Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-29
For the Daily Patriot.
Free Schools of Nashville.

bills paid to the Superintendent, do not
question the correctness of the amounts; but
/ in an institution where book keeping is
| taught, it is TO be expected there will be
! such showing as will enable a business man
| to determine their correctness When par
| ties have claims of. from 81 to SO, why not
let them go directly to the Board, and not
| take up the time OF the Superintendent about
them? But if the Superintendent is to bring
| in these claims as incidental expenses paid by
| him, why should he not accompany his ae-
| counts 10y the duplicate receipts from the
parties, so as TO protect the city and himself?
Without this, there il nothing to prevent tie
parties,flom bringing their claims against
the city again for payment. The mere fact
that the Superintendent put in his own bills
AS Patent ink stands S70;'S FURNISHED
| teachers SOL" Stationery at auction S42
| O5;' "Cnrtains S32 70,'' ks no legal
evidence of payment. Why should the Su-
| perintendeut be exempt from making the
same showing of correctness. as is required
in other departments Of the city government,
| where the Governor of the Slate would be
required to make the same showing of cor
| rectness. that is required of the hunblest in
diyidual? 1t is mol the Board. but the peO-
! pie that are Interested in this matter. The
| people have right to such a showing will
enable them to kaOtc what is done with their
money.
Ia my last communication | gave the bill
for books, DC, of Nichols. Crosby Il Co., for
| 90 0S against j. T. Pearl. Esq On the
minutes OF The boar d "a bill of the same amount
| against G. \. Co., was receipted by j. f.
! PEARL This would present novel feature
| to a book Keeper. TO fad the pdy0r reeeptinL
| for the pdyse. He would be puzzled TO see
| how he could connect The bill, with the mill
| utes Of the Board, and still more when he
| nnds that the Board allow j. +. r., the debt
or, to receipt for The amount, not for Crosby,
| Nichols j Co., but in his own name, when
| there is no evidence that they have assumed
the payment of certain bill against j. +.
| Pearl, Esq. II the Board assumes that Mr..
z. was acting for them in making the bill.
and for Crosby, Nichols IL Co, in receipting
for the amount. then he must b. serving 1.-TWO
masters at the same time, which is some
thing like a lawyer managing for plaintiff aGd
defendant at the same tine. The check-buok
shows that IA ch, ok was surd To g. y. 81 Co.
and if it WAS also paid to J. L. 2, individu
ally. as tie receipt shows, thea it was paid
twice. (Which | DO not b lie' e. But neither
the minutes nor the vouchers show that q. n
| q Go. have received their pay, and what is to
prevent them from bringing their claim
against the city year or two hence? Book
| keepers. ike railroad conductors. wish to s.,
how they can make the connection" bul
how are they TO had any connection between
| The entry on the minutes OF the Board, cine
| bill OF Crosby, Nichols & Co.. OF Boston. Or-
| 3ered To be paid. Received pay ment. J. f.
Pearl. and certain bill against j. +. Pearl
The manner of reccipting ia way shows
this bill 10 be identical with the one against
j. +. p, Esq. nor does it show that he Wa
reccipiiHg for G. \. d Co. Ii does not impruv'
the MATER 20 say that the check i>su u 10 {.
y. * Co., Was delivered TO the debtor j. +. +
for MIN to deliver TO them. The city acknoNl
edges its Indebtedness to G, \. 81 Co, and
has no means Ot showing payment. So far IT.
tie showing goes, the city sill owes G. \. x
Co, So %, aud j. f. z. also owes them
iik sum.
Now, suppose c. \. x Co. should bring
suit against tie city tor the collection of Tia
money, aud arrest j. f. p. criIniually f,r
getting possession of their money in thu,
manner, what defence could either party
MAKE! IL the city should refuse to pay this.
it, credit would be at the mercy OF G.. \
q Co., who could appeal to the records, 10
show that the city and its Sap rintrndcnt had
cOllnded together 10 defraud them.
