The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-06
AFFAIRS OF THE CITY SCHOOLS.
A Deficit III School Revenues That Will Have
To Be Met Within Few Months

The School Board met in special session last
evening All the members were present except
Dr. Jameson. The treasurer Mr.. Frenze]. re-
ported the following balances: Special fund,
$59,82l 50; library fund.- So, 49, Ga; tuition fund
overdrawn, $4,000 40; total balance. So. DOL o.
In addition TO this he submitted supplementary
report of expenditures amounting to SIG, 237 10.
A resolution was presented by Mr. Vonnegut
at the request of the patrons of ward school No,
"a, asking that drawing be introduced into their
school as study. After. considerable discussion
the resolution was adopted
Mr.. Bamberger stated that the time had ar
rived when the board had to come to some con-
clusion as to what it was going to do in regard
to its finances. The board, he said, would have
to have more money. or the efficiency
of the schools would be greatly i'm
paired In 1877 the Legislature passed the linn
tied tax law. The indianapolis tax duplicate
then showed an assessment of $50 600, 900.
Eleven years later it is SAT- 600 000 decrease Of
20 per cent The average attendance in the
schools then was only 1000, and now it
is over 1000, an increase of A
per cent. The expense &C the
the high-schools was last year 1923 000 and there
will not be more than So, 900 reduction from
that this year. The total expense of maintain
ing the schools last year was $500, 900, and this
year it will be 1921 000 The duplicate for this
year is $50, 600, 600. There will be- at the ending
OF the fiscal year, the LIST of next June deficit
OF $58,7l2 in the treasury of the School Board
There must be some action taken, said Mr.
Bamberger. to meet this deficit AS means of
foreshadowing some kind of policy that would
relieve the board, he moved that special COM
mittee of FIVE members of the board, of
which the president shall constitute one,
should be appointed for the purpose of
considering ways and means to meet the de-
crease of revenue occasioned by the new ap-
praisement, the committee to report to the board
at the regular meeting in January.
The resolution was opposed by Mr. Frenzel. on
the ground that it was committing the board to
line of action that would disgrace them. He
was supported in his opposition by Messrs
Baker and Bingham. Finally however, after
much wrangIing, the resolution was adopted
Frenzel, Baker and Bingham voting no. The
president, constituting one member of the COM
mittee, appointed as the remaining four Messrs.
Bamberger, Bingham. Jameson and Dean
Superintendent Jones presented his report for
October, which showed that there was an in
crease of l57 in the attendance during the
month. The general health among the children
was good though there was considerable scarlet
fever and diphtheria. There had been complaint
through the papers that the physicians had been
negligent in reporting cases, but the truth of
such statements ne wanted to deny. There was
now no danger of the spread of the disease in
the schools. and parents need have no hestancy
about sending their children. The average per
cent attendance for October was YVES 934