The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-09
Little and O'COnnOr viii Design The New
High School. v
final REPORT OF The COMMITTEE
1t Gives in Detail the Precautions
Adopted--The School Can Be Built
with the Money Appropriated for
That Purpose-Teachers' Commit
tee Report.

The high school question, so far as
the architects and plans are considered,
IL finally disposed Of. At last nights
meeting OF the board OF control Mr..
Thomson. chairman of the commit
tee. presented the following report,
which was unanimously adopted:
After numerous meetings and careful
examinations Of the plans for the new high
school submitted. as provided for in the
prospectus, by their professional advisor,
Professor Ware of Columbia college, the
committee unanimously agreed upon the
plans known as No. ., presented by Little
a. OConnor OF 9S West 23d street
New York, provided the building, accord
ing to said plans, could be erected within
the amount appropriated by the board, for
that purpose, viz: $l50,00O.
In order to ascertain this fact the plans
were submitted to three competent build.
ers, two selected by the COMMITTEES and one
by the architects; and their report being
satisfactory, the plans have finally been
adopted in accordance with the authority
vested in the committee by the terms Of
the prospectus, subject to such revision as
the committee may deem necessary, and
Little q UConnor and Professor Ware
duly notified.
We also recommend the payment Of $3.50
each to the following architects, US stipu.
lated in the prospectus, they being the au-
thors of the four next best plans: Poole
& Sutton, Of Newark, n. j.: Nyatt e. Not
ling, Of Baltimore, Md; George Oakley
| Totten. jr., Of New York: Lord & Hew-
lett, Of New York.
We further report that IN accordance
with the recommendation Of the commit
tee, adopted by the board Nov. q, 1893,
relative 10 the strengthening of the mine
supports under No. | school property, ar
rangements have been made with the Off
cials OF the Lackawanna Iron and Coal com.
pany to have said company DO this work,
the agreement being that the board shall
pay only the actual cost to the company OF
labor and material.
We recommend that the finance com.
mittee be instructed to have the balance Of
unsold school bonds duly executed by the
proper officer. the bonds then to be de.
livered to the city treasurer, aud the proper
receipt TO be taken therefor. The commit
tee have approved and recommended the
payment OF the following bills: Muldoon
q Bowe. 1855 20; James Gillespie. $l3 70:
c. B. Pratt. @.0O; +. R. White, sl.5O.
TEACHERS coMAI1rTE REPORTS.
Mr.. Wormser, of the teachers com
mittee, presented the following report,
which was adopted:
We recommend that the resignation Of
John L. Wagner principal Of No. 10, be
accepted, and that NJ. j. Ketrick be
transferred from the principalship Of No
9 to that OF No. 10; that D. w. Phillips be
appointed principal Of No. 6, vice Mr.. Ket.
rick transferred
That Mrs. Josie d. Knauss be appointed
principal Primary G at No. 81, the position
made vacant by the death Of Miss Jennie
7. Langan.
That Miss Mary f. Monies be trans.
ferred from No rs. annex TO Primary @,
No. %, vice Miss Shedd, resigned.
That Hiss Frances Connor be appointed
teacher at No. % ANNEX to the position
made vacant by the transfer of Miss
Monies
That Miss Lizzie NJ. Raub be transferred
from No. % to Grammer B, No. 49, TO the
place made vacant by the death of Mis-:
Hartley.
That Miss Anna R. Davis be appointed
to No. 20, vice, Miss Raub transferred
subject to adjustment OF grade by super
intendent.
That Miss Driesen and pupils be trans
ferred from No, 2S to the building recent lJ
| uNRCN AZ Oh LSiShSbh oNOuuOs
That the resolution shortening the ses
sions Of the preparatory school, Washing
ton avenue, be rescinded and the two.ses
sion plan be adopted.
Mrs. Sarah Morgan was appointed
janitress at No. 10. Mr.. William
asked for the privilege OF permitting
pupils from Bellevue Heights to sttent
school No 1S. their school having beel
, burned This permission was granted
The new fence at No S2 was reported
in bad condition aud the matter wa.
referred to the building committee.
Mr.. O'Malley called attention to the
Q fact that the vacant lots on Stone ave
nue. were assessed to John Schwenk
, The matter was referred to the finance
committee