The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-23
OLD ARMORY IS
MUCH CONDEMNED
Resolutions Passed by Members Of Com.
panies A and c.
CONTRIBUTION BY THE LATTER
Re solutions Also Suggest That "a
Public Meeting BE called by the
Trustees Of the Armory and That u
Cheaper aud More Convenient site
for an Armory BE secured--New
Armory Is Considered Essential to
Continued success of Regiment.

At a meeting of Company c, Thir-
teenth regiment, last night, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted urg-
ing the erection of a new armory:
Whereas, For many years complaint has
been made regarding the unsantary con-
dition of the thirteenth regiment armory
building, ana consensus OF opinion has
prevailed that it IL not fitted foI its
original purpose that ii is a serious re-
Election upon the status of the regi-
ment and disgrace to the city.
Whereas, There is great danger that,
owing to the dsaffection among the MEM
bers of the regiment, that ITS high position
In the state is being imperiled and ITS
proud record lowered, especially at time
when our country may need her defend
ers at any mon ent
Whereas, the said building having been
absolutely condemned by Brigade lnspec-
tor Major w. s. Millar; he 1T therefore
Resolved, That we, the members OF
Company of the said regiment, do mere
by urge upon the trustees of the Armory
association, the necessity OF TAKING
prompt and decisive action in the mat
ter and to make an effort to place the
question of new armory before the pup
lie i'm a practical manned. BE 1t further
Resolved That we respectfully recon-
mend to said trustees to hold public
meeting to which shall be especially IN
vited all eX-members of the regiment,
the present members, as well as the mem
bers of all auxiliary organizations, ana
that at such meeting q statement be
given of the present value of the property
and the cost of erecting a new armory
upon new and cheaper vet convenient
site. Be it further
Resolved. That in order to form
nucleus of the fund necessary to erect
the proposed new armory, the members
of this company hereby donate the sum
OF S25 as it's first contribution.
Signed, Captain Frank RObling. jr.. First
Lieutenant w. a. Raub. Second Lieuten-
ant ID. w. Davis Third Sergeant 7. u.
Murphy. Fourth Sergeant James NJ. Raft
or, Corporal Paul de Paschdlis.
Z. p. Kingsbury, Secretary.
COMPANY AS ACTION.
Company A Monday night adopted
resolutions of no doubtful tone in ref
erence to the present dilapidated arm
ory. They are as follows:
Whereas, III times past the nubi!c spir-
tied and generous people of the city of
Scranton and vicinity erected tie armOTy
which we now occupy
And whereas, Our quarters have by
lapse of time become dilapidatcd, anti
quated and entirely inadequate for the
accommodation of our regiment and in
no way commensurate with ln1 SplanQll
efficiency of the same:
And whereas, This company anI other
companies of our regiment have been
compelled to drill in an atmosphere cold
and damp by reason of the iIclCmency
of the weather ana the rain beating
through the roof of the armory and soak
ing into the floor of the same:
Now, therefore, be it resolved, That
we, Company A, Thirteenth regiment,
n. G.. p, do hereby respectfully call the
attention of the trustees of our armory,
the old members of the Thirteenth regi-
ment and all generous and public spir-
tied citizens at large of our city to the
deplorable condition of our present quar-
ters, to the end that something may be
done towards the erection and compile
ton of new armory which will not only
be an honor to our city, but "A safeguard
TO property and all people of the city of
Scranton and the community in which we
live.
The company voted to give a certain
sum toward providing a better equip
mCnt for the regiments hospital corps.