The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-20

negotiate third installment of the tenn
porary loan TO the amount of $4,000 This
brought Mr. Vonnegut to his feet. He stated
that the boards attorney had rendered
an opinion in which he held that if the
treasurer of the board were willing the
finance committee could borrow money out
of one fund belong ina to the School Board
to meet the exigencies OF another and
thereby save interest.
The the question is on the adoption of
the committees report" said the Car.
The report was adopted. and then, at the
request of Mr.. VonneRut, Superintendent
Jones read the opinion OF the boards at
torney. He held that money could be
transferred from one fund to another with
the consent of the treasurer. He also held
that the board could not compel ex-treasu-
rers to pay back any interest they might
have collected on the funds Mr.. Vonne-
gut then moved that the treasurer DO asked
to state what he would dc, but there was
no second and he was ignored by the Gar.
Just before adjournment. in accordance
with the opinion of the attorney. MIR.
the finance and auditing committee be in
structed to negotiate with the treasurer Of
the board for . temporary loan of $4,000.
FRENZEL WAS PREPARED.
II see By the new rules" said the Gear.
that this matter comes under the juris-
diction of the finance committee.
Your resolution is ont of order
The readiness with which Mr.. Frenzel
thing astonishing in view of the fact that
they were laid on his desk for the first time
last night. The question naturally arises.
did Mr.. Frenzel or Mr.. Roth draw up the
new rulesp During all this discussion
Treasurer Adams face was q study.
Deep engraven upon his front
Deiiberation sat, and public care.
He can rest easy now. however, for In re-
him in the enjoyment of being sole cust0-
dian of the School Board funds.
superintendent Jones presented his an
nual report to the board last night, but it
f wiii not bi be given .Sow to the public
in the enrolment of 74s. while the
average for the last five years has
been 573. The report also showed steady
increase in the number of pupils who re-
tion of Mr.. Coffin 100 copies of the report
will be printed in pamphlet form. The su-
perintendents report has not been printed
since 1887.
Tho committee on teachers and salaries
recommended the appointment of r. En-
merich as principal of High-school No. 2,
at salary of 81 800: also. that the resigna-
tlon of Professor Grant be accepted, and
the promotion of Prof. George w. Hufford
to bis place. at a salary of $4,000. The re-
port was adopted. and, IL this connection.
a resolution was introduced by Superin-
tendent Jones. containing q high encomi-
um OF the ability of Professor Grant.
The committee on buildings and grounds
reported the following, bids received for
piping with gas school building No. ~:
Foley Bros, 2l65; Dewald 81 Gall, S1S2.50;
A. }. Buckner. S274: Healey IL OBrien,
SlO5. Upon recommendation the contract
was awarded to the latter firm. The chair
nE HhA Ill
stated thct the plans for school No. 90 had
been condemned by Building Inspector
Fitchey, but that Vonnegut & Bohn were
progressing satisfactorily in preparing
new ones. The report was adopted.
The committee on buildings and grounds
recommended that the contract for fur
nishinR 800 desks for the new buildings be
awarded TO the Sidney School-furnishing
Company. whose bid ranged from Sl.65 to
Sa.l5 desk. The committee also recon-
mended that the contract for 200 gross of
pencils be awarded to the Eagle Pencil Com
pany at 81 per gross. The reports were
adopted. The committee on furniture and
supplies asked for further time to consider
gas for the coming yoars which was grant
ed. On motion of Mr.. Coffin the committee
on buildings and grounds was directed to
secure an Office in school building No. II
for the use of the supervising principal.
CELEBRATION OF DISCOVERY DAY.
superintendent Jones announced that the
schools all over the country are making ar
rangements to celebrate Oct. 81 as DIscov-
cry day, and asked for the appointment of
a committee of three. of which the presl-
dent should be one, to confer with himself
and interested citizens regarding the proper
arrangements for celebration. The sug-
gesti0n was adopted.
The bond of p. j. OMeara was presented.
It bore the signature of p. Fl. McNelis and
Olaf X. Olsen. Ii was accepted. The fol-
lowing communication was received from
excluding and Supply Agent II. c. Hen
dr1ckson:
1 desire to reply to the report of the chairman
OF the building committee, made at your last
meeting, in which he charges delay In the work
OF the library building and No. 20 to misman-
agement on my part. The contractor for No. %
says there have been no errors that have caused
any delay attributable to the plans. have ex-
amined the work and find q slight change In the
foundation for the front entrance on the inside
walls, which tho contractor was instructed by
me to back with brick instead of carry
Ing up with stone. In any event the change was
the facts do not warrant the statement made by
Mr. Loeper. On May / received a notice from
Jungclaus & Schumacher that they were being de-
layed by the failure OF Haugh, Ketcham & Co. to
complete the iron-work on the first story. 1 no
titled them at once to proceed with the work.
They said they would be ready for the roof work
in thirty days. sent them n further notice June
%. Then again they said they had been de-
layed by other matters