New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-09
Citizens Approve
LOCKWOOD Plan
Favor Schedule if Bill
Also Provides for In
crease by Community

The ways and means committee of
me Citizens Committee Of One Hun
dred to Save the Schools, In a letter
yesterday to Senator Charles c. Lock
wood, chairman Of the joint legislative
committee on teachers salary legis-
.ion, approved the schedule OF salary
increases now under consideration at
Albany and offered the following rec
concentrations embodied In a resolu-
ton:
"QD A mandatory increase Of teach
era s~aiaries OF the basis of 40 per cent.
80 per cent and 20 per cent, as provided
in the Lockwood Donohue bill.
"(2) A mandatory minimum salary
sor other cities of the state to be de-
termined by the Joint committee Of
the Legislature.
Would Raise Sum by Direct Tax
@(3) A direct tax on real property of
not less than one mill to raise the
states quota Of the increase, the
amount of allowance to the different
cities 10 be definitely f1ed by the joint
committee.
The letter says in part:
"This committee has held " con-
ferences 10 consider methods Of raising
%44!Qo " NEN ~
public school teachers. AT the last
meeting, held on April 5, Commissioner
Finley and Judge Gilbert, OF the State
Department. OF Education, and Acting
Superintendent O'Shca, Associate Su-
perintendent Tildsley and George Chat
field, of the New York City Department
of Education, at the invitation OF the
committee, presented the data and is
sues involved in the several bills. 1t
t.,u. lr1 %Ht +ho} ,vr.,r ann nj ttoo
ha- under consideration the following
schedulc Of Increases 20 the present
state allotment of 5000 a teacher in the
several communities:
New York City, $3.50.
Buffalo and Rochester. s400.
Second class cities, $3.50.
Third class cities, $500.
Union free schools (more than ten
elasses), $500.
"Union free schools (less than zen
ciasses), $3.50.
Allotment Deemed Fair
This allotment on the part Of tho
state seemed reasonable 10 the com
nittee, provided that the measure
passed also provides specifically for tho
necessary increases III salary which
The local communities will be required
70 make"
The letter, which Is signed by Al
fred f.. Marling. chairman, then en-
bodies the recommendations and con
tinues:
TN accordance with the foregoing
resolution, | nave appointed IA commit
zee headed BY William McCarroll and
Colonel Howard &. Smith, who viii
prczent this resolution TO you al Al
oany and confer With you and your
colleagues upon the attitude Of tho
Citizens Committee Of One Hundred
On this important matter. This sub
committee Will explain to you the de-
tailed combinations which ed the
committee as II whole 70 reach the
foregoing conclusions.
"The Ways and means committee IL
composed % the following members in
addition to the chairman: William K.
Wilcox, William McCarroll, Felix M.
Warburg, William Fcllowcs Morgan,
L. +. Lorcc, Douglas Mathewson, Colo
mel Howard &. Smith, William &, VIII
cox, LaNson PURIFY. Charles +. How
land, KoDef, i. Haig and Frederick j.
LigfnAn"
The Profeszional %ElrmsntAry Teach
sra Association, Inc, al a meeting in
Public School No. n, Yorty-second
Street and Third Avenue, ysstnrday,
vent on record ar favorin9 saiary IN
sxsasss Ar teachers Ia elementary