The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09

schools was vested in the city Of Houston
and not in the board OF school trustees.
He exhibited bundle OF eighty four In
surance policies on the various school
buildings and their contents, and pointed
out that each policy contained clause to
the effect that should the property insured
change hands the insurance would lapse.
He then read the following afndavits in
support Of statements made In the defend
ants answer:
AFFIDAVIT OF WILLIAM CUMM1NS.
State of Texas. county of Harris. Be-
fore me. the undersigned notary public in
and for Harris county, Texas. on this day
personally appeared William Cummins,
who on his oath says that he Is the jantor
at the TAYLOR school building. which Is
one of the public schools of the city Of
Houston. That he has been such janitor
for several months past and has during all
of said time worked under and recognized
s. II. Brashear as chairman Of the board
of public school trustees of the city. That
he Is still working under said Brashear as
snid chairman and has the keys and pos
session of said school building and no one
else has possession thereof That he is In
said building daily and sleeps In the same
nightly and no one assumes or has as
sumed to have possession Of the same TO
the exclusion OF said Brashear as chairman
aforesaid Afhant further says that said
Brashear is In general recognized by the
EMPLOYEES at present working in the school
system of said civ as A member and the
president OF said board OF trustees
His
William X Cummins
Mark.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me- this
Attn day of July. A. ID. 1899
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Notary Public, Harris County, Texas
AFFIDAVIT OF A. A. s1Abo.
State OF Texas, county OF Harris. Before
me, the undersigned authority, this day
personally appeared a. A. SZabo, who
being duly sworn on oath states that he
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Notary publio Harris county. Texas.
MIR. szABo's SECOND AFFIDAVIT.
state of Texas. county of Harris Before
me. the undersigned authority. this day
personally appeared.A A. szabo, who on
oath says that he is and for some years
has been treasurer OF the city OF Houston.
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order of the MAYOR and connc1 He fur
so. sa,,s tbat iwdg,na fron, tho ,,xrcr,ence
Of FORMER Years. his REGENTS Of State
school money are comporatiyely small
during tho period from September ! to
about December IL and that the PRINCIPAL
amount reo,ired for school purposes dur
ing the perjod named has heretofore been
furnished nv the city of Houston He
further states that If the amount received
from the state for school purposes for the
current year Is no greater than ii was the
last year, the amount received from the
State would not exceed one third of the
amount necessary for running and operat-
ing the schools for the coming session
A. A. Szabo.
sworn to and subscribed before Il. A.
Bolmes. notary public, on August s, 1899,
AFFIDAVIT by GEORGE WARD.
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fore me, the Undersigned authority, on this
day personally appeared George Ward, who
heiro dul, sworn an his oath s,ys thai
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janitor of the Longfellow public school
building. which is one of the largest at
tended schools in the city OF Houston.
That he is now in possession of said build
lhS, rs IN the same aally ana sleeps therein
his emniovment and m 70 the nreseot
time he recognized and still recognizes s.
IA. Brashear, Esq, as a member and the
.na,.lla" ., 'he poalu pl pu2'iV sSnuo.
acted under his orders and is sim so act
ing That on or about the 18th of July,
1899. he was instructed by the said Bra
shear. as chairman aforesaid. 10 take GER
tain keys. which were then delivered TO
him. rho 10 proceed to the High school
building and with said keys, which wero