The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-04
LEFT OUT A S115, 900 ITEM
TRUANCY LAW ESTIMATE NOT IN
CLUDED IN SCHOOL BUDGET.
Real Contest Comes Up When the Tax
Levy Is Ftxed-Teachers and
Library Appointees.

The School Board last night did not
include the item of $115,000 for enforcing the
truancy law in the annual estimates for
next year. Mr.. Robson moved that this
item be left out. There was not much dis
cussion of the question, and the motion
prevailed with little opposition. The real
contest on this question will come when the
tax levy is fixed There was something of
a discussion over Mr.. Robison'S resolution
calling upon Charles W. Smith, the board
attorney for specific information as to the
effect and operation of the law, just how
much of a levy could be made, how the
money should be applied, whether any of
it could be diverted from the purpose of
enforcing the law itself, ETC. Mr.. Scott
opposed this. He said that there was no
need to get a legal opinion, as the law
was perfectly plain. He said that 1T was
undoubtedly the intention of the Legisla-
ture in providing for levy of not more
than 10 cents, to have that kind of levy
made. If power were simply given the
board to employ truancy officers to switch
the children to school without providing
suitable school buildings for them, it would
be practically dead letter, and he was OPP
posed to taking up lot of immaterial ques-
tions raised by the newspapers. Mr.. Robi-
sons motion was tabled
The committee on finance reported that
the estimated cost of the schools for Oc-
tober and November show that the board
will be compelled to use the balance OF the
SAC, 900 temporary loan, and authority was
asked and granted to borrow the remain
ing $4,000 on notes due June 80, 1898, at
which time it is calculated there will be
sufficient revenue to take them up. 1t is
because the money will be needed before
the November installment Of taxes that
the loan Will be made.
Official hgures from County Auditor
Smith shows the tax duplicate to be
SllI 7U2, 50O an increase Of about ~. O0O. He
reported 81 1913 polls A warrant for 500 due
the United States School Furniture COM
pany on account of a HaughVille school
house, was ordered paid
1t was reported that the Woodruff Place
Town Board reported that 1t had no au-
thority to levy a tax for library and man
ual training funds, and that the best thing
seemed to be to renew the contract on the
same terms as last year. IhlS was con-
CURED in.
The financial report for the month showed
that bills aggregating $l2,573.41 We're paid
fund, $3.50; Gregg fund, $3.50 library
fund, credit balance, $3.50 1855 The total
overdraft was $lol, 644.1S, leaving a balance
in the treasury Sept of $2S, S54.25.
Several teachers were elected. A. +;
Winston was appointed to the industrial
Training School at a salary OF $l'VVV ana
schools Cordelia Foy, Mary Snyder, Ella
Pedlow and Fannie Watson. The following
EMPLOYEES were renominated: Isabel Nc
Elhernnen, assistant librarian; Alice Il.
Wick, reference assistant; Edith Adams,
reading room assistant; Kate ". Branham,
cataioguer; Florence Newcomb, bindery as
sistant; library attendants, Rose Kelley,
Josie Allen, Mary A. Dye, Allen Saltmarsh,
Susie Brown, Mary M. Fletcher, Charlotte
HfcVey. Annetta Langsdale, Agnes Herd,
Clara Dipple. Earl Swiggert page night
Gee. Arthur Diggs, ]. w. Adams, G. X.
Brown; branch library assistants, No l,
Belle Abrams; No. 2, Mary Algire; No. 3,
Alma W. Wilson; No. 4, Gustave Jose; NO.
8 Gertrude Hillgoss.
The committee of the whole reported the
new rules for the coming year. But few
these were of little consequence There was
a session in committee of the whole at
which there was some discussion OF text
books.