The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-17

II I understand the matter cor
rectly the State and county FUNDS pay
our teachers, and none Of the above
amounts have % so Tor this purpose.
y desire 10 state that MOI a col
oreu school in this district or county
mas Sanitar< arrangements. il do nor
think that a single c0lored public
school was visited last year BY any
section 10, page SO.
Duties Of the district school
Boards--",to visit the public free
schools in the district from time 10
time. and 70 take care that they are
conducted according to law, and With
the utmost efficiency
The school board OF this district
has visited but few. il amy, rural
schools in this district. present 10
You three letters from public school
teachers in our rural schools who
state that no members OF our school
hoard have visited their schools dur
ing the last session (See Exhibit No.
Charge 3--Violation of the school
law section rs. page 100
The district school fund arising
from the district school tax is under
the District school Board. and shan
oe used for building and furnishing
H.
ungent expenses of the schools of the
district. The district fund should not
be used for any other purpose until
the district has been provided with
comfortable, slightly and weu-f,,r
nished schoolhouses.
In 1907, on the grounds of the
graded school at Kenbrfdge. a picnic
was given for the benefit of the Ken
bridge school Some Samilies re-
ceived invitations; others received
none. II the public was invited nor
over 40 per cent, heard anything nm
I'll after it was over.
"A school warrant for $50 was is.
sued to a certain party in Kenbridge
10 furnish the dinner. / cannot state
what reason was given on the war
rant but there is no doubt as to the
services rendered by the party re-
ceiving the warrant.
Charge 4-NiOlatiOn of section sc.
subject and 2, page 81, school laws.
NO Notwithstanding Inn Inn NH
mo school trustee. nor any other
officer, shall have any pecuniary in
terest, directly or indirectly, in any
contract for building a public school
house or in furnishing any material to
a contractor for building such school
house, etc.
Any school officer or teacher who
shall violate this provision, besides be-
ing removed from his post, shall be
SUBJECT TO a penalty of not less than
ten nor more than five bundled dol
lars.
When the first graded school was
built in Kenbridge in 1906 or 1907 the
contract was given TO Mr.. Thomas 1Ys
dale. and he contracted with and mr.
chased from Mr.. Willie Bridgeforth
chairman of the School Board at that
time. the weather boarding for the
schooI building. (See Exhibit No 90
Mr.. Tisdale, for a specified amount
contracted with Mr.. Collin Bagley to
40 me carpenter work on the school
oullolng. Mr.. Bagley at this time was
a member Of the School Board and
clerk of the board. (See Esxhlnit 6.)
am also informed At Mr.
l5rlugeforth, still a trustel .the
School Board, sold timber I'd Son-
tractor who built the public in
1911.
Charge No. 5-violation fscs'bo ol
law. section 63, sub. 5, page as.
The School Board. borrowing
FUNDS under the provisions of this act,
shall request the board Of supervisors
or the councils their respective
counties or cities$5r towns to cause a
u ulS1rlct tax 10 be levied TO meet its
liabilities on such contract.
The failure Of a School Board Of n
district or city, or the Board OF Super
vlsors, or the Council OF city or town.
loan shall be deemed a cause Tor 70
moval from Office
I viii state that at the July meeting
OF the Board or Supervisors. in answer
70 direct question, they informed me
that no request had been made TO
them by the School Board OF Browns
store District to make n special lew
ulstrlct tax TO meet the yearly bonds
and interest on the $1,000 borrowed bv
on October 10, 1906. (Pavable veeriS
LOT ten years at the rate of 500 Der
year ana per cent. interest on the
WhoIe loan payable yearly.
nor mad any special tax been re-
quested 10 meet the obligation due the
literary fund for the $4,000 borrowed
on october /, 1910, on similar condition
as the other.
Il will state that four Of the bonds
1000 loan, leaving balance of 5000
still due. One OF these bonds with in
t eatap and penalty is quasi due since
Il viii also state that at this dare
(Apru 70, 1879 no bond has been paid
on the S2.5oO loan and the first bond
Is past due since October l. 1911 (See
exhibit y.
Charge 6-Violation Of school
law, section rs, page 16O.
The proceeds of the State. and
county funds must be used exclusive
~ for the pay of the teachers"
In the year Of 1907 Browns Store
District, after paying her teachers.
ielu Il pdldnCS OF S1oS-SO from State
fund. On May 25, 1907, the Browns
Store District issued a warrant to Miss
Manson for $15990 for teaching
School No. z, Lochleven District This
was endorsed by Miss Man
son and deposited in bank to the
credit of Lochleven District, subject
TO check. This amount was drawn on
to pay incidental expenses of the dis
trict.
II wish to state at the time of
this transaction Miss Mansons full
salary had been paid by LochIeven
District in monthly payments. This
being the case, claim that it was
illegal to issue the warrant to Miss
Manson for teaching, when she had |
already been paid for her service and !
the money was to go to Lochleven |
District for incidental expenses. You |
will note, from Exhibit 8, that Miss |
was paid by six warrants. |
amounting to $154.70, not $159.9O: |
hat the Sreasurer's books today show
Miss Manson charged with receiving |
S154.7O from Lochleven District and |
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