Another bill for S3l So. against one Of
the teachers. for Public School to J. NJ.
Wigbtnan (Bostou,) Dr. is rcceipied. -
Nj. ightman iy j. f. PEARL Tus receipt
OF course is NOS valid, as j. f. L. is an eui-
plUyee Of the city; and debtor, or a debt
or's agent cauuOt receipt an account against
himself, and the ely mas 30 showiugsou these
records that j. NJ. W. has been paid. j. L
Pearl can if nc chooses enable adverse par
ties 10 collect again their claims TO the
amount of several thousand dollars.
IT Mr.. Pearl is thus the agent OF northern
houses, his duties much more numerous
and complicated than | had supposed. l. he
thus acting in The double capacity of sales
man and collector for these houses. while
getting heavy salary from the city? II 80.
ought not they 10 pay part of his alary9
Reader, remember that this Crosby Nichols
* Co., is The same house that fu, uiShes the
copy-books, for which the children are com
peii,d 10 pay at the rate Of 81 20 per quire,
or be expelled.
"ls57 Board FDCCAUoy, SUNDREs, UR"
"Aug. To Talesraphng for teachers, Sl3 60
"Oct. = Express Bills on CrayOus, 1889
- Glazing Tor different schools, Is 90
''The Board will please grant order for
$50. already advanced. aud $50 more ought
to be given for incidental, Tor the coming
winter. j. L. PEARL, for Sandrics."
From this amount OF IelcgTaphlns for
teachers. just before the opening of The scs-
sion, il appears that the selection and I'm
ployment of teachers is left to the supern-
teudent. Could not this amount ct corrcs-
poudence have been carried on 10y mail Il
one-tweniicth OF this expense, during the ta o
muntlIs' vacation.
This SIS,j9 Express bill" would pay ftr
bringing rom New York above 10000 cray
ons as ordinary freight, IN eight days. Sup
pore few 10 he needed by the schools du
ring the eight days. gross could be bought
in Nashville for 80 cts; aud the institution
does annually buy here books and slatinncry
to the amount Of several hundred dollars.
But little foresight would prev mt ever get
ting out OF supplies, aud every thing cou d
be brought ordinary freight at far l.
rates than must &C ',arily be charg q
by Express. A bookseller may have al =
expected calls for particular bo,k-; MT
80 with the Free Schuols Who're then Is tie
necessity for The heavy Express expenses chat
are NADER Besides tba various Express
charges in the accounts OF the Superintendent,
| nuliced in one month two checks OF 81
zach. tor Express, and in another month a
c. cI To- $40.
Another bill of the Superintendent, ex
tending IRON ;, pit, 10 Dec, 1875, is 10
SIgG24.
Oc'. :, Supplying teachers, Misses. B. & II
(wit1 wnat:l sol o.
Nov. o, C,ayon Bill 3I.A
" tain three days Of this time. n check H.,
SIS 81 was given 10 anvtior person Tor cav
uus."
Another bill OF the Superintendent, ia
Medicinal expenses from J.u.. /. t. Apii
18th, S24S,0S, is made up OF the ioiio0 ing
tens. VIZ: clock. coal h,ii, huckets, hroOm,,
Photographic books aud charts, candies, ex-
pres. buckles wossd. book cases, u bs clIcini-
Gals, Janllor, wood. candies. desk, mats IT,
pairs. biscksni,h's bill, lock dray, J.,niior.
books, mticles, maple aud maipgrfy tie, :,
prtvy, giaZtug, stationery at auclio.i. KY.
maps, carpenter directory, repairs. JaIilur.
Andrews q ,testions. express. hrOums. maps,
prisy, b'oous, sundries, JaIt, or, coal, cur
talus. gravel.
Il strikes me that these duties might be
perfui mel well Tor salary OF SIa1, a. i,r
one OF $500 aud that some of them are
IA r uud' guided 10 occupy the time oil a Su
perlaindeat.