Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-30

most intense Trades Mrs. Tutewiler said |
that before the meeting she had heard /
that he was coming with the expressed /
intention Of opposing everything that was
done.
"Oh. let him talk" Commissioner Bert
s. Gadd said. He enjoys it and it /
amuses all Of us
Mr. Barry stated that he came with
message from the new board" as he
termed II, asking that no important busi-
ness involving the expenditure Of money
or the carrying out of building plans
he started by the present board, and
when the board members refused to sur
render their rights members more
than a month before their terms of office
will expire he became abusive and OPP
posed almost everything chat was pro-
posed except the motion to adjourn
which was not made until almost mid
night. after the board had been in
continuous wrangle for almost four hours
Tw6snew members, Adolph Emhardt
and DR.. Marie Haslep. will succeed Mrs.
TutewiIer and Mr.. Crippin Jan. 1. and
this will place the control of the board
IN the hands Of the Barry faction. and 1t
generally is believed that Mr.. Barry will
be the next president of the board. After
the meeting one Of the present board
members said.
''Mr. Barry wants control SO badly he
hates to see anything done before he is
in the saddle"
PLANS FOR TWO BUILDINGS
GIVEN FINAL APPROVAL.
Despite the bitter opposition Of Mr..
Barry and threats that every possible
step would be taken TO nullify the action
the board proceeded to give final ap-
prevail to the plans and specifications
prepared by Elmer f. Dunlap, architect
for school No. 16, Bloomington and Mar
ket streets, and school No. IS, Winter
and BIoyd avenues.
Preliminary plans for these buildings
were approved months ago prior to the
proceedings brought by the Taxpayers
League Of Indiana before the State board
of tax commissioners to prevent a bond
4 issue Of $4,000 for this work and the
erection OF two other buildings at
schools SO and 60. After the preliminary
plans were approved Mr.. Dunlap was or
dered to prepare final plans and specif-
cations.
With the plans came a bill for archi-
tects fees amounting to about 81 100
and the hurricane broke at this point
Mr.. Barry did not wish the plans ap-
proved, he did not wish the bills paid
he did not wish anything done about
the matter. He just wished everything
to 90 over until the new board" came
In. At great length he reviewed the entire
history Of the controversy about the
schools.
I don't think it a very decent thing"
he said, for the architect or engineer to
ask approval OF these plans. and I will
tell you that every power that can be
invoked will be invoked to prevent this"
I'VE do not doubt that in the least"
Mrs. Tutewiler said
SAYS PLANS PRESENTED
WILL NOT BE USED.
Then in a threatening tone Mr.. Barry
shouted, 81 will tell you right now that
these buildings viii not be built accord
Ing to these plans"
Finally Mr.. Barry turned his full
powers Of invective loose on Mr.. Dunlap,
who by the way, was not present
Mr.. Dunlap, the favorite architect Of
this board, has had about one half OF the
big contracts let by this board and now
at this late hour this favorite architect
comes In this Indecent manner and pre-
sents these plans and specification he
said
Other board members could not see the
'1ndecency" Of Mr.. Dunlap in presenting
plans which had been ordered by the
board, and over the voluble protests Of
MI Barry the plans were approved and the
matter OF the bills was referred to Ralph
= W. Douglass, business director.
MIS- TuteTiler reminded Mr.. Barry that
the new board Of which he spoke so fire.
quently was not yet in office
You keep speaking of the new board"
she said. I think it is time enough for
you TO run the new board when the time
comes"
No sooner had this hurricane passed
than a typhoon swept through the room
when Mr.. Douglass presented bills of
Suider & Rotz. engineers for the board /
and L. A. Snider formerly building adj /
wiser, for amounts aggregating S29. 900. /
For a year the mere mention of Snider
x Rotz has been good for 4 free for-all /
fight at school board meetings and his
was no exception. Since MAY the claim /
ants have received no compensation for |
any work done. and the whole matter has /
been tangled up in a dispute with the
State board Of accounts, which claims the /
contracts are Illegal
SEES RED AT MENTION
CT SNYDER s. ROTZ.
At the mention of Snider & Rotz. Mr.. /
Barry began TO see red again. and when /
-. Crippin moved that the business di- |
rector be authorized TO pay the Bills. /
subject to the approval Of the toard's /
attorney, Frederick f. Matson. as to the |
legality Of the payment, Mr. Barry broke /
out anew
Nevertheless, the motion was carried by /
4-to-1 vote, Mr.. Barry alone opposing 4
It, 10 IS understood that the bills pre- /
sented BY Snider & ROtz and Mr.. Snider /
are preliminary steps toward filing suit |
Tor the money claimed TO be due them /
Before suit can be filed it was necessary /
that they make a demand for payment /
The final blow-up came when Mr.. Gadd /
said that before Mrs. Tutewiler left the 1
board something should be done about /
School No. %. which is in Mrs Tute- /
wtler's home district. He said that she /
had sacrificed this school during her
. eight years on the board in the interests
AOf other schools and that as tribute to I
rher service he would move that an archi-
tect be selected to draw preliminary
plans for the building which is provided
for in the 1922 budget along with No 20 .
and the first unit of Shortridge High
School
This idea met with no more favor
from Mr.. Barry than did anything else
Again he talked of the new board
and went over all the ground, covered so
often before, anew. He apparently did
not like the architects suggested, RUBBISH