The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-21

1t is believed that Messrs. Vonnegut
Scott and Roth voted from the start for
Goss, that Burns and Adam. supported him
during the third and fourth ballots, and
that the decisive vote came from Mr.. Russo.
The president of the board said after the
meeting that he preferred Mr.. Cooper, but
that he saw he could not be elected, and he
did not care to support any unknown or in
competent man. His second choice was Mr..
Goss, and he supported him. He felt that
the board would be making no experiment
in the election of Mr.. Goss. As the board
was about to finally adjourn Mr.. Vonnegut
said he hoped the board would make Mr..
GoSs's election unanimous. The commits
siOner felt that his position had been such
that motion to that effect from him would
would be good upon the schools for the rec
ords to appear that way. Nobody took the
hint, and the board adjourned without max
ing the election unanimous. Mr. Goss's sal
airy was fixed at SO, 900 per annum.
After the election of the superintendent
the board adjourned and Immediately met
again in regular session. A petition was
read from twenty patrons of school No. Z
protesting against the establishment of a
The boards attorney was instructed to OPP
pose the granting of a license before the
Board of County Commissioners. The
finance committee made a report recon-
mending that the board borrow $3.50 000 of
which 100000 is to refund the temporary
loan and 100000 on account of buildings and
grounds. Bids are to be opened June II at
noon.
Commissioner Baker reported that he. had
letters 10 the county ana state SUI
perintendents regarding the alleged incor-
rect enumeration of school children in In
dianapolis, and was advised to make an ex-
pertinent or test to ascertain If the enumer-
alton We're really unfair. Under the in
struction four districts of the city were gone
over by careful enumeratorS, and it was as
certatned that the enumeration on which ii
is proposed to make the city's allowance
from the state school fund is too low The
board will ask the state superintendent to
have another enumeration made before the
apportionment of the funds is made
The committee on furniture and supplies
made a report recommending the awarding
of contracts for school furniture, as follows
To the Aetna Cabinet Company, 40 teachers
desks at $3.50 each; 40 teachers tables at
81. 10 each. To the New York store, roll
top desks. at $1O90 each. To Sander &
Rocker is teachers chairs, $1.25 each; 81
bookcases. SLIPS each; 1000 folding chairs
$7.75 a dozen. To the Grand Rapids School
Furniture Company 1000 school desks, av-
erage cost, $1.S4 each To the A. H. An
drews Company, of Chicago, 300 adjusta BILE
school desks $2.1S to 1928 each.
Under the rules the award of the contracts
must lie over until the next meeting. The
board adopted resolution appointing a
committee to pass upon all pictures. paint
ings statuary and articles of decoration Of
feredN for the decoration of schoolrooms
The committee is composed of the following
persons: Superintendent of schools, assist
ant superintendent, supervisor of drawing
teachers in charge of drawing in the High
and Industrial Training Schools. Mrs b. c.
Kelsey and the Rev. N. A. Hyde.