Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17
OPPOSITION TO
SCHOOL BONDS
is CONDEMNED
Taxpayers League Remon-
STRANGE ROuses Board to De-
fense of Proposed Issue.

Condemnation Of the remonstrance
against the proposed bond issue OF SSH
600 TO carry out the building program Of
the board Of school commissioners which
was fled yesterday with Leo X. Fesler,
county auditor by ten freeholders Of the
city. was voiced today by several mem
bers of the school board and school Off
cials.
Board members insist that the morey is
badly needed to remedy conditions at
schools where a real emergency exists
and they resent the efforts Of the Tax
payers League of Indianapolis which IS
behind the petition to tie up educational
progress.
PUBLIC HEARING
WILL BE HELD.
The petitlno will be certified to the
State board of tax commissioners and
/ a public hearing viii be held on the mat
ter.
In anticipation Of a contest the Tax
payers League has retained the services
Of Fred a. Sims, formerly a member Of
the State board, and Frederick f..
schortemeier, secretary Of the Repub-
Hcsn State committee. to appear Ia be-
half Of the demonstrators when the hear
ing is held by the State board.
"A large part of this money was to be
used at schools Nos. 49, SO, 80 and g., )"
Mrs. Julia Belle Tutewiler, president OF
the board, said. .These particular build
ings were picked out by the board above
all others as conditions at these schools
were such as to make it absolutely neces-
sary that something be done TO relieve
conditions. In some instances the safety
Of the school childrcl themselves is at
stake Take No. SO, for example, which
is located at Capitol avenue and Twenty
Eighth street. This building is nothing
more or less than a ire trap. Delega-
tions Of parents Of school children have
visited the board on numerous occasions
and only few weeks ago 1t was pointed
out to US in no uncertain terms by a
member Of one Of these delegations that
No. SO had the unenviable record Of
having been condemned three times by
the State fire marshal.
Certainly it would be very poor policy
on our part, so It seems to me, to per
nit this condition to exist minute
longer than Is absolutely necessary. All
ether improvements contemplated in the
bond issue are Of an equally necessary
character"
CRITICIZE RELATIONS
WITH CONTRACTOR.
School No. 16 is located at Blooming
ton and Market streets. No. 50 at Winter
and Bloyd avenues and No. c. at Wallace
and Tenth streets.
The remonstrance Of the freeholders
criticised the relations between the board
and L. a. Snider and the firm of Snider
g. Rotz. l.. A. snider is employed as
building adviser by the board and the
firm of Snider & Rotz. of which Mr..
Snider Is a member, holds a contract as
engineers. Mr.. Snlder is paid l per cent
u all general contracts entered into by
the board and Snider & Rots per cent
on all engineering work. This relation
ship has been objected to by Q. S. Lesh,
attorney general Of Indiana, and the
State board of accounts.
In speaking Of this Mrs. Tuteewiler
said, ''I do not believe that the real point
at issue here has anything to do with any
contracts between the board and Snider
and Rotz and Mr.. Snider. 1t seems to
me that the important matter here is
| simply will we be permitted to sell these
bonds and obtain money necessary to
remedy the intolerable conditions now
existing at the schools above mentioned -
The remOnstrance was presented to
! Fesler by Alfred II. Potts, secretary of
/ the Taxpayers League. 1t was signed by
/ Thomas II. Spaan, Henry w. Bennett
Frank D. Stalnaker, e. A. Hendrickson
Joseph c. Schaf BerkIey W. Duck, John
VI. Judah, Albert NJ. Rosenthal, j. II.
Hooker and Alfred NJ. Potts.