The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-04

were that were saddled unto the pre-
sent school board land over which
they have made such holler.
The first was for floor varnish ano
floor oils, used during the present
school year, but ordered by Mr.. HUI.
ten. =
The second item was for blank
paper used during the present school
| year.
The third was for paper and sup
plies, used during the same period.
The fourth was for telephone bills
for the month of July.
| - The fifth was for the Literary Di-
gest from June 1921, to June 1922,
used during the present school term.
The next was for a typewriter now
in use in the schools, a new machine
used for the first time after the
opening of the present school year.
The next is for disinfectants used
during the present school year.
The next is for supplies now being
used.
The next is for subscription, while
the last bill is for school supplies.
delivered during the summer vacation
for use during the present school
year.
Every item, had they not been or
dered by Mr.. Hulten, would have
had to be ordered by some one else.
The present school board used the
supplies in their schools, yet they
claim these bills were saddled unto
them. These bills are ON file at
the City Clerks office, and comprise
the entire list which Messrs. Bryan
and Anderson and others claims
were saddled unto them.
Now look over the figures again:
The 1920-21 school boards total re-
ceipts amounted to $55,171.67, their
overdraft amounted to $3326.51.
These figures the City Clerk says are
correct over his own signature. Add
the two together and you have the
expenditures of the former school
board which amounted TO $58, ,488. .18.
The only bill which could be dug up
which was on file and unpaid at the
close of the school year in 1921 was
bill for $3525 for the West Dis
injecting Company, but that bill
bore the notation that it was not due
and payable until December of that
year, and this bill was not paid by
the former school board. All of the
other claims, which the present school
board through their President E.
Bryan, says were saddled unto them,
were for supplies delivered to the
schools during the summer months
to be used during the present school
year, and even the bill which was on
file and unpaid was for disinfectants
which the present school board used.
Now let us take the record of the
present school board and see how
that compares:
during 1922 the receipts of the
school board were as follows:
| Amount levied for school
purposes direct levy 42,2O7. .39
Amount received as coun-
ty school tax -------------- 5436.34
Amount received as State
Aid ---- $50 .4S
State School Income Fund = 4890.90
Tuitions received --------- 1944.00
Total receipts ----------55 ,359.11
The above figures are as shown by
the books in my Office.
GEO. A. WHITE,
City Clerk.
There was in the school fund on
April 80, 1922 $6547.17, according to
the statement Of the City Treasurer
as of May 1st, 1922. Out of this
fund there is to be paid the bills al
lawed by the school board on Mon
day amounting to $5759.02, leaving
balance in this fund $788.15.
But in order to close the present
school year there still remains to be
paid teachers and janitors wages for
two months, amounting to $11,557.92,
a bill of the Washburn Water Com
pany for $399.65, a bill for C. G.
Garfield for $3.50, so say nothing of
the other bills which will be coming
in during the balance of this month.
The total amount which the school
board knows must be paid totals
$11, ,961.07, and they have $788.15 in
the fund with which to pay this
amount.
The present school board will show
an overdraft at the end of the present
school year amounting to 1.072.92