The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10

Uuttl the laNcs commence W So"e
in--Bids for Furnishing school Sup
plies for the Coming Year Opened
and Referred TO Committce--Dis-
pute Over a Defective Proposal.
Two Teachers Resign.
The board of control was in session
two hours and a half last night and
among the many things it did during
this long wnded session was to open
bids for supplies, borrow 100000 to pay
estimates now due, and appoint Con-
troller Notz janitor of No. 10 building.
This last named action caused no end
of discussion and was far from being
unanimous, discnurteous as 1t may ap-
pear The person recommended for the
position was Miss Bertha Notz, daugh-
ter of the controller. Messrs. Welsh
and Wormser opposed her appointment
on the ground that 1t would be unwise
tC appoint a woman janitor at build
ing where there s. a team heating
paint They said they would be per-
fectly willing to vote Mr.. Notz the
appointment but they could not see
their way clear to Hor giving the
position to a woman.
Mr. Notz very frankly itted that
he was to be the lanitor or the build
ing when his term expires a few
months hence and that he would see
TO il that the work would be properly
done in the meantime If his daughter
was Eiven the position. He said he
would have bimself duly installed in the
job at present but this would necessi-
tate his resigning from the board. He
hoped the members would not force m
to do this as he would feel that IL y
were desirous of getting rid of him.
Mr.. Gibbons came to the rescue of
his colleague with a personal guaran-
tee that the work would be properly
attended to if Miss Notz was given the
appointment. He would not want to
force Mr.. Notz to resign before his term
was over as that would give verifcation
to the newspaper stories that the board
was willing to give Mr.. Notz the ap-
pointinent to get rid of him.
MIR. WORMSER'S POSITION.
Mr.. Wormser said the board would
no doubt unanimously vote the posi-
ton to Mr.. Notz but he for one would
cause the board never made a practice
of appointing a woman janitor in a
building containing u steam heating
plant.
Mr.. Gibbons moved to adopt the build
ing committees recommendation that
Miss Notz be given the position at a
salary Of SEQ a month. Mr.. Welsh
moved an amendment that the name of
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Gibbons moved to lay the amendment
on the table. This carried and the
building committees recommendation
vas then approved by the following
vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Shires, Francois, O'Mal-
ley, Davis, Carson Casey, Devanney,
Conrad, Walsh, Jacobs, Schriefer, Bark
er, Notz Gibbons. Jennings-15.
Nays-Messrs. Wormser, Welsh, Schaef-
er, Williams, Langan-5
Absent-Mr. Langstaff.
Bills amounting to $31, ,497. &c charg-
| cable to this years accounts were
| passed last night and at the meeting
previous and as they are nearly all
| for estimates on new buildings, debts
which cannot be put off the board de-
cided to borrow enough to square the
| accounts and at President Jennings
| suggestion the finance committee was
empowered to negotiate a loan with one
of the banks which, he explained, can
be paid back when the delayed taxes OF
this year commence to come in.
At the last meeting of the board
bids were received for furnishing win
dow shades and rubber-matting for
buildings Nos. 10 and %. The bid OF
Siebecker & Watkins, which was the
lowest on both items, provided only foi
one-third of the necessary amount OF
mating required, the clerk who made
out the bid figuring on lineal feet in.
| stead of yards. The building COM
mittee, to which the proposals were re.
ferred, did not like to take the respon.
sibility of acting on this bid although
tn firm in a letter called attention tC
the miscalculations and rectified
error, so it laid the matter before IL.
board After a lengthy discussion Il
was decided that 1t would not be un
fair to the other bidders to accept Sic
becker & Watkins corrected propose
and they were given the contract.
SEVERAL RESERVATIONS.
There was another discussion, o.
rather scolding match, provoked by th
discovery that a couple of resignation
had been in the hands of the board 70
some time and that no meeting of tn
teachers committee had been called I
act upon them. Mr.. Gibbons, who Is
member of the committee, intirateC
that the chairman, Mr.. Carson, was no
, alive to his duty and by his laxity wa
permitting the superintendent and
few others to run the district. He wa
member of the teachers committe
ro'when there was work for the com
mittee to do he wanted to have han
in performing ii Mr.. Carson assure
him that he knew nothing of the resie
nations until that time and would Ger
tainly not hesitate for a minute to ca
the committee together if he had oc
casion for so doing. Mr. Gibbon
thought it was odd that no meeting {
the committee had been held in severe
months and favored holding state
monthly meetings. The matter die
out, however, without any defifinit
action being taken,
During the course of the discussio
Mr. Casey persisted in interrupting M
Gibbons and finally when eXasperate
beyond endurance by Mr.. Casey pounf
. ing his desk 10 drown Mr.. Gibbon
; voice the latter squelched the gentle
man from the Sixth by remarking in
| cool ironical tone II am sorry to ga
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