Hickory daily record., 1922-06-14
COUNCIL ELECTS :, )
NEXT YEARS.
TEACHERS

In a short though busy session
(ctiy council last night approved
the list of school teachers Submit
led by Superintendent R w Car
yer, received the report CT the board
OF school visitors, discussed the i'm
provements recommended in this re
port and seAled the salary oues-
ton of the recorder and city attor-
ney. Other matters also were acted
upon.
superintendent Carver will not be
ready to announce his teachers un-
til he obtains the signatures of two
members of the high school faculty
and two teachers of the colored
school. He expects to announce the
full list by Friday
The teaching force. including sup
erlntendent and principals, drew
salaries last year amounting to $751;
600. There were 48 teachers to be
paid, but the city's part was
little more than half of this amount
the remainder coming from the
state equalization fund. There will
be three more teachers next year
and it is estimated that $55,O0O will
pay the teachers next term.
City Attorney Murphy and Recor
der Russell appeared before the
board and stated that when they
accepted office they did so with the
understanding that they would re-
ceive SIS each month. The charter
provides for paying the city attor-
ney $25 and the recorder $50 and
the two officers were given checks
for $25 and $50, and both checks
were rejected. Heretofore these of
ficers had received $75 each, the
city attorney for dxtra work and
the recorder because Of his duties as
juvenile Judge, which also entailed
extra work on his part.
Mayor Yount and Councilman
Huffman were not in favor of pay
ing $75, but Councilman Isenhour
was detained at his place of bust
ness and Councilmen Aberneahy tad
Watson voted for the larger salar-
les, and NC record vote was record
ed.
Mrs. Carrie Gamble sought and
obtained permission for the bust
ness and professional women's club
to use the city court room on the
first and third Thursdays in each
month, and Neil Clark, Watt Shu-
ford and Norwood Bass obtained
the use of the auditorium fer the
afternoon Of July 4 to stage free
picture show. in connection with The
celebration. Liabilities, it was under
stood, will be charged against the
persons obtaining The building.
Council took u..der advisement
the question of making the fees and
salary of DR.. E McKoy, meat and
milk inspector, total $1OO a month.
Saying that, he sefd ice more for
accommodation than for profit, Watt
Shuford suggested that the board
might find the $50 license tax ra-
ther high for two-ton plant which
made no deliveries, but which mere
ly supplied the calls at the cream
cry. The idea was not acted upon
lase night.
A petition for water extension on
Twenty-second street was received,
but the property owners were not
ready to finance the proposition
and it went over. John H.Geitner
asked for the laying of sewer
main on Sixth aNenlte and Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets, the
property owners to comply with
the requirements of the city and ad-
vance the money without interest
for Gne and two years. His propO-
sition Wa accepted and residents on
those streets soon will be able to
have all modern equipment.
The board &c school visitors, in
their report to the board, recon-
mended improvements at the North
school, which they visited with city
council on Friday and urgel other
matters. The report was received as
information an will be studied. 1t
was signed by Mrs. K C Menzies,
Mrs. E Lyerly and J J Willard.