Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-12

struction or contract. there is great neces-
sity for the board TO take some immediate
steps 10 take care OF the situation, and
he advised tho board TO make every ef-
fort 10 induce Mr. Allison 20 return to
the city for a special meeting within the
next few days.
Just what will be done 70 handle work
now under way is uncertain. although
there IS every possibility that Mr. Burton.
superintendent OF buildings and grounds,
viii be called upou 10 Go q great amount
Of supervisory work until some definite
arrangements can oh made by the board
The resi- Enations Of 1lr. Snlder and his
firm mark the elimination q long series
Of cuarrels and disseusion over the two
contracts. The contract provided, iu the
case ~ Lr Sniier as sn individual that
he should he employed by the board as
building advisor and for bis services.
should be paid I per cent q the cost or
all general contract work, engineering eH-
cepted The firm and Snider Rofz
were holders Of contract providing that
they should act as engineers and receive
* Per cent on all engineering work. The
Snider & RotB contract was entered into
in February. 1919, and the contract with
Mr.. Suider as building advisor about 3
year later.
L. S. Lesh. attorney general Of In
diana several months ago gave an oPin-
ion 70 the tSare board Of accounts In
which he said the contracts were against
the spirit ot the law in that Su!der as
an emplove OF the board had an interest
IA contract with that board. Last week
the State board ~ accounts declared the
contracts Illegal and recommended suit
% recover all money paid under them
and IN prevent further payments.
According 70 the state board OF ac-
counts credits OF about S105cO0 have
been given SIr. Snider and his firm under
the contracts. This figure Is consider
ably IN excess OF that given by Mr..
Suider.
lust what effect the resignation Will
have upon the action Of the State board
Of tax commissioners on the proposed
$4,000 bond issue to carry out the
building program is matter Of con-
siderable speculation.
AGREE NEW
SCHOOLS NEEDED.
At the two hearings already held mem
bers of the tax board had no hesitancy
in saying that there is great and grow
ing necessity for more school buildings
in the city.
The snider and Hotz contracts also
came IN for a large share OF the dis
cussion and at the last hearing almost
the entire evening was given over to
their consideration.
The demonstrators based their case
almost wholly on the alleged inegaltty
and extrava ganCe of these contracts and
after the hearing many observers frank
j said that were this feature discussion
removed from consideration there would
be little doubt that the board would ap-
prove the bond Issue.
The resignation Of Mr.. Snider and his
firm have removed these contracts from
consideration and the hearing in the
House of Representatives. this afternoon
will determine what bearing this win
have on the action OF the State board Of
tax commissioners.
SNYDER READS
HIS RESIGNATION.
In part, Mr.. snider, in presenting bis
resignation, said:
81 have requested the business director
to call this special meeting of the board
Of school commissioners in order that I
may address this Communication to you.
This board knows how disinterestedly
I, as your building advisor, and the firm
Of Snider & Rotz. as your engineers, have
worked always for the best interest 81
the school city. Regardless of our eff
forts along this line there has been, par
ticularly Of late a well organized, per
slstent and INSCRIPTIONS attack, which
has from time to time taken different
turns and angles, each time after having
failed to stampede the board or ourselves
The last method of attack is based upon
objection to the contracts between the
board and L. A Snider and Snider h
ROtz Teh public has been purposely and