The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-04
CHOSE SAME OFFICERS
THE SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS A REOR-
GANIZATIoN MEETING.
Delivery of Bonds I'm New York
SchOOlhouse for Sleeping
Quarters.

The indianapolis School Board met last
night and reorganized by re-electing the fol-
lowing officers:
Decentralization Maxwell.
Treasurer-George w. Sloan
Secretary-Herman L. Rhine.
Assistant Secretary-F'rank l.. RelsSner.
Attorney-Charles w. Smith.
All OF the officers were reelected without
opposition. Prior to the election, the board
transacted considerable business of rou-
tine character. The bonds Offered by the
contractors who are to erect the new school
buildings and build additions to old ones,
were approved with the exception of the
bond of Contractor Fatout. who was TO do
the work at Nos IS and 81. Mr.. Fatouts
bond was signed by men who live outside
the county, and the board declined 70 ac-
cept it. After some discussion & was de-
cided to postpone the work contemplated
at No. SO until another year. The finance
committee reported that the improvements
would cost 81, 900, and the committee was of
opinion that the money could not be spared.
The contract for the building at No. 81 was
let to Won Spreckelsen 6, Smith, at S2S,75O.
A communication was read from the La
dies Aid Society of the First English Luth-
eran Church, asking that the board permit
the use Of the Railways of School No. for
sleeping apartments for delegates to the
Epworth League convention. No. is sit
uated on Meridian street, between Ohlo ane
New York streets. The women who made
the request stated that they had arranged
for meals for delegates in the neighborhood
OF the school. Commissioners Kothe said he
was not in favor of granting the request,
but Commissioner Scott declared that the
board could not afford to refuse il, and
motion granting the use of the building car
ried.
U,i,o a
teacher in the Manual Training School at a
salary OF $500 year, and Henry Bassett was
appointed to teach In the district schools:
A communication in the interests of Mabel
Z. Breedlove. who taught in the schools for
several years, was presented and was re-
ferred to the committee on teachers and
salaries. 1t is claimed that she taught last
year as substitute and Is asking for salary
as a regular teacher.
Commissioner Baker informed the board
that Attorney c. w. Smith, who went to
New York with the president and treasurer
of the board to deliver the bonds recently
issued had returned with the information
that the money for the bonds had been re-
ceived. The bonds were delivered to Wins
low. Lanier & Co, bankers and brokers,
last Saturday. 1t appears that some of the
boards notes fell due on July 30, and the
holders Of the paper were asked to present Ii
on saturday at the banking house OF
Winslow. Lanier & Co., when they would
be paid out of the funds the board would re-
ceive for the bonds. Promptly at 9 o'clock
Saturday morning some of the people who
hold the boards paper were on hand with
their notes. Unfortunately the Indianapolis
delegation was delayed in reaching the bank
with the bonds and the noteholders were
asked TO return yesterday when they would
be paid. This appears to have created some
uneasiness. for the firm which negotiated
the loan represented by these notes yester-
day wired Commissioner Baker to know
what the trouble was.
d. K. Goss. superintendent OF the city
schools. leaves this morning for Europe, 10
be absent until the opening of the schools
in September