The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
RAWLEY SAYS THEY
ARE NOT TRUE
Takes Exceptions to the
Charges Made by R.
PeixottO.
Grapples Vigorously With the
Foreman of the Present
Grand Jury.
Figures Arrayed 10 Show How ths
O.d Bard of Education EX.
pended Pubic Money.

Charles H. Hawley, chairman of the
Supply Committee of the B oard of Educa-
ton in 1895, and chairman of the Finance
Committee of the same board in 1896,
takes exception to the charges made by R.
Peixotto, foreman of the Grand Jury, con-
corning a waste of funds of the School
Department Mr.. Hawley has prepared a
statement which is as follows:
The article published in the Examiner ol
January 20 relating to the wasting OF public
school funds is slanderous misrepresonta-
tlon OF facts and figures.
Mr.. Peixotto has not stepped his foot inside
the office of the Board of Education since he
became a member of the Grand Jury. The
Board of Education Committee OF the Grand
jury and It's expert have made several visits,
and had they taken the trouble to investigate
both at the board and storeroom they would
not have made such q false report.
While c. W. Colby has been storekeeper and
Percy King his assistant for the School De-
partment during the last administration. /
Jury TO prove where even one desk or piece
OF furniture has not been accounted for and q
receipt shown for the same.
Mr.. Peixotto in his article says: "The
record during the fiscal year 1S95-96 shows
an expenditure OF $23, ,03S 20 for furniture.
The committee has been unable to find the
arllcles SO purchased, and 10 cap the climax
not only the appropriation has disappeared,
but Il deficit of $50 $40 l6 was created
The furniture account on the books of the
board not only includes actual furniture
bought but all supplies purchased by the Sup
ply Committee for the use oil the department.,
except stationery and physical apparatus. 1t
also includes ali labor demands charged 10
said committee.
Instead of deficit of $s6.571 16 there was
a surplus OF S41. PIT % carried over from the
fiscal year 1896.
Mr.. Peixotto says: ''For permanent improve
ments there was expended S3S, ,887 81, for
q nj for irs
$50, 461 20. What the Grand Jury is particu-
larly interested in knowing is where are the
repairs, new buildings and permanent i'm
provements and new furniture for which the
late board says they paid out $102.6 .6S4 80,
there being no school erected during the fiscal
year closed in June, 1896"
For the information of Mr.. Peixotto and the
Grand Jury wall give them q few facts and
hgures which their expert should have found
out as they are a matter of record and very
easily obtained, bmit The following:
Furniture accouut-Total amount 1ar9ed to ac :
count during 1S95-96, $23,03S 10; deduct amount
paid for labor and charged TO account by supply
Commit ee, $4436 64-$1S, 500 O6. Actually spent
for furniture, ETC., 1895: july account, paid for
desks 1868 u; August account paid for des<s,
$6lS Al; September account, paid for desks
$7s4 81; October account paid for desks, ST.
S31 As; November account, paid for desks, ST.
395 80: November account, paid for seats in the
auditorium aui Of the Cir GiTis' High School $2472;
November and Decemp Der account, paid for
scales, $4Ss-s1O,149 %. Balance, $S452 II.
The balance OF $8452 II charged to furni-
ture account was for all other supplies pur-
chased by the Supply Committee for the use of
the schools, except stationery and physical
apparatus (Which Is a separate accounU dur.
ing the entire year. There being so many dlf-
ferent articles ii is impossible to name them all.
Note-AL desks are purchased under con-
tract, competitive bids being received once a
year.
Account OF permanent improvements and erec-
tion OF buildings: Total amount charged perma-
tnra oil
amount charged erection OF buildings account,
s15,2S6 81. Total S54,l74 SO.
Principal expenditures: Demands audited
against said fund July. 1s95-M. c. Brennan,
North Cosmopolitan school $500; ]. ]. o'BreD,
Honda School, $1S4; Penebsky, moving Laguna
Honda School, 500: p S. Fay, Potrero School.
ss8 SO; L. E. Ciawson, chimney, pipes, etc,
Sill S5: c. !. Havens, architect fees $685. so.
August ls95-M. C. Brennan, North Cosmo-
politau school. S3026 95; j. J. O'Brien James
LICK School, $2540; C. /. Hsvens. architect fees,
Is SO: G. III. Tay beating Peabody School,
SO so; Holm d. s.. contract Peaoody chool,
$2e5 25 Townsend, architect fees, Pea body
School, 1922 80. Total. 1921.
mopolitan >, hool. $500; W j. Wright, Lagupa
II onda School, $t0S; 1. Havens. architect fees,
S. 95. October. j. o. Brleu. James Lick school,
$22U0. November-M. Z. Brennan, North I os-
mopoIitan school, $3.50: William Linden. Rich
mond school, $1,000; {: Havens, architect fees,
s.! 4 rs. Total. sS977 rs.
December. 1S95-William Linden. Sutro School,
$il40: c. I. Havens, architect fees, 1886 80.
January, IS96-M. c. Brennan, North Cosmo-
politan 80 hool $3367 so; William Llnien, Sutro
School, $l453; William Linden, Richmond School,
$1l4L
February, 1896 - William Linden, Richmond
School, 1925; William Linden, Suiro School, 5000;
Z. l. Havens, architect fees $3.50 95
March, 1S96-Gray Bros, Dudley Stone School,
Sl286 81; Zelinsky painting Dudley stone School,
$5l5.
April Miscellaneous contracts Dudley
Stone School, $7957 3D.
May, 1895 : Miscellaneous contracts Dudley
Stone School, $4S0S 90 NJ. c. Brennan, North
CosmopoitanS hoo 1882 so; C. ]. Havens, archi-
tect fees, $342 Az
June. ls96-Cooper and Douglas schools, $79S.
Grand total $5U,S6 SO.
Noie-AU contracts for Dudley Stone Sch col
were let by the Supervisors, the Others by the
Board of Education.
The small balance Of the fund, amounting