The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23
DEMOCRATS CUT SCHOOL FUND.
West Indianapolis Council Refuses to
Raise Sufficient Money.

At the special session of the West In
danapolis Council last night general ordi-
nance No. 80, fixing the tax levy in that
suburb for the year 1886, was passed with
the vote as follows: Ayes-Brown. Dick
son, Hoyt and Shockley; nays-McCain and
Wantland The meeting opened with Mayor
Tolin and Councilman Brown absent and
as this special session had been forced by
the Democratic members in order that they
might pass the levy as they had it fixed by
making cut on the school tuition fund
and putting the amount to the general
fund, they had sent a messenger in haste
to summon Brown, as without his vote
they could not have passed the ordinance.
In the meanwhile Dickson moved that the
rules be suspended. while transacting the
business of the evening, and, though the
two Republican members Mccain and
Wantiand cast negative votes. the motion
was carried Mayor Tolin arrived at this
cratic members, but their cause was saved
before the final vote was taken by the ar
rival of Brown. Before the vote Mccain
arose and stated that the school trustees
had to him that if this cut were made in
the tuition fund, which they said was a
ductiQn of 20 per cent, the school term
would necessarily be shortened TO less than
eight months. He said further that he had
been approached by quite a number of the
citizens, who declared that they We're OPP
posed to the reduction in the school fund
and that they had asked him to maintain
the stand he had taken on the question
when the ordinance introduced the
night before, and this, he said, he proposed
to do.
some time ago the school trustees asked
for a new school building and failed to get
it, though they stand in great need of an
additional building. S. a. Morgan. one of
the trustees. made the following statement
to the Journal regarding the crowded con-
dition of the bUi dings: In the High School
room there We're originally forty-eight
seats. which gave a comfortable seating in
the room, but this year we have sixty-Seven
pupils in the ROOM and we have been able
to add only eight seats, the rest of the
pupils being oh iged to use recitation seats,
same in all the other rooms in the various
bUi dingS. In the primary rooms We have
50 many pupi S that are Obliged 70 hold
ha f-day sessions in order TO accommodate
mcnt at the end of the first two weeks of
the present term was LOIS. against 951 OH
the first day of October last year"
j. f. Henshen. of Hadley avenue, West
indianapolis. has announced himself as a
candidate for tile Legislature, subject TO the
decision of the convention. Mr.. Henshen
Republican Club. The other Republican
candidate is S. A. Morgan, of River av.
enue.
The West Indianapolis police have taker.
exception to the statement that appeared
Yesterday morning TO the effect that the<
permitted gambling in the suburb during
all days in the week except Sunday. They
broken up four gamb ing houses in the sub
urb and that ii they have not made any
arrests at RahkeS pace it was because.
they were unable TO get sufficient evidence
The road has just been opened for them
nv the ordinance that Was passed at fh,.
Council meeting Monday night which con
tains a clause relative to persons visiting
gambling houses.