The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-19

had a contract for the scholastic year
1899 1900 for $ss, the pay roll for the
quarter ending April 80. 1900. is receipted
days, a little over half Of the time (school
was suspended on account OF an epidemic
of small pox in that localityJ Inc trus-
tees approved his report for $23'6s. and J.
r. Evans. one of the trustees certifes
swears that was all he received, and he
never signed the pay roll as he had trans
ferred his contract. Mr.. Warren is only
entitled to credit Of S2sss. on y TINS trans
together with the interest. making TO-
tai of H7.SS.
Do Not Receive Money.
For the scholastic year 1S99-19OO, L. w.
Hamilton taught school in Russell Coun-
ty He had a contraction IS. for trans
County. He received this s. on the pay
roll for the quarter ending March 81. 1900,
yet his name appears on the pay roll Tor
the quarter ending September 80. 1890. as
receipted by Lula Henderson for this
amount. Mr. Hamilton had no contract
for this amount and there is no report
on file approved by the trustees for it.
that he never made such contract nor
approved. any report for 1t. There is no
check showing its payment Mr.. Hamil-
ton makes affidavit that he never re-
know Lula Henderson and never author
lied her to receipt the said pay roll for
said s42. Mr.. Warren Is therefore, due
the State on this transaction $42 and the
interest thereon, making total OF $49.O7.
I'm township IL. range 26 for the scho-
lastic year 1899 1900, Lula Jackson had
contract for s32 She received the amount
due thereon the pay roll for March 81.
roll for the quarter ending September 30,
1900. as having received $40 additional
from the general fund. She had no con-
tract for this. There is no report OPP
proved by the trustees for It. There Is
no check showing its payment and A.. c.
Dumas. one of the trustees certifies that
she never received 1t. Mr.. Warren Is due
the state on this transaction this So and
the interest thereon, making total Of
$11.69.
I'm township II. range %. E. F. Ed
wards had contract for the scholastic
year 1899, 1900, for $50. He received all
the money due him on said contract on
the pay roll for the quarters ending
March 81. 1900 and June 90. 1900. yet the
pay roll for September 30. 1900. Is re-
ceipted for SIS, additional from the gen
eral fund There is no check showing its
payment and Edwards swears he never
received the money. Mr.. Warren Is due
the State on this transaction SIS and the
interest thereon, making a total Of Sl7.5S.
I'm township II. range 80, Miss BESSIE
Stroud had a contract for the scholastic
year 1s99-1sOO. for $50. She received all
the money due on said contract on the
pay rolls for the quarters ending March
81, 1900, and June 80, 1900. yet her name
appears on the pay ron for the quarter
ceived $31. 50, additional. There Is no con-
tract on file for this amount and no re-
port approved by the trustees for 1t.
There Is no check showing its payment.
She certifies she never received this
amount, nor signed the pay roll therefor.
Mr. Warren Is therefore due the State on
this transaction $3.50 and the, interest
thereon. making total of $3.50.
Warren Wrote a Letter.
"In township 10, range 26, 1. W. Rodg-
ers had contract for the scholastic year
1s9e-190o. and never received all of his
salary. On October 2, 1900 two days af-
ter the expiration of his term of ONCE,
Mr.. Warren wrote the following postal
card to T. A: Jones. one of the trustees
"Loachapoka Ala, Oct. g 1900.
Dear sir-There is still 500 coming
to your township. Please advise me this
week how you want It divided;
"'Yours truly
81. o. Warren
''Mr Jones states that on receiving this
card he divided the 500 equally between
the white and colored schools and gave
the Secretary and Treasurer of the Au-
Warren for the money. He gave Rodgers
an order for $40. The $50 for the white
teachers was paid October 6. 1900, but
Rodgers certifies that he has never re-
ceived his money and Mr.. Jones corro-
borates him. The Secretary of the Au-
burn Board of Education informs me that
he forwarded Rodgers's order to Mr..
Warren. who accepted It and informed
counts could be adjusted among the diff
ferent townships. He never heard any
more of it, but Rodgers never received
his money. The pay roll for the quarter
tn hn
signed by I: w Rodgers for S45 from
the general fund. Rodgers certifies he
never received this $45 nor never receipt
ed said pay roll. as he was not here. On
$40 and not $45, as appears on said pay
roll. Mr. Warren is. therefore due !. W.
Rodgers $40 and interest thereon. max
ing a total of SAT
"In township 90 range q, A. ]. Will
hanson had a contract for $40 for the
scholastic year 1S99-l90O, and for the same
time. he had a transfer contract from
township 90 range 2S for 49, making
total of $S5. He transferred his claim to
Hudmon Brothers of Opelika and w. r.
Hudmon of said firm certifes that on the
pay roll for the quarter ending March 81,
1900 he collected $3.50, on said claim and
ment Said pay roll for April 80, 1900,
purports to be signed by A. ]. William
san for $S5. Mr.. HudHLOn and Mr.. VIII
Hanson both certify that they never
signed said pay roll and Williamson
swears he has never received the balance
of his money AS Hudmon Brothers have
collected the balance due on their claim.
Mr. Warren Is due Williamson S19.17. and
interest thereon, making a total of $23.15
"In township 49, range q, Miss Matte
Taylor had a contract for the scholastic
year 1S99-190O. After the expiration of
her regular contract, the trustees en-
ployed her to teach twelve additional
days for the poll tax. She taught the1
twelve days, but has never received her
money On the pay roll for the quarter
ending September 80, 1900. her name APP
pears as being due $l24O and the pay roll
is roceipted by ]. l. Dorsey for that
Dorseys name thereto, claiming he au-
thorzed II Mr.. Dorsey was one of the
trustees in said township and certifies that
he never authorized Mr. Warren to sign
his name to said paw roll and never col
lected the money but simply gave Miss
TAYLOR an order to Mr.. Warren for the
money due her. Mr.. Warren is now due
Miss Taylor this $l2.40 and interest there
on. making a total of $3.50.
"In township 1S range %. A. B. Ed
wards had a contract for the scholastic
September 30 1900 there was due him $15,
poll tax and the pay roll for said quar-
ter purpOrts to be signed by him for that
amount He swears that he never signed
said pay roll. and never received the
money but transferred his claim to w.
P Coleman, who certifes he never re-
ceived the money on said claim. Mr..
Warren is therefore due A. B. Edwards
SIS. and the interest thereon, making a
total of $17.53.
Recapitulation.