Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-28
SCHOOLS WILL
HAVE DELIVERY
OF MILK DAILY
Board Requires Dealers to
Furnish Best Obtainable
Bids for Repairs.


A special meeting Of the Indianapolis
school board will be held Friday after
noon to consider bids for repairs at six
school buildings, opened at the regular
meeting last night.
The low bidder on each project follows:
School No. Is, heating and plumbing,
Freyn Brothers, $23,755; School No, Is,
electrical work, Sanborn Electric Com
pany, SO, 277; School No. 81, heating and
plumbing, Freyn Brothers, 81, 222; school
No. 30, heating and ventilation, Freyn
Brothers. $3.50; School No. "a, heating,
Strong Brothers, 1881 School No. 43,
heating, Freyn Brothers, $3.50.
The question of the distribution Of milk
to the schools under the provisions of an
act of the 1921 Legislature was taken up
and the city was divided into seven dis
tricts for distribution purposes. Con-
tracts will be let for each district.
Specifications for the milk, prepared by
DR.. Herman G. Morgan, secretary of the
city board Of health, were read. They
provide that the milk must be from
tuberculin tested cattle; that persons
handling it must pass physical examina
tons; that the dairy barns and equip
ment be sanitary; that the milk be pas-
teurlzed; that no milk that has been
frozen and then thawed or re pasteurized
be given the children, and that the board
of health test the milk for butter fat.
These specifications we're referred to
committee composed of w. d. Allison,
Bert Gadd and Ralph Douglass, business
manager, with power to act.
The board created a revolving fund Of
So, 600 to be used to pay petty current ex
pendtures. This fund was deposited in
the J. r Wild State Bank following the
subms siOu of interests bids by a number
of banks.
SAME SALARIES TO
NIGHT INSTRUCTORS
f. U. Graf, superinteuden Of schools.
reported TO the board that night school
teachers Will be employed this year at
the same salaries as last year. During
the course Of a discussion on night schools
It was stated that the night school budget
had been cut 81 900 and that less money
would be received for this purpose from
the State Mr. Graf. however. said-that
by eliminating classes that do not come
up to the standard OF attendance the
schools can be continued in session all
wintea
on recommends ton OF Mr. Graf the
board gave its approval to the organiEa-
ton OF nutrition classes under the aus
plces Of the Marion County Tuberculosis
Association and to other similar health
work
There was some discussion as to the
adyisability Of adopting for the schools
pen holder invented by Thomas Sawyer.
supervisor Of writing in the schools. be
cause of the fact that he is an employe
OF the schools After it was stated THAI
Mr. Sawyer will receive no profit the pen
holders were adopted. They viii cost 50
gross.
TWO CLERKS
ARE EMPLOYED.
James Huston was named a clerk In the
military department with salary OF
1900 a year and Miss Dorothy Goodrich
was named a clerk in the secretarys' Office
with a salary OF 81 300.
The board decided to put IN the hands
OF the principal Of each OF the three high
schools a revolving fund OF 800 for small
expenditures in order to reduce book
keeping trouble
Various small amounts for extras were
allowed contractors on the construction
work at the Arsenal Technical Schools.
Specifications by snider. & Rotz were re-
oelved for lighting fixtures IN the frat
unit building at Technical $500; light
tug fixtures at the new Manual building
81. 200 and laboratory equipment at
Technical. $4,000
1t was announced the tax board will
hear an appeal from the school board
rate at O'Clock Thursday afternoon and
Frederick Matson the boards attorney
was ordered 10 appear.
Charles f. Rush. city librarian. re
ported plans for the observance Of Rucy's
birthday, Oct. Z, at the library.