Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
TAX BOARD
YIELDS FOR
PART OF SUM
Continued From Page Ons.)


the 10th day of August. 1921:
i. The employment at a yearly salary,
Tot in any event on commission, of
building adviser not In any way con
Reeted with any firm of architects or
en"ineers. employed or who might be
employed by the school board.
: Inc adoption of uniform or stand
ardized plans and Specifications. care
fully prepared, to be used in all cases
where similar conditions exist and like
numbers Of pupils are to be accommo-
Gated.
g. That where it is necessary TO en-
ploy architects, not to exceed per cent
of the total cost of construction be paid
for the preparation Of plans and speclIl-
cations and supervision Of construction,
II. That from the plans and speclfi-
cations adopted for the new buildings
proposed all nonessentials be eliminated
for the present and installation deferred
until the little school children or IN
dianapolis are provided with fireproof,
substantial school buildings with all
modern necessities.
>. A closer investigation into the
cost of all building material upon which
construction prices are based.
No REPLY
RECEIVED.
ITO no one Of these recommendations
has any reply been made by you. No
reference is made to any one Of them
in. your resolutions which consist very
largely of a personal attack upon this
board and q brainstOrm of billingsgate
aud vituperation over matters not men
/<ffoned in our communication to you.
We feel that these recommendations
are worthy of your consideration and
we ask YOU to point out wherein they
are unbusinesslike or would in any way
interfere with the administration OF the
school affairs of the city of indianapolis
with the needs of the school children In
1,Wban We called Won into a confer
ence to discuss means by which more
school children could be provided with
permanent freproof buildings, before
single recommendation was made you de
manded that we put our recommendations
In writing, no doubt intending to dis
regard them, vilify this board for its
diate ruling, and threaten a lawsuit
which you hoped would lead TO an i'm
mediate disapproval of the bond issue.
we decline to be blufed into disap-
proving this bond issue which is of so
much importance to the little school chill
dren OF Indianapolis
we insis. upon a reply to the recon-
mendatious which you yourselves de-
manded should be put in writing.
personal viIification and abuse which
your resolutions have invited.
"We keep steadfastly before US the
needs Of the school children Of the city
Of INDIANAPOLIS and the immediate nee
essity for the construction of these build
ings, and we shall be glad TO cooperate
with you to that end and in the con
struction OF other buildings which are
and will be needed.
OPPOSED TO AN
IMPRACTICAL PROGRAM.
s'But we insist that the money shall
be spent for the benefit of the school
children and not IN carrying out an
idealized and impractical program.
which has required far more money
Tb hoa al dr
resulted in the expenditure of hundreds
-af thousands of dollars which have not
placed a roof over the head of a school
child, nor given one a seat in a class
room.
"The larger part of your resolutions
is devoted TO a bitter denunciation Of
the mild suggestion that an advisory
committee of taxpayers be selected
This suggestion, which was not included
IN our recommendations, Is as follows
This board suggests that the school
OFFICERS OF this city should welcome the
assistance OF an advisory committee Of
taxpayers to be appointed by the Tax
PAYERS League, Chamber Of Commerce
Board Of Trade, together with the engi-
neer of the State board of accounts and
engineer of the State tax board to act
with them in such capacity, and change
the plans and specifications If deemed
necessary and proceed without any de-
lay to receive bids for the proposed
buildings. and if found that proper bids
are received at Prices showing that Indl-
annapolis is to receive value for its public
money. this board will then be ready to
give its aid in approving such bond
issues as may be necessary
eff this committee should be 50 un-
satisfactory, we suggest that there be
added to II one appointee from the In
diaRaDolis Bar Association one from
the INDIANAPOLIS Bankers Association
resident in Indianapolis; one from the
Indianap polls Realtors Association. and
one from the Indianapolis Businessmen's
League.
SUGGESTS TAXING
OF FREE ADVICE"
I'VE have never suggested that you
delegate any OF your powers to any one
but since you have paid such enormous
fees to a building adviser, we suggest
that you take a little free advice from
such committee as we have suggested
a spirit or disregard for law and
order. disrespect for all constituted au-
tbority, and thorough contempt for all
restraint. counsel or criticism is apparent
in many places In our country and has
found its perfect manifestation In the
resolutions of your boa rd.
You object TO the State board of ac-
counts; you object to the State board Of
~i3T commissioners You object to the at
tOrney general; you object to the laws of
your State. and You objected 10 your
own counsel. one Of the highest-class law
rers in the State. and he Is no longer in
your employ, probably because he did not
possess metropolitan ideas Of the man
agement Of school affairs in Indiana polls.
In conclusion, if. by the adoption of
the recommendations Of this board, you
shall reduce the Ccst Of proposed build
ings as follows:
at No. 10 to $4,000,
AT No. SO to S1cC 600,
AT No. IS to $4,000.
AT No. CO to $4,000
making a total of $500 900, We shall be
glad to approve Issues Of bonds in acord-