The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-09
WHITE SCHOOLS.
COLORED SCHOOLS.


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Zach teacher Is investing IN good books |
tie money wlich the pupils kill be per !
ultted n take bone aud read al their lsts' |
4Gt Our thanks aFe due The people for
,Aslf assistance Ia building UP the libraries
iar tb=l- children, Al the last report we
sd els volumes in the. circulating hhra-
liss for the children. Now this number
EiIl be considerably Increased.
" ". Barnett. superintendent.
Mr. Barnett reported verbally n the
board inst Miss Henrietta McGowen had
rendered Der resignation ss TEACHER a. the
high school and that he bad engaged Miss
Julia Farmer % act a. her successor,
which action was approved by the board.
ei.ss Farmer = a graduate Of the high
school a. thiS city
Owing 10 the illness Of Captain ]. n. II
Schneider, tEese was no report from the
fEdace committee. large number ~
uittce for approval while for other ac-
counts for which there Is money available
warrants were ordered Issued 90 favor OF
tkt claimant
Mr Dow. the president Of the board
submitted 20 the members thereof COM
muulcat!ou addressed 20 him by Judge T.
= Hauhleu. WIKI regard 10 the Gregory
town property, which property woa decided
90 the city BY Richard Allen on December
II. 1901 says Air. Hamhlen iu HIS opinion.
IL Is my opinion thar the trustees Of the
iEdepeDden. school district would have au.
thogity "a exchange this property for
more suitable location 80 the city OF Hous-
ton provided they could use the land got
by exchange exclusively for education pur-
poses for the colored population Of the
clty % Houston. BY making the exchange
aud having the deeds 70 recite that fact,
the record hereafter will always show the
exact facts OF the transaction. IL you
have made an absolute sale OF this prop.
erty, II might be dlIlcult after a few
years time 70 show that the proceeds from
the sale were used exclusively for school
purposes for the colored population aud
ih.nk II would be better II an exchange
OF the property could be made and the
deeds should show all 81 the facts"
In view OF this opinion, II was decided
by tue board 10 dispose ol the Gregory
town property and use the proceeds es n
payment on the property bought some time
ago 10 the Fourth ward and On which q
school house for colored youths has been
erected Mr.. John II. Kirby some time ago
made an oter for this property, and Mr..
Dove was authorized 70 open M nesou.
atoms with MIR. Kirby for is sale upon
bis return from New York.
HAsKINs s. SELLS REPORT
The most important feature OF the meet
Ing was the receiving OF the report Of
Messrs Haskins s Sells, the expert nc.
eountants appointed by the city council
TO audit the accounts OF the school board.
The report is quite yolnmlnous. The ex-
animation Of the warrants, warrant stubs,
pay rolls, bills and other papers OF the
school board lasted from April - to Sep.
TENDER s, the period embraced In the ex.
animation being from May Is, 1900 TO the
date Of the closing OF the report. The re.
port shows the amount OF fraudulent war.
rants which were paid 70 be Si5,o96 Ga and
that S6,ss5.95 fraudulent warrants are still
outstanding and unpaid, making the total
amount OF these bogus warrants, paid and
outstanding, reach the sum OF s2l..
Bi2.2l. The report OF the experts also
shows thar on September the total In.
debtedness outstanding OF the school board
was $39,5s5.To, Since the date named So,
S2oSs has been paid, leaving the total In.
debtedness TO be $27,Se5.s7.
The only action taken By the board upon
this report Of Hhskins s Sells was a mo-
ton. put, seconded and carried. whereby
the board agreed to meet Mr. Brown, who
Is connected with the frm, at his oftes
Ia the city hall next wednesday afternoon
AZ . o'clock. when the board would decide
what answer 10 give 70 the experts as q
what disposition was desired 10 be made
OF the warrants and other papers OF the
school board which came into their posses
sion during the examination, as well as Il
take such other action rs Night then hs
deemed accessory In the premises. No fur
ther comment ensued IN regard TO the
report
the pay roll for salaries for the month
Of November, amounting q si2.2o47s waa