The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-08

by the Big Four .. One District
Added for Outdoor Physicians.
The board of poor directoss of the
Scranton poor district met yesterday
afternoon and perfected a new 1898 or
ganization. 1t was not accomplished
without a division in which the ma
lority, Presidents w. S. Langstaff,
Frederick Fuller. #. l.. Terppe and r..
]. Murphy carried their slate against
DR.. w. A. Paine, Thomas Shotten and
Reese q. Brooks. The organization
was effected as follows:
PresIdent-w. S. Langstaff
Secretary-W. s. Langstaff ir.
Treasurer-John Van Bergen.
Collector--Wade NJ. Finn.
Solicitor-John F. Scragg.
Superintendent-Georg w. Beemer.
Matron-Mrs. George w. Beemer.
Resident Physician-Dr. A. Strang.
outdoor Physician-Dr Z. +. Gunster,
central city; DIR. NJ. j. Williams. West
Side: Dr. Albert Kolb, South Side; DR..
w. Il. Donne Providence; Dr. J. X. Muir
ply, Dunmore and Tenth ward.
Chaplains-Rev. ]. ]. Farrell, Catholic,
and Rev. Mr. Austin Protestant.
After the board had concluded its
regular business, which wound up all
its 1897 affairs, an adjournment was
made for reorganization. The roll was
called and Mr.. Brooks elected tempor-
airy chairman.
President Langstaff was reelected
without opposition and Immediately oc-
cupied the chair. The only vote against
him was his own which he cast for
Mr.. Brooks.
For secretary, G.. Joe Gillespie was
jr. by Mr.. Fuller. The roll call showed
vote of to in favor of the latter,
the division being as mentioned in the
foregoing. The new secretary made
a brief acknowledgment of thanks, but
did not assume his office. He left the
room and the business of the session
was recorded by the retiring secretary,
f. j. Lynott.
THE TREASURERSHIP.
John Van Bergen, whose term as
treasurer had expired, was nominated
for reelection by Mr.. Terppe. Mr..
Brooks nominated Z. NJ. Vernoy. The
same division as in the election of a
secretary returned Van Bergen the
vote.
Interest in the reorganization CEN
tered in the election of a collector for
which Wade NJ. Finn was a candidate
for reelection in opposition to Hon.
John r. Farr. 1t was decided by
majority of one vote and with
just as little variety as had featured
the other elections. Farr was nomin-
H., l.,
Fuller.
There was no opposition in the cleo
ton of Attorney Scragg as solicitor,
Beemer as superintendent, Mrs. Bee
mer as matron and DIR. Strang as resi-
| dent physician.
When nominations for chaplains
We're declared in order Mr.. Murphy
nominated Father Farrell for Catho-
lie chaplain and Rev. Edward Howell
and Rev. Mr.. Austin We're nominated
by DR.. Paine and Mr.. Fuller, respect
lively, for the Protestant office. Faith
er Farrell was elected unanimously, but
in the Protestant choice the solid four
again scored one over the minority
and elected Mr.. Austin.
Before electing the outdoor physic-
ians the West Side and Providence
sections which had been combired in
one district We're divided. The salaries
for the West Side and central city
were fixed as formerly, $275 each. on
motion of Mr. Brooks $25 was added
to the previous South Side and Provi-
dence salaries, making them 1925 and
5000, respectively, and on motion of
Mr.. Murphy, s25 was added to the
Dunmore and Tenth ward salary, max
ing it $780, The elections We're all unan-
imous. DR.. Gunster for the central
city, was nominated by Mr. Murphy;
DR.. Williams, for the West Side, by
DR.. Paine; DR.. w. d. Dome, for Provi-
| dence, by Mr.. Shotten; Dr. Kolb, for
the South Side, by Mr.. Terppe, and
DR.. Murphy, for Dunmore and the
Tenth ward. by Mr.. Murphy.
SALARIES FIXED.
On motion of DIR. Paine the salaries
of last year were continued as fol-
lows: superintendent, $1,400; matron,
5000; resident physician. $1,000; secre-
tary, $500; solicitor, $500. 1t was an
nounced that Secretary Langstaff' s
Office would be permanently located
in the board rooms. President Lang
staff appointed the following stand
Ing committees.
Home Committee - Messrs. Fuller
Brooks and Murphy.
Purchasing committee Messrs. Muir
ply, Fuller and Paine.
Finance committee-Messrs. Terppe,
Fuller and Shotten.
Rules commlttee-Messrs. Brooks, Paine
| and Terppe.
Visitation and relet-Messrs. Paine
Shotten and Brooks.
The makeup of the committees
showed that the three minority mem
bers had been thrust in bunch on the
one committee which has nothing but
its name, the visitation and relief com.
mittee, and that the only other recog.
| milton of Mr.. Shotten was his appoint
ment to the finance committee.
Mr.. Shotten announced his wish t
| resign from the finance committee. Hs
| had been one OF its members for tive
| years, but could not attend the meet
| ings which had been held at hours ant
| places inconvenient TO him. Mr.. Full
| Ter, who had been chairman of tn,
| committee, said he had announced a
| the organizations OF one and two years
ago that he would call the meetings al
| Mr.. Shotten's convenience.
| IT know YOU said so, but you never
did," said Mr.. Shotten. Il was neveI
| given notice of the committee meet
| ings," he concluded. President Lang
staff then appointed DR., Paine in Mr.
Shotten's place.
A vote OF thanks was extended Il
the retiring secretary, Mr.. Lynett, VIII,
responded briefly.
The meeting concluded with the read
ing of Superintendent Beemer's De