The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-17
SCHOOL BOARD AFFAIRS
ALBERT BAKER CHOSEN CHAIRMAN
OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Lists of Other Standing Committees
observation-disclosures of Officers Pre-
scented and Approved.

After the reading of the minutes II the
last previous meeting. last night. the Board
OF School Commissioners had short
wrangle about the minutes of the last meet
iEg of the old board which the assistant
secretary had not spread the record.
The wrangle signifad nothing except the
disposition of the new board to take up
small matters and dispose of them regard
less of time The first business was the
announcement by President Russo of the
standing compittees. which are as fol-
lows:
Finance and Auditing-Messrs. Baker,
Itlnne and Adam.
Buildings and Supplies-Messrs Roth.
Sloan ana Burns.
: Furniture ana Supplies-Mcssr Adam,
Manual and Physical Training-Messrs.
Maxwell, Robson and Scott.
High and Industrial Training Schools
Messrs. Scott, Roth, Vonnegut, Maxwell
and Adam.
Appointment of Teachers and Salaries
Messrs. Vonnegut, Roth and Maxwell
German, Music and Drawing-Messrs.
Robson. Adam and Vonnegut
Heating, hygiene, Engineers and Janitors
-Messrs. Rhine, Sloan and Burns.
Judiciary, Districts and Boundaries
Messrs. Burns, Robson and Baker
Public Library-Messrs. Sloan, Roth, Von-
Eegut, Baker and Rhine
Citizens Advisory Committee-Messrs
John A. Finch, Evans Wooilen, Mrs. A 9.
Harris ana MIS-. MOTIFS ROSS.
Little business was transacted. f. f.
Stevenson late attorney for the late cay
of West Indianapolis sent communica-
ton asking if the board wished him to con-
tinue as attorney in the suit which he had
prosecuted for the city of West indianapolis
against Center township He obtained a
judgment in the Superior Court against
Center township tor Sb36S2 for money coll
lected for the dog tax and not distributed
school 1nnRdlR6
to the Appellate Court and Mr.. Stevenson
asked if the board desires his services in
the further prosecution of the case The
communication was referred to the finance
committee.
me bond of the new treasurer. Michael
j. Burns, was approved on recomHenda-
ton of c. w. Smith, the boards attorney.
The bond is for 100000, with the Indiana
Trust Company as surety. The bond of
Frank Reissner the assistant secretary, in
the sum of 5000 was also approved. The
sureties are Christian e. Weiss and Fred
Francke
Bids for the construction of the new
chemical laboratory al the High School
building were read 1t is proposed to equip
the residence north of the main building
awarded to William Kattau on his bid of
$780, Other bids were: Fred c. Smock, $3.50;
Salisbury & Stanley $S27; George Glenn
The rules were suspended to adopt the
report of the committee en- furniture and
supplies which recommended the award of
Ell suing school year. The successful bid
ders were as follows: w. II. Morrison, In
diana Paper Company, Indianapolis Book
Logsdon, Baker & Thornton, Bowen Mer-
riIl Company f. M. Heron. Sullivan &
Mahon, Kipp Brothers, United States Desk
and File Company, Hildebrand Hardware
Company, H Lieber Company t. E. Engle
& Son, Sentinel Printing Company, Journal
Job Printing Company Brandt & Co.
tens, w. B. Reynolds Lilly * Stalnaker. i