The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-06

of the advisory committee. he and
other members collected data on the
site believing the board was pub
lie spirited"
He pointed out that in q mile
circle of the Thirty Fourth st. site.
there are 1882 Shortridge pupils,
and that only GAO live within the
same distance of the proposed Forty
Sixth St. location.
He said A per cent of the children
can walk to the Thirty-Fourth ST.
tract but only 26 per cent could walk
to the other site.
Johnson showed that with the an
nexation of lots along Forty Sixth
St., the board would have only Ito
acres more than if they annexed ad-
ditional property along Meridian st.
adjacent to the Thirty-Fourth st.
site.
Three hundred and eighty-five feet
along Meridian ST. can be Bought for
$42 900, he said.
He said transportation facilities at
Forty-Sixth st. cannot be compared
Win IHOSe dJ LII ~ 4 Jul III ~
No Money to Waste
1.-THE school board hasn't any
money to throw away" Johnson
said 1.-THE board has spent $4,000
for the preparation of plans to erect
the school at Thirty Fourth st. In
a few weeks the board will come to
the conclusion the plans are made
quate. They will be cast aside.
1--WE want the children away
from the building at Pennsylvania
and Michigan SITS. We want chill
dren In a new building in 1927.
We've got to fight. We won't
get our rights unless we fight"
It was pointed out the majority
school faction said they wanted a
new site with grounds for an ath-
letic field, but that this idea had
been abandoned.
eff building is erected at Forty
Sixth St. it will have to have a
capacity of 5000 children" Johnson
said. sal
He said patrons will save 500 a
day in transportation costs If chill
dren attend school on Thirty-Fourth
st.
"The purpose of this meeting
is to show the school board that,
if they desire to do right by the
community and citizens, that the
school will be erected at Thirty
Fourth ST." he said. eff they do
not do this, let them know that
the motto will be 'Thirty-Fourth
and Meridian Sts., or fight"
William Bosom said building of
the school at Thirty-Fourth St,
would mean a saving tc patrons of
$50. 900 a year.
THAT board is going to throw
away SAP, 900 on plans, Bosom said,
THAT amount will buy additional
ground at Thirty-F'ourth St"
Done i'm Secret
Bosom said the proposal of the
school board to buy the FortySixth
ST. property from Frank F. Wool
ling, real estate man, who held
options on the ground, was prepared
and signed before 1t was made
public.
81 blame the board most for its
undue hate" Bosom declared.
"This, and the fact that they did
not present their ideas to you in
teIIigent people. They ought to
halt and listen to the voice of the
people. If they do this the build
ing will be at Thirty-Fourth and
Meridian Sts.'
Harris said the Juggling on the
part of school board is criminal"
I'm in favor of fighting to the
limit, to the United States Su-
preme Court. if necessary. and
money will be provided" said
Shelton.
Cheers and applause followed his
speech.
OEIara said that If I'VE aren't a !
lot Of towards We'll not let that
bunch get away with it, without
fighting to the last ditch"
1t was pointed out that the lots
along Forty Sixth ST., which the
board must condemn. will cost them
about 100000.