The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
ACTION OF
THE. BOARD.
Directs Mr.. Brauer to Turn the
School Fund Over to
Mr.. Todd.
NEW MAYOR FOR PARAMOUNT
Mr.. Bernard Gallagher Elected
tolSuccced Mr.. Charged
With Beating His Wife.

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The School Board OF Henrico county
yesterday ct special called meeting held
at 1.-THE courthouse, took decisive steps
looking to settlement OF the treasurer
ship nludde SO far as the school fund
Is concerned. The action Of the board
Is embodied in the following series OF
resolutions that were drawn up and
adopted: tss8
u. Resolved, That the chairman OF the
School Board appoint a committee of
three, and that the chairman be one of
the three, to examine the books of Will
liam II. Brauer, and il 1t deem neces-
sury to have the right to employ q COM
petent accountant. The chair appoints
j. w. Penick, r. NJ. Smith and J. X.
Russell. as committee to examine the
said accOonts.
..2. That William Fl. Brauer former
treasurer of Henrico county, Is hereby
directed and instructed to turn over to
his successor, Mr.. Walter j, Todd, treas
urer Of Henrico county, all school funds
now In possession OF said William Fl.
,Brauer, and such other school funds as
may hereafter be paid to him. together
with all records Of receipts and vouchers
covering disbursements OF said school
funds. made by the said William II.
School Board.
IS That q copy of these resolutions
be served on William IL Brauer and w.
J. Todd.
John X. RUSSELL, Chairman.
'R. NJ. Pitcher Clerk"
Mr.. Brauer Is gradually turning over to
Mr.. Todd such money as Is In his possess
sion. Mr.. Hechler said yesterday that
they were getting enough to run tho Of
flee on. The treasury was unable to
meet large warrant on It yesterday,
and tho holder of tho paper had to sec
Mr.. Brauer. who promptly came to tho
rescue with q check for 5000.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Town Council Of the town Of Paramount,
held Friday night at the residence OF
w. r. Delaney, tho election Of a su9-
ccssor to till the unexplred term Of Mayor
IT. w. Jeter was gone into. The name OF
Mr.. Bernard Gallagher was placed IN
nomination by Mr.. Delaney, and he was
unanimously elected. MIR. Gallagher IS
foreman for tho Hasker and Marcuse
branch of the American Can Company
coming from his native city, Brooklyn,
N. y, In 1882, and has since been cit
Izen OF Richmond. and for the past seven
years has resided In Paramount. MI.
Gallagher Is now In the thirty-seventh
year OF his age, having been born ~ me
city of Brooklyn, N. y. " 1907. MI. Gut
lnEher is Fairmounts second Mayor, nav
Ing succeeded Mr.. r. Walker Jeter' VINO
resigned last month owing to pressure OF
business
white man named .. j. Jones was
arrested yesterday charged With forgery,
Whr case seems to be very complicated
ono, and Magistrate Lewis VINO issued
tIne warrant, declines to discuss tlS'
matter. The warrant on It's face charges
Jones with forging an order signed py
~. Barham and II. II, Lewis Tor money
due them at tho American LOCOMOTIVE
Works,
William C, Pettus. a white man. was
before Magistrate Gibson yesterday.
charged with beating his Wife, lie was
given six months In jail. Pettus was
found dead drunk in q road on THURSDAY.
and some negroes attending a funsral N
the neighporhood thought they had
stumbled across rorpse.a Coroner James
was summoned on hurry call he
travelled several miles and arrived 70
find that tho supposed corpse Was the
M hisk ey-sodden corpse Of I'VE nlaN.
IIe had the fellow removed to his nome.
The School Board yesterday decided 70
chen new school In Towards Grove
to accommodate the needs OF the conf
munity. The teacher for the new school
has not yet been chosen,
Larry Graves was tried yesterday by
Squire LAWS, charged With trespasslng
on the property of the Chesapeake ana
OHIO. He waA Quad S2Aa An'A AAssA