Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-01-11

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cnrrent eTpenses ... 70 900. OIL
Rent of house No. Oil West Eighth ,-.IlF
street,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 1880
Interest on bank balance, Union
National Bank. 1926
900, o,o,
,,s,r,s,,r,rs 0i'i''f
e.,.,.. ,,;s t.anhars '' s,o 400 90
Saiar;os r. otfcsrs and ianitors =. X / 6fs, 10
S Nnm ha; p onI acconnt .a SSno0
Books and stationery. ............ 1,766.02
Repairs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 709.37
Manual training supplies. $3.50
Supplies for supervisor............ .3M
Treasurer Free ,, h,i,brary..'....:.. S 90, 90
s s,s,o,n, ,aa;d pms nvnrdraft nav
hn;Idinss fund ~" ~ az
Balance, fund for new buildings. 4it.l5
Balance, fund for current expenses, II, 656.75
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VIA SylSl.9
The trouble arose over motion to
pay the following bills, on account, to
high school contractors, for work to |
December 3lst, 1899: To the A. S. Reed |
& Bro. Co., general contractors,
81, 1876. 20, being 80 per cent of the
amount due, which was S13, 994; Hairy
A. Miller, for plumbing, heating, &c,
81, 400, 80 per cent Of the amount due,
$1,000, the go per cent being according
to the contract arrangement
Mr.. Fraim wanted to know from
what appropriation the money was to
be drawn, whereupon Mr.. Carter moved
as an amendment that the committees
on new buildings and finance be in
structed to make necessary arrange
ments to pay the bills and have checks
drawn if suitable arrangements could
be made. s.s. M..u
Mr.. Fraim called for the yeas and
nays and the call was seconded by Mr..
O'Donnell.
President Shortlidge remarked that
the bills could be paid from the Iros-
pective appropriation to be received
next August. l...
Mr.. Fraim ccntended shat there was
no law for paying bills from prospective
receipts. g-- ~.
President Shortlidge replied that
such thing had been done before by
the board. ~ ,,
II don't doubt that" Mr.. Fraim
remarked. $50
Continuing, the president said there
was ample precedent, bills having been
paid in that manner by City Council,
the Levy Court and one of the best
bank presidents the city had ever
known.
Mr.. O'Donnell wanted to know il the
members were aware that they should
be guided by the char ter, and as the
charter specifically set forth that the
board had no banking powers it could
not draw upon the CUR ont expense fuud
for new buildings unless there should
be surplus in the current expens,
found over the amount required fol
that purpose. August, he said, is
long way off, and he thought the con
tractors would not want to wait tina
long for their money.
President Shortlidge interrupted Mr.
O'Donnell to ask him why, in 1894, HI
had signed call for special meetin;
OF the board to issue certificate 0
indebtedness amounting to S1s,u0O, il
favor OF John Mulyena, for work done
Mr. O'Donuell said he did not sig
the call under that pretext. He di
not know the meeting was for that pun
pose.
President ShoItidge also asked MI
O'Donnell why he voted for simila
certificate in payment for No. Schou
Mr.. O'Donnell replied that ne was nc
a member of the hoard at the time an
did not VOTE for any such certificate
Mr.. Fraim read an amendment to tt
ing the board from borrowing money
creating debt and making every men
Der voting for it liable.
Mr.. Morrow wanted to know if fin
payment Of the debt did not relie'
The members of liability.
Mr.. Fraim said il did not.
Mr.. Morrow said this was no ne
debt, 1t had been anticipated for
year and provision had been made t
its payment out of money to be receiy,
during the terms of the present me,
bers. He held that if the contracte
were willing to accom- certificates
indebtedness the action was regular.
Or. Frantz called attention to 1
fact that the law making members Z,
sonalIy liable for debts made tht
Liable only when they did somethi
that was not their duty. He consider
it was the duty of the board to er,
the high school and such debt wol
not make the members personally lab
He said the condition 10 the board v