The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-17
MERRY WAR STILL GOES ON
Members of the School Board Spend
Their. Time in Recrimination,
But as Jet No Interest on Those Funds Goes
Into the Treasury. and the Pledge
Is Still Unfulflled.

ceptiop. During a lull in the proceedings
Mr.. VonDegut arose and said something
had appeared in the Sentinel about drag
ging old matters M. 1t referred to the
matter of School Board interest. He
wanted to say that he intended TO bring
the subject up on every and all occasions.
He had q motion or resolution, he said,
which he proposed to introduce at o future
meeting, inviting the present members of
the school Board and all the old members
and superintendents to meet in the boards
Office and discuss socially old and new
School board plans. He would introduce
the resolution without further delay if he
could get any support, but some OF the
members were not present. Even if he
could get a second to his motion he would
be willing to trust his new scheme to the
new regime. -.
.WeiI, PlI second the notion" said
Commissioners Scott, in a stage whisper.
1t was a 60. Then Mr.. Vonneeut proceed
ed TO explain his position IN the premises.
He said be had been a member of the
School Board for a number of years, and
had always been of the opinion that 1t had
been conducted with the interest of the city
it's primary object. Yet lately it had been
charged-by one OF It's own mem bers. too
with not only e~xtravagance, but malfeas-
ance in financial matters; it had been
charged with favOring the north part OF
the city TO the dotrImeut OF that portion
south of Washington street; 1t had been
charged with making q bonded debt of
5000. 900, when il could have been avoided
by a proper SCHOOL, levy; not only that, bnt its
record regarding finances had recently been
compared to the actions of Phil Gapen and
Sullivan. He did not exactly know what
these men had done, but he understood the
charge against them to be u fraudulent
manipulation of finances In their charge.
That was the way matters stood, he de-
clsred, and he thought 1t would be wise
to meet. as suggested. and discuss these
matters.
Mr.. Roth, who had made the charges allud-
ed to by Mr.. Vonnegut. made haste to say.
In n voice loaded to the muzzle with an at
tempt at irony. that he was in favor of the
charged" he continued, and / guess
they're true. There are some things We
the three tailers Of Tooley street. would
like to know on the south SIDE tnat may
would like to know why there are twenty
two school-houses on the North Side and
only ten or the South Side, while the diff
ference in the school population 10 only
192. We would like to know why the city
was gerrymandered so there are seven
commissioners from the North Sid and
only four from the South Sides"
The territory is larger" suggested Dr..
Carver.
mo, that's not IT. said Roth exoitedly.
''I'l tell you why-Its because we are
Democrats on the South Side. When we
came into this School Board We found
everything Republican; 1t was run In the
interest of the Republican. party. We
ave been miserably and wofully imposed
upon, and. Notwithstanding that fact. the
Sentinel has never opened its head"
Having been for . time connected with
the committee on districts and boundaries"
4. n ar - -
the member who just sat down said was
intended for me. | want to say that when
he says the School Board has been run in
the interest of the Republican party he
says what is not the truth. and defy anv
man TO point to a single partisSn act OH
my part since | have been q membe of the
school Board. l do not think politics
should enter into School Board matters"
President FrenZel thought the time had
come TO interpose and put Roth in a better
light. He said he felt sure that he Roth
had not intended to reflect any on DIR.
Carver. and Roth, taxing his cue from this.
alsO'made tho same statement. President
Frenzel then took occasion to say that Mr..
Vonregut was mistaken In attributing to
the Chair any desire to thwart argument
OF call members out of order. "buJ," said
he. after this no at.raDdOm discussion
will take place as long asl preside over this
board. unless IL is preceded by a question of
personal privilege"
Mr.. Vonnegut replied to this, r%eiterating
what he had formerly said. When put TO a
vote. his resolution sank into oblivion.
The usual amount of routine bushes was
transacted. The committee on finance
asked for and was gwen authority to ne
gotiate the fourth lnstallment of the tenn
porary loan to the amount OF S35,O0O. The
finance committee reported bills allowed to
the amount of 5.955.14.
Mr.. Scott. of the on buildings
and grounds, said the chairman was sick.
but there was u matter that ought TO be at
tended to. A group of stItuary for the
library building had been contracted for of
Mr.. Box. of Boston. for $4,000, bat there had
been some delay on account of n difference
of opinion between the attorneys of the
board and Mr.. Box regarding terms. In or
der to clear up the matter. he moved that
the president OF the board be EN- powered TO
sign the contract. The motion was adopt
ed.
The COMMITTEES on furniture and sup
plies, 70 which was referred the proposition
of the Consumers Gas Trust To furnish gas
TO tweuty-six school buildings for 1854.
recommended that the contract be award
ed. and the report was cOneurred an. The
committee also recommended the accept
ance of the following bids of the Indian
apOlis Gas Company to furnish gas: No. l6.
S227; No. IL. sl2S: No. &c, 1871; No. 80. s53;
No. 30, S255: No. 20. S344.
The COMMITTEES on heating. ny giene' and
i~anitors report the transfer of Il. Kings
bury, ~janitor at No. q, to No. %. and the
appointment OF j. w. H~ollenbeck to the
vacancy The same asked for
and was given authority to advertise for
bid TO furnish heaters for No. %.
The committee on Discovcrer's day, in q
report, recommended that the exercises of
the schools be confined to the forenoon of
Oct. 81, and that they close ut 11:30 A. NJ;
also. that the exercises consist of saluta-
lions to the flag. Rotations of patriotic Sc
lections. addresses, etc. The report. was
adopted.
Mr. Adam, as chairman of the commit
tee on ny giene. suggested that steps should
be taken to disinfect school buildings as a
cholera %precaution. The suggestion
was referred to the committee.
Mr.. CALVIN moved that a COM
mittee he appointed to prepare
a protest against the Indianapolis. Logans-
port Il Chicago railway being granted the
right of way petitioned for, on the ground
that it goes too near the new building on
California street. President Frenzel ap-
pointed Messrs. Calvin. Ruase and Scott.
The schools will be closed on Tuesday and
Wednesday of State fair week.
After the meeting there was o warm DIS
cussion between DIR. Carver and Mr.. Roth,
the latter of whom is trying TO introduce
ward politics into the school board.