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approve the bill. but through
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rant No. 67s, unknown. Sl13.9o;
July is. 1902 warrant No. S4S,
Binz q settegast, $316 25; Au-
Z. i. Dupree. Sfs9. 65. ......., 1,46
No bills or approyals by the
board were found covering
these warrants. j. w.
Crook advised under date Of
November 3, 1902 That
there was no warrants Is
sued 10 my order at all. MS
sold the board nothing di'
rect myself, but for other
parties" The Endorsements
and signatures Of the presi-
dent on warrants Nos. S4j
aud sos are apparently for
geries.
1901 warrant No. 400, I'M
known ......s.........ss.
The bill covering this warrant
was approved August T.
1901, aud the amount in.
cluded In warrant No. 40
for S32 The above amount
Is not due j. V. Dealy com
pany and should not be hon
ored II presented for pay
ment
CHM & Co., January %, 1901,
warrant No. 23l, unknown,
S27.11: July 10, 1902, warrant
No. s37. 4. r. Dupree, Si211i 10
CHM q Co advised under
date Of November 8. 1902:
'rrhe inclosed duplicate bill
tS2T11 covers our only
transaction with the Hous
ton board Of education from
May, 1900, 10 date. BIZ
postscript: 'So warrant
has ever been issued to us
for same
by the board twice: on Jan
uary H. 1901 and again
MAY 90, 1902. Tho figures
on the approved list Of the
later date appear TO have
been raised 500.
Hudson School Furniture com
pany, November 8, 1901, war
rant No 524, L. F. Dupree,
S152 30; November s. 1901, war
rant No 542, Z. T. Dupree.
$685. 80; April 3, 1902 warrant
No. 100, T. +. Dupree, S360.6O. LA
The bills covering the above
warrants were approved by
the board November >. 1901
two, and March (, 1902.
respectively. The Hudson
School Furniture company
advised under date Of QCto
her % 1902. 80 VIII
say that warrants returned
10 Mr.. Tracy were not In
dorsed by US. they were
returned just as they were
received and be was notified
that we would not accept
warrants due November /,
1902 in payment for cash
account But If the
warrants are Endorsed It Is
an absolute forgery, because
we refused the warrants
and did not accept them in
settlement, therefore did not
indorse them, and 1t don't
matter If there is an IN
dorsement on them, no mat
ter how clever r. Is, Il IS
forgery so FAR as the in
dorsement Of the Hudson
School Furniture company is
concerned"
r. S. Lane April 3. 1902, war.
rant No 756 E. +. Dupree.... 81
No bills or apprOvals by the
board were found covering
this warrant r. S. Lane
advised verbally that tn
dorsement was d forgery.
c. II. Meyers & Co, August "A,
1902, warrant No sri. Z. F.
| Dupree, S267j0; August Il,
! 1902, warrant No sT2, f. F.
Dupree, S2675O: August II,
| 1902, warrant No. S73, E. r.
] Dupree. S26T5O .,......-...... so
| No bills or approvals by the
board were found covering
these warrants The war
rants apparently bear forged
signatures Of the president,
and f. F. DuPree advised
1 that G. Fl Meyers pro
nounced the Endorsements
! forgeries.
Geo. J. Melllnger. November g,
| 1901. warrant No. $50, not dis
| posed OF !
The bill covering this warrant
! was approved by the board
/ November s, 1901. George
| T. MelNncer advised yer
| hally that this warrant has
uGver been received by him.
I and that the Endorsement
| thereon is forgery,
! Il. Richardson & Co. June ..
| 1900, warrant No. a unknown As
No bills or approvals ny the
! board were found covering
| tais warrant II. Richard
SOD could not be located.
but the amount Is apparent
ly not due the firm, and #
the warrant Is ever present
ed for payment It should not
be honored without o thor
| ough investigation.
a. J. Tiffany. March 81, 1902.
| warrant No. III. Binz & Settle
| CAST, 1915; March 81, 1902. war
/ rant No. III South Texas Ma.
| tlonal bank, S375, May 9, 1902.
| warrant No, 773 [ r. Duprec,
/ SS75: May ., 1902, warrant No.
/ No 7T3. not disposed Of. 1918. so,
! The bill for which these war
rants were ISSUED TO cover
was for 1915 and was ap-
proved by the hoard twice;
on March 4, 1902, in the
name OF A, ]. Tiffany, and
on May 26. 1902. In the
name Of ]. c. Downes man
ager for Texas and New
York for A. ] tiffany. The
above warrants were all is.
sued to the order OF j G..
| Downes
| Under date Of April 90, 1909.
]. {. Downes requested Mr..
| Tracy, by letter, to sell his
warrant and remit him the
proceeds, after deducting his
(Tracy'sl charge. The date
OF this letter has been
changed to July %. 1902.
and th4f above warrants.
with the exception Of the
last, which was in the hands
OF the secretary az the
board, were sold to the
present holders on fine
strength OF this letter. on
July IS, 1902, Mr.. Tracy