The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-03
A QUESTION OF DOG TAX
CAUSES A HEATED DISCUSSION IN
THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
Commissioners Baker Has a Plan of
olutiOn-Routine Matters.

At meeting of the School Board last
night an attempt was made to adjust
amicably and on a business basis the dog
tax difficulty. The School Board has judg-
ments against Center township for $22 600
due from dog taxes collected through sew
eral years. The board proposed to secure
a mandate forcing Township Trustee Make
peace to pay the judgment, but the court
suggested that the parties in the matter get
together and try to settle it out of court.
Thomas Hanna appeared before the board
last night for the township and Attorneys
Stevenson and Dryer for the board. Trustee
Makepeace was present and very much in
evidence at different times. Mr.. Hanna
argued that the townships property out
side the city is worth about 81, 100000, or
about one-third what it was in 1888 The
rest OF the property has been taken into
the city, he said. Therefore ne held the
present property owners should not be re-
CURED to pay for the benefit the others,
twice their number, had received.
Mr.. Dryer said The had threshed over this
wheat for six years." He claimed the pres
ent value Of the township property outside
OF indianapolis is $4,000 600 instead of 81, 0O0
600. Trustee Makepeace interrupted him by
saying he had to borrow 5000 at the first
or his term to continue the schools under
his charge. Mr.. Dryer continued that
though that might be true, Mr. Makepeace
now has about $25, 900 on hand and could pay
a part of the judgments against the town
ship without embarrassment. Then Mr..
Makepeace became somewhat heated and
constantly broke in on Mr.. Dryers argu-
ment Mr.. Dryer said: Mr.. Makepeace
mad an opportunity TO make levy to pay
these Judgments in 1856"
Mr.. Dryer came to me-" cried Mr. Make
peace, springing from his chair. "and told
me to make levy I didn't recognize him
as having any authority didn't know him
by some means these judgments are very
large 1 don't know how Mr. Dryer worked
it,
This little discussion precipitated a flow
OF OF warm words, which had no result except
10 make Mr. Makepeacc more excited.
Mr.. Stevenson then made an argument in
the matter and he was constantly inter-
rupt . Dy such expressions as "All mixed
up, NO, no, no., and other remonstrances
from Trustee Makepeace. Am I expected
to obey the beck and call of a couple of
their hands.
II IF you folks want to go to the Legisla.
Mr.. Hanna explained that his proposition
was that the township property owners
should pay one-third Of the judgments. II
Makepeace arose and said he wished he
could talk like lawyer. One of the COM
m missioner abruptly stopped the excited
thought the board was thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with the matter. Mr.. Baker introduced
a resolution providing that the township
should pay one-half OF the judgments this
december, and pay the other half and the
costs or the litigation in December, 1899
thus giving the trustee plenty of time to
raise the money by a levy. On the second
payment, the resolution provided the town.
ship should be given credit for 1920 of
scnool equipment turned over to the city.
The resolution was adopted unanimously.
The warm weather and the disputes of the
missioner Scott said the schools would be
great deal better off financially If the
suburbs and other township property had
not been annexed. Trustee Makepeace was
feel SO bad about having taken in our chill
dren"
1t is supposed the School Board will Sc
cure mandate along the lines of the reso-
twenty-five years to collect the money, even
II the Legislature decides against the town
ship people.
The secretary of the board reported that
1914 during the month of August The
treasurer reported balance in the treasury
of $5S,794.75, and that the overdraft now
amounts to $104.946A
The board approved a contract for plumb
ing and other work at the Industrial Train
ing School amounting to 1858.
Minerva III. Criley has been appointed a
teacher in the district schools at a salary
pointed director of the practice school, at
salary of 5000 year.
will be taught in schools No. 80. 50 and ST.
versity. Worcester, Mass, will lecture at
10 O'Clock on the morning of Sept. 10 at the
High School to the teachers of the CITY
schools and to the public. The board al
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