The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-16
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authorities for calling attention to the
lack OF outhouses and for their per-
sistent efforts TO have same estab
lished, finds that all the schools have
since been properly supplied, and hnds
that no further action Is necessary.
Two Counts sidesseppsd.
No cognizance was taken of DR..
Mann's second charge, alleging that
the superintendent and trustees were
dereliot in their duty in not visiting
the schools as provided by law, nor
the third allegation. In which affida-
Wits were produced to show that $50
In school funds had been diverted TO
picnic dinner for certain school chill
dren.
IN his fourth count DR.. Mann show
ed the board that one school trustee
Of Lunenburg had furnished the ma
terfal for schooihouse and another
trustee had worked as a carpenter on
the building. In violation of section
&C. To this the board adopted d reso-
luton deplortng the Improperly OF the
act, stating that while the letter OF
the law had not been violated In the
case in point, 1t would not give it's
approval to a school trustee working
as a Carpenter or other employe on
u
any circumstances.
Fifth Count ignored.
The fifth count which involved vlo-
lation of section 90, IN that the trus-
tees had not complied with the pro-
vision requiring levy by supervisors
10 take care of the bonds for monies
borrowed from the literary fund. WIS
ignored Also tai. count pr. Mann
alleged that though the tax levy for
Browns Store district in 1911 amount -
ed TO $2,6S4.f4. to be applied TO only
seven schools, whose running expenses
were about $40 each annually. that
the trustees had borrowed altogether
$4,000 from the literary fund add that
when his charges were first preferred
owed the State $4,000, and no lew
had been made TO take care of them.
as provided by law. He further al
legged that the trustees, 10 make good
on the proposition, had Second Auditor
Page to take in the old indebtedness
and issue new bond. dated last De-
cember. and with the first payment
year hence. the report could be made
to the board that the county owed
nothing
Warrant Was Irregular.
me sixth charge was to the effect
That the school authorities had by
Nhiiaiil presumably turned over to a
tsaehas. Ma@s~ PsastAe- Marrsoff, the sQm
OF ef5e.s0- left over from the current
expenses OF the district for the year
on pretense OF salary due her when
in reality the young woman never saw
the money, for her salary had been
paid In full and the money was turn
ed over to Lock Leven district for
current expenses
The board adopted a resolution
strongly disappearing OF this action,
stating that while it finds that no
money was lost to the schools by the
device it had the effect OF trans
ferring State funds from one district
TO another and was irregular, but 1t
was the act OF a superintendent new
to the work and the board was pleased
to know that he recognized the gravity
OF the mistake he had made.
In the charge that Commemorative
Attorney Turnbull had been derelict
In his duty in not taking hold of the
charges when DR.. Mann took them
to court the board finds that Mr.
Furnbuil fully discharged his duty
in the matters referred to in the
charges against him.