The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-14

action Of the board.
/, Room Decorations.
In February. 1857. q was first resolved
| that for each 81 raised b. the pupils and
I teachers. 81 he contributed By the board,
the maximum TO b. SO for each room;
/ the money thus scared 10 he used for room
/ decoration as the teachers and pupils
| should elect Tbs secretary was instro Sted
to issue warrants for this purpose. with
! out further order or auditing. find that
I hundreds Of dollars worth OF warrants
| have been ISSUED the stub showing room
decorations" bur do not ind thar the bills
| presented for payment from this fund Nere
| ever audited. ana DO not ind that the board
| ever authorized the issuance OF a single
| warrant for this purpose beyond that
| named in the resolution. Ordinary bust
| ness prudence should have prompted an
auditing Of the several accounts and bills.
He submits That
| ~ find In several Instances the follow
| iuG entry In the minutes: IT was moved
and carried tina, the bills audited be paid
| What bills were audited. and the amounts
| OF each. do not appear Ia my accounting
! ] could bur presume that all bills paid
| that date were audited and are correct.
| II can be ina gined what advantage } dis
! honest secretary could have taken OF such
methods. | submit that the board APPROX
| ing such minutes. and the president in
| signing sane. can Justly be- charged with
| grave neglect Of public duty.
! school Bonds.
| section of the school laws OF Wash
| inston. allowing school districts TO Issue
! bonds. says. The county treasurer must
| pay out OF any moneys belonging 10 the
I school district the interest upon any bonds
| issued under this act by such school els
] tel 81
| such place designated In such coupon.
or upon the presentation at his office CT
| The same which must saow the amount
| due and the number and series OF the bond
TO which It belongs, and all coupons 50 maid
| must be Immediately reported to the school
! directors
| II was the custom. though contrary to
! Law, for the board TO issue warrants for
! this interest and thus pay interest Ipan
! interest. This statement shows tho amount
! OF interest paid upon each warrant and is
! submitted for your consideration as TO the
/ liability Of the president and secretary for
I signing, the board for authorizing AMI lhe
/ treasurer for paying same" The state
| ment showed that Sl.1s0 interest had been
| paid.
The Furth Incident.
The repor, goes over In detail the pro
| ccefngs connected with the purchase Of
sse.9oo school bosds by Jacob Furth. agent.
| for SCOT o0e. As will be remembered. The
bonds were not taken up for some ilrns
| and the pros and cons Of the case have
| been given many times Continuing. the
| report says;
| While the bonds we're lying IL the treas
! ucrs Office awaiting payment building
: tu11 warrants We're issued During the
I n7rtn rs OF February and March following.
: the payment Into The freasarcr's Office Z
| the Seeifo, BY M. Fnrth. thsrc We're re-
| deemed building fund warrants % he
! amount OF teT.t55le the interest upou
! whtrh amouatfi 70 So. 7ea 81 II s. for the
! beard 20 determine II the president sec
| rotary and members Of The board during
! The year 1891 ard Mr. Furth are not Ia
| DO to school district No. l for damages
| % the amount OF interest paid upoa these
| warrants. 81. 7a 50 or at leas. his
amount less $4,000 interest ihat would have
| accrued upon the bonds
Missing BiIl-.
MANY islls arr missing that should 10
| on Aie 70. cover warrants. 10 nct rsuort
| 'aem. Ger they appear regularly tn .he
| minutes. Msny warrants have heoa Issued.
! aside from those for salary. thar arr moi
shoN7 in the journal TO have been aathcr-
| isej i.havc IA every case OF l0uhr given
/ ihe teuodt. and have passed our such wlr-
/ rants where there i sviderce that the war
ra0t was a legitimate issue ana pc-pe. .v
applied
- report wa-ran, No 81. Jaaul-, 70.
j iNsl. 20 =. i'no & CO.. So 10. 20 cover h.'i4
I amn@aiing 20 Ni-a an oyer-issue OF So -
~ 1ryant T. a7', JaGc q. Hsi. George Y
/ Rowe. nn2uihorgef and rot covered l,,
| hll 0r voucher sl5A
"l- is possible ihat 'he $50 item can he
! explained away.
Nhout Secretary whitney
'.is"' ., from December I. iSa} "a %