The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-02
I'LL TRAINING SCHOOL
Not Enough Members of the Board
Present Last NIGHT to Take Action
N~olting's Bid on Excavations the Lowest
Finances of the SchOOl-Spe-
ciaI Meeting Tonight.

There was not a quorum present at the
meeting of the School Board last night,
and the consideration of reports was post
poned until tonight, when there will be an
extra called session for the consideration
of reports left over from October and the
business Of last night. Mr.. Frenzel said
that he supposed the missing members of
the board were under the impression that
yesterday was Monday, or else their
Thanksgiving dinners had proven too much
for them. About the only matter of i'm
portance which came before the board last
night was from the committee on manual
training school,. which submitted estimates
from the architect, Mr.. scherrer. on the
buildings to be erected. at Madison avenue
and Meridian street. Bids on the excava-
lions have been received and run from
s.. 4OO to $500. Henry n. Noting, being the
lowest bidder, VIII have thousands of loads
OF earth to haul away at ruinously low
figures. The board is of the opinion that
they nave actually saved about 81, 600 by
letting these bids now. Mr.. Noting stated
that he had a number of teams and men
out of employment, and that the work even
at that figure was better than none. The
architect estimates that the buildings will
cost less than S175, 600, yet this exceeds the
amount appropriated by 5000. The equip
ments necessary are estimated to cost $25,-
600. The amount on hands in the manual
training school fund, June 30, 1894, is put
at $4,000, plus the November collection of
10000, making 10000, less the expense of
operating the school for 1S94-5, which Is
i 10000, leaving $4,000. the amount available
during the next year. The 5-per-cent. levy
is estimated to realize $4,000. The yearly
income is not all available for payments
on buildings and equipments, as sufficient
money is reserved to pay the current cost
of conducting the school, which is esd-
mated at from $4,000 to $4,000 a year. The
m ommend the following:
Upon each estimate, % per cent.
cash, interest to $685. $50
Upon each estimate. 10 per cent,
July l, 1893. interest to equal...... S22,50
Upon each boz estimate y per cent % ,az
July i, 1897, interest to equal. 2s,25o
o july f /. $685. liners interest t to GUAM cent 2s,25o
Upon each estimate. - per cent,
July 1. 1899. interest to equal. 29,25o
Upon each m IL per cent,
July 1. 1900. interest to equal...... 90,375
Total 100 per .s225, 900
Deferred payments to be represented by
notes of the board appropriately designated
with interest at 6 per cent. per annum,
payable semi-annually on the 18th days of
july anu january EACH year Inc COLlu4l-
tee asked for authority to spend not eX-
ceeding $3.50 for preliminary expenses. The
committee consists of Messrs. Frenzel,
Loeper and Conner. Action was deferred
until the meeting tonight. The committee
proposes to push ahead with the work as
rapidly as possible, and give work TO as
many of the unemployed as possible. The
opening of the bids on the excavation was
the initial move of the school board toward
helping the unemployed.
The bill of EDWARD r. Claypool for rent
for the use of the old Library Building,
amounting TO $2,054.9 for June, July, Au-
| gust and September last was read. 1t had
been referred to the boards attorney,
Charles Dryer, who stated that, in his
opinion, as the board had no definite agree
ment with the agents of the building, they
were liable for $3.50 a month rent for those
months under the old contract. Several
small bills were allowed. amounting to 81
1880. The committee on buildings and
grounds was instructed to open bids for the
building of O 200-feet board fence at school
house No. 8, and to bring suit against con-
tractors Fatout d Sons for the nonper-
Torrance of their contract for the building
of said schoolhouse. The committee had
been informed that the contractors had
thrown up the job.
Those members Of the board who were
present last night were Messrs. FrenZel,
Martindale, Loeper, Russo and Adam.