The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-22
ALL POLICIES MAY
BE CANCELLED
The Board Of Control Thinks If Doing
Its Own Insurance.
PAY ROLL FOR HALF A MONTH PASSED
Mr.. Gibbons Wanted to Have Mr..
BOland's Policies Cancelled and
Was Unsuccessful..I Ills Motion Was
Laid on the Table..COntract for
Furnishing Coal Let, and for
Shades for No. l6.

The insurance problem was before the
school board again last night. Mr..
Gibbons and Mr.. Jennings crossed
swords, but there was no fire flashing
from their blades as at the former
meeting. Mr.. Gibbons made a motion
to cancel the policies held by c. q. Bo-
land 4 Co. Herman NOtZ seconded 1t.
Mr.. Jennings raised the objection that
the motion could not he entertained be-
cause it proposed tn reconsider the ac-
tion of the last meeting, and such a
motion must come from one who voted
in the affirmative when the same sub
ject was previously considered. Mr..
Gibbons mad not voted in the aftirna-
tive and therefore could not make such
a motion. Mr.. Jennings hoped the
chair would so rule, but President
Schic!er took different view of II ana
said he would entertained the motion.
MIR. Jennings said he did not want to
appeal from the decision of the chair.
hut he couldn't imagine why the chair
should entertain Mr.. Gibbons motion.
Mr.. Casey, from the Sixth. arose ana
moved that the motion be tabled. The
Question was put and Mr Casey mo-
tion lost by a tie vote as follows:
Ayes-Casey, Schaffer. Conrad, Walsh,
Jacobs, Jennings, l.insan. l.ansStaHI
Nays-Scharar, Francois, % Malley, Da-
M, s,,r,,,,,1 cao,.t,,v Eel
' '',,,, 49,, y,,n ,v,s < tn i'm fa =
yur of tabliug the motion ana 50 ruled,
but the secretary quickly corrected nm
and said the vote was to y. ana be-
fore the chair could announce his rul-
ing. Mr.. Jennings said he thought that
some Of the members didn't understand
what they We're voting for and he
,',r,,a,t ,b,t tho rnlI he called again.
''s -
MOTION WAS TAhLED'
Some of them evidently didn't know
which way they were voting first for
on the second roll call the motion to
table was carried by the following
vote.
Ay.s-Froncois. O'ATallcy, Davis, Casey
Schafier. Conrad. Jacobs, Jennings, Bar
ker, i.angan, Gibbons.
Nays-Scharar, Schriefer, Notz' Lang
staf.
When Mr.. Gibbons voted to table his
own motion there was a loud laugh.
but he wanted them to understand
he was no dummy, that he knew what
he was about. Don't you see that I'll
have a chance to move for reconsidera-
tion?' he said.
Mr.. Davis followed with a motion to
cancel all policies the first of the year
and let the board do its own insurng.
Some of the members think inasmuch
as there has been no destruction of
school houses in several years that it
would pay the board to put the money
motion was so amended that the uues-
tion was referred to the Insurance cop-
mittee with instruction to report at
the next meeting, which will be next
Monday night.
Each OF the three members or that
COMMITTEES. Messrs. Jennings. Barker
and Gibbons spoke against requiring a
report at the next meeting as 1t Is
too important matter to dispose OF
in that space Of time. The motion
passed but the committee was not di-
rected to report at any specified time.
the pay roll Tor half month was
passed and the teachers VIII get their
warrants Thursday. There was good
deal or discussion on the question or
making an experience or two years in
teaching nj ght school instead OF three
years the basis for salary of S35 a
month. the motion was Withdrawn
Defore vote was taken on it,.
Mr. tiibbons wants the board to pur-
cnase from Fatrlck best IN the IWen-