Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-01
FULLSCHOOL
DATA is ASKED
BY TAX BOARD
Decision on Bond Issue Re-
mOnstrance Awaits InfOr-
nation.
HEARING IS CONTINUED

After spending an entire day
listening to a general discussion OF
the school system in Indianapolis the
State board of tax commissioners ad-
Journed the hearing late yesterday
on the remonstrance filed by ten
members Of the Taxpayers League
OF Indiana, against the issue Of
$S47,00O Of bonds proposed by the
board Of school commissioners for
the erection Of new buildings and
remodelling Of old ones at schools
Nos. 16, IS, SO and 81.
At the close of the hearing Com
missioner William Hough frankly
told attorneys and members of the
! school board that, In his opinion, the
day had been wasted, chat what the
4 board wished was definite figures and
! statements as to the condition Of
the schools in question, the number
y pupils, and what is needed to
emedy conditions, and not generali-
IA es, arguments and oratory.
- e was agreed that these figures will
~ submitted and the hearing Will be
reA9ed at o'clock Wednesday evening.
Members Of the tax board at O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon will be taken TO the
four schools IN question and be given an
opportunity 10 look over the situation
ct these places.
There is no use Of US visiting these
schools unless we know what you want
DONE" Mr.. Hough said.
ALLISON FAVORS
BOND ISSUE.
at the afternoon session W. D. Ali
son, who is not a mamber of the ma
JOrity faction OF the school board which
Is behind the building program, and has
at tines opposed certain features Of it,
sprung a surprise By making a state
ment in which he expressed approval OF
the bond issue, with the possible ex-
ception OF that part to be used for con-
struetion work at School No. 10.
II have been referred to by the ma
1ority faction as a member OF the con
tentious minority but with the excep-
ton Of this particular one, on which 1
did not vote at al, l have voted for
every bond issue that has come before
our board" Mr.. Allison said. Il really
believe that this bond issue with the
possible exception OF that part to be
used for No. 10. should be made. Some
Of these schools are in deplorable con-
dition. However. I am not in favor OF
extravaganza, and I think our board
should make it's money go as far as
possible. Had my advice been taken =
year ago there would have been nc half
day session in Indianapolis schools to-
day. We lost enough money last year
by discounting one single bond Issue to
have bought portables enough 70 have
housed every half day class IN the city"
STANDARD OF
SCHOOLS QUESTIONED.
During the hearing statements fire.
quently were made by members Of dele
cations present that the standard Of the
indianapolis schools was not as high as
II had been a number Of years ago and
that there had been a marked falling off
in this respect. John ]. Brown, chair
man Of the tax board, tried to get to the
bottom Of this matter, but was unable TO
get any definite reason from any one as
to where the real trouble Law although
even members Of the school board
seemed willing TO admit that this was
the case.
as Was expected the attack OF Fred A
Sims, formerly a member OF the State
tax board. and Frederick S. ScOrte-
feieT, secretary Of the Republican State
committee, who appeared for tie
Axpayers' League. was centered upon
relations existing between the cchool
foard and the firm OF Snider & Rotz
Ind L. A. Snider member Of that FIRM.
an individual.
8 This seemed to be the vulnerable spot
1 the armor OF the school board and Mr.
msssnd Mr.. Schortemeier made the most
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