The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-13

No. 49, be transferred from Primary
Il grade to Primary G grade; that Will
liam II. Fitzgerald be appointed prin-
cipal of No. . school.
The recommendation of the teachers
committee that Miss Tessie Battle be
appointed to Primary Il grade ia No.
% school, was not approved. Miss FL
len O'Boyle, of the Eighteenth ward,
received the appointment on the
amendment of Mr.. Gibbons which was
approved by the following vote of l3
to 8:
,,.os ,,a.sr- Chino. D,,.,, ,.,.,.,
NInv shafer NenIs Jenntnrs ist,ans
schreifer. Barker. Schwasss Gibbons'
Leonard.
Nays-Messrs. OMalley, Phillips, Casey,
Roche, Walsh, Jayne, Langan, Francois.
Tho oo,ri,too ronor,oa rron,os. -,
the matter of revision of salaries and
announced that hhal report would De
inaue at tne next meeting
~ W. rhl'ilpS, prlncipai OF NO. 81
scnool was transferred 10 no. IL schooi
anu Watkln Williams, son Oh Seiect
councilman H. IL. Wllllams, was ap-
poIliteu 10 the vacancy at NO oi'
RECOMMENDATIONS OF the hlsh anu
proved as toliows' Ihat John A Er-
WIN pe permitted 10 TAKE post-s[auu-
,nd Mic calron ,,on, 90 tho tI,nh
sot,ooi ~ ,Sa,,,,it.oa t .oi.o aai.i
'Nnooi' Ds pei i'i''eu " t"he Spec'a'
ooui ee; tiiat tne appiicatioii Vi rloieS-
sor fnllhps LOT state certihcate unuer
the Act or May 10, 1898, he approved;
that all High school teachers, gradu
ates Of colleges as provided in the
above act and whose term of service
in the schools is in keeninp therein.
have tbeir annlic.tions for etata cer-
,ieoo.o, o,,,ra,,oa .to. a., ,,s;or,,,
tia. y. neea, Sit,',.
'ioil VI Iroiessor Lahse oe accepte"'
that groiessor Hushes, prlhclpal Oh NO.
Ia, be appointed to fill the vacancy;
that the request of Camp 572, Patriotic
Order Sons of America, to present a
''0e ~ VIC 'i'en ''''oo'' 'e e''"'u
RESERVATIONS REFERRED.
The resipnations of the following
| teachers were received and referred to
| the teachers committee: Mrs Brad
| ford SAMPSON. formerly Miss Nav
| Campbell of No. 81 school: Anna. Broad
bent, of No. 10. and Mary f.. Monies
| principal, primary c. No. 2S school.
| The following recommendations of
| contract awards for the present school
| year wore annroyed.
| L. r.. Prlce-Fl1ty reams commercial
| note &c reams Fablan anu 70 oakland,
| SzZ.ooi loo redmS loolSct go fdolan fhillS
ana 10 Oakland sll2bo: lcO reams OF let
| Ter head (oO reams apian ana 1o OAK
| lind)' s.'
fe! nous Brothers-Zo,ooO pencll paus as
per ADVERTISEMENT ana Dld, S5Shoo, oo
| POUNDS pencl erasers' sz5'"; 5o gross
| Eagle ppph penciis OF DIXON 5, N,ooo 20
| gross cabihet or mercanthe. sO2o; 40
| gross Eagle Nertlcal NO .. sz-o'oo' ~" gross
Esterbrooks NO. Dot, Sz2oooi 20 boxes cas-
TIC pahds, VI.
peters brothers-2o dozen thermometers
felt, s2l; 800 gross Waltham yellow crayon,
$-l'
| Legal action against tax collectors
was authorized according to recon-
mendations contained in a report pre-
sented by Captain May, chairman OF
the finance committee. Following is
| a part of the report which suggests
aiSo ieSal ac'io.i aSaihst the city LOT
tne coileclion Oh ponce court mes:
Under date of the 9Th inst. the board,s G
| attorney. d. i. Reedy. ESQ calls Tho at
| tention of the committee 40 the fact thot
| no attention has been maid IN his com,
| munications sent 70 the select and com
| mon councils I'm regard 10 an,ounts due
for fines collected for drunkenness bv the
| >arious aldermen and the navor Of tho
CITY and NOT maid TO the schoo, district
as required bv law. We recommend that
| Mr.. Roedy be Instructed TO bring action
for the recovery of the amounts legally
dua the hoard
We would recommend that Mr. Reed .
no instructed 10 bring nrocoedinrs AGAINST
AIR n E Jones delinouent tax collector
for 1895 sg15 qS and Mr.. F. l.. Ward de-
linomant tax collector for 1So5 s1 O41 X as
the Efforts of rhe attorney 10 have these
amounts collected without legal procoed.
inps have failed.
WATER RATES
| ,..,,, .,,. ,,,o,o,,.,.,
announcer report presented py captain
May put lor the special committee ap-
pointed TO CONFER with the scranton
Gas and Water company relative to a
readjustment of water rates, was ap-
proved. The report was, in, part. as fol.
| lows.
The amount due the Water company
for Nos. TO- 10 10 and IS buildings) based
upon the rates objected TO by the board
ana because OF whlch they We're referred
to the special committee, is S26l6'9s. AT
ter several interviews with representa-
tive or the company the committee sue
ceeded in getting reduction of the bills
to A,5iLl7, provided the settlement was
agreed to by the 18th inst, AS this is a
reduction OF Sl,O69.S2 and II Is not prop
able that greater reduction can be
reached by further delay, the commit
tee would respectfully recommend that
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