The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-29

At last nights meeting of the board
of control proposals to furnish coal To
the school buildings were received.
night school teachers were appointed
and a report on the unsanitary condi-
tion of Nos. 4 and . buildings was re.
Ceived. The session was not long nOr
was 1t attended with any great amount
of work but the business that did de-
Nelop was important.
The proposals to furnish coal were
referred to the supply committee as
follows. the amounts named being re-.
spectively for chestnut and larger
sizes, pea and buCkwheat Co1l
j. NJ. Murray & Sons--Sccond dis
triCt, $40 $1.50.
Consumers Ice Company-First, Sec
ond and Third districts, SEAS, Sl.ij.
James kearney-First and Third dis
triCts. $2.49 $l.50 10 cents; Fourth dis.
trict, $2.6j, $1.15, $1.10
Michael Gibbons-First and Second
districts, $24O, $1.45.
NJ. j. Ruddy-First district. g.. ~ aud
$l.65: Second district, $2.iT, 81 80; Third
district. S2.6j. Sl.65.
Hugh Gilmore-ScCond district, S2ij,
$3.50; Third district, $40. $l.jO.
Following is the report of the teach
ments; the report was adopted:
NIGHT SCHOOL TEACHERS.
The teachers committee recommend
the appointment of the following night
school teachers, subject to the rules
governing night school teachers:
No. John j. McDonough. Tessic
| Nallin, Miss Mawn, Miss Rogan
No. Miss Lynn, Miss Padden, Miss
| McAndrews.
| No. 5-ROsa Roberts.
| No. 6-Mr. LutzemburGer, Lucille
| Coggins.
| No. S-Joseph ]. Johler Miss Carlyon.
No. 9--H. II. Jordan, Mary f. Farrell,
| Margaret Mitchell.
No. 10-Thomas Handley, Anna J..
| Caulfield.
| Miss Durkan, Mr.. Murphy. Janet Jones,
| Miss Purcell
| No. 13-John Francis, Florence Free
| man, Sarah Cloherty.
| No. Isl. T.. O'Malley, Mrs. Mary
| Killian. Anna Leymal.
| No. 16-Mrs. Anna Cusick, Miss Cath
| crime Larkin.
No. 17-Mr. Horn, Miss Leader.
No. 1S-William MCAndrew, Katie
| Burial
No. 2O-Miss Orr Miss DeGraw.
No. 21-John KossaCk.
| No. 22-Edward Saltry. Mary Marion.
Julia Martin
No. 23-John j. Costello. Mary Thorn
ton, Minnie NJ. Jordan.
No. 24-Mr. O'Boyle, Maggie Noone
| Anna Golden.
No. 25-H II. Kemmering. May
Tingley. Cora Griffin, Thomas James
No. 26-Mr. Bugden, Mr. Van Mort
Miss McCulloch. Julia Murphy.
No. 27-J. b Hawker. Mae Kiefer
| L
| No. 29-John A. Irwin, Ia Lally, Nellie
| Curran, Katie Burns. James Ruddy.
No. 3O-Thomas Byron, Nellie |. Nc.
| Ginnis.
No. 3l-H. l.. MORGAN. William Ev.
ans. Aida Atkinson. Kate Ruddy, Mis-.
Forging. Carrie Gress. Cora jenkins
Rachel Jones. Martha Phillips.
| No. 32-Thomas Davies David Thorn
as.
No 34-Doctor Male, Thompson
Beane.
SANITARY REPORT.
Pursuant to a resolution of the boarC
of health, DR.. w. l.. Allen. health Off
Ger, and NJ. +. OMallcy, plumbing in
spectOr made an examination of tn,
sanitary conditions of Nos. and
buildings in the Seventh ward and pre-
,Sented their typewriter report to TIL,
sbuilding committee. The substance o
the report, which was presented by Mr.
Schriefer, was in substance as follows
No. is an old structure, heated b.
stoves, the pipes of which allow smok
= and gas to escape. The building ha
no provision for ventilation, and the al
. it contains is very foul, SO foul tha
r pupils frequently go home sick.
: In No. 4 building the sewer pipe
end at the fixtures they drain, instea
= of running up through the roof so a
Q to prevent air compression OF acCumu
| | lation of sewer air. The traps are no
2 | syphoned. The toilet rooms are in tn
basement and have but little light an
no ventilation. In the toilet rooms ar
| four indirect radistors for heating tn
Q | class rooms, and not having the fires
0 air supply combined it is foul afte
/. leaving the toilet rooms.
e The water closets are of the typ
| known as Range Washout," and ar
2 | only suitable for a detached anne,
[ They are not ventilated and are mad
2 | of iron, which is corrosive, and tn
- place is of thoroughly unsanitary All
2 sorbent construction. The urinals are {
$ the trough pattern without Ventilatio
4 and have partitions without prOvlsio
@ for being flushed or cleaned.
e No special provision exists for TC
moving foul air from the building, AN
the odor of the toilet is easily detecte
. i'm the class rooms, particularly thos
known as Intermediate e and PrimaT
: r.
. SOME SUGGESTIONS.
} We would suggest that the toll,
2 | hn lahs ha