The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-24
CASH FOR AN EXPERT
School Board Decides to Paw
Douglas Young $1,000.
FOR EXAMINING THE ACCOUNTS
King Protests That It IL Needless
waste-That Disputed Stationery
BfIl-Those Desks.

The school board. at q special meeting
yesterday afternoon, decided TO spend
1900 in having the books OF the district
for the last six years exported. Great
stress was put on the statement that pub
lie opinion was in favor OF an investiga-
tion and all voted in the affirmative ex-
cept George H King, who made a strong
protest against the expenditure Ex-Sec-
rotary Ogden came in for his usual scor-
ing. but il developed that in the opinion
OF ". II. White the board Would have 10
pay for the 100 desks ordered by Mr.. Og-
den from Weber & Co. OF Portland, as
well as for those ordered by the board
from Chapman & Co., Of Seattle.
The bin preferred by the Allen Printing
Company for letter heads and certificates
was dissected and explained for Mr..
Kings benefit, great weight being put on
Mr. ogden's having certified that ii was
ali right.
The committee composed OF Mr.. King,
Mr.. chilberg and Mrs. Thomas. appointed
to investigate the salaries OF teachers and
Janitors, was not ready 10 report and the
matter was passed over until the next reg
ular meeting.
Messrs. Chilberg and Wells. who were
the committee on the exporting OF the
books. reported after short conference
together in the hall, that they thought
the public in favor OF having the books
exported and recommended that IL be done
at a cost of $500.
What" exclaimed King. Fifteen hun
dred doHarsr'
Chiiberg then explained that the COM
mittee had Investigated thoroughly, and,
though many bookkeepers could be found
willing 10 undertake the work for much
less. II was thought better 10 have it
done by an experienced accountant. who
would be thorough and accurate. He then
moved Douglas Young as the choice OF
the committee
King stated his opposition at soma
length. He said he was not afraid OF
showing up anything he might have done
as school director nor did he want 10
shield anybody else. but he did not think
the school board as the conservator of the
public funds. should waste such a sum
without the possibility of any adequate
return. He could not understand. he said,
what good Ii would DO 10 show that pre-
vious school boards had been extrava-
CANT and guilty Of errors Of judgment. In
response to remark by Chilberg that the
recent action of Mr.. Ogden In the Allen
Printing Company matter might he taken
as sufficient ground for searching exam
nation Of the books King replied:
EFT doesn't take $500 to sift that to tha
bottom, he has only been here year"
King went on TO say that the only tran
saction of the old board that had been
called IN question was the sale Of bonds
TO Jacob Furth. which could all be made
clear to every man I'm half an hour with
ont any exporting. Mr.. Furth had told
him that, II the board thought there was
anything wrong with the matter, It should
sue him and get Judgment; he had sl0.-
coo worth Of property to pay the amount
involved II be should lose and he courtei
investigation.
Churchill said the transaction was over
three years old and that White told him
any suit was barred by the statute OF lin
ftations.
After considerable discussion. Mrs.
Thomas moved TO accept the report and
recommendation OF the committee. The
motion was carried. all voting in the afr
native except Mr. King
The bill OF the Allen Printing COMPANY
for Sle250 was then produced at Mr. King :
request and explained. The bill contained
the following items: 100 letter heads. So:
reams OF wrapping paper. IS: l0ol0 Pass
ed With Honor" certificates. $3.50: q. coo
PASSED. certificates, $50. A certificate
signed by ogden IS appended that the
goods have been received by the board OF
education and are O. X
According to Secretary Guernsey. whoss
statement - verified by Miss b. c. Terry
stenogrsp her OF the board, the only item
received in its entirety was the wrapping
paper OF the letter heads only about c0A
have been seen and the g. 600 certificates
are short about 10G0g. Mr.. KING moved
that tho ex-secretary be requested 90 al
tend the next regular meeting OF the board
and explain his action in .. X ing the
bill.
Secretary Guernsey reported that Miss
Jessie King. q teacher of the Denny
school has resigned.