The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-19
ONLY ON CONDITION.
Whitney's Check to Be Applied
on His Alleged Shortage.
MUST ALSO PAY INTEREST.
The school Board Says That Moro
Money Is Due From the ex-Sec-
rctary-Other Work DoE.e.
MUST ALSO PAY INTEREST.

The school board decided yesterday to
accept the check for s. ass.2 .. rendered by
Il F. whitney. ha9 IN tbs condition that
Il wouia not be considered payment in full
Tor al the liability Of Whitney 20 ths dis
triet. the board claiming that he owes be-
sides that amount the sum OF Sz-l.SS IL
te-est In other words. Trey decided TO
Apply the s., @Ss.s5 as Jar as il goes. The
matter cauie UP before the board az a spe-
clal meeting IL the form OF = resolution
drawn up by Attorney y hlte. and was
PASSED BY fuA vote i was also learned
that the sum CT $50. y fIch has been IN the
Puget Sound Nassos a hank since Mrs.
Hawthorne's term Is clerk OF the board.
some Eve years ago. would soon be paid
into the hands OF the county treasurer. to
be passed 10 the credit of the district.
This oversight was unearthed BIZ Expert
Young few days ago. George Donworth.
Of counsel for Whitney. was shown the
resolution and asked what would be done,
and stated that he could not tell, as the
matter had 10 be looked into. The resolu-
ton passed by the board reads as follows:
"Inasmuch as Harry r. Whitney. late
secretary Of the board OF education OF this
district. has delivered to the board OF edu-
cation certificate of deposit No. 7.3e1. of
the Washington National bank OF Seattle,
for s.. 257.25. payable on demand to the or
der OF said school district, and has in con-
nection with the said certificate delivered
to this board letter signed by L. c. Gu
man, George Donworth and s. D. King, in
which occur certain recitals touching the
amount of the liability of Harry T. Whit
ney TO the district, and inasmuch as the
board OF education has always claimed
and does now claim that there is greater
sum than sl.2G7.25 due from Harry F..
Whitney to the school district: now. there
FORE be ft
Resolved, That the board of education
will accept said s. IS. Is only upon the fol-
lowing conditions, to wit: IL will apply
the s.. 251.25 10 the payment OF the follow
ing items and interest thereon. to
wit: In the matter OF overissue
of salary here follows a list OF
the warrants and amounts, which has
been published In the Post-Intelligeneer.
The warrants figure Up s1,257.s9. the
amount OF the check sent in by Whitney.
and on them is s2zi.s6 interest, which the
boaord claims the ex-clerk must
go. and not in fun payment OF
the liability OF said Harry f. Whitney TO
the city Of Seattle school district No. /.
in King county. state Of Washington: and
be it further
Resolved, That the secretary OF the
board OF education deliver forthwith a
copy OF this resolution to tho said Harry
-
George Donworth and s. d. King
THE acceptance OF said sum shall not be
construed as discharge Of said Harry F.
Whitney, and the sureties on his official
bond. from any other liability TO said dis
trict, for or on account Of his acts as sec
rotary of the board of education OF said
district"
Attorney w. II. White stated that the
resolution explained itself fully. and drew
up another short resolution authorizing
the president and secretary OF the board
TO indorse the check on tho Washington
National bank IN favor OF the county treas
urer. and deliver the same to him. with the
request that 1t be placed TO the credit Of
the district.
Mr.. White stated that the $40 which has
been In the Puget Sound National bank
for the past five years would soon be de-
livered to the county treasurer. This item
was discovered by the expert, and Secre-
tary Guernsey was sent 20 the bank, but
was told that there must be some mistake
by the officials. Mrs. Hawthorne was then
visited. and when she went over the stubs
found that the amount claimed was due
tho district, so went TO the bank with the
members OF the board. and upon investiga-
ton 1t was found that she was right. and
the money will be forthcoming. While
Mrs. Hawthorne was secretary the bills
against the district were paid through the
bank by the check system. and by an ever
sight so was overlooked The attorney
also stated TO the board that In all prob
ability he would begin suit shortly against
the county for the penalty and interest
due the district from delinquent taxes.
Prosecuting Attorney HASTE was busy
Monday night and yesterday on the cri.ili-
nal end OF the Whitney ease and VIII be IN
readiness TO bring the matter up before
Justice McElwain today.