Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-14
Question Raised ID Connection with
School Insurance.
CAN TRUSTEE SELL 70 BOARD Z
MIR. Harrison Thinks Board Has No
Right to Take PoIiclss from Com
pany for Which a Member is Agent
Teachers Elected.

ieSul flBilt 10 pace INSURANCE on INC
public school buildings m this city
with insurance companies whose local
representatives hold scWs upon the
school board?
This question was raised by Mr.. i.
t. Harrison during an Investigation
lo:' night by the school lmar'l nf The
amount OF insurance carried IN the
school buildings and after Il lengthy
q Sc ussion 1t was decided ~ rrfe,. the
matter to City Attorney MASH, for an
opinion.
The policies carried or the Acre
and Deanville schools will expire at
noon today and when the matter of re.
newiEg those policies va OF light H..
fore the board. Trustee james II,
Hawkins, Of the firm of * ,;'rm and
Hawkins. asked that hls company he
allowed to insure the 'u.',lirs., Be.
fore ana action was taken Gil The re.
quest. Mr. Harrison rc.;lciteI the
clerk to read the amour ps insurance
carried on each of the school build
ings.
The report of the clerk shovel that
the firm Of Barrett & West of which
10 senior member, Mr.. w II Tlar.
rett, is Il school trustee, carried about
SIj500 on the buildings.
Mr.. Harrison then ststnl th,t he
believed the school board was Vi lat.
ing the law in awarding insurance TO
firms represented by mH'a,n .:f lilo
l':rd and recommend ii that 'hn
hoard take such action as WIZ rcc's-
sary TO bring itself within the law.
Following Mr.. Harrisons speech.
Mr.. Barrett said that he was not sure
that the board had violated the Inv
in the matter and that he thought It
would be wise move to secure an
opinion from City Attorney Massie he
fore taking any drastic steps. The
speaker then went on to explain how,
by the absorbing of other insurance
firms, his firm had come in the pos
session of such large block of the
insurance on the schools.
After Mr.. Barrett had taken his seat
Mr.. Hawkins withdrew his applica-
ton for insuring the Acre and Dean
vile schools with the declaration that
had he Known 1t would have caused
such n commotion he would not have
made It.
Upon motion of Mr.. Harrison a res
oluuon was passed directing the
chairman to appoint committee to
ascertain the correct values of tho
city school buildings and If necessary
TO change the amounts set forth in the
insurance policies.
The board met In regular session In
the High school building at 8 O'Clock
last night President Pickett was In
the chair and the following members
were present and answered roll call:
Messrs. Harrison. Cooper, Barrett.
Philips. Sibley, Hawkins and Smith.
Invite State Association.
The following resolution, offered by
Mr. Barrett, was unanimously passed.
Whereas an effort is being made
to induce the State Teachers Associ.
alton to hold its annual meeting In
Newport News in the fall of 1907, and
Whereas this board deems secur.
ing of said teachers association here
as most desirable to the educational
interest of this city;
therefore be IT resolved that the
school board does most heartily and
cordially join with the Educational
Association Of this city, in extending
to the State Teachers Association an
invitation to hold it's next meeting in
this city
BE it resolved second that this
board pledges itself to do all in IFS
power to make the meeting success
full, and
BE 1t resolved third that copies OF
this resolution be sent TO the chair.
man of the State Teachers Associa.
tion and the superintendent of public
instruction and copies given the
press"
Report of Finance Committee.
MT. u. p. Harrison, chairman of the
finance committee, submitted tho fol.
lowing report on the condition of the
funds of the board:
State Fund.
first Apportionment. 80 geo ~
Second apportionment. G.7711I
f Total State fund 94334R
~ City Fund.
Balance from last year. 1909 Al
collections to date. II, 065 ~
--
Total city fund to date. 22.6G3 az
Total collections $40 OoG oe
Disbursements. p0
state fund. ............... s 5.762.s2
/, wy 'ihd '..................... 100000
iotai disbursements. -. s12,360.S2
Cash on hand. ........ s19,73614
oNcoiiected city fund..... 5,19757
Total amount available :e
pa .sI, OF this term ...... s25,533.71
"fhe total amount available for this
term. including the balance brought
Toward from last year is z$37,S9453 or
so49.42 less than last year, and atten-
ton is called to the fact that with tho