The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-28

Tho fight over the reinstatement Of
II. +. Carlng as superintendent of the
supply room came off at last night 8
meeting Of the school board, and, much
to the surprise of those who were not
on the inside, the Jennings people came
off victorious.
Eleven to ten the factions ordinarily
line up, the Roche people having the
majority. Mr.. Leonard, who was with
the Roche side at reorganization, came
over to the Jennings people and the
trick was done.
The contest was launched by Mr.
Roche, as chairman of the supply COM
mittee, making a motion to reinstate
II. f. CARING in the position of super
intendent of the supply room, (which
he left in April last to become a Nolun-
teer in the United States army"
Mr.. Langan promptly moved to table
the motion and Mr.. Francois seconded
it, There was no discussion. The roll
was called and the Langan motion pre-
vailed by a vote of eleven to ten, as
follows:
Ayes Messrs. Francois O'Mallcy,
Casey Zeidler May, Walsh. Jennings,
SChreifcr, Barker, Lan2an, Leonard-1l
Schaeffer, Neuls, Jayne. Evans Schwass.
Gibbons, Davis--l0.
Mr.. Roche. upon hearing the vote
announced, moved that the position of
supply room superintendent be done
away with entirely. I'VE don't need a
man there. The secretary can do that
work"
THEN CAME SPEECHES.
Mr.. Langan took MIR. Roche to task
for his inconsistency. Mr. Jayne said
the board should not go on recorG as
he wing refused to rcinstate a returned
soldier in the job he had before he left
for the war. Mr.. Gibbons spoke in a
similar strain, saying among other
things that ii would be- a poor lesson
in patriotism for the school children
to refuse to give back n job to soldier
boy who went ont to fight for his Coun-
try
The motion by Mr. Roche to dispense
with the office altogether, received only
his own and one or two other votes.
There was no call for the ayes and
navS
Mr.. Langan then made a motion to
continue X. d. Jennings in tho posi-
tion. This was carried by the same
eleven to ten vote.
Mr.. Evans, in explaining mis- vote,
also characterized the boards action
unpatriotic and expressed surprise that
veteran of the National Guard should
COuntenance it with his vote.
Secretary Fellows report # the
standing of the various appropl iations
showed a deficit in the supply item of
81 ,a95 OF
The bond Of City Treasurer +. ].
Robinson in the sum of 100000 was
approved with tho following suretiee
c. +. Chittenden. Nina Robinson, Chas.
y. Matthews, J. H. Steele. John r.
Porter, J. J. Termyn and 4. j. Casey.
WANT THEIR PAY RAISED.
\ petition from sixty teachers of the
district who have taught over twelve
years. asking for an increase ir pay Of
so a month ever what each is now re-
ccirins, was referred 70 the teachers
committee without discussion.
on recommendation of the high aud
training school committee. through Mr..
Jayne, permission was granted eight
of the high school teachers to visit out
of-town high schools instead of attend
Ing institute, conditional upon .hcir
making daily report OF their vista
tions and pay the regular institute fee.
Mr.. Gibbons opposed the thing on
the ground that if those teachers cam
not gain anything from attending the
institute that thry ought to remain at
the high school ana keep it open.
Mr.. Barker thought it was very de-
sirable that the high school teachers
should visit other high schools that
they might gain new ideas and on his
motion the permission was granted.
The following recommendations of
the teachers committee, made through
Chairman Phillips, We're adopted
That teachers be not compelled to
forfeit pay for the day that was lost
by reason Of the blizzard: that Miss
Kate orr, of No. 20. be paid the same
as graduates of tine high and training
school; that Miss Lulu Leader be as
signed 10 Primary c at No. IS annex
to succeed Miss Grace Peck, trans
ferrred; that Miss Margaret Lewis. Of
80. -, be transferred to No. Il. to sue
ceed Miss Minnie Rinkcr; that Miss
Gertrude Freeman be appointed To
succeed Miss Lewis at No. %
Among the recommendations of the
building committee was one that 81 200
be paid on the lot at No. 6 Sch1 MI.
Schricfer offered as "A substItut, a mo-
ton to pay the whole balancts due
on this lot and also on the lots at No 3
and No. j.. The whole matter was
referred to the building committee.
\ $1,000 payment on No. lot was
later ordered,
Mr.. Shires, for the joint building and