The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-29
OPINION In THE
M'CLOSKEY CASE
Attorney Knapp Of the Board Of Control
Says He Has No Claim.
MORE TEACHERS ARE APPOINTED
Effort Made to Have the Case Of Miss
Jennie Durkin Considered Sepnr.
ately, hut II Was u Failure. Board
Has Gas Engine on Its Hands
That Is Worrying the Building
Committee.

Committee.
Professor A. l.. McClosky has no
claim on the Scranton school district.
That was the substance of an opin-
ion from eX-Judge II. A. Knapp, the
attorney for the board, which was read
at last nights meeting of the board
Of control. a portion OF the opinion
is as follows:
Mr.. McCloskey is under no contract rela.
tions with the Scranton school district ana
has not been at any time. The fact that
at the meeting of July u he was selected
as assistant teacher in mathematics,
which action was reconsidereI ana res
cinted AT the meeting Of July q. lSN,
would not Of itself confer any contract
rights upon Mr.. McClOskey and neither
would it bind him to the performance of
any contract obligations. 1t does not ap-
pear that any persons was authorized 10
notify him that he had been selected for
the position or that as "A matter OF fact
he ever was notified. nor does II appear
that he ever accepted and agreed to serve
In such position Under these circum-
stances | can have no question that the
board was entirely free To reconsider and
rrscind its action of July IL, 1895.
The communication was ordered filed
and the secretary notified to send II
copy Of the communication To Mr.. Nc
Closkey. Mr.. Walsh wanted to know If
the professor had reported at the high
school for duty yesterday morning and
was told that no one had seen him at
the building.
BIDS FOR NEW NO. %.
The following bids We're received for
erecting new No. 90: Peck Lumber
company, $1,000; Peter SIipp. $4,000;
Williams e. Seward, $16,S0b; Benore 4
Son s1e17h. Crean RIdpe Iumher
s e., o,o n, ~ viii, 90,
company. Sios4o; ": ;. Wlliiams. sii,-
93o; T.. FINN n Son, Sl46iS: j. Is. WOOL
sey & Company, $l5,97S. The bids We're
referred TO the buildinp committee for
consideration
'oiIH'u.i" "''o"'
on the suggestion or MT. NotZ tne
teachers committee was instructed to
inquire into the advisability of holding
w. o,,",,a,,,ais ,n Wv. a. ~, =. ',,,i,,,h,
Is oVercrowded ana In rather uhheaitny
quarters. The resignation OF Mr..
WOrmser as member of the insurance
committee was accented and Mr.. Bar
ker amounted &c his successor
NeI "Ppoi''e" d'' ms
The high school committee reported
that the new high school has been COM
pIeted in accordance with plans and
s,,oainoo,;o,,s al ,ooo,,,,,onI,d that
Spec'i''a''ois anu ,e'oii'i'ei'oeu ma,
IL DE accepted oy the poard ana Iihal
payments be made as follows:
Conrad Schroeder. S27 532 60; Little &
O,(,onnor arcbitects s7G7 oS. 1 r
WC r,.-' -
McCo! company LOT Sas
and electrical fixtures. Sl,l29.46. The
following report for the teachers COM
mittee was presented by Chairman
Barker:
,c,rrpc ,ppo,N,,rn
- va, ,
nat MISS kose ,9Ieh anu ,,. Miss .>eti,r f,r
ona rnIa,,,r" rnnr oe s'a"''u 'e''e VI 'o'e'e io'
Thar teachers granted a leave of alb
sence hereafter shall be required to pre-
sent a certificate signed by a physician
That No shall be regarded as a princi-
pals building.
That the transfers of Miss Barnes to
No. ), Miss Jameson to No. ii, Miss Teresa
Gibbons to No II Miss Joyce 10 No be
confirmed
,;rad ina! par@en,s @ M anu guara,ahs sfa,i 81 oe e
pared by the superintendent.
That nonresident pupils of intermediate
ana primary srades shaIl hot De admittea
oitied 1e m n, uUO,n anu % .,,as o s,oie @ au
a tnition fee Of 10 ner wear ''''
That Fred Evans and Miss Maud Estellc.
Miss Mabel Mallery and Joseph Wag-
ner be allowed to take a post graduate
course curse III NJ the er n,gn sSnool: ,.,
No % tn Eo 2i and tba, Mis- Eatbrvn
Gibbons he appointed TO No. %
That Miss Cora Gernon be appointed to
No. 30, Miss Anna Gibbons to No. II,
MISS Grace Peck ana MISS Jessie kelloW
nG 1'1 u 70 ,ii 70, 1s ob,ie Dulklh 10 NO. oi
Mr. carson opJected 10 tnat portion
Vi the report appointing MISS jennie
uih'h' anu So uio' MI Naisn. Inc
iatter moved that the report De adopt
ed. win tne exception or the portion
referring 10 MISS i'ufkin ana that her
case pe cohsluereu separately. ThiS
resolution WAS killed py the following
|ote'
Ayes-Davis. Carson. Welsh.
Nayes--Mitchell. Francois, O'Aiall,y.
Casey, Devanney. Wormser. Schafi"r,
oiral. WaiSh, Jacobs, Jennings, VIII
,s,ti. ,ais. SIN t ie'ri, barher Iai'sah' NotZ,
''
TIE REPORT ADOPTED.
The entire report then came nm and
was adopted. In making the reunrt nf
the bujIdiur committee Cb,,irn,o,,