The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-28

W. H. Withers, manager of the
Withers Paper Manufacturing COM
pany, of Penn avenue appeared before
the board of control last night and
questioned with large interrogation
mark the supply committees knowl-
edge of paper and judgment in award
ing the contracts for furnishing that
article.
When the report of the supply com.
mittee had been read, Mr.. Withers Sc
cured the privilege Of the floor and
stated that in the advertisement for
paper the committee asked for "Oak-
land Mills" or its equal; that his bid
was on Oakland Mills" and was at
the rate of III per pound or S1.15
per ream; that the contract had
been awarded to Reynolds Bros, for
Sl.25 per tream; that on commercial
note paper his bid was 60 cents and the
contract was given at rs cents per
ream that on tablets he had underbid
Reynolds Bros, SO. 80 per thousand but
the latter firm had secured the con-
tract. Further, he stated, that last
year Reynolds Bros, had bid on forty
pound book paper but had supplied
thirty-ti pound newspaper. He said
he had his scales and samples Of paper
with him and was ready to prove his
assertions.
There was o silence for few NOM
ents at the conclusion Of Mr.. Wither's
remarks and then Mr.. Wormser arose
and moved to have an investigation.
He said the board could not afford to
have the assertion go abroad unchal-
lenged that more was being paid for
supplies than what they could be Sc
| cured for.
wITHERs WANTED FIVE MINUTES
Mr.. Jacobs, chairman of the supply
committee. did not look with favor
upon giving so much Importance
to Mr.. Wither's allegations. aud said
that the committee did what it thought
was best and was quite positive that it
had done its duty.
Mr.. Withers here asked for five
minutes to prove his assertions. Mr..
Jacobs wanted to know why Mr.,
Withers had not appeared before the
SShhhAptSO WIN lib lulOEhdblOu U6lUEH
the bids had been awarded. "We told
him when we We're going to meet" con-
cluded Mr.. Jacobs. "Yes you didl
You did like fun, ;" retorted Mr.. With
ers,
Mr.. Barker stated that Mr.. Withers'
bid was 15i instead Of III cents per
pound. as Mr. Withers claimed
and produced the original bid
to prove the statement. Mr., Withers
was surprised to see that the figure
he had intended for one looked some
what like five and had deceived the
committee. Mr.. Schriefer stated that
the Withers bids were in chaotic state,
and that the committee could not make
head or tail of them. He did not sub
NIT samples of pads as called for, but
lot of paper.
Chairman Jacobs of the Supply com
mittee then remarked that as the hon.
esty of the committee had been called
into question he would insist on an in
vestigation. Mr.. Withers jumped up
and said that he had never doubted the
committees honesty, but he questioned
their knowledge. Thereupon Mr..
Wormser withdrew his motion for an
investigation and the committees re-
port was adopted. az follows:
THE REPORT ADOPTED
We recommend that the following con.
tracts for supplies be awarded, these bid
ders having been found to be the lowest
and best:
To Price &c Roe: Twenty-Five reams of
0nmYnarpioI rof
foolsCap at Sl.25: $50 dozen Of teachers
lead pencils, eagle mercantile, at SO. 25 per
gross; 500 boxes enameled crayon at 5Ec;
25 boxes colored crayon at SOC; 300 boxes
Easterbrook pens, No. 12S, at 4lAc.
To NJ. Norton: Two barrels Carter's
School black ink at S4l.3 80; 500 boxes slate
pencils. at SNc.; 800 boxes enameled
crayon, at SIC; so dozen Andrews felt
erasers, at 55c.; 100 dozen noiseless states,
at 62c.
To Reynolds Bros: Two hundred and
fifty dozen pen holders, Eagle, No. !, 1,4O7,
at Tic. per gross; Is gross Eagle Drawing
pencils, at Sl.7O; 500 dozen pupils pencils,
Eagle, No. 140, at &C.; 10 dozen pointed,
at SIPS; so boxes rubber bands, No 16,
Faber, at 11C.; 10 pounds pencil erasers,
No. 80, at G2c.; so waste baskets, S4 per
dozen; 100 feather busters, Mt $2.75
To Q. B. Pratt, 100 packages No. 12
Manila envelopes at Sl,30 per NJ; 500
packages No. 6 Xxx white envelopes at
Csc per NJ
To William P. Connell & Sons, 25 granite
water pals at 50 per dozen; % wash
basins at $3.50 per dozen.
To Howley Bros, 1875 dippers at s. 76
per dozen: IS dust pans at 75c. per dozen;
500 brooms at 2.26 per dozen.
A committee from the recently an
nexed Bellevue district, consisting of
John Hale, Edward Harris and William
L. Williams, appeared before the board
TO ascertain what the board intended
to do about furnishing a school for the
district. Mr.. Hale stated that the
Bellevue school house was destroyed
by fire in December last The Lacka-
wanna township board refused to put
up another building, alleging that the
township was not bound to do so, mas
much as the Bellevue district was
about to become part of Scranton.
PUPILS PROVIDED FOR.
The committee answered this by
calling the attention Of the township
to the fact that it had collected the
school taxes from the Bellevue district.
The township had also attempted to
collect the taxes there for this year but
the Bellevue people secured an injunc-
ton restraining the collector. Mr..
Hall said the object Of the Bellevue
people was not to avoid the taxes but
to have them properly applied.
On motion of Mr.. Williams the
teachers committee was instructed to
have the old building in the Fifteenth
ward repaired, and to assign teachers
there for the present to take care Of
the children Of Bellevue. The COM
mittee thanked the board for their ac-
tion.
On motion of Mr.. Carson the janitor
at No. 10 was granted a salary of $45
per month. =
On motion of Mr.. Welsh the bond
required as an accompaniment with
high school bids be reduced from $50, =
ono To S06 ((l0 This xuau adonfad and