The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-27
MUCH TALK ABOUT
NEW BUILDINGS
John Gibbons Urges Need Of Better Ac.
commodations 10 Twentieth Ward.
NO. s SCHOOL IS TO BE REPLACED
Architect DuckwOrth Directed to
Prepare Plans for a New Eight.
Room Building, the Cost Of Which
Is Not to Exceed Sl6, 6,OOO..Schedule
OfSalaries Of Night School Teachers
Is Agreed Upon.

The matter of erecting new school
buildings impaired good deal of in
terest to last nights meeting of the
board Of control, and caused a num-
ber of speeches to be made. The dis
cussion started after c. s. Jacobs,
chairman of the building COMMITTEES,
presented the following report:
The building committee recommend
that Architect John A. Duckworth be in
structed to prepare plans for new
S-room building to take the place or NO.
6, the cost not to exceed S2,ooO per room
complete
we further recommend that an addi-
.ional lot So 1-3 feet in front adjoining
No. school property be purchased at
cost of 1900. $1,000 to be paid down; the
owner to retain possession until April !,
1897. and no interest to be paid by the
school district on the unpaid balance.
We also recommend that Architects T.
I. Lacey & Son be employed to prepare
plans and Specifications for 4-room addi-
ton to No. 26.
That the proposition of the Smead-Wllls
Co. to substitute gasoline engine for gas
engine at No. Is for the sum of $367.5O he
accepted and the building committee be
instructed to have the work done as soon
as possible.
We recommend that an additional lot
adjoining No. % school property be pur-
chased of Martin Lotus and Mills Boyd
for the sum Of $500; lot being 46xl6.
NEEDS OF THE TWENTIETH.
John Gibbons gained the recognition
Of the chair and dwelt upon the need
Of new school building in the Twen-
tieth ward, where the children are
taught in easements rented by the
board. He said he had explained the
pressing need of building in his ward
to the members of the building COM
mittee. but had learned from the chair
man of that body that 1t would not
at this time recommend the erection of
| a building there. He therefore moved
TO refer the report back to the build
ing committee with instructions to re-
port at the next meeting, the MEN,
bers of the board in the meantime to
visit the schools in a body and ascer-
tain where there Is the most pressing
| need for the erection of new buildings.
Mr.. Gibbons motion was not approved
but one made by Mr.. Jennings was.
which provided for the reading Of the
| report in its entirety, and then its con-
sideration by sections.
When the first section relating to the
preparation of plans for new No. 6
was read Mr. Wormser, in whose ward
the proposed building will be erected
| explained its necessity. The building
now in use was erected forty years
ago, and has long since outlived its
usefulness. The board recognized tha
necessity Of replacing 1t for it passed
resolution setting forth that the next
building to be erected should be new
No. 6.
An opinion from ex-Judge II. A.
Knapp was then read with reference
to two lots with a frontage of So 1-3
feet on Hickory street, which the
building committee considered it de-
sirable to buy to get ground enough
for the new building. The lots are
owned by Michael McNally and Mrs.
Catherine Lockery. The solicitor was
of the opinion that $1,000 was a trile
high for the lots, but did not think
the board would make much by going
into court. The lots are improved by
three frame buildings.
WILL ERECT NEW NO. O.6.
After some general discussion the
sections of the report referring to the
purchase Of land and preparation Of
plans was approved and the rest Of
the report was afterwards adopted Sec
tion by section.
Later on Mr.. Conrad, Of the Eleventh
ward, started the building discussion
anew by calling attention to the neces-
sity of replacing No. 3 school on River
street, and requesting the board to
take steps to buy three lots for the
purpose OF erecting new structure.
Mr. Wormser moved that the matter
be referred to the building committee
and Mr.. Welsh amended the motion to
the effect that No. be the next build
ing after No. G erected by the board.
This brought Mr.. Gibbons to the floor
again. He was mindful Of the neces-
sity that exists in the Eleventh ward
for the erection of new building, but
he also knew the urgent demands Of
his own ward, and he thought that
both buildings should be erected, even