Evening star., 1947-05-14
Discusses Several
Municipal Matters
With Commissioners

Chairman Hsran Of the House APP
preparations subcommittee in charge
of the District supply bill spoke up
today for liberal teacher pay bill.
Following a conference with the
District Commissioners and Budget
Oficer Walter L. Fowler on num-
Der of municipal matters, he said
he was In sympathy with giving "any
amount OF funds that will build up
the quality of classroom education. .
Mr.. Horan did not make any spe-
Ecifie suggestion as to what the joint
fiscal subcommittee of the House
and Senate should do with the pend
ing teacher pay bill. But generally
ne commented:
II think it is impossible to pay
Ia good teacher as much as she is
worth, but We ought to do as much
as we can"
Reaffirms Construction Economy.
Mr.. Horan told the Commissioners,
as he announced yesterday, he felt
the District should delay as much
as possible of the municipal con-
struction program, because Of the
inflated building costs.
However, he agreed that some i'm
provement projects are very urgently
needed and he included in this cate
CORY necessary school construction.
Previously, he had said it was almost
mandatory to go ahead now with
construction of the new Receiving
Home for Children.
General agreement on a raise
somewhere between the requests OF
school groups and the no-increase
stand of the Commissioners was
reached late yesterday by Chair
men Bates and Cain of the House
and Senate District Fiscal Subcom-
mittees.
The full membership of these two
groups, Jointly handling the teacher
pay legislation, is to meet probably
Friday. Action on the modified
plan will be rushed, If final agree
ment is achieved.
Details Withheld.
Committee spokesmen withheld
details of the Bates Cain plan. They
said definitely. however, it called for
pay increases and ''veered in the d.
rection" of the school requests as
against the position of the Com
missioners. The Commissioners re-
Gently opposed fatty any boost over
present pay levels, urging that pres
ent temporary $3.50 raises be made
permanent. .....
One report was that the Bates
Cain plan still retained the School
Board proposal of a $500 minimum
pay. The higher levels In the School
Board proposals, however, 1t was
said, would be scaled down. Another
reported decision was that the
single salary plan was not out of
the picture entirely, although Rep
resentative Bates last Sunday out
lined 'faults" he found in this plan.
Chairman Buck of the full Senate
District Committee, declared "the
bill will provide for pay raise for
the teachers"
Closed Sessions Held.
In close succession, there were two
closed-door conferences at the Cap
tol yesterday afternoon as Senator
Cain and Representative Bates
sought final agreement on the bill.
First, the subcommittee chairmen
met with Senator Buck and Parker
l.. Jackson, special consultant to the
House subcommittee. This session
started at pm. and lasted nearly
an hour. There were reports of a
general agreement on modified
plan. The second meeting started
at pm. and also lasted an hour.
were Senator Cain, Mr..
Bates, MIR. Jackson, DR., Hobart M.
Corning, superintendent of schools:
Commissioner Guy Mason, and Will
liam G. Wilding, deputy District
budget officer.
Afterward, officials revealed they
had submitted the Bates Cain
formula to District and school OFF,
cials to see what problems might
result and to direct them to make
q careful analysis of the plan. All
involved were told to maintain
secrecy until the proposed program
could be submitted to the member
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