El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

rum notes was entrusted 70 II,
finance department The notes were
made principally by residents OF e
fdso Ior the purpose OF founding anc
building a sanatorium for the cart
and treatment OF people afflicted
with tuberculosis The notes. placed
= with the chamber OF commerce and
tamounting 10 about 81. 900. with few
exceptions were payable IN five an
nual installments or the total
amount $4,000 was collected in one
month The first payment OF $1,000
VIII be made upon the dedication OF
the property ana the completion on
proper agreement by the Baptist san
atorium board
Government Relations Department.
The government relations depart-
ment, represented at Washington by
John A. Happer. IS financed by the
thousand two hundred dollars was
subscribed 10 this fund and covers q
period OF one year or sll00 per
month: OF this sum Mr.. banner Is
paid monthly salary Of $3.50. the
remainder being used to cover the ey-
pense IN connection with the work
All collections and disbursements are
carried on the books Of the chamber
Of commerce as a separate account
Governmental Research Work
In Aprn 1917. c n Bassett organ
lzed the Tax PAYERS association.
Membership was solicited on basis OF
paying into the association a Zee OF
Is percent OF the total OF city and
Z county taxes paid. On this basis about
500 members Joined the association
Taxpayer Association.
The aims and purposes Of the Tax
payers association were expressed in
the articles Of Incorporation as fol-
lows:
TO promote efficient and econom-
ical municipal and county govern
o. - 81 A.
entitic methods OF accounting and OF
reporting the details OF municipal and
county business. with the view OF "a
cilitatinE the work OF public off
Gals, 10 secure constructive publicity
n matters pertaining to government
tai problems: to collect, to classify
10 analyze. TO correlafe. TO Interpret
and 10 continuously invest gate the
facts as to the administration OF the
city and county affIrs. TO Increase
and 10 eliminate waste for the resi-
dents OF FL Paso county By cooperat-
ing with public officials: to serve as
an fnde1endent, nonpartisan and nom
political agency for keeping the
members OF the association informed
ahout the city's and county's bust
M Bandeen was secured from the
staff Of the New York Bureau OF Afu-
nicipal Research as active director
OF the association and studies and
j.
Il Organization Of city govern
ment
90 Sinking fund administration.
C3) Organization o. county govern /
menE
CITY and County budget Procedure. :
The work was temporarily disband- /
ed in November. 1917. on account OF I
ilir- Bandeens' going Into the army
on mis- return from the service. April /
1913. the EaTDayers' association was
affiliated with the chamber OF COM
mere and IS now operating as a de-
nartment OF the chamber OF com
merce.
There are about IS bureaus Of rnu-
.nicipal research ORGANIZED IN various
cities Of the United states. n IN ad-
dition large number Of chambers
search work.
Recent Activities.
The Werk done since joining the
chamber Of commerce IS briefly out
lined under the following heads:
I'd Study OF school organization
and management
90 Study Of waterV'orks costs and
(S) ANALYSIS o. street intersection
costs and sinking fund methods Of
street IMPROVEMENT district Nc. Z
School Management.
A study Of the schools was under
taken al the suggestion Of mayor
Davis and consent OF the school board
with thGrFieW OF recommending pos
sinle savings In school expenditures
with which TO grant teachers a need
ed increase IN salaries
The study was conducted in con-
junction with school employees and
school board members. and recon-
mendations were submitted TO the
board for ratification. a brief synop-
sis Of which is herewith presented
We wish to inform the taxpayers
that the school board and school en-
ployes showed a splendid cooperative
spirit In considering all reeommenda-I
tons made. IN some cases the boards
opinion did not cdncur with recon-
mended methods. but they have made
these savings by different methods
IN matters o.. reorganization they are
also COOPERATING
Elementary schools.
The first work presented to the
school trustees was a complete de-
tailed salaries and organizational
budget for the elementary schools
This was prepared so as 70 show the
board Just what each teacher did
and how she spent her time for the
last school year Il also showed the
organization and the work proposed
for each teacher in each school for
the coming year The reorganization
was made IN accordance with the fol-
lowing principles. some OF which we're
suggested ny vario' hoard member
ID Allow to each building as many
teachers as there are grades plus the
manual training and domestic science
teachers
~ Eliminate departmental work
IN the lower grades.
90 Utilize the present rest periods
given teachers for Institutional pur-
poses
a Reduce the instructional day
from six 70 five and onehalf hours.
80 Put the Mexican first grades on
onehalf tine.
The reorganization Of the schools
to the above standards re-
suited IN recommending the elimina-
tees have approved the reorganiza-
ion and recommendations
The elementary school teachers
nave been granted salary Increases
within q minimum Of $500 to a maxi
mum Of 5000 The old salary sched-
1le-Was from $40 to $1,000.
High School
A salaries and organizational bud
get WIS also substituted TO the board Z
IN the high school This budget
showed the work assignment OF each
.eacher during the past year and pro-
fided for asst gning TO each teacher
nore3 class room Instruction than at
lres4nt- This plan OF organization {
the doing OF the same
he nigh school as IS now being done,
With nine less teachers than at pres
mt
This plan Of organization was not
lppEoved by the board. Il was con-
ended BY most Of the board members
mp by Mr. Hughey that an assign !
nelnt OF more class room instruction
% a teacher meant deterioration
nj the standards and quality Of high
.afhonT Instruction and that fna hfrh