Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25
PARK BOARDS
GUFFAWING AT
SCHOOL BOARD
Counter Claim for Broken
Windows Regarded as
Humorous.
MATTERS ARE MUDDLED

/ City officials continued today to
/ chuckIe over the refusal Of the board or
/ school commissioners Thursday to ap-
prove payment of S795.18 representing Its
share Of half the balance Of the cost Of
municipal concerts for 1921,
/ The board Of park commissioners, IN
der an arrangement made with the school
/ board more than a year ago paid all the
bills for the concerts and then billed the
school board for half. Both boards APP
propriated $1,000 each last year for TINS
purpose.
The continued good humor Of city Off
Gals in the face Of the school commits
sioners' refusal to reimburse the city lay
in the fact the school board has billed
the board Of park commissioners for $40,
alleging the amount is due for broken
windows and other damages to school
property done by children on play
grounds adjacent to school buildings in
1921 The park board has held up pay
ment Of the S475. Should the school
! board persist In refusing to meet its
share Of the concert expense the park
board could refuse to pay for the al
legged damages.
HOLDS DAMAGE CLAIM
IN POOR TASTE.
{ From expressions Of park board mem
bers at meeting Thursday it was gath
cred that the board does not feel 1t
should pay the $t75, anyhow. The board
members said the Fairgrounds were
/ maintained without expense to the school
board and the park board has spent
several thousand dollars in beautifying
school grounds with shrubberry and
/ flowers. For this reason they thought It
bad taste for the school board to attempt
/ to collect for broken windows and other
damage. The school board should have
had screens put over the windows, in
! the opinion Of park board members.
The school commissioners refusal to
approve the s795 bin was based on the
/ fact it included half Of a $3J9.25 pay
ment to the Enquirer Printing Company
for programs, tickets and other printed
matter. Clarence E. Crippin, member Of
the school board until Jan. l, is presi-
dent Of the printing company. Charles
2. Barry, q member OF the school board,
/ on numerous occasions has demonstrated
himself to be the bitter foe of anything
in which the name of Mr.. Crippin is
/ involved Mr.. Barry contended that be-
cause Mr. Crippin was on the school
/ board at the time the concert printing
was done there is a question about the
legality OF payment of the bill The mat
/ ter was referred to Walter J. Twiname,
( business director for the board, for a
report at the regular meeting next Tues
/ day evening.
/ BARRY OPPOSED
( TO CONCERTS.
/ Mr. Barry also led the school board to
withdraw its support from the municipal
/ park concerts this year.
! City officials were inclined to smile at
Mr. Barry's question OF the legality OF
the payment 70 the Enquirer Printing
Company. The company already has its
money, since, by common consent, tbs
/ city has been paying the ILLS and then
/ billing the school board for its share
! park board employees said. As to the le
galty Of the payment. city officials sale
they have been informed the school board
heretofore has left all details to th'
park board. Under this agreement Mr.
| Crippin, as q school board member, had
no voice in who should get the print
ing contract in question The matter
was left entirely in the hands Of Dwight
S Ritter city purchasing agent In tbs
1 Jewett administration. Mr.. Ritter gave
/ the printing TO the Enquirer Printing
/ Company, it was said. The park board
did not even direct the purchasing agent
to give the contract to Mr. Crippin's
firm, it being the common procedure IL
I cases of small orders to tell the pur-
chasing agent what was wanted and lei
| him work out the best way Of getting It.
The school boards decision not TO
support municipal concerts any more
brought no tears 10 the eyes of park
| board members. The park board decided
weeks ago 1t would have no more to do
with bringing nationally known artists
to the city, but officials OF the Indian
/ apolis Community Chorus, accompanied
/ by Ernest Hesser, director OF music for
/ the board Of school commissioners
/ begged so hard it receded from this po-
sition far enough to promise to support
the three annual concerts Of the Com
munity Chorus.