The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-15

piiSho. lutl Il uOlt through
the walls with II heavy joist, 3x1O, IS feet
long. one of the new joists. The gables were
thrown of down to the square in the south
end, and the north end owing to the door
being in that end and a window. In throwing
the gable off il threw part of the end out.
One of the window frames on the west side
was split fair in the middle by the force ap-
piled in thrusting hole through that side.
Ques.-You were ordered in May to look at
this. Was it an order or a suggestion made?
Ans.-I considered | was ordered by the
Board to see what repairs were needed. |
think left about o'clock on Monday. and
the building was standing alright. l returned
on Tuesday morning about O'clock and
found the building then about as above
described
Ques.-Why did you use the white oak
rafers?
Ans.-The board ordered the roof to have
14-nch projection, the rafters then would
not be long enough, as the building had no
| projection The rafters would not have done
to put in again had they been long enough.
They had been sawed out of oak and were
very much sprung and the house had been
reroofed some time, and they had already
been notched in 50 that the laths and roof
could be made level. They We're principally
sound but many of them We're weanie edged.
Ques. was doing this work there and
who got the old material?
Ans.-Samue Dempsey was doing this work
and he got the old material.
Ques.-Why did you not take the building
offered by DR.. Clifford at so per month.
Ans.-Mr. Everst and | examined that
building. Mr. Everist said the rent was too
high.
Ques. Have you at any time declined to
reorganize the duly qualified Trustees of Zion
School in the districts of which you have
charge?
Ans.-No, sir; / never have.
Ques.-Are you acquainted with any of the
signers of the petition filed in your behalf,
and do you know whether any of them are
patrons of the SCHOOL,
Ans.-I am only acquainted with three of
the sgners of that petition.
Ques.-Was that petition circulated by you
or at your request?
Ans.-I knew nothing Of it until it was
handed me in Elkton.
Ques.-What has been your habit with
reference to the appointment of Trustees of
the schools in the Fourth. Eighth and Ninth
districts as regards their integrity and other
qualifications?
Ans.-When am acquainted with the peo-
pie appoint Trustees the best qualified can
get, and in districts where am not acquainted
| appoint them from the recommendation of
the other members of the Board if they be
acquainted or upon the recommendation of
any good citizen without respect to party or
creed
Ques.-During your term as School Com
missioner have you or not asked or received
any political service or other consideration
from the Trustees or teachers of the schools
in return for their appointment?
Ans.-No. sir; have not.
Ques.-During your term as Commissioner
have you or not directly or indirectly received
any compensation or emouments beyond the
compensation allowed by law to the office?
Ans. I have not.
Ques.-What has been your attendance at
the meetings of the Board?
Ans.--I have attended all regular meetings
and | think have only missed two special
meetings.
Ques.-During your term has any member
OF the Board complained to you of your fail
ure to attend to any business committed to
you by the Board?
Ans.-They have not.
Ques. you or not attended the meet
ing Of the Teachers Institute, and have YOU
had charge of any such institutes.
Ans.-I have attended all institutes during
my term Of Office and | have had special
charge of two colored institutes. They were
held at Mt. Zoar, Eighth district. | attended
to the financial arrangements. and | think the
first cost 513 and the second 81.
Ques.-Were they the first colored institutes
held in this county and at whose suggestion
were they held?
Ans.-Previous to these they were mixed
and the colored teachers took no part in
them. At my suggestion they held a seperate
one of their own.
Ques.-What is YOUR recollection about
promising to send blanks for petitioning for
II new school at Zion in January. 1895?
Ans.--I recollect at the Teachers Institute
there We're two gentlemen came to me and
said they were from the Ninth district and
sud they wanted to get new school house
at Zion. | told them that | really couldn't
say much about it, but 1 thought they would
have to get a petition. As for my promising
to send them blanks | don't reco!ec. of ever
telling them any such thing, for knew very
well there were not such blanks.
Ques.-ln the appointment OF the Trustees
of the Rowlandville School who discharged
John l.. CrothersI Were they appointed by
you with any understanding expressed or
implied that they would discharge said
Crothcrs?
Ans.-No, sir.
Ques. There was some difficulty in getting
Trustees to serve as such for that school, was
there not? Do you know of any cause of
such difficulty?
Ans.-There was. l do not know Of my
personal knowledge the cause of the diff
Guilty.
Ques. Please tell us what you know about
this freight bill, which was raised from "a
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