Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-10
BOARD
ISN'T WORRIED
BY TAX BOARD
Shows Utter UncOncern When
Letter Brought Up at
Meeting.

So far as their attitude displayed IN
a special meeting Friday afternoon IS
concerned the majority members of the
board of school commissioners are not
highly concerned about the letter which
the State board of tax commissioners
sent to them Wednesday asserting that
the boards request for an $S47, 900 bond
issue for badly needed construction on
four indianapolis public school buildings
must be cut to $3.50, 900 before the State
board will approve it.
After the board had passed through a
weary two hours of considering routine
matters Ralph W. Douglass. business d.
rector, said he had another matter to
bring to the attention of the board.
81 have here" he said, "a communica-
ton from the State board of tax COM
missioners. copies of which were mailed
to all members of the board. 1 under
stand that one member did not receive
his copy"
No" intarposed Mrs. Julia B. Tute-
wiler president of the board And I
just received my copy this afternoon and
have not had time TO read it. l think
it would be wise to wait until all the
members of the board have had an OPP
portunity to study the communication
before We consider it,"
The board members smiled, agreed and
the meeting was adjourned. The next
sessions will be next Tuesday afternoon
and evening.
RAISE HIGH
SCHOOL TUITION.
Authority for the payment of ST, 900 Of
the approximately SLOT 900 due John A.
Schumacher on the general contract fqA
the new first unit building of the Arsenal
Technical Schools was granted. When a
question as to whether the floors were
constructed and finished according to
specifications was brought up the board +
instructed the business director to con-
fer with the architects as to the posi-
bility and probable cost Of putting them
in shape. They have a dirty appearance,
the contractors was held up because OF
this matter.
Nonresident tuition fees for the coming
school year were fixed at $50 for high
school students and SIS for grade pupils.
This affects children who are residents OF
other municipalities but wish to attend
indianapolis schools without transfers
from the schools Of their towns or cities.
1t was understood the move was direct
ly intended to affect children residing in
Woodruff Place no attend Indianapolis
schools because mere are no schools In
their town. Several months ago the board
determined not to renew q contract with
the town government of Woodruff Place
by which its children were permitted TO
attend Indianap polls schools at what was
considered a ridiculously low rate. The
new tuition fee is far above the former
fat rate for the entire school population
of the town paid by Woodruff Place. Mr..
Douglass said he has been informed the
Woodruff Place town board has raised
its school tax levy from 125 cents of last
year to go cents to meet the increased
rate fixed by the local school board
Final acceptance was voted on the
electrical contract at the Arsenal Tech
meal Schools first unit building, heat
ing at School No. %. heattn, ventilating
and plumbing at School No. So, plumbing
at School No. 81, and general contracts OF
Schools No. 26 and 81
DRY KILN COMPANY
MAKES OFFER.
The Free Kindergarten Association was
granted permission to use the old build
ing of school No. u this winter
An OFFER of the National Dry Kiln Com
pany to completely equip a dry kiln
room in the new Arsental Technical
schools shop building without cost to the
city providing the board make minor al
terations in the part of the building to
be occupied, permit the company to
change the equipment whenever it gets
out an Improvement and to show the
place to its out-of-town customers when
ever it desires. was referred to a COM
mittee composed Of Mr.. Douglass Prin-
cipal Milo Stuart OF the Arsenal Tech-
nical schools and Board Member W. d.
Allison.
Authority to advertise for eale and
removal from the grounds Of five small
frame buildings at Martindale avenue
and Sixteenth street part Of the old
plant of School No. 26 and two small
frame structures at School No. IS, Lin
wood and New York streets. was given
the business director.
Bids for fire protection equipment con-
sisting chiefly of water mains and hy-
drants at the Arsenal Technical Schools
were received and taken under advise
ment until Tuesday. Hayes Brothers bid
$3.50 and Freyn Brothers $3,69S. Tha,
estimate was 1878
Other routine matters were passed
upon. ..as.s.I