The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-26
SCHOOLS WILL NOT
BE IN SESSION TODAY
Decided Upcn at Last Nights Meeting Of
Board of Control.
MOTION WAS CARRIED BY ONE VOTE
Retaining Wall nt No. 10 school Will
Have to BE Torn DOwn..Contr1ct
for Heating and Vcntilating No. 10
School Awarded to Hunt L. Connell.
Communication from Mrs. Ann
Richmond,

The schools of Scranton will not be
opened today in view of the two pa
rades which will take place. A motion
that the schools be dismissed for the
day was carried by one vote at last
nights meeting of the beard of control.
w. j. Welsh made the motion and
was opposed by Mr. Wormser. who de-
clared that it would be bad precedent
to establish. He hoped that 1t would
not carry. After the motion was put
the ayes and nays We're required to de-
eide 1t, with the following result:
Ayes-oMalley. Casey, Devanney,
Welsh Schaefer, Conrad, Walsh, l.an2an,
NotZ-9
Nays-Francols. Davis, Carson. Worm>
SER Jacobs, Jennings, Schriefer. GID
bons-S.
Mr.. Jacobs. chairman of the building
committee, recommended that the west
end of the retaining wall ut No. -
school be torn down and more sub
stantial wall erected in its stead. and
that the cost OF tearing II down and
rebuilding be borne by the architect
and contractor the board to pay only
for the extra material needed.
Mr.. Wormser and Mr.. Gibbons were
not in favor of the committees recon-
mendation. They wanted the commit
tee to have new plans prepared and
estimates of cost invited, with an
equitable apportionment of the cost
between the architect and the board.
OPPOSED THE REPORT
Mr.. Welsh stood up and opposed the
report, saying that he would not agree
to placing one cent of expense on the
board; it was the architects mistake
and he ought to stand 1t. The report
was, however, adopted.
A communication was received from
Attorney w. w. LathrOpe, represent
ing Mrs. Ann Richmond. 1t stated
that the old Drinker turnpike recently
vacated ran along land occupied by
Mrs. Richmond, adjoining land now
occupied by the school district Last
August she applied to court for the ap-
pointment Of viewers to assess dam
ages done to her property by the va
eating of the turnpike. and the view
ers appointed awarded her damages to
the amount of $3.50. This award en-
tilted her to half Of the roadway in
front of her property and II she fences
1t in 1t will spoil the looks Of the school
property, Mr. Lathrope thought. and
he advised the board to buy her title to
the twenty-five feet of roadway. The
case was referred to the attorney of
the board.
The final estimate for No. 13 school
was $3.50, and this was ordered paid,
except $3.50, which Architect Ducn-
worth recommended be deducted on
account of the failure of the contractor
to put in the water supply.
NO. 10 SCHOOL CONTRACT.
The contract was awarded to Hunt
& Connell for heating and ventilating
No. 10 school. The amount of their
bid is $500 for heating and ventilatlng,
and $5l5 for putting in closets. The
bill of Hunt & COnnell calling for the
payment of $1.S5970 on account of the
contract for heating and ventilating
the high school was ordered paid.
1t was recommended that the appli-
cation of Miss Nettie Maloney for a
permanent certificate be approved.