Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-03
Park Board Pays Bill for
Smashed Window Lights
NOW AtUdits Response From, School Board on
Concert Exp ense Account.

board is likely to carry sharply whetted
knives when this comes up, because the
board is determined that if the present
contract for the use of grounds around
twenty-five school buildings is renewed
mere shall be cut out of it in one fell
swoop the provision which makes the
park board liable for damages to school
property.
PARK BOARD
PAYS BILL.
The board, without dissenting vote or
much comment beyond expression of the
determination that the city shall not be
Foped IN nan agreement to pay fol
the WINDOW lights, voted to approve nav
ment of the $475 the school board asked?
AFTER this was done President Charles
a Bookwalter blandly INQUIRED If the
Dill Tor the concert expense (which the
parS board sent to the school board has
been returned. The school board held IN
one statement for $795 because part of
the sum represented half Of a payment
to the Enquirer Printing Company. of
which Clarence e. Crippin, former hem
Der or the school board, is president
Charles l.. Barry. now president Of the
school board, Is bitter enemy of Mr..
Crippin.
In asking whether the school board
mad sent the bin back Mr.. Bookwalter de.
scrlbed 1t as the bill which Mr.. Barry
refused to pay"
Upon being informed that the bill had
not been sent back. Mr.. Bookwalter re-
marked, with a slight SMILE:
On well, it win come ambling in some
day"
SENDS ADDITIONAL
BEL FOR sI6O.
The park board has sent an additional
school board This also has not been
heard from
Assurance that the board means to 20
right Shead with the acquisition Of
playground site at Fletcher and Spann
avenues was given delegation from the
Southeastern Civic Improvement Club led
by John f. white.
hearing upon the resolution for the
acquisition Of forty-acre addition 10
Rhodius Park was postponed because II
was discovered all affected property
owners had not been notified. A delega-
ton from the Enterprise Civic League
was told that the board has not swerved
from It's intention Of developing Rhodius
Park into a fine property.
The recreation department was in
structed to open the Chrfstamore Settle
ment building at Nineteenth street and
Columbia avenue IS a white community
center When the matter was brought
up, Mr.. Bookwalter said:
Here's Banquos ghost again"
Both the present and former park
boards have debated for months over
what to do with the building. which was
purchased for thee former administration
for $1,000. Mr.. Bookwalter described 1t
as IAN elephant on our hands" and said
that three times what Il is worth was
paid for II, The building presents
problem because negroes and whites in
the neighborhood are divided over wheth-
er II should be operated as 8 center for
blacks or whites.
1t will be tried out as n white center
and II attendance is low the negroes will
be given a chance st 1t, It was said.
Meanwhile the board has expressed its
intention Of building a negro community
center somewhere Rear the neighborhood
ELLIOTT GIVES VIEWS
ON REsURFACING.
Resolutions for the resurfacng OF
Capitol avenue from Sixteenth street to
Fall Greek boulevard with emulsifed or
Kentucky Rock asphalt and for bids upon
all repairing upon the boulevard system
In 1922 were ordered prepared upon the
recommendation OF City Civil Engineer
John L. Elliott
Mr.. Elliott said he believes the board
can have boulevards repaired cheaper
than II can do It itself He said he would
not be surprised if bids Of as low as
cents per square yard upon the 314 900
square yards of such pavements would be
received.