Show WOULD CHANGE PURCHASE PLAN One Olle Ole Faction of School Board Said to Be Planning to Shear Shew Judds Judd's Power A plan whereby purchasing for tor the tho city board of ot education Is to bo be taken from J L. L P. P Judd secretary of ot the he board has been evolved b by one of 01 the tho fa factions within the tho board and unless the present situation Is disturbed It Itma ma may bo be presented at the next meeting Under the new purchasing plan the buying is to be done b by a a committee of ot board members with Dr Ernest A A. A Smith superintendent of or tho the el city schools as a member ex The Tho movement mO took look definite ernle form atan atan at nt orm an Informal caucus attended b by a majority ma- ma of oC the board mem members ers Just be before before before be- be fore the board convened Tuesday night It I was at that meeting meeting- that ono one faction faction fac tac- tion ton agreed to 10 th now new set of rules which were adopted unanimously These rules broaden the powers of ot tho the superintendent giving him general ad- ad Jurisdiction over the 1 entire entire entire en en- tire school system Adoption of ot the rules was precipitated precipitated precipitated by br friction fricton between Dr Smith and Mr lr Judd about purchasing The faction favorable to Dr Smith succeeded succeed succeed- ed in obtaining obtaining tho the acquiescence suCCeed suCCeed-j of ot other members but went no further on account of ot the absence of ot George M. M 1 Sullivan their acknowledged leader ne Resolution Withheld Mr Sullivan Sulvan had prepared a resolution resolution tion ton under which tho the purchasing power was to bo be transferred but as he was absent It was sas not introduced Tho Time resolution is 18 said fald to be couched In terms giving It tho the appearance of ofa a measure to make more modern the purchasing system It I does docs not provide for but paves the way it is 18 claimed to enlarge tho the present warehouse capac capac- ity It I Is said tho the resolution sets forth that the present purchasing system Is 18 Inadequate that thoro there should be bo at tho command of ot tho the purchasing agent I or agents a n statement showing what supplies were purchased during the previous year the time lime purchases were made and the Iho prices paid Whether hether it will wl bo be adopted is a question Queston that will willbe willbe wil be bc decided at tho the reorganization of ot tho thoI I card loard |