Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-20
BY CIVIL PROCESS.
Question of Alleged Irregular Payment
to Be Settled in Court.

II Ja,e1oned at the District building To-
dav that the matter Involving the alese"
irregular transaction in connection wiz"
the payment of the claim OF MISS Joii'toi'
for st;DO against the board OF euucd'ioii
will be referred to Corporation Couisei -.
u DuvaIl with directions to institute CIVIL
nroceedings to recover the $500 IN dues
ton in the event the corporation couii'ei
deems such proceeding justihaple.
A letter from United States District AL
tornev Morgan H. Beach to Commissioner
Mcfarland which was made puphc yes
,erdav stated that the case referred to had
,oop investigated by the federal grand
,urv with the result that no indictment
was returned in the matter. commissioner
Macfarland who has supervision over the
actions of the board of education, in It's
official capacity, considers that MS oiiici"i
connection with the inquiry into the trans
action has been concluded. and that ne mas
done all within his authority in the matter
The initiative in any further action, ne De
uev.s should be taken by Commissioner
West VINO has supervision over the audi-
tors office and the office of the dlspursihs
officer Consequently Mr.. West mas tahei
up the matter and has conferred WIN ; T.;
corporation counsel with regard 10 'i'e III
stitution of civil proceedings. .,o
AZ, I,rnast q Timme auditor for the
state and other departments, has nouleu
the Commissioners that MS oliiCe M scno IN
cline to pay the voucher Tor the wv" III
unestion when il is presented to MN DS 'iie
District officials. unless the aftlcles spec
fed i'm the requiSition for the amount ne
furnished to the District. In letter 10
the Commissioners, bearing date Oh octo-
her IA last Mr.. Timme states:
This office received from your honoraple
hoard under cover of letter dated July
last d copy of report OF the speclal com
mittea of the board of education appointed
10 investigate the case of miSappropflalioH
of funds in the matter of the purchase OF
twenty-five sets of Globe series maps from
Mr. John c. Parker audit No 362.S, July
3 1901. in the account of Mr.. {. Z. Rogers,
disburSing officer.
thing further has been done in this matter
In view of the very clear showing that
these maps were never delivered IL "oulu
seem to be case where this ONCE must
insist upon either a refund of the money
or that Mr.. Parker be required even at
this late day to furnish the article called
fol in the requisiton. in which case the
proof of their being furnished should be
sent here to be filed with the original
vouchers"
Commissioner West, in an Endorsement cn
the papers today. which is approved by
Commissioners Macfarland and Biddle,
states:
Il move that this communication be refer
red TO the auditor of the District for a sue
cinct statement of the facts in the case.
with copies of vouchers. and that this le.-
ter, with accompanying report of the au-
6itor, be forwarded to the corporation coun-
sci for such legal action he may deem
proper.
II also move that the auditor for the
State and other departments be advised
that the Commissioners have referred this
comm nication of the 18th ultimo TO the
corporation counsel for proper legal ac-
ton"