The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-06
FUNDS ON INTEREST
SCHOOL BOARD GIVES TREASURER
ADAM INSTRUCTIONS.
He VIII Probably Not Obey Them. but
VIII Await President Mar
tindale's Return.

The interest question. which has been
such a continuous source of annoyance
when mentioned to Treasurer Adam. of the
School Board, is likely to again cause him
some uneasiness of mind. The question was
brought up by Mr.. Blackledge at the meet
ing OF the board last night and Mr.. Hend-
rickson, in speaking 70 the question, said
he hardly expected anything to be accom-
plished at that time by bringing it up, but
he thought the fact should be continuously
kept before the public that the treasurer
was not paying to the board one cent of
interest for the funds in his hands. Mr..
iIendrickson said perhaps the people would
insist that interest be paid in such a man.
neF- as to force il. He also said that if
the board did not require the present treas
urer to pay interest on the funds, to be
consistent, it should refund to former
treasurers the amount paid by them to
the board as interest on the funds held by
them. The resolution upon which the ques-
ton was raised was introduced by Mr..
Blackledge just prior to adjournment. 1t
was as follows:
Whereas. The School Board of the city
of indianapolis pays ever $4,000 annually
in interest upon borrowed funds and is in
return receiving no interest upon it's bank
deposit, therefore be It.
Resolved, That the treasurer of this
board Is hereby INSTRUCTED to place the
regard TO safety. in such bank of deposit
as VIII pay a reasonable interest for the
to the board for all interest so received"
Messrs. Martindale, Appel and Calvin be-
ing absent last night, it was apparent that
the minority of the board, which has sought
to compel an accounting from the treas
urer, was for the time being in the ma
jority. This was recognized by the oppose
ton as well, and. when it came to a vote
upon the question. Mr.. Loeper voted with
the affirmative and gave notice that he
would move a reconsideration at the next
meeting Of the board. Tn vote ON the
resolution was as follows:
.Ayes-Blackledge, Hendrickson, Loeper,
Scott and Vonnegut.
Nays-Adam, Roth and Russo.
The report of superintendent Goss showed
the following comparative figures for the
months OF September. 1884 and 1898:
Number in regular 1893 1891. Increase
attendance ........15.73s 1889 1888
AccesSiOnS mot
transfers. ...:-".15,7s4 rz,lSs 1,G5
Neither absent nor
-tardy .--------.----- S,lsl 1V,lII 2,o3l
Truants ............. 81 81 30
The increase in absence and hardness,
as well as that in the number of %truants,
is accounted for by the superintendent on
account OF the longer distances a number
of pupils are compelled to go this year.
The report of the treasurer showed war
7.4s; library fund. s1.7Ss.S2; Manual Train
ing School fund. A,425.12; tuition fund.
s saS G Gre beauest fund, $3.50; total, 81
ances in the various funds, on Oct. 1, as
follows: Special fund, s55: 52s.s Gregg be-
quest fund, s72S.5S; Manual Training School
fund. SO, 241. %; total credit balance, $751;
522.74. 1t also showed overdrafts in the
following funds: Tuition, 81: s41.3S library,
s2.s7o.57; total overdraft, S7,511-95. The total
ero.7e. was s'-
on the recommendation of the committee
on ~janitors Miss Ella Richardson was APP
pointed janitress at school No. 10 at a sal
airy of SIC a month, vice A. b.. Chappie, re-
signed; the janitor at No. 10 was trans
ton of ]. G. Mccain, janitor at the latter
school; o. +. McEfaffie was appointed jani-
tor at No. 10. and the pay of the j~anitors at
Nos. 80 and SO was raised s. a month on
account Of the addition of a room to each
Of the buildings.
Hugh Bryan and Macy GOOD, assistants
of $50 a month in their salaries. The re-
quest was made on account of the action
of the board in Increasing the salary of
the assistant at High School No. 2. The
request was referred to the m on
teachers and salaries.
The changes in the roofing of the Manual
Training School commend by the archi-
tect. will be made by the present con-
tractor. j. G. Pierson, for S71. Mr.. Hen
drckson, In voting Tor the motion award
ing the contract at that price, said he
would vote for it if the changes were
needed. and he presumed they were, but he
thought that such mistakes ought not to
have been made in the original plans.
The question of granting Professor Mat
thews authority to conduct a kindergarten
in High School No. 1, after school hours
on Wednesday afternoons was referred TO
the high-school committee and Superin-
tendent Goss. The appropriation of $500 for
the Manual Training School for Girls was
II approved hV the hoard. The rap0rt ~
Auditor Taggart, showing the city's share
OF taxes for this year, was read before the
board. Upon this report the board will fx
the levy for school purposes at it's next
meeting. Members of the finance commit
tee said they did not yet know what the
levy would probably be.