, 1881-08-01
MUCH cRY-L1TTLE WOOL.
Tho school Funds Of Ia1So View nfa
Tronkstrer Lnrrn3lee.

Tho school Funds 0f bhRD Wow nfaa
Tronhstrer Lnrra3,ee.
In his sonrch ntter tho lntcat reported 1efal.
cation In village trust funds. reporter Of Tltk
J'HtnuxE was last evonirg Detailed to visit Mr.
". Il. Larral,cc. tho sohoof-P Pttnd Treaaurer 0f
lilo Town Of Lake Vicn, After explaining his
mission and propoundlng the usual pro-
tmuary aues1ouB, Str. LarTnbet xas asked
for general explanation Of bis connection
with tho fund and Its aupposcd hhoFtaRe Ito
roptlc.l rs follows: "Ihavo been the Treasurer
FOR three years. Lately WAS Obliged to giyo
up tho poAltiou OIL account Of tho amount of
tIme IL took from mo. ThGFe are separate
i'oards Of Tr,tstecs for each district and for tho
Heh.Sohool. BESIDES all this work. reports
m.lst to n,a'io ont to tho County stpornte,d.
cut, and last year lost all my SUMMER making
thom out.''
us thoro my shortage in your accounts, to
speak plaInIy7"
"Thgy have only boou begun upon by Tho ox~
nmlnots. have credits which I hope will 10
nIlowed Of about $;,ooo The total rcportod
shortage is set,ooo. which leaves e14 no due from
mo. The exa1nnatlon Of tho books Is not yos
shs Il; s,S,s ,,1 Pss!sTs!y seH that ron will
to tic cleo}l.Fand. / an aolo and ready to pay
nm rcady to pay up every cent, ant! ! an abie 10
,1o 80. havo 6ec1 donoa grcat inlnstico in tho
n1bsa,s senonats md 1K nln Kna tnht yo
psi' sai ~ Gss9ane sf t. v,tl' ."I',o the Tqw .;
III preseatea. ] % had adj iroaay " paia oyor as s5,Ss
when tho c0rrgntcd neculnt for tho general fund
cutnc IN. and Will pay cnoh tlcmand o1 mo at
once M abso to do 30 and will carry out my
.,s5S,, yeu hold that you arc not short in FOUR
"Not cent. / atu rcndy at ali times to pay
nnyt1lng may have INCURRED during my thrco
ycars' torn ot o.,'ce, and my s.ory Of defatca"
wi "tiayo il s; III accounts s % vt bee, bslanccdY.
mo. The acCuu3lts for tho HoncraI tunu h1vo
GGen gofle over. and i theso ] have settIea; The The
duys. nnd viii bo sottled on presentation. Tho
Jarrott dcfaicnton made the people anxious
attout the trust school funds. put IN ny eeaaa
thoy arc all safo; the town won't lose penny -
AN INTERVIEW WITH suL JOHN N. HILLS,
President Of the Hoard OF Trustees Of tho Town
Of Luke Viuw. tel1est to upset MI tho rutnurs
nnd Al tho talk III regard to tho supposed defAl-
very cienriy. TINT Mr, Larrabee's failure 10
Hquurn up With tho lnku View authorities was.
u lncst, = result OF bad bookkeeping and oll'claI
il uppears t,a., after Mr. Larrabco's sculeo-
uon as Treasirpr, certaln dtflcuItics arose out
Written Ha @ @p. t 4ho I whisb resulted
fron this condition Ut affairs cnlniuatod tll
ss ssxnassn and tho eeenon o big
in duo tituo tn oxamino Mr.. ,Larrabes's books,
| AZ before stated. they had not boon proporly
| wrltton up, and tho investigators soon diseov-
@ @9rod that inn.tGrs M were decidedly mixed: A.
M dsrTns ssa of 9hq
| scho0l-dsteict funds, and, following
up il custom whiah is not at ali I'M
cGnmon, and which Is purely mattei
| Df bookkeeping, he WIS In tho habIt Of borrow.
acsount 5 against a,,uther. r. Xii ibis, Of coiirse So
| Involved no oulpap'lity, but WIS mcrcly mat
Ing up hia hooks !tem by item, account b
aceount. The iFst enc an!shea ! wal
illumination Gf 'af eP Mo'a shoxea xs9 ,ha
hu owed ou TINT botwcell sso.000 aud &27,NO
They accordingly 1nnds dcsnaiid on him for tho
| money, aud he proceeded to turn over notes
| lnnkG up tho ntnotlnt. 10 much for That.
school and tho four school. district funds. Ths
larnost among the latter q that for tht
Ills f!inI covcrs about toar.iifthe d
tto totai n1nVEsn which esot .st sxcssd e. n
IN day or two, when tho Trustees will make |
fornnl demand upon air. Larrahoe for tho tal
acu he stu rotnIns 1n case Of bis inability, u
ans nccldcnt, to mako tho sum good
re a TrastcGs YIN ,naho, tal BUCK On T..
T1 Troas!iror; nai hr. pardre. 6e!h ot whom s; as;
abuntiantIy responsible. hut Mr. Iarrabeo IN
sfsts IL slr. llla and tho other Trustees, us vol
rs to everybody clse, TINT ho hns all tho mona,
necessary to close up tho accounts. and that b
mike tbo ilen,and Tho iatter apparently tak'
tim satna vicw OF the matter. and aro mt uIl
necessarily worrying themselves ovor tho 1ua
| outcome.