Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1910 — CLEANS THE SLATE. [ARTICLE]

CLEANS THE SLATE.

Trustee Pays Shortage, With Interest —White County Trustees Mentioned. Indianapolis, June 29—A report was received yesterday by W. A. Dehority, chief of the state board of accounts, that Edgar M. Myers, trustee of W ashington township. Allen countv, had received $1250-from Joseph C: Pfeiffer former trustee of the. township, who was found indebted to the special school fund of the township by the field examiners working under the direction of the board. The shortage in the fund, amounted to SI,OOO but the interest on the amount added's2so to the settlement sum. Mr. Myers issued a receipt for the amount, specifying the purpose for which it was paid, and so reported to the examiner.

At a meeting of the board with the Governor, Monday afternoon, a form was agreed on to be used by bidders on township supplies for the coming school year. The forms will be printed in sufficient numbXr to be sent to the township trustees in time for the midsummer bidding. According to an order issued by the board, every trustee will file with the state board a copy of the list on which bids are asked. arid these will be placed on file so that they may be examined by school and township supply dealers. On the adoption of this plan, the board abandoned the idea advanced a year ago of having all trustees receive bids on the same day.

According to a report certified out J>y the chief examiner, Otto C. Middlestatt. trustee of Monon township. White county, is held chargeable with 5563 for money spent on the construction of a cemetery fence which the trustee built without sanction of the advisory ' board. John H. Smith, trustee of Big Creek township of the same county, receives a clean bill, although the examiners found that $79.22 of the township funds are missing as a result of the failure of former Trustee Scott G. Ross, to make a proper settlement with his successor, D. A. B. Christy. Suit was brought against Ross, but, according to the report, he evaded payment and left the county. . Clean bills I are also giyen John Chamberlain. I West Point township, and Robert Little. Prairie township, both in White county.