Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-24
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pliance with the statutes relative to I
ceiYing bids.

pliance with the statutes relative to re-
ceiving bids.
That little or no attempt was made by
the department Of buildings and grounds
to keep a check on supplies used from
the shop and storage places, much work
having been done without formal order
Of the board.
That in August 1919, the superintend-
ent of buildings and grounds, at that
time George w. Rdckes, changed the
method Of paying for plastering, which
resulted in q net increase in cost of
about 5 per cent in this class Of work.
That seventy-two desks were sold at
80 cents each ut time when there was
a shortage Of desks, and that new desks
of the size sold were worth at that time
$3.50 each.
"The illegal expenditure Of more than
500. 600 by your department of buildings
and grounds for four schools says the
report, "is absolutely 1nexcusable and
would have been prevented had your
business department performed it's duty
by seeing that such large expenditures
were made only after proper legal action
by your board. The business director
should not have approved orders for such
work, knowing at the time that such ex-
penditures were illegal, and in my opin-
ion there Is no reason why any one whose
duty it was to know and keep the board
informed Of the contemplated expendi-
lures could not have known that such
expenditures would amount to much
more than the amount allowed to be ex-
pended by statute without legal adver-
tisement and the letting OF contracts for
such work"
Mr.. Roney was employed by the board
several months ago to investigate the con-
duct Of the business department after
the State board of accounts made criti-
cisms Of certain expenditures Of the de-
partment.
The report was taken under advisement
until the next regular meeting Of the
board March 8, and Mrs. Julia Belle Tute-
wiler, president, announced there would
be no discussion Of the matter until the
next meeting.
The connection Of Clarence T. Crippin,
member OF the board, with the publica-
ton OF the Bulletin, publication Of the
board. was referred to Albert y. Baker,
attorney for the board, with a request
for his opinion as to the legality OF the
matter. The Bulletin is edited under
contract by F. f. Haskell, but it devel-
oped last week that the printing IS done
by the Enquirer Printing Company, OF
which Mr.. Crippin is an officer. The
matter was brought up last night by
Charles Z. Barry Of the board.
The board approved the suggestion that
Bible selections be read In the schools
which was made by Mrs. Tutewiler In
FER inaugural" address last month. The
instruction committee recommended that
Bible selections be read each morning
with a recital of the Lords prayer by
all pupils. This Is 10 apply to elementary
schools only. Representatives OF the
clergy Of all denominations VIII be called
in to help make the selections from the
Bible and these viii be printed In book
let form
The committee also recommended that
School No. 70 be named the Robert
Browning school. in accordance with n
petition Of residents Of the neighbor-
hood.
The offer by the Meridian Heights
Church Of thu use Of part OF the church
to relieve q crowded condition at School
No. 20 was accepted
School No. % was named the Nebraska
Cropsey School. the Potter Fresh Air