The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-20


washing away. so that later on all will be
equally interested in drainage.
1.-THE present transfer law is condemned
by very large number. Many preferred
the old method few wished the law
changed so that the amount TO be paid
should be 20 cents per month TO the lower
grades and $l.00 per month TO the high
school, while a part were in favor or
changing the law so as TO provide that
the trustee should pay to the corporation TO
which the pupil was transferred the pro
rata part of the money coming from the
state and local tax.
"The office of township trustee began as
very simple office. He was the trustee
of the township and had charge of certain
property-had a voice in suggesting tax
levies and had a kind of general super
vision over the roads, etc He then be,
| came township school trustee and had
general supervision over the schools and
school property Then he was made over
seer Of the p09r Very early ,,t ne was fsn aH
and was directed in case the parties were
unable to agree to build the fence But
the law lacks directness, and the fence
question may go for almost year before
IL Is made or repaired.
TRUSTEES HARD WORK.
81 have enumerated some of his duties
| under the law. I have been informed by
| those who have made a study of the mat
ter that there are 345 distinct and separate
duties that he is required to perform. These
duties have continually been growing. 1t
| is also his business TO pour oil the
| troubled waters and to help his neighbors
| to keep the peace l had forgotten to
| say that with his many other duties and
without even an office he must keep on
| hand stock of schoolbooks in his parlor
or kitchen.
but he is of the opinion that he is poor
| ly paid for his interest in all these things.
If he does his duty all along the line he is
| poorly paid, even in the smallest rural
| township. The salary ought to be So per
day. as it from 1853 to 1876. With the
| advisory board to fix the time as ii does,
! and ought to do, this salary would COM
pensate men in the rural districts for the
| ten and fifteen hours work that they are
| frequently compelled to do. l have no
| doubt that the board. being on the ground.
would be entirely just. This would not
necessarily greatly increase the salary in
many of the rural districts, but it would
make it possible to pay trustees who have
considerable poor to look after in the town
ships where there are small cities. 1t is
| my opinion that the salary should be so
| increased"
The address of the president was heartily
applauded and there is no question to
| the attitude of the trustees on the topics
| discussed.
Following the address of the president
| there miscellaneous business, which
! took up the rest of the morning.
AT the afternoon session Col. 1. W.
Brown, of Rochester. Ind. talked to the
is bird lover and his address was filled
with the enthusiasm of practical as well
| as theoretical ornithologist. Supt. f. A
Hutchens, of Hamilton county, spoke on
THE Township Institute and the discus
| sion which followed was led by S. r. Davis,
| of Hendricks county, and j. r. Woodward,
of St Joseph county. Superintendent
| Landes, of Marion county, was to have
| spoken on school Consolidation and Cen
tralization," but he was not present.
The afternoon session closed with the
| lative committees by President Bloss Both
will make reports to the association this
| morning; the report of the first being the
| the second, set of resolutions setting out
| the legislative needs of the association
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Following is the personnel of the nom
mating committee: First district, Trustee
Crowder, Spencer county; Second, McAfee,
Lawrence county; Third, Norris Wash
| ington; Fourth, Stuart, Madison; Fifth,
| Fishbeck, Vigo; Sixth, Moffett Henry;
Seventh, no selection; Eighth, Mullen,
Randolph Ninth, Hunt, Hamilton; Tenth,
Brown. White; Eleventh, Sullivan. Miami;
Twelfth, Laird Whitley, and Thirteenth,
Rasor, Kosciusko.
follows: First district, Smith, Gibson; Sec
ond, Rogers, Sullivan; Third, Phipps. Clark;
Fourth. Hartman. Bartholomew: Fifth,
Seventh, no selection; Eighth. Bloss, Della
ware; Ninth, McReynolds, Howard; Tenth
Beatty, Lake; Eleventh. Gibney, Wabash
Twelfth; Schurmeyer. Allen, and Thir-
teenth, Jackson, Fulton.
The committees which follow will also
make reports to-day:
Roads-Coats, Of Grant county; Davis OF
Hendricks. and Williams, of Pulaski.
Ditches-Dragoo, of Delaware, and Nc
Reynolds, of Hamilton.
Pay of Teachers. Institutes and Maximum
Pay-Saunders, of Henry; Beaver, of Mari
on, and McAfee, of Lawrence.
Salary of Trustee-Rogers. of Sullivan;
Penny. of Wayne, and Mendenhall OF
Marion.
Auditing Committee-Dragoo of Della
ware; Kimmerling, of Madison, and Stalk
er, of Clarke.
With the programme to-day the asso-
citation will wind uD the business of the
present meeting, including the election OF
officers and action on important resolu-
tons. Following is the programme for
to-day:
$3.50 a. m.-Needful legislation. "The
Schools" John w. Gbney, Wabash county
Louis Schirmeyer, Allen county. General
discussion.
1920 a. m.-"The Roads," John H. Pulling
| St. Joseph county; j. S. Rogers. Sullivan
county. General discussion.
HOO a. m.-"Ditches," Eli F. Coates
Grant county; Lafayette Kimmerling Mad.
ison county. General discussion.
| 1:3O ID. m.-"Management of the Poor
Pearson Mendenhall, Marion county. Dis
| cussion. Charles Jackson. Fulton county
w b. Streeter, State Board of Charities
2:30 p. m.-Reports and miscelIaneou.
business.