The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10
EXCITEMENT RAN HIGH
Action on Two Important Subj C@S Causes
Sem L atel DiSCl sion.


High School Committee - Fire
Proofng of High School Again Re-
ferred TO Committee-Session Re-
plete with Heated Arguments
Two very important questions were
discussed md .cted upon at last nights
meeting of the board Of control one was
thu breaking Of the deadlock which has
tor lhs past two months existed IN the
high school committee, ut present the
most important committee OF the
board; the other WAS the referring t.
the high school committee Of the gu
ion of tire-prouhng the nav structure.
Both az the gu slions cause | Gonsll
erahls excitement. fringed with "A dis,
play Of heat aud intensity by members
OF either side.
The session was called to order by
President Won StOrch.
The pay roll WAS adopts to be paid hs
follows: T1nchsrs, $40 764 IS; subOti
tu,es, Sl4l 5j; janitors, 81, l65 so; night
schools, Sl,3I5; total. Sl2 USi jS.
The tedcuers committes recon-
msndad thu acceptance Of the r%esigna-
tion OF Miss Psunwaraen, Of school No
10. and the appointment in her stead
Of Miss Minnie Gibbons temporarily
also, the appointment temporarily Of
Mis-, n lie Malonsy 70 Il No. q
It was further recommended that toe
matter Of redistrictlng DO referred TO
toe superintendent Of schools TO act in
conjunction with members from thr
various wards and report 20 the board
Il garliug the legal status OF the re.
Gently annexed portion Of Lackawanna
township. it Vas suggested that the
solicitor be asked for an opinion.
The reports OF the finance. building.
supply, and Insurance. committees con
tanning minor details We're adopted.
EVENT OF THE MEETING.
Nh. Jennings stsrtel the real ball of
the e!euiug by calling attention to tn,
deadlock in the hign school committee
Es said it had no official heal, failed
TO do its duty AMI urged that ths board
take from the committee the matters
now pending before il. Therefore
said Mr.. Jennings, 81 move that the
board elect a chairman for the high
school committee
The chair ruled the motion out Of
order.
Mr.. Jennings asked an appeal from
the decision.
Mr.. Wormser started to debate tn,
question and a poius Of order was agair
presented by Mr. Jennings. Mr. Worm
-er aid Mr.. Jennings had debated the
question and 40 had tho same right.
The chair sustained Mr., Jennings
point of order, out decided the question
non debstaole.
On a vote Of IL to s the chair wal
SUSTAINED in refusing to put Mr.. Jsn
nings' motion for the body to elect
| high school committee chairman.
Mr.. Notz moved that the committee
be discharged, but the motion Wa!
ruled as out OF order.
Mr.. Wormssr then movad that tn
board vote that an additional memoel
be added to the high school committe,
by the chair.
IN debate Mr.. jennings said that a
Mr.. You Storch was a member of tina
committee, the appointment by bin
would only put himself in a bad ligh
and he movsd to table Mr.. Wormser'
motion. This was lost on a II and
vote. and the debate vas transferrs
to tue original motion.
Mr., MITCHELL THE CHAIRMAN.
The motion was carried by respor
sive vote and Mr.. Mitchell was late
in the session appointed 10 serve on th
committee.
THE TRIBUNE ia able 10 say on goo
authority that this action hands tn
Craftsmanship to Mr.. Mitchell, VIII
will have Mr.. Welsh for an opponent
but will be slectOd by = majority Of
Mr.. NotZ' motion for the buildi1
committee to report on the adyisibiiit
Of buying two lots for a school Dublin
in the Nineteanth ward ut the ns1
meeting was carried. He said that tn
committee which was appointed to in
vestigate the crowding in the school
IN the Nineteenth ward founi that dul
ing Indictment weather many we're con
peeled to remain away from school.
Mr.. Wormser made a statement tha
while the board ut its last nesting ha
reconsidsred and defeated tbs propose
fire prOofng Of the new high scbOC
building ne thought thu -commltte
ought to procsed to 4 re-inyystigatiol
He said that on good authority ne W
able to state that the additional CO.
would only be about 10 per cent, +
moved that the matter be referred
the COMMITTEES with instructions to a
cure bids for FIRE ~prooinz if such wor
would only cost IS hs bad stated.
JENNINGS POINT OF ORDER.
Mr.. Jennings asked for a point q
order aud said the question had onc
been reconsidersd and defeated. II WI
only a subterfugs 10 hring the mats
up again in a roundabout way. /
moved to lay Mr., Wormssr's motif
on the table.
Mr.. Mitchell said he had opposed Il
idea at the last nesting because /
understood tina additional cost wou)
be about $50, coo, and on those grount
would oppose it still, but II. az NJ
Wprmser stated, the work could
done for o much smaller ~psrcentag
he woull vots in favor Of giving Il
, committee a further opportunity
nvrstigation,
The motion to refer to the comm
, tee was carried.
. The building committee and Bull
ing Inspector Nelson submitted T
ports, which were adopted, on Il
safety Of school No %