Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-10
SNYDER & ROTZ
CONTINUE WORK
WITH SCHOOLS
Engineers and Architects to
Supervise Construction and
Repairs on Buildings.
SPEND $4,000 AT TECH

pied the attention Of the board of school
commissioners at its regular meeting last
night to the exclusion of verbal pyro-
technics which have been spectacular
features Of so many board meetings in
the past In the absence Of Mrs Julia
Belle Tutewiler. president, Bert 5. Gadd
presided.
Ralph ". Douglas. business director,
reported that in accordance with the re-
cent acton Of the board he had entered
into contract. which had been approved
bv Frederick f. AIatsOn, attorney for the
board. with the firm of Snider 4 Rotz
10 act Is engineers on certain sPeclned
work. all of which had been started or
MANNED before the firm resigned more
than month ago. The basis OF payment
Is the same as in the old contract, per
cent on all engineering weCk ordered by
the board exclusive Of general contracts.
The work covered in the contract Is
at the following schools; Nos. 8, p, =,
26. 4S. A. 81 81, 81, 5S. y, 70. Emmerich
Manual framing High School, Arsenal
Technical High School. both unit No l
and the shop aud power house; also sum
mer repairs at schools Nos 10, Is, 81 .
and 81 A number of other jobs Tor
which Snider and ROtz prepared prelimi-
nary plans. although the specifications
tracted for. also are covered in the con
tract. Chief among these are the pro
posed Potter Fresh Air School, and the
proposed classroom and power plant al
dition at Emmerich Manual Training
High School
COLORED SCHOOL
TO BE NAMED.
The board decided 10 leave the matter
Of name for the new colored school, No.
ps Columbia avenue and Sixteenth street,
which will he ready for occupancy this
fan largely in the hands Of the principal
and Parent-Teacher Association 1t
has been suggested that the school oe
named Colored Memorial School ID nonor
of negro soldiers of Indianapolis who
served in the World War. However.
wss decided 10 request the principal Oh
the school and the Parent-Teacher As
soeistion TO make suggestions to me
board as 70 the name. This Is the ouild
ing that attracted so much unfavorable
comment on the part Of members OF the
state board Of tax commissioners when
members Of that board made an inspec-
tfou OF II several weeks ago The use
Of the highest grade maple hooring ana
marble window sIlls caused the building
10 be termed "a palace" by one member
Of the board.
now under way at Arsenal Technical
High School. and the II. Fl. Woodsmah
Company we're ordered BY the board 10
reinsure $4,000 Of the bond on the build
ing bv Aug. IL or the board would refuse
10 make further payments m the work
This amount was placed By the Wood
small COMPANY with the Republic R"nd-
ing and Surety Company, and that com
panv is now in the hands OF receiver
The matter has been pending for some
time. but despite all action Of the board
the amount has not been placed with an
other bonding company
Contracts for seats OF various kinds
for school purposes were awarded to the
Columbia School Supply Company. the
American Seating Company, the Henry
C. Merle COMPANY and Kiger 4 Co. at
prices ranging from s5.A to Sl515. de
pending upon the character Of the seat
BIDS for this equipment were received at
n speciaI meeting OF the board last Sat
urday.
BUILD POWER HOUSE
AT ARSENAL TECH.
Despite the fact the lowest bid received
last week for remodeling the present
power house and shop at Arsenal Tech
meal High School was 5000 in excess
Of the original estimate for the work. the
hoard decided to award the contract to
the lowest bidder. r. W Baumsnn. on
recommendation OF the firm OF Vonnegut.
Robr & Mueller. architects The success
full bid was $4,000.
The contract for painting at school
No. l.. was awarded to c. A. Wilhelm
Comnany. whose bid Of Sl-9o5 was the
lowest Of four submitted.
Bids for flooring at schools Nos. Is.
AZ and a were received and referred 70
committee composed OF Charles L.
Barry, clarence z. Crippin and Mr..
Douglas for computation. The matter
will be taken up at a special meeting to
be held at O'Clock Monday afternoon.
This same committee also viii consider
bids on a variety Of school equipment.
The following changes in the teaching
staff were announced By E L. Graft.
superintendent Of schools: designations.
II e. Dickerman. Anna Bushey. Gene
We've Van VetteT. Appointments, element
ary schools, Mary \. Goodson. Artie b.
Pierce. Nell Clearv. Bertha Cravens
Cook Louise Jane Bonar Mary Horna-
day Hall Elaine Simons, Lillian Rafferty,
and Katheryn I. McCauley. Canning
and home economies. Rhoda Hanley. For
Emmerich Manual Training High School,
Mia Edmundson. sewing and cooking:
Bertha Wyman, institutional cookery and
lunchroOm manager: Ella T. fuller. cook
ing; Russell R. McClurg, commercial
On accommodation Of c W EuFton
superintendent Of buildings aud grounds.
one-room portable now In use at school
No. 60, was ordered transferred to No
81 1t will be replaced By a new two
room portable.
The board approved the following ap-
pointments Of custOdians at Arsenal Tech
meal High School at salaries Of SS5
month each; August Lipperd, W. W
Norris, Chris CarthOuser, ". Z. BaE-
tian. Roy Mckenzie, A B. Valentine, J. W.
Tyler, J. NJ. Schering, John Blast and
B. Z. Smith.