The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-30
CITY TEACHERS
SEE LOST PAY
HOPESFAD|NG
Move to Obtain Part Of
$4,000 Is Started by
Group.
POINT OUT PROMISE
Tax Delinquency Is Defense
Raised in School Board
Statement.

Indianapolis school teachers
homes Of ever recovering any por-
ton Of the pay for the last sixteen
DAYS Of the last school year today
appeared slim.
Movement to obtain at least a
part Of the 1920, 900 owed the teach
ers on their last years contracts
has been started by a group Of
teachers. who point TO what they
term a tentative promise made by
the board last June.
When it appeared last year that
the school year would have to be
shortened, the executive committee
Of the Federation of Indianap~ T
Public School Teachers informed
the school board that rather than
have the schools closed. the teach
ers would deserve without recon-
pense, il necessary.
The school board. June 30, 1888
issued a statement to principals and
teachers expressing disappointment
that funds permitted them to pay
teachers for only three days out OF
the last nineteen.
Point to Tax Delinquency
The present financial shortage
with which the board is con-
fronted." the statement pointed out
is caused in part by the tax de-
linouencv and in part by the fact
that 100000 in school taxes was
Maid by checks on banks still oper-
atinq on a restricted basis, and by
the further fact that in Marion
county s141.475 in school taxes was
removed from the tax duplicate by
taxing officials.
Thus. there is a shortage from
these last two sources alone OF
S247475 in the amount of taxes the
commissioners expected to receive
1t is not now known When
money will be available from the
checks held by the county treasurer
and not cashed because they ere
drawn on restricted banks. II ana
when such money is received, we
hope it will prove feasible to dis
tribute it to the teachers.
Total Is Estimated
Fav Wright. chief deputy county
treasurer. estimates the total OF
checks on restricted banks paid IN
the treasurer's Offices for taxes
roughly totaled S35OO00 and that
checks still held total only about
100000
This would indicate about $3.50
900. or possibly less. has been liquid
ated from the restricted oanS
checks.
Inasmuch as the school city re-
ceives nearly one-third of the taxes
Maid this also would indicate that
the school city's share would be al
least $4,000. which would permit
pavment of about % per cent on the
hack salaries of the teachers.
School officials pointed out they
had no wav of aScertaining defln-
itelv how much of their receipts
from the treaSurers Office were
from the checks on closed banks. a.
the treasurer's Office kept no rec
ord of this.
.'Need Every Cent" Says Good
Resides we need every cent We
can get" said A. B. Good, school;
business director, as we will run
very close this year and we face
the possibility of not being able tt
stretch what money we have tC
cover expenses for this year.
we we're forced to borrow $500
600 through a temporary loan thi:
week in order to be able to meet
todsy's pay roll"
Mr.. Good and Julian Wetzel
board president. pointed out that
the schools not only have no legal
obligation although admitting a
moral oblieation) to pay the re-
mainder of last years salaries. but
there is doubt if they could do SC
legally.
There is no provision for the pay
ment in this years budget. and tC
pay the sum. the board would have
to make a special appropriation
which would be subject to appea
TO the state tax board.
We would like to pay the teach
ers what was due them. but We JUS
don't see how it can be done" sale
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