The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-04
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BY MOTHERS IN
SCHOOL PROBE
ChiIdren's Health Menaced
by Insanitary Buildings,
State Board Told.

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school buildings are being built by
politicians and the people bear the
disproportionate cost. If this board
has purpose, it is to see that such
practice stops"
Chairman John j. Brown of the
State tax board thus challenged the
Indianapolis school authorities pres
ent at the hearing on the school city
levy before the board today in the
House of Representatives.
The proposed levy Of $1.45~ is OPP
posed by the Chamber Of Commerce,
Indiana Taxpayers Association and
others. More than 100, most OF
whom were mothers seeking
ADEQUATE school facilities for their
children, were on hand to present
their views. I
Tells of Leaking Roofs
Browns remark was occasioned
by the testimony of Legrande Mar
vim. who presented the case uphold
ing the proposed school budget Tor
the Indianapolis Engineering So
ciety. The society recently passed
a resolution demanding survey OF
alleged insanitary portable build
ings.
81 visited a building at Thirtleth
st. and College Ave. on a rainy Gay
last week and nineteen buckets were
being used to catch the water leak
ing through the roof" Marvin de-
clared. "The building Is but nVe
years old"
The explosion from Brown at TINS
noi,1t brought Jacob Hilkene, bufld-
ings and grounds superintendent OF
the indianapolis schools, to his feet.
He admitted the roof leaked, but
asserted that the board was recelV-
ing dollar for dollar in construction
values.
"Many buildings in Indianapolis
have roof leaks after the first Two
or three years" he defended. Brown
ruled Hilkene out by siding WIN
the Engineering society represent
alive.
Mothers Tell Of Dangers
Mothers from Schools $50, DO ana
40 and other districts painted pitt
full pictupres of overcrowdlng ana
resultant danger to their chlldren's
health. Marvin had asserted tnat
less than one-tl1ird Of the signers OF
netitions Directing to the proposed
Ascent increase over last years
leuv hal children in school.
This point was elaborated upon
nv Mrs. E. w. Mccullough, 1924 N.
New Jersey ST., who has two boys
attending School Sc. Her husband
is superintendent of maintenance OF
the indianapolis sanitary district.
It is usual the people who have
children that are hardest hit by
high taxes" Mrs. Mccullough de-
cIared. "Yet, I think that most OF
us mothers feel tina tit is cheaper to
raw Faxes than doctor bills. Our
children have to suffer from sore
ewes in unlighted buildings, weak
ened constitutions from poor venti-
lation, colds and contagion from
insanitation.
my 7-year-old boy begged me
this morning to come here and
plead that screens be put up at his
school. He says the children are
unable to write because the slow
moving fall flies alight on their
hands and bite them. Surely we
parents prefer that our children be
protected from pests, rather than
our taxes be bit lower"
Judge Is Speaker
Delbert 0. Wilmeth, former city
Judge, spoke also for the mothetS
present, as did Mrs. w. F. Tinney,
1902 Carrollton Ave.
Secretary Harry Miese of the In
diana Taxpayers Association, opened
the case for DIRECTORS. He was sup
uorted by Willis G. Nusbaum, Fred
Simms and Charles Martindale.
William Book introduced the pro-
test of the civic affairs committee
Of the Chamber of Commerce who
seek a reduction to $1.05. Other
protestants were j. F. Rainier, AL
bert Zahn, j. H. Holiday and
George Saddler. /
Miese cited that while Indian
apolis population had increased 124
per cent in twenty-five years the
school costs had increased 1,451 per
cent.
The case was taken under advise
ment by the board.