The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
THE SCHOOL BOARDS WAR.
IL Is Lntimated that Women Are Really
at the Bottom of the Trouble.
Now the County Treasurer Is Arbitrarily De-
priying the School Board frem the
Use of It's Own Money.

One Of the fighting members of the School
Board states that the next meeting will be even
more spirited than the stormy session on Friday
night, and it is intimated that further disclos-
ures Of a somewhat sensational nature will be
made. 1.-The trouble has only begun" said q
commissioner yesterday afternoon. 'and it viii
not end until the full truth is brought to light
There is something that is yet being held back
that win be brought out"
'sWhat is the nature Of the secretP
''It will be found / think, that women are
really at the bottom of the whole trouble" said
The commissioner
In conversation regarding the trouble
between the finance committee and Treasurer
Frenzsl, Commissioner Bingham stated to a
Journal reporter, yesterday. that an aggres-
sive fight would be made by Nj. Frenzel
and his friends. 1.-THE finance committee made
d mistake, he said, 'in borrowing money from
County Treasurer Miller. I am pretty sure it
could hare been obtained from other sources at
as low, if not lower. rate Of interest, and it
would have been to the advantage Of
the School Board to have done this. The
attorney whom the committee has been consult
Il seems that he has been representing the inter
ests of one client better than the other. II was
on his advice, as the chairman Of the finance
committee admitted last night, that it was pro-
posed to allow the county treasurer to
deduct from the school boards
money which he would turn over
on the 25th Of this month. the amount due him
on his temporary loan notes on the LIST Of Febru-
airy. The reason for this is that the county
treasurer has not the required amount Of money
on hand. He has not settled with the State yet
believe that the county treasurer has no right
to use the school boards money as he is using
n.D
I'm what way is his right to use the money
questionable"
Before tho enactment Of thenew law consol-
idating the city treasury with the county treas.
ury, the Tax collections for the maintenance of
the schools were turned over to the School
Board by the city treasurer every month Since
the abolishmsnt of the Office of city
treasurer, which was done simply
as a matter of economy and public
convenience 60 that county and city taxes could
has refused to turn over to the School Board the
taxes collected for the support of the city schools
ut the end Of each month, as was done under the
old law, and he holds all this money until the
end Of she year, ioaning it out at interest for
made by the new law in regard to the handling Of
che funds was simply to make it the duty of the
county treasurer instead Of the city treasurer
90 collect the taxes The County Commissioners
There is no reason why the School Board should
not continue to receive the taxes col
leeted for the support of the
schools every month, just as it did when the
money was collected by the city treasurer. The
settlement could be made at the end Of the year,
and quietus given them. As it Is, the School
Board is deprived Of the use Of its own money.
and is forced to borrow from the county treas
the courts would sustain the county treasurer
In depriving the School Board Of the right to
control it's own money"
evil any test of the question be made?"
81 think there will be- The matter will be
brought before the School Board, and il major
Sty Of the commissioners are in favor Of testing
the question, it will be taken into court"