The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-11
MEMBERS IN A SQUADBLE
Board Of Control Qulbbles Long and
Loud Over Coal Contracts.
TOOK AN HOUR TO DECIDE 1T
Schools Will Close from Friday. Dec. 2i,
TO Wednesday, Jan. 2-Mr. Notz
Democrat and ut the Same
Time O protectionist.

A spirited debate over awarding con-
tracts for furnishing coal to the city
schools was developed at last nights
meeting of the board Of control. A
majority and a minority report was
presented by the supply committee and
the matter was made still more compl-
Gated by exceptions of members who
favored portions only of each report.
The board was about equally divided
and the majority report vte, finally
adopted after an hours contoslon and
controversy.
At a previous meeting Members
Mahon and O'Boyle, of the supply COM
mittee, made a verbal report commend
ing that Stephen Short be awarded the
contract for furnishing coal in the
First district, and the Consumers Ice
| and Coal company in the Second and
Third districts. Mr.. Schrlefer refused
to concur in the recommendation and
President Won Storch ruled that the
| report could not be received from a
minority of the committee.
Report of Supply Committee.
The report Of the supply committee
last night was signed by Chairman
| Jacobs and Mr.. Barker Mr. Schriefer
signing for all the districts except the
| Fourth The report recommended the
awards as follows:
First district-Stephen Short, pea
coal, $l.65; larger sizes, $2.54
| Second district-AIountain Lake Land
and Coal company, pea coal, !$1.75;
larger sizes, $3.50.
Third district---Consumers Ice and
Coal company, pea coal, $l.65; larger
sizes, $2.54;
Fourth district--James Kearney, pea
coal, $l.75; larger sizes, $3.50.
Mr. Schriefer moved the report be
adopted with the exception of the
Fourth district, in which the con-
tract be awarded to James Flynn,
whose bid, Mr. Schriefer said, was
10 cents lower than the bid
Of Mr.. Kearney. Mr.. Mahon pre-
sented a minority report signed by
himself and ]. O'Boyle awarding the
contract in the Second district to the
Consumers Ice and Coal company at
$l.65 for pea coal and 2.54 for larger
sizes.
All Wanted TO Talk.
simultaneously with Mr.. Mahon' s
motion that the minority report be
adopted, Mr.. Mitchell moved to table
Mr.. Schriefer's motion, Mr.. Barker
moved to table the minority report, and
several members were calling for re-
cognftion. For about two minutes the
session was without any semblance OF
order. President Won Storch ruled that
a vote upon the minority report was in
order.
Mr.. NotZ, the staunch Democratic
member from the Nineteenth ward
brought down upon himself roar OF
derisive laughter in his attempt to eX
plain why he favored awarding the
Mountain Lake Land and Coal com
pany the contract for the Second dis
trict. He said, "The company's mine:
are in my ward, the Nineteenth, and
believe in protecting" Mr.. Notz''
voice was drowned in the laughter anC
he finally resumed, the interests o
my ward, although Pm not protec
ZIONIST by a long shot"
The minority report was lost by ;
vote Of 10 and 8, and the majority re
por carried by vote Of Il and 6 afte
Mr.. Schriefers motion to award tn
Fourth district contract to Jame
Flynn had been lost.
other Business Transacted.
The pay roll of night and day schoo
teachers, substitutes and janitors to tn
total amount of $14,141.72 for the montI
ending Dec. 8, was ordered paid. TIL
recommendation of the teachers com
mittee that the schools be closed durinl
the holidays, from Friday, Dec. u t
Wednesday, Jan. 9, was adopted