The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-28

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Of Schools Charles z. Chadsey. Sec
Rotary Gadd and Supervisor Stewart.
This work 10 disgusting" cried
Bolton when he found he could no
longer restrain the generosity Of the
committee members. You were
strong for economy in secret SEES
sions, but you give them all they
ask for IL one open session. Re
member. this board will have to
bear the criticism for a high tax
rate"
Bolton was routed by his personal
enemies on the board In the even
ing session. Incidentally. the
school budget IL many thousand dol
lars bigger as result Of revolt
against Bolton.
When Estimator sam" Pereira.
acting chairman of the meeting. at
tempted to work the old gag rule
en- Estimator Walsh. OF the Sixth
ward. the latter made a vicious at.
-ack on bottom.
you are getting your signals from
'ell-cow Bolton shouted Walsh.
Just because the oell-cow can't
handle me, he's trying to smother
Sixth ward items. I'm here to rep
resent the city and my ward, and
nobody that locks like Bolton is
going TO tell me what to do"
You are sore because I didn't
make you chairman Of the fire COM
mittee." said Bolton.
Liar" yelled Walsh. "I1l make
you eat that lie
Bolton refrained from further dis
cussion until the trouble blew over.
Up to Friday night the total cuts
made by the board in the big bud
get amounte dto only $43S,o00.
Estimator Purdie objected to per-
sons lobbying among the estimators
for the restoration Of cut items.
Chairman Bolton supplemented Pur-
dies remarks by stating, that GER
tain estimators were being bothered
in their homes by city log rollers.
Estimator Parrish. chairman of
board of education fund committee,
wanted $4,000 cut from the text
book fund The committee Of the
hole agreed to a cut OF $1,000.
The teachers salary fund was cut
Sc 800. which represents the salaries
paid 10 two positions which will be
abolished. DR.. Chadsey recommend
ed that the job Of supervisor Of
school athletics be done away with,
and Estimator Gordon read COM
munication, purportins to be signed
by ~ men. bers Of the board Of edn-
cation, advocating the abolition Of
the department OF educational re-
search, now occupied by Stuart A.
Courts at a salary Of $500 a year.
The communication charged that
Courts recommended the purchase
OF $4,000 test cards from a certain
publishing company at s2,5S7.5o,
whereas the board obtained local
bids as low as $l,002 on the work.
Courts, according to the communi'
cation. was to receive a royalty on
the cards purchased by the city. In
addition, the communication alleges
that Courts is not Normal school
graduates and maintains a publish
ing business In his nome No. 81
Eliot-st.
Estimator Gordon failed in at
least five eloquent pleas TO infuse
the other members on the board
with his love for music. He wanted
the committee to allow 5000 for
band concerts in the smaller parks.
but Estimator Dick" Kramer, who
II not unsteady inclined, declared
that $4,000 o year was too much
for concert music
You refuse to allow $1,000 70 as
sist in the musical education OF chill
dren, but you fought hard for S43,-
600 barn for horses" observed Cor
don. Kramer and his friends were
obdurate. although Gordon promised
never to put his feet on his desk
again II they would grant him this
one item.
At frequent intervals, during the
session. Estimator Purdie would
arise and boom:
Gentlemen. the time has come to
do some cutting"
His turn did not come before ad-
journment.
Estimator Gordon dared mem
Der OF the board Of education fund
committee TO move for the elimina-
ton OF a $3.50 pap" item to supply
stationery to the school inspectors.
They need stationery about as
much az estimators do" said Cor
don. Estimator Backus accepted
Cordon's challenge. and moved to
strike out the item. The motion
was voted down.