The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15

| Presented Report in HOwell-Booth case.
| and scattering it among eleven agen-
cies. and In a general skirmish concern
| ing whether new school buildings, Nos.
| 3, 6, 26 or 3S should have precedence In
| being erected
The Boland agency got back its in
| surance block of about $4,000 through
the efforts of Mr.. Jennings, and build
ing operations will begin on the new
No. and on alterations to No. 70
schools as was recommended by the
building committee.
Before the insurance fight was over
Mr.. Jennings had called Mr.. Gibbons
| "sneak" and the latter had retaliated
by clubbing Mr.. Jennings little whelp.'
accompanying the remark with the as
sertion that Notwithstanding his (Gib-
| bOn's) advanced age he would do some-
thing else besides call names II the tilt
| was in the open air.
The suuabble was precipitated by
Mr.. Jennings demand for report from
| the insurance committee of which he
and Mr.. Barker are members ana Mr.
Gibbons is chairman. He stated that
the insurances' represented in policiea
expiring December /, and today IN
Boland's agency should be accounted
for.
Mr.. Gibbons in response stated that
the expired policies had been cancelled
and the amount represented. about
| S35, 900, distributed among eleven or the
city's twenty-one agencies. he re-
| marked that out of over $4O0, insur-
ance the Boland agency had held over
| 800, 900 worth which he thought was
partial and unfair Mr.. Barker, or the
committee, said he agreed with Mr..
Gibbons statement.
MR.. JENNINGS POSITION.
Mr. Jennings said that while he would
agree to gradually reduce the amounts
carried In the agencies of c. q. boiand,
Norman & Moore and others he would
oppose any effort to wipe out any large
blocks at one time as such action tend
ed to nut an agency in disfavOr with the
companies IT. represented and was an
unwarranted sudden financial injury
to that agency's business. He moved
that the expiring policies be renewed
in the Boland agency and Mr. Note
offered as an amendment that the mo-
tion be tabled.
Mr.. Gibbons made further statement
in support of his action and in re-
sponse to his request Secretary Fel-
lows read memorandum showing
the eleven agencies with which the In
surance had been placed in amounts of
from $4,000 to $1,000 each. In order to
permit freer debate Mr. Notz withdrew
his motion to table. Mr. Jennings con-
tinued his argument for renewing the
policies with the agencies in which they
had expired. He warmed to his subject
and finally exclaimed:
Minority or majority. / will not be
party to having this board made the
resort for carrying out some men,
bers personal spite. say he (Mr.
GibbOns) is sneak and performs a
dishonorable-"
II won't stand that" exclaimed Mr.
Gibbons, from any man! / won't take
any abuse from little whelp like
him! Sneak? Why, he's q sneak" He
then said he would pursue different
course. notwithstanding his advanced
years. if the episode was taking place
| outside the building.
Mr.. Gibbons then became more pacific
and stated he had not been actuated
by personal motives in the insurance
transaction. He and his daughter. he
said. carried insurance with the Boland
agency and he had recommended to it
more than one of his friends-but he
didn't want to he called "a sneak"
either. he concluded.
Mr.. Jennings renewed his motion to
renew the policies and Mr.. Gibbons Of
fered an amendment to table. The
amendment was lost by vote Of Z to
9 as follows:
Ayes-Sharar. Wormser, Schaefer,
Schriefer. Barker, Notz, Gibbons.
Nays-Francois. O'Malley. Davis. Casey,
Devanney, Conrad, Walsh. Jennings,
Langan.
MOVED TO ADJOURN.
II move we adjourn shouted Mr.
and boiling toward the door.
President Schriefer put the motion
and Mr.. Jennings appealed the presi-
dents action. The appeal was sus-
tanned by the vote recorded in the fore
going, with the exception that Mr.. Da-
Wis did not vote. he having left the
room. The original motion to renew
the policies then prevailed by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-FrancoIs. Scharar. Davis, Casey.
Deyanney, Conrad. Walsh. Jennings
Nays-scharar. wormser, schaefer.
Schriefer. Barker. Notz-G.
Mr.. Gibbons had taken his departure
while the voting was in progress. The
first business Of the meeting after roll!
call and the reading Of the minutes
was the report OF the committee Of the
whole by it's chairman. Mr.. Jennings,
on its finding In the charges made
against Superintendent Howell by Mrs
Booth.
Mr.. Jennings report was typewriter
and occupied three and half pages of
legal-cap paper The report in its in.
troductory paragraphs referred to the
proceedings of the meeting Of Nov.
23 when Superintendent Howelrs state
ment was read. 1t was at that meeting
that the fight was made and which