The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-25

There was spirited tilt in last
nights board of control meeting over
the award of the contract for the heat
| ing and ventilating system for the new
No. 8 school building. 1t was finally
made to the Hunt g. Connell company
whose bid was $4,095 instead of to the
Smead & Wills company, whose bid
was $3,4O5. The formers proposal was
to furnish steam system and the lat
ter a gravity system.
A majority of the building committee.
Messrs. Welsh, Conrad, Carson and
Casey, had reported recommending the
award to the Smead & Wills company.
The sentiment of a majority of the
board, however,was favorable to steam
| and that accounts for the result.
The fight started on Mr.. Barker's mo-
tion to table that part OF the COM
mittee's report favoring an award to
the Smead & Wills company. The mo-
tion prevailed by a vote of II to Z. The
announcement of the result was fol-
lowed by two motions, one by Mr.. Glib
| bons to award to the Hunt a. Connell
company and another by Mr.. Jacobs to
award to the Smead & Wills COM
! pany.
A spirited debate ensued in view of
! President Jennings doubt as to his
! right to allow the matter to he con-
sidered forthwith until the next meet
| ing, the matter having been tabled. Mr..
| Barker announced that the motive of
| his motion was to nullify any award
| to the Smead & Wills company and not
| TO prevent further consideration. In
view of this explanation the chair
| ruled the matter open for further ac-
| ton.
TAKEN FROM THE TABLE.
Mr.. Gibbons motion to take the mat
ter from the table was caused by
vote of II to 4. He then moved that
the award be made to the Hunt &
Connell company, and Mr.. Casey Of
fered an amendment awarding the
contract to the Smead & Wills COM
pany. The amendment was lost by the
following tie vote:
| Ayes-Messrs. Shires, Francois, Carson,
| Casey. Welsh, Conrad, Walsh, Jacobs,
Jennings-9 votes.
Nays O'Malley, Davis, Devanney.
! Schaefer Schriefer, Barker, Langan,
| Notz Gibbons-9 votes.
| Mr.. Gibbons original motion to award
| to the Hunt & Connell company then
prevailed by vote of II to Z, President
Jennings and Mr.. Walsh changing their
| votes.
| The payroll for January was ap-
proved. The report Of Martin Joyce,
| truant officer. was read and filed. In
| pursuance of a request from the prin-
cipal of No. Sc school, presented by Mr..
Schriefer, it was voted to discontinue
| both the morning and afternoon re-
! cesses at that building. the sessions to
be shortened in accordance with this
| action.
! Propositions from three companies to
insure and inspect the boilers in the
school buildings We're reported by the
building committee as follows and re-
ferred to the Insurance committee:
American Mutual Indemnity company,
| of Scranton, through Thomas r. Brooks.
secretary-Onc blanket policy providing
for s., 900 on each risk at 81 per year in
| Guiding Inspections.
| Hartford Steam Boiler company-For
| ten boilers in ten buildings q blanket
policy of $4,000, limited to s., 900 on any
| one lOgs at 800 per annum; or 5000 on
each building at a 60-cent three-year rate.
Guarantors' Finance company, through
| Stark & Turn, Philadelphia-A blanket
| policy providing for $4,000 on each eX-
plosion and 5000 limit on each personal
! injury, and three exterior and one in
| terror inspection ON each boiler, at SO
per year per boiler, S27 per three years
per boiler, $40 per five years per boiler;
or blanket policy for $1,000 for each en-
| plosion, $1,000 for personal, injury up to
| total liability at 81 per boiler per year.
| $3.50 per boiler per three years S25 per
| boiler per five years.
RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVED.
| The following recommendations of
| the teachers committee were approved !:
| Transfer of Mr.. O'Malley from No. II
TO the principalship of No. 10; transfer
| of Miss Ellen McTigue from No. IL to
| No. 10; transfer of Miss Kate Nc
Manus from No 80 to No. 35 Grammar
| Il: that Miss McTlgue and Miss Gavin
be permanently appointed at No. 15:
that Miss Powell be permanently ap-
| pointed at No. SO, Intermediate A; that
Miss Teresa Gibbons be made princi-
| pal at No. IL.