Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-22
Sale of the Old
Public Library
Home Proposed
School Commissioners Discuss
ACCESSIBILITY of Disposal
of Property.

Sale of the old public library building
at the southwest corner of Ohio and Meri-
dian streets, now occupied by the board
J of school commissioners, was advocated
! by W D. Allison, member of the board,
at a special meeting Of that body last
night.
There are a number of persons who
want to buy this building" Mr.. Allison
said and I think we ought at least to
look iuto the matter carefully. Under
present condition the property is ex
empt from taxation. If we sell 1t will
mean an additional $4,000 on the tax
duplicates, and some viii go to the city,
This is a phase of the question that de-
serves consideration"
Other members of the board expressed
similar views and declared they were in
favor Of disposing OF the property If the
right price can be obtained.
Mrs. Julia Belle Tutewiler, president
Of the board. expressed the opinion that
the board should not 60 into the mat
ter hurriedly or blindly, but should be
assured of other suitable quarters be-
fore disposing of the building.
Bids for the installation of heating and
ventilating equipment at School No. 81,
East Washington street and Ritter
avenue; and at School No. %, Thirtieth
and School streets. and for ten two-room
portable buildings were received.
Hayes Brothers with a bid of S24.9Ol
for School No. 81 and Freyn Brothers
with a bid Of S24,15O on School No. Is
were the low bidders on heating and
ventilating equipment.
Owing to the fact that bidders on the
portables in many instances did not
adhere to the specifications it was i'm
possible to tell who was the low bidder.
All bids were referred to the building
advisor for computation and will be re-
ported back to the board at a special
meeting to be held Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, at which time the contracts
will be awarded
The following concerns submitted
propositions on portable buildings
American Portable House Company
Seattle, Wash. E. F. Hodgson Company,
Boston, Mass; Prostate Company,
Evansville. Ind; J. F. Cantwell Company.
Indianapolis: Bunting Construction Com
pany. Indianapolis: Gael Construction
Company, indianapolis: Alexander Lum-
Der Company, Indianapolis. Four bids
for heating equipment for the pOrtables
were received from the following con-
Germs: William H. Johnson Sons and
Company. indianapolis Kruse & Dew
enter. 1HQla pOus, haynes, LangenUeTS
Manufacturing Company. St Louis. Mo.
and the Irving Sheet Metal Works, In
dianapolis.
In addition to the low bidders on heat
ing and ventilating equipment for schools
No. 81 and 70, the following companies
submitted bids Kruse & Dewenter. Kirk
hoff Bros. & McElwaine, Strong Bros.
Gallon Bros, William II. Johnson Sons
& Co, Cotton Wiebke Company, c. R.
Lingo Engineering Company, Powers
Regulator Company and the Johnson
Service Company
The board approved the working plans
and specifications submitted by Mcclure
& Shook, architects for the new eight
classroom building at school No. g. Wal
lace and Tenth streets; and by RUBBISH
& Hunter. architects for the eight class
room addition at school No. SO, Twenty
Eighth street and Capitol avenue. These
buildings will cost about 100000 each.
Plans for alterations at school no. %,
Missouri and Thirteenth streets. 10 cost
about 1000 and at school No. a. Wade
street and Boyd avenue, to cost about
s., 500, were approved.
On recommendation of Ralph W. Doug
lass. business director, John Hubbard,
superintendent Of supplies. was granted
leave of absence of one month.