Evening journal., 1915-10-14
CALLS FINANCE
HEADS SLIPPERY
ELM Committee
President Baynard so Dubs
Chairmen of Council and
School Board Committees
NO Cash FROM council:
BOARD HAS NOVEL plan

Referring to the chairmen Of the
finance committee Of Council and OF
the Board OF Education as a slippery
elm committee" Samuel II. Baynard.
president of the Board Of Education
at a conference last night between
the Council. the Board OF Health and
the Board Of Education intimated that
the Board Of Education might carry
its case into the courts to see wheth-
er Council had a right to refuse the
School Board an appropriation after
Council had made and passed it's
budget. Mr.. Baynard. during the con-
ference asked members Of Council
several times II they we're willing to
enter into a test case In the courts.
saying If they we're. the Board of
Education would consult It's attorney
az once. The only reply 10 this chal-
lenge was made by President Henry
c. Downward. Of City Council, who
suggested that the Board OF Educa-
tion had better consult the City So
licitor first In the matter.
The conference was held between
the three departments following an
order OF the Board OF Health that the
sanitary conditions OF the public
schools be improved Last night Or.
Julian Adair. president of the Health
Board. who opened the conference by
explaining the purpose of the meeting,
declared that the health authorities
were determined that conditions in the
schools should be remedied. On tho
lother hand, President Baynard Of the
lschool board, declared that Il would
cost $4,000 TO do the work and he
presented a budget showing that sin
fixed items of expenditures OF the
board amounted to S305.9 .922, whereas
the appropriation from Council and re
p ceipts from other sources showed tina
= the board received S2,322 less thai
was needed. Included in this tier
p was S3S,303 for unpaid bills.
r Charles A. Hagner. a member Of IN
s finance committee OF the Board Of EC
h ucation. addressed the Councilme
and Others saying that DR.. Victor
Washburn. chairman OF the finanC
committee Of the board. was absen
but that he would present a budget
n the conference, which had been pre-
n scented to the school board. but ha
not been approved by them. This re
port and budget was as follows.
q "The undersigned members OF q
finance committee. after carefully stud
ing the finances Of the Board Of Publ
Education. have come 10 the conclusio
that the deficit with which the boar
opened it's fiscal year can only be me
hy a special appropriation. We find tina
the board is by law expressly forhidde
TO expend the moneys at its comman
except for current expenses Moreover
! we are of the opinion that the board
morally obligated to make such disposi
ton Of its funds as viii insure the hicl
! est degree of efficiency in the schools
We. therefore, submit and respectful
recommend the adoption Of the accom-
panving budget n will be seen frol
the figures therein set forth that III
schools Of our city can be maintaine
with the funds appropriated for this
: purpose.
"The item Of teachers salaries il
cludes sum sufficient 10 give them n
increase in salary which we feel tbs
: arc morally and legally entitled TO. "
: have allowed 1000 for new plumbiu
> Some Of the school buildings have
sewer connections. and in others conc
tions are deplorahle The books al
!. supplies committee has been allow
!, $4,000. n sum greater than they G
- pended last year. but necessary becar
IT the supply Of modern text books is
m Continued on Page Two.