment asked by the teachers. He added
| that il the Legislature failed to pass
the amendment, there would be no harm
done a. the teachers would get their
share Of the S7,l33 as long as it lasted.
President Baynard explained that the
board took the position that they did
not care to establish a salary basis
aud then have to recede from it, but
stated that the board was willing 20
conform with Councils desire in the
matter. and II Council wanted them 10
pay the fun amount at the start they
be glad TO do 80.
President White then suggested that
| Colonel Stover's suggestion be reduced
70 resolution Colonel Stover then
moved that the Board of Education be
requested TO adjust and equalize the sal
aries of the teachers by paying them
the fun amount of the adjustment from
the start. The motion prevailed.
Copies Of the two resolutions which
were adopted by the Board Of Police
Commissioners at their meeting last
week. which have already been pub
lished, were sen. to City Council. One
/
It's resolution asking the police board
70 hold up action on the appointment
OF seven additional patrolmen, and
the other urges the city body to pass
a resolution recommending that the
salaries Of the police officers be in
creased. Both resolutions were re-
ferred to the committee Of the whole
81 want to congratulate the mem'
bers OF the Police Commission" eX
claimed Councilman Stover, "thel
certainly are 'resoluting' some.
would like to know the lawyer wit
drew up those resolutions. I know
wasn't the city solicitor and I don
think the city solicitor authorizes
any other lawyer to do IT,"
Mr.. Slower added that he was loatl
TO discuss the subjects referred to II
committee Of the whole, as no matte
how honest the motives of Council
there was always a charge Of "ul
terror motive" He referred TO edi
torials that have appeared in a loca
paper charging that Councilmel
Stover and Kane were interfering
with the police department and wer
scheming for partisan advantages Il
so doing.
81 never like 10 say that a man ha
told an untruth when he is not nea
me. but that statement is a false
hood" declared Mr.. Stover "The ma
who wrote that IS handling the trut
recklessly."
He added that he did not belley
that any member OF Council woul
scheme for political end in the namin
OF policemen, although some might
: IL for personal motives which he b.
lieved the individual members had
right to do.