Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-04-23
MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOL
REPORT BY STATE EXAMINER

correspondence from Columbus, o..
The audit of public schools ac-
counts in Morgan county has just
been reported to State Auditor 10
seph P. Tracy by State Examiner
Jean Blinn. with several recon-
mendations for improvement IN the
conduct of business, but there are
no findings that border on censure.
BY districts, the audit orou8hI
out the following facts:
Deavertown village school ols-
rict-Organization meetings OF the
board have been held in February,
while the General Code requires
that boards of education be organ
ized at a meeting on the first Mon
day of January. 1t is also pointed
out that the clerks salary shoulo
be fixed, and that all future CON
tracts with depository banks shouid
proyide that interest be paid semi
annually by the banks to the schooi
hoard The balance on hand in the
Crooksyille bank to the credlt Oh
the Deavertown school district on
February 4, 1925, was S77O.5o. IN
the same bank on the same day the
balance to the credit of the DeaVer-
town Joint high school was $500.
McConnelsville-Ma district -
Depository banks should be requlr-
ed in future contracts to make Ia
terest on school funds payable
semi-annually. The board OF edu-
cation failed to organize in jan
uary, 1925, as required by state
law The balance in the First Ma
tional bank of McConnelsville TO the
credit of the school district on jan
nary 27. 1925, was $4,589.36, Inc
present Indebtedness in bonds II
$31. 900
Bloom-On January 27, there was
a balance to the credit of the Bloom
rural school district in the Citizens
National bank OF NcConnelsville or
S3O79.38. The Butler bequest
made to the district by John Butler
in 1873, is yielding the district
s19.95 annually in interest.
Bristol-The balance in the Cltl-
zens National bank of McConnels-
Vile TO the credit of the district on
January %, was S936.65. There
should be a personal bond hled by
the clerk-treasurer of board OF ed
ucation in order to comply with the
law the examiner says.
Center-Uniform vouchers are
recommended for the filing Of bills
which the examiner declares are
not in the best of form, says the re-
port. The balance to the credit OF
the district on deposit in the Water
ford Commercial and Savings bank
on February 2, was $1,871.98.
Dserfield- clerks salary in
the district was not fixed as requir-
ed by law, says the report. On jan
uary 20. the deposit to the credit or
the district in the Malta National
bank was $2,645.14. The present
bonded Indebtedness. is $3,791.61.
Homer-There should be a time
fixed for holding of regular meet
ings tof the board of education. In
the Giouster State bank on Febru-
ary Q there was to the credit of the
district. the sum of $1,044.13.
Marion-The bills should be kept
in better form. The clerk has fail
ed to comply with the law by not fill
inc a personal bond as required.
The bonded indebtedness is $5S, ,75O
and the amount on deposit to the
credit Of the district in the Chester
Hill First National bank on January
81, was $5,994.31.
Windsor-Warrants amounting to
thousands of dollars were not sign
ed by the president of the board,
says the report, which further
states: "The general code provides
that no money can be paid out by
the depository bank except upon
warrant signed by the president or
vice president and countersigned by
the clerk, and it means exactly what
it states. In the future, the prea-
dent or vice president must sign
all warrants individually" The
balance due on the bonds of the
district is $68,792.36. On deposit,
TO the credit of the district, in the
Stockport First National bank on
February IL, was the sum of ST.
34473.
Morgan-The only evidence of a
depository bank, says the report, is
that interest is being paid by the
First National bank of McConnels-
Vile On deposit in that bank to the
credit of the district on February z,
was $254.73. The board is urged to
require semi-annual payment of in
terest by repositories.
Manchester-On January 29,
there was a total of $931.12 on de-
posr in the Citizens National bank,
McConnelsyille, to the credit of the
district. The bonded indebtedness
was s2.772. The examiner urges
that bills should be kept in better
form
Malta-The bonded Indebtedness
of the district is $892.96. The
amount deposited to the credit OF
the district in the Malta National
bank on January 26, was $3.50.
Meigsville-T clerk should
make semi-annual cerifications to
the county auditor, the examiner
says, and warrants should be paid
from the proper funds. The bond
ed Indebtedness is $715.90. On
February A, the amount on deposit
in the Citizens National bank, Nc
Connelsville, to the credit of the dis
trict. was S1,185.82.
Penn-In connection with this