The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-10

III" board Ot control BldNelE went
on record last night and awarded Il
contract for 800 desks and ~ front and
rear seats to u firm whose proposal
was about 800 higher than that of the
lowest bidder. The award was not
made, however, until after a lively bit
of futile verbal sparring and Obstruc-
tiun.
Kane d CO., of Racine. Wis, got
the contract on the following proposal:
Nos. /, , ana 2is desks $3.50; 3, and
Az, S2.25: ) and 8, S2.l5: rear seats, $l.95.
The Hill q COnnell company bid, which
was the lowest. was $2.3j. $2.25, S2.lJ
and S1S5. These figures were on ball
hearing seats: for friction seats, the
kind offered by Kane IL Co., 20 cents
lower was bid on each size Of desk.
Thomas Flood proposed to furnish one
Of two types of desk at prices in eX-
cess of those named by either Of the
other bidders.
Mr.. Schriefer. chairman Of the buil1-
ing committee. reported recommends
tion of four of the five members who
had considered the bids that the award
be made to Kane & 90. Mr.. Schriefer
favored an award 70 Hill & Conncll.
Messrs. Roche. Davis, Walsh and
Shres made the Kane e. co recon-"
mendation.
Mr. Barker offered a motion to table
the report as it was not written. An
amendment by Mr. Davis that the
award be made as recommended was
declared out of order by President
Francois. Mr. 3arkcr's motion to table
was lost by Il vote of to Il.
MR.. MAY ASKS QUESTIONS.
Mr.. May addressed to the president
| several inquiries as to Mr.. Davis rea-
| sons for favoring an award on bid
that was not the lowest; he also asked
the president if Controller Phillips rep
resented Kane :. co. To the lattel
query Mr.. Phillips took serious eXccp-
ton, but Mr.. May explained that his
remark had been addressed tn the pres
! idcnt. that he did not intend to be inn.
| properly personal. and that his sole
! motive was to know the facts and th"r
do his duty, which was his sole right
Mr.. Phillips then asked that the bi1t
| be re-read. but he objected to tn,
reading being done by Mr. Schrieicr
President Francois overruled this oh
lection and Mr.. Schriefer remarked
with some sarcasm that he had before
him the Kane bid if that was the on
in which Mr.. Phillips was interested.
The bids were then read by Mr.
| Schrlefer after a motion had beer
made that he perform that office.
A motion to award to Kane q ca
was amended by a motion of Mr.
Schricfcr and Mr. Barker that th'
award be made to Hill d Connel. Th
amendment was lost by the following
| vote:
Ayes Mossrs. Casey, May, Jennings
/ Schricfer. Barber, Langan, Gibbons
| FrancOiS-S votes.
Messrs Shircs O'Malloy, Davis
Phillips, Roche, Shafcr Neuls. Wal*h
Jayne. Evans, SchwaSs, Leonardo
| votes.
The original motion to award T.
Kane & Co. then prevailed by vot
Of IA to G, Messrs. May and Gibbon
voting with the majority.
FLYNN GETS THE CONTRACT.
James Flynn was awarded the con
tract for furnishing coal to schoo
buildings in the Fourth providence
district His bid was $3.50 per ton 70
l.
pea and 90 cents for buckwheat.
\ motion was adopted directing tn
several committees to report at tn
next meeting on the state of their an
propriatiOns. This is something new
in school board procedure. In the pas
it has not been known until the end o
the school year. June /, what account
We're overdrawn or showing a surplus
The secretary was directed to adver
tise for proposals to build a sewer a
No. 3 school.
The resignation Of Miss Minnie A
Rinker of No. 35 school, was referre,
to the teachers committee with an ap
plication from Miss Amelia Simons 70
an appointment as teacher.
4 letter from the Lafayette monu
ment memorial commission was reat
acknowledging the receipt Of sec. tn
amount contributed by Scranton pub
lie school pupils toward the monu
ment of Lafayette to be erected /
Paris.
ON recommendation of the buldin
committee it was voted to direct tn
Scranton Iron Fence company to ereC
2ll feet of fence at No. II building a
q cost not to exceed $1.O5 per foot.
Concerning the recent charges mad
by +. 4. Knight against ]. j. O'BoyI,
a teacher in No "A school in the Mort
End the teachers committee present
ed this report; "rhc teachers com
= mittee, after thoroughly investieatin
the charges against Mr.. O'BoyIe. on
/ onerate Mr.. O'Boyle. as the charge
We're not sustained by the evidence.
The report was adopted
The following recommendation @