The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-04
TIE PRINCIPAL FUNDS.
The Board Of charlottesville City Chamber
lain and the Alleged S17,50O Forged War
rani-Communicnfion from the City Cham.
bcrIain 10 the Board of Education.
QPFfcE or THE CRY CuAMpERLArNl

berIain 10 the Board Of Education.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CHAMBERLAIN,l
Feb 3, 1869. !
RICHARD L. LARREMoRE, President OF the Board
OF Education:--
DEAR sm-I beg leave to call your attention to
the facts connected with the warrant drawn against
the appropriation standing the credit OF the Board
OF Education In the Broadway Bank on the Goth day
OF April 1867 for the sum OF s175oo. This warrant
was alleged by the oflcers OF the Board OF Educa-
ton at that time, several weeks after notice OF
its payment TO be a forgery. On receiving noti-
fcaton to this effect l Immediately commu-
nicated with Mr.. Palmer, the president OF the
Broadway Bank. on the subject. On the 1st day OF
June 1867 Mr.. Palmer answered my communication
In detailed statement OF the transaction which
was published at length In the newspapers Of that
day. charging that the responsibility in the premises
rested with the officers OF the Board OF Education.
Mr.. Boese the clerk OF the Board on the 9Th day OF
une, 1857. published card IN answer to Mr..
Palmer's communication, IN which, after denying
IN general way the specific facts alleged and
detailed statements made by Mr.. Palmer. he pro.
T., u,a'' dne time decide as 70 the manner in
which the clerk OF the Board OF Education
and Mr.. Palmer performed Their respect.ve
dutiesr In addition TO this public discusson.
issue and promise the subject has been frequently
under consideration IN the Board ITSELF one year
and eight months have elapsed since the clerk OF the
board declared thar the proper tribunal" should
have the opportunity to decide the question at ssue
aud yet 10 this hour steps have been taken oy the
clerk or any other officer OF the Board TO FURNISH tnat
opporuny ON the contrary 10 would seem tbs every
precaution has been adopted to prevent the issue
from being raised or decided. IL Is obvious tnat the
question as to whether the payment Ia dispute was
valid charge against the school funds could
only be raised by the Board OF EDUCATION
or It's officers. That this question could be
easily presented, II desired, y not diIncuit Tor
any one TO see. II, while the account u run
down as IL often the case, ana before new appro-
prlafion Il demanded draft should be drawn BY the
uroper officers OF the Board for an amount covering
the dsputed sum and It should not be h0n0red legal
proceedings enforce payment would Al once bring
up the question OF responsibility.
but tie Officers OF the Board draw nQsdrafts which
tmpeach that payment, thus virtually treating II as
legitimate charge and the question 10 continuously
allowed To 70 by default. IL Is proper that should
remark in this connection, that you were not the
president OF the Board at the time the transaction
arose and are not responsible In connection with the
allegations made by Mr.. Palmer, to which will
refer. -. . -
ouence OF letter addressed to your Board by Mr..
William ~ Gurus. ct its last meeting In 1865 This
ing been taken, even attempted to be taken, but
IL sort OF annual apology for years delay in the
premises Mr. Curtis says :-"Delays have arisen IN
the prosecution OF the claim from the technical diff
cult,es incident to the complicated legislation
corning the relations VI the Board OF Education and
the city Chamberlain. IL was hoped that oil
technical difficulties would be waived, IN order
that the question, II any, OF the restoration OF
the SUN 10 tue Board OF Education might nc
SIMPLY considered upon Its morits.n mr..
Curtis would have II believed that the chamberlain