The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-23
SCHOOL FUNDS.
A Letter Suggesting an Investigation,
ana what Comes Of 1t.

A letter Suggesting an Investigation,
ana what Comes Of 1t.
The State Superintendent Of Public Eduoatjon
hssl received letter which throws little light
upon the manner in which some Of the ex- Repub-
lican parish officials managed matters in the par.
ishes. The following is q copy OF the principal
part Of the letter, and will speak for itself:
CoMprE, NAroHrooHEs PARISH, La,
May IL. 1877.
Hon. II. NJ. Lusher, State superintendent Public
Education:
Dear Sr-The legally elected government OF
Louisiana being at last permanently Established
with it's several departments, legislative, exc
eutive and judicial, in successful operation, /
venture to submit an inquiry to your considera-
ton, and respectfully beg reply at your earliest
convenience. / write this letter at the
request OF several gentlemen who we're engaged
last year like myself OF
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHING.
In this parish and expect to continue at the bust
ness under your administration. You are not,
per haps, ignorant Of the fact that the State is
indebted to the teachers here for services render
ed by them during the last year Indeed, for the
quarter from the first Monday In septem-
Der t1876), not one OF them. 80 far rs know or
belle We, has been psi1. They taught under con-
tracts entered into with Fl. O. Meyers, the then
months previously
CAsHED THETR WARRANTS.
in New Orleans with kind Of punotuslity.
They undo rstood per eetly well that In refusing
TO make any but quarterly contracts with them
his motive was to have the schools in operation
up to and beyond the Tins OF election, for the
pRoMoTI IN OF PARTISAN ENDS,
and that in certain contingency they
might have to look elsewhere than to
La f,r aftf,r for hair
Were they not justified in believing that should
the then pending election result in q change OF
our State government, their claims would be re-
oognizsd as valid bv the new administration, and
be paid out of the first school funds available for
the PURPOSES. I confidently believe they were.
A merchant of this place recently went
TO New Orleans to buy goods having several
school warrants
DRAWN or MYERS,
in bis possession. On his return home he told
the writer and Others he called on you to isarn
IL possible, when his worrants would be paid, and
that you told him the holders OF such warrants
must look to Myers, or his sureties. for their
pay.
tJigned)
DEMOCRAT reporter, after obtaining posses
sion OF the letter, made slight investigation into
MYERS ACCOUNT w1rH THE STATE,
and found that as the school board treasurer of
Nstchitoches he had ON January 3, 1877, received
from Brown voucher for s23O4 30, which en-
titled him to q state warrant for that amount, and
last Thursdays DEMOCRAT will show that he got
the warrant or that f. Fulton got it for him, it
being charged to Myers tpsr Fulton) on the Au-
ditors books.
Browns books also show that for last Septem-
ber's apportionment Meyers had voucher for
1882 Oh, June 1886 80, this being received
during the latter part OF 1876.
In connection with this and CHER school mat
tiers the State Treasurer's books will show that,
on January 6, 1877 the following amounts we're
paid at the treasury ont of the current school
funds TO the parties and for the years named:
1876. 1876. 1874