The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-06-02
NatchitOches School Matters.
HOW SOME OF THE FUNDS WENT
TRANSACTION IN WARRANTS.
n, O. fscayunc

1t indicates the direction ip which
some of the school money seems to
have gone:
CAMprE, Natcl'itoches, May l8. ~.
Hon. r. NJ. Lushcr, State Supcrintcn~
dent Public Education
Dear Sir-The legally elected Gov
erument of Louisiana being at last
permanently established, with its
several MISUNDERSTANDING, ex-
ccutive and judicial--in successful
operation, | venture to submit an in
quiry to your consideration, and res
pcctful|y beg reply at your earliest
convenience.
l write this letter at the request of
several gentlemen who were engaged
last year, like myself in public school
contlnne at tho BUSINESS uhucr your
administration.
You are not perhaps ignorant Of
the fact that the State is indebted to
the teachers here for services render
ed by them during the last year in
deed, for the quarter, from the first
Monday in September, 1876. Not
one of them, so far as l know or be-
lieve, has been paid. They taught
under contracts entered Into with IL.
c. Myers, the then treasurer of the
School Board, who had for several
= months previously cashed their war.
rants in New Orleans with kind OF
punctuality. They understood per
fectly well that in refusing to make
any other but quarterly contracts
with them his motive was to have
Z the schools in operation up to and
beyond the time of election, for tho
promotion of partisan ends, and that
r in certain contingency they might
have to look elsewhere than to bin
, for compensation for their services
; Were they not justified in believ
ing that should the then pending
: election result in a change OF on
, State Government, their claims would
( be recognized as valid by the new
r administration and paid out of thu
, first school funds available for TIN
, purpose ? confidently believe they
were.
A merchant of this city recent.
p went to New Orleans to buy goods
|haying several warrants drawn or
. Myers in his possession. On his re
turn home lie told tile writer ant
others lie called. Oh you to learn,
. possible, when his warrants would b
i paid, and that you told him tn
holders of such warrants must loo
}. to Myers or his sureties tor their pay
, Reference was made to tho Schoo
;, Board records. An examination re
), yealed the fact that on January !:
t 1877, Myers received voucher froi
e Brown, ex-Superitendent OF Educa
ton, for $23O4 80, tile same being
drawn on the Auditor and cntitlin;
:, him to a warrant.
=, Myers received during tho latte
= part of 1876, a warrant out OF tn
II IL September apportionment for 81;
~ 81 ga, and warrant for Sl5% 50 OF
y .. of the June apportionmeut'
Il FUNDS DRAWN BY SCHOOL TREASURER
is The books of the State Treasure
ot show that the following amonn
n were drawn by the parish boar
sr treasurers named for the years mel
T. toned, viz: ..o
1t St. Landry, T. G. Anderson s4C
re % 90 for 1876. xo,.
Is Red River, j. NJ. Harrison S5o34
l. for 1876, saol3 50 for 1875, s64 IA II
e. 1874. m ,
er caddo, W. A. Welsh 1854 80 f
s. 1876.
6. Caddo, G. G. Antoine s74 so +
nr 1876, $l5o 80 for 1875, s44 "a tor 7
~ Oscar Holt, of West Baton Roue
IA was, according to the records, farn's
ce ell with warrants for sl96 10 by t
e, Auditor in January, 1877, and cash
re the same on January 8, the Satu'u
he before the inauguration.