The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
ROUTINE OF SCHOOL BOARD
Reelection of Superintendent Jones
and Librarian Browning.
General Hsrrison's Gif, to the Library-George
P. Kern Elected Library Engineer-Resig-
nations, Appointmenis-MinOr Notes.

The Board of School Commissioners had
every member present last night. and much
routine business was done. The library
committee reported that ex-President Har-
rison had presented the library with 795
books, sixty-three of which relate to gen.
ersl subjects, and the balance are public
documents. accumulated during Ills term
as President. The librarian was author
lied to employ o young woman to sort and
arrange the books. The report showed
that the library now contains SO. 1S5 books.
and that the increase in the use during
March over March of the previous year was
about four thousand.
Superintendent Jones was unanimously
reelected for the ensuing year. and Miss
T.. j. Browning was unanimously elected
librarian for one year. The designations
Of Miss Hoefgen, of school No. 80. and Of
Mrs. Belah l.. Porter. of No. "a. were re-
csiyed and accepted. Miss Gertrnde A.
Mshorney: Geo. T. Kern was unanl-
mously elected engineer Of the Library
building at q salary of $500 per year. the
appointments to take effect April 10. subject
to removal for cause. The board allowed
Otto Spehr, supervisor of German. salary
for three weeks absence enforced by the
Board of Health owing to the presence OF
scarlet fever in the family with whom he
lives. Frank Webster was appointed
janitor of school No. 80 and George McClain
of school No. 81. The salary of the janltor
at No. 2 was raised to $40.
The report of the secretary showed ex-
penditures for March of s47, s47.sz. The
treasurer reported q balance OF $40. 161.4S
In the treasury. The total amount of bills
allowed was 3d. $50. IS. The old school
building and site of No. 10. West Market
atreat was anld t0 Carlln Hamlin at 81 600
the terms being 81. 000 cash, and the balance
In one. twO. three and four years. There
were several other bids. the lowest being
by Nj. Ii. Spades. So. 200 cash. The board
authorized the finance committee to sell
the five 0ne-thOusand-dOllar notes received
III the sale of school No. 8. at not less than
than par and accrued interest. In the DIS
cussion on this subject. Mr.. Coffin mad
objection to the committee acting without
restriction, and recalled that In the matter
of making the last loan 1t had received but
one bid, that of V. M. Backus, which was
rejected. Then the committee went from
bank to bank. hawking about the notes of
the board, which finally wound up In the
Merchants NATIONAL of which Mr.. Frenzel
is president.
1--WE were not compelled to give the loan
to the county treasurer" interpOsed MIR.
Russo.
1T makes no difference whether it was
the county or State Treasurer, or anyone
else. That method of procedure was un-
9os ~
should. If Others were to have a chance,
have been gwen another opportunity to
bid"
The committee on buildings and grounds
reported that the new furnaces In Nos. 5,
8 and 16 have not given satisfaction, and
recommended that the secretary be In
structed not to deliver warrants in pay-
ment until the builders have given q bond
to make them satisfactory. This was con-
Cured in. The buildings at Nos s.
10 and 20 were reported finished. bnt
the board is having o difference
over some terms of the contract in regard
to No. 20. Sufficient money has been re-
tanned from the contract price TO protect
the board. This was approved. The board
directed that the plans for the Manual
Training School. due April15, should be re-
ferTed to q committee of experts.
The commissioners authorized the COM
mlttee on buildings and grounds to make
arran gements for the sprinkiinG OF Penn
sylvania street, In front of the property oc-
cupied by the city schools. Mr. Adams in
trOduced q resolution calling for an order
for q new school building north of No. 20 on
Spruce street and east of No. % on Fletcher
avenue. IN order to relieve the overcrowd-
The subject was referred 60 the
committee on buildings and grounds and
superintendent Jones for report at next
meeting. The commissioners appropriated
e15. 600 for tho payment OF bills due uu-
der contracts for the new Library Building.
The building being partly used for school
PURPOSES. and the original appropriation
indicating that 1t will be exhausted on ac-
count of extras, il has become necessary to
provids more money. The Library Build
ing committee was directed to find out
what portion Of the cost should come from
the general school fund. In order to piece
out the exhausted special building fund.
The committee on text books recommend
ed tho use of WiIliamss rhetoric in place
OF D.. j. Hills. IN the High School. and of
Gays bookkeeping instead OF NichoPe.
Th,a ,hiaor uuoa latd war for nna vnnnfh
Mr.. Vonnegut extended an invitation from
the Social Tnrnverein to the commits
siOners 60 attend the annual exhibition at
TomlinsOn Hall next Monday night. The
invitation was accepted, and tickets were
given each member.
Mr.. Coffin asked the committee on build
ings and grounds why it did not report on
the communication OF Mr.. Wallace Foster
each school. Mr.. LOeper. chairman. re-
piled that the COMMITTEES had been very
busy and did not have time. Nr. Coffin
thought the excuse very thin. and demanded
report. The president told him he wasdis-
courteous and ruled him out of order though
not for that reason. Mr.. Coffin persisted in
learning when IL would be in order TO make
q motion calling for the report at the next
meeting. He was given satisfaction, and
under the head of new business, made she
motion. which was adopted.
Mr.. Vonnegut shove up again with q
communication relsting TO the car of the
board in the chair. He was allo wed to read
it. for a wonder. IL was as follows:
To the Honorable Board Of School Commissioners:
Gentlemen-Under the pretense OF keeping or
der, our president, Mr.. ]. p. Frenzel, denies the
floor TO me. After having delivered a frothy, IN
sulting and slanderous speech OF twenty-five
minutes, he does not permit me to read an
answer OF five minutes. He alleges that parlia
mentary rules do not allow o question to be
called up again, after 1t has been disposed of
But after the disposal OF a matter has been fol
lowed by other business. IL Ia in order To be called
nm aUafn Now 4 claim that / haya a rfrlt 70
call attention OF the board TO any moral wrong
in it's midst, and l claim that a broken promise
is, ut every meeting, q new object OF complaint
as long as il is evaded, and / maintain that the
discussion we here had about IL shows that Mr.
]. p. FrenZel is the leader in this matter, and
that he ia the protting party. as also responsible
party for the loss the school fund sustains.
CLEMENS VONNEGUT,