The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-13


stated to me in the presence of witnesses
that he proposed to furnish you 40
pound paper. The tablets he is delivering
toyou are not 4O-pound, not even 95-pound,
but 1t is 33-pound paper.
Now, then. If the school board de-
sires to investigate my charges | am will
ing to come forward at any time, but 1t
is not right to the taxpayers Of the city of
Scranton that the supply committee Of
your school board should be run by Rey-
nolds Bros. or any one else. Let them
live up to their contract or give the orders
to responsible parties who will do so, as
they have never yet lived up to the con-
tract in furnishing you tablets.
Trusting that this letter will be read
before the Scranton school board / am
very respectfully yours,
W. H. Withers,
3l2 Penn Avenue.
An Investigation Committee.
Following the reading of the letter
Mr.. Notz moved that a special commit
tee be appointed to investigate the
charges. Several members voted mega
lively, but when the ayes and nays
were called for the motion was carried
by a unanimous vote. Later in the ses-
sion Members Barker, Jennings and
Evans were appointed as the special
committee.
The members of the accused supply
committee are c. S. Jacobs, chairman;
John p. Mahon, o. 3. Schriefer, F. s.
Barker and James O'Boyle. According
to the recommendation of the teachers
committee the following thirty-four
teachers were appointed to the night
schools established in fifteen of the
school buildings:
No. 2, Kate Mawn, Kate McGroarty,
Ella Fox; No. s, ]. M. Beaumont;
No. 9, M. H. Jordan, Margaret Padden;
No. TO- Lizzie Kelly, Katie Malta; No.
II, ]. f. O'Malley, Mary Hastings, Mary
Moffatt, Miss McHale, Miss Gavin; No.
13, Henry Kemmerling, Elizabeth
Lewis; No. 16, p. F. Durkin, Helen
Richards; No II, Martin Joyce, Miss
Riddle; No. %, Lillian ODonnell; No.
90, Anna Barrett, j. j. Costello; No. "a,
B. F. Tinkham, Catherine Gibbons; No.
80, Sarah Cloherty, Lucy Coggins, Liz
zie Kelly, Kate Mullen; No. 81, M. b.
Keane, Mary Durkin Belle Doud, Miss
Murray; No. 80, Edward Connorton,
Miss Roach.
Bids for building the new No. 19
school according to the plans and speci-
fications of Davis & Won Storch, archi-
tects, were received as follows: C. F.
Ward G. Son, Taylor, $39, 200; Edward G..
Hughes, $29, $50; Edwin S. Williams,
$50, $40, 25 cents per cubic yard and SO
per perch for extra excavating and ma
sonry; Conrad Schroeder, $4,000, SO
cents per cubic year and 1925 per perch
for extra excavating and masonry; Will
liam r. Williams, $S0,526, 40 cents per
yard and SO per perch, for extra exca-
waiting and masonry; j. b. Woolsey &
Co., $3O, 800; John Benore & Son, $2S,7S
% cents per cubic yard and SO per perch
for extra excavating and masonry
Peck Lumber Manufacturing company
$50, 1OS, 30 cents per yard and SO per
perch for extra eXcavating and ma
sonry; Sullivan & Clark, $29,997, 20 cents
per yard and $2.75 per perch for extra
excavating and masonry; D. Sykes &
Sons, $92, 1899, 25 cents and $27O for ex.
ira excavating and masonry.
Contract to Benore 4 Son.
Before adjournment the building
'committee's recommendation that thc
contract be awarded to John Benore
Son and that the firm give q bond OF
$4,000 to faithfully perform the work
was adopted The board will adver
| tise for bids to build a retaining wal
| in the rear of the proposed building.
THE following bids per net ton were
received for furnishing coal for the city
school buildings, and were referred t
! the supply committees: District No.
comprises buildings Nos. l, 4, 8, 8, 27, 28
33. "a, 3d. So; District No. 2, building!
Nos. 2, 3, 6, IS, 10, II, SO 81; District No
3, buildings Nos. IL to 20 inclusive, 29
81, 80; District No. 4, buildings Nos. 2
to &c inclusive: Mountain Lake Lane
and Coal company, for districts Nos.
and 2, pea coal $l.75, chestnut and larg
er sizes $780, s. Short, for district No. /
pea coal 81. .65, chestnut and larger size
1854; Consumers Ice company, districts
Nos. 2, and 4, pea coal $l.65, chestnu
and larger sizes S2.54; James Flynn
district No. 4, pea coal S1.25, stove ant
chestnut $2.40; James kearney, portion
tions of Districts Nos. /, and 4, pc;
coal $l.75, large sizes $3.50; John Z
Johnson, District No. 4, buckwhea
coal $l,25, pea coal $1.75, large size
$2.65.
Mr.. Notz remarked that the new No
81 school was completed and that fift,
or more prospective pupils are waiting
for it to open. His motions prevaile
that the building committee repor
upon the condition of the structure a
once and that the cellar be concrete
If the committee deems such worl
necessary. The Knights of the Golde
Eagle were granted the privilege o
supplying the building with flag stal
and American flag.
The bill of Little G. O'Connor, tn
New York architects, for the new hig
school plans, 3h per cent. of the esti
mated cost was reduced to 2k per cent
or 81, 400, and ordered paid. The sessio
then adjourned.