Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-19
FUNDS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board is chary Of Turning Them Over to
County Treasurer
DtrwtlLER RAISES SOME OBJECTIONS
Insists that LAW Consolidating Treas
~ries May He Invalid and suggests
that Board Hold Hennings
as Long as Possible.

The bond Of Robert Fink. county treas
urer and ex-officio treasurer Of the school
district was presented to the Board of
Education at its meeting Monday night.
and the matter again went over, those who
are TO pass upon Il, the members of the
finance and judiciary committees and the
attorney. asking for more time in which to
consider It. Members McCague and Oct
weller were of the opinion It would be the
proper thing to "let well enough alone
for the present and hold the bondsmen OF
Treasurer Hennings for the safety of the
funds in view Of the litigation over the city
charter and in view OF the fact that the
supreme court has not yet had an oppor-
tunity to pass upon the matter. These
two members SGT up the present bond was
for two years and that II Mr.. Hennings re-
signed upon the consolidation OF the Offices
of county and city treasurer the bond com
panies probably will arrange matters so
that the school money will he secured and
still the school board not have to pay for
new bond entirely.
Member Detweiler says he seriously
doubts the wisdom Of making the county
treasurer the school district treasurer in
esmuch as he is likely to be a resident Of
another town in the county other than
Omaha. He also doubts the legality OF the
law and advised that the board wait
Change for Janitresses.
The remainder Of the business coming be-
fore the board was dispatched I'm short
order. there being some discussion over the
motion of Member Lindsay to change Mrs.
Cruze, janitress at the Druid Hin school,
TO the high school and combining her duties
90 the care of the girls gymnasium, and
giving her old place to Mrs. Arnold, who
A.. 4. s.,.l
say recommended the change, he said to
'cure a few sore spots in both schools, !"
and his motion cut out of Mrs. Cruces du-
ties all janitor work except in the gym
nasium. This brought forth objections, and
when Lindsay explained further that he
wanted to elevate the position Member
Rice was moved to say: What we want is
a janitor-a scrub woman and not person
TO hob mob with the teachers aud be a
Jnatron or anything like that" The mo-
ton was then changed and Mrs. Cruze was
voted in as a janitress to care for five
rooms and the gymnasium.
Mabel Christie, a registrar at the high
school. resigned and her place was filed
by the selection of Bertha Phillippi. Joe
Nevotti resigned as bandmaster and was
succeeded by Emil Reichardt. Winifred
Lemon and Evelyn Dudley were put on the
assigned list OF teachers.
Feen from Nonresidents.
\ communication was received from the
attorney that in the suit to recover fees
earned from nonresident pupils the cUGrt
had entered an order in favor OF the board,
and that In the county treasury sl.159 80 is
awaiting the order of the board.
Among the items purchased was SlOI
worth Of solidifed formadehyde to be used
IS disinfectant in the various schools.
warrant was ordered drawn for ST.
BIO 40 TO pay the semi-annual interest on
bonds, commission and postage, which
amount is $3.50 less than that of six months
ago by reason OF the retirement of 800, OcC
bonds.
Finances of the Board.
The following financial report was made
by Secretary Burgess showing the amounts
apportioned for the various departments VI
10 juno 30. 1906: the amount expended dur
ing July. August. September, October. No
vember 1906. and the amounts remainin.
December |. 1905 together with a compare,
tive statement Of the expenditures for the
first five months of the fiscal year 1904;
and the general fund warrants outstanding
December /, 1906: