The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-04
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

The borough council met in regular
session last evening. The following
bills were read and ordered paid: II.
ID. Swick. counting telephone poles, 81;
chief Of police salary, $45; board of
health, salaries and sundres S66.50; II.
\. whitman. salary half year. $13;
electric lights. $l24; George MCCloslicy,
coal. So; 5. ID. Davis, 65 cents; sccre-
tary's salary, $25. y bill from the
Electric Light company for 81 20 for
new lamps was ordered laid over until
the next meeting. Borough Attorney
Carey sent in a communication asking
that the poles in the borough be re-
counted. Burgess Willman presented
his quarterly report showing there had
been six arrests since the last report
and fourteen dollars collected from the
prisoners He had also collected pole
tax from the Electric Light company
amounting to forty-fOur dollars and
other collections including licenses
from pedlars amounting altogether to
ninety dollars and fifty cents. He
suggested that the poles be again
recOunted as the number given against
the Telephone company was in dispute.
Other companies had also disputed the
number. The secretary was instructed
to have the tax collector present his
eXoneration list on Monday evening
Chairman Burdick appointed Michael
McDermott and James Timln as MEM
bers of the board of health, to fill the
vacancies on the board by the removal
from town Of w. r. Sullivan and the
expiration of John McCarthy's term
There being no further business to
transact council adjourned to meet
next Monday evening.
The Mayfeld school board held its
regular monthly meeting Thursday
evening when the following bills were
ordered paid: S. d. Davis, books, 81;
Grim & Co., books, 81 26; Tower Man
ufacturing company, supplies, $40;
Jermyn school board, tuition, Sl3. Some
discussion occurred when the board
took up the question of accepting the
maps of the county which had been
delivered by the Cartograph company,
of Philadelphia. However, after care
full examination the board decided To
accept the maps and take the option
Of a years time for payment. Some
supplied We're ordered for the schools.
Owing to the increased work that oC-
ours at this time, and particularly this
year by reason of a graduating class,
the principal asked that the board
authorize him to lengthen the school
day for his room one-half hour each
school day until the close of the term.
When the board asked what additional
salary was TO be paid in consequence
they were told that none was expected
but that this time would be given that
all pupils in the high school might re-
ceive the instruction that is necessar-
lily demanded. They accordingly
thought it was an excellent plan and
authorized the school day for room No
8 to be five hours and quarters.
Rev. G. A. Benjamin will preach to-
morrow morning on What the Spirit
Says to the Church" In the evening
the sermon on The Scarlet Line"
which was postponed last Sunday on
account of the storm.
Rev. b. NJ. Posten will preach in the
First Baptist church tomorrow morn
ing on THE Seeking Christ" evening
subject, THE Rejected Christ" Hymns
and prayer illustrated by the stereop-
ticon.
The meeting for making a choice OF a
minister for the ensuing year will be
held in the Primitive Methodist church
on Wednesday evening at 7.3O o'clock
All members are invited to be present,
Mahlore p, Drake will exhibit his
celebrated war scope views in Enter,
prise han this evening. They are said
to be the finest moving pictures eX-
hibited on the road.
Mrs. Harry Evans, of Pittston, form
erly Miss Lamma Jenkins, who ht
been visiting friends in this borough