The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

The poor board partly reoreanized
yesterday. but there is a question as
to whether or not the proceedings VIII
stand.
4 regular meeting was scheduled for
yesterday afternoon at O'Clock. Al
that hour the only members present
were Mcssrs Fuller, Langstaff ana
Murphy. Mr.. Brooks left, the previous
day for Florida. DR.. Paine was busy
and Mr.. ShOttOn was not feeling well.
Mr.. Shotton was prevailed upon by
telephone messages to come to the
meeting and arrived at 2.45 O'Clock. Dr.
Paine had come in a few minutes be-
fore him, This made five members
present. on one more than a quorum
When Mr.. Fuller the temporary
chairman, called the meeting to order
Mr. Langstaff at once moved to go
into permanent organization
Dr. Paine meekly protested saying:
Il hardly think it is the right thing
to do at this time, with one member
sick and out of town referring to Mr..
Brooks, and the board besides being
one short"
That doesn't make any particular
difference" Mr.. Langstaif said. I'VE
have been trying to organize since the
first Monday in January and shouldn't
put it off any longer There is no tell
ing when we will have a full board
Mr.. Shotton said: why didn't you
move to effect permanent organization
at the last meeting, which was called
specially for that purpose?
I,nT rDTSf-T.cCTnN
is the motion seconded?" broke in
Chairman Fuller.
II second the notion" said Mr.. Muir
ply.
The motion was put and was favored
by Messrs. Langstaff and Murphy.
Mcssrs. Paine and ShottOn did not
vote.
Mr. Murphy nominated Mr.. Langstalf
for the presidency and Mr.. Langstatf
| seconded the motion.
Mr.. Shotton hurried across to Dr.,
Paines desk and whispered something
to him
Then ensued a lively race, Messrs.
Paine and Shotton trying to get out of
the room to break a quorum before the
election could be held, and Chairman
Fuller and the other two members
hustling through the election as fast
as their tongues could Wag.
Langstan won. DR.. = Inc succeeded
in getting out before the vote was TAX
on, but Mr.. Shottun was still! ON the
| threshold when Chairman Fuller was
| declaring Mr.. Langstatf to be the duly
| elected president of the board.
1t was all due to a locked door. The
| upper side door, through which the
| applicants for relief are ushered in and
near which Superintendent George w.
| Becmer was seated, had been quietly
| locked. Mr. ShOttOnS coat. hat and
! OVershOes were on or near the rack
| standing alongside this door. In his
! anxiety to make a haSty exit he natur-
| ally turned to the nearest door when
| he had grabbed his belongings He
found it locked, and instead of desert
ing it and fastening To the next door
he stopped to tumble with the key in a
futile effort to unlock it.
DOOR DEFIED HIS EFFORTS.
Too late, he saw that the comhina-
tiun was beyond his ken. He made q
| da. for the far door at the end of the
room, but before he could get outside
the vote had been taken. He was
probably beyond the threshold and out.
side the room when the election was
consummated by the chair declaring
the result.
As Mr.. ShOtton was wrestling with
the locked door Mr.. Murphy tauntinglN
remarked: "Gvu can get out through
this other door, Mr.. Shotton." Mr.
ShottOn was too busy just then to an.
swer him.
In their haste to conclude the elec.
tion while there were yet four mem.
bers within the room. the Langstaf
men were not relieiously observant o
all the little niceties that parliamentar,
ianS attach to such procedures
This is how they did it, word fol
word:
Chairman Fuller--"Movc the nomin
ationS close"
Mr.. Murphy move Mr.. Langstaf
is elected president by acclamation."
Mr.. Langstaff Second the motion.
Chairman Fuller-"All in favor
Messrs. Langstalf and Murphy
AYE"
Chairman Fuller-"Those opposed. ="
No response.
Chairman Fuller declared Mr.. Lang
staff duly elected.
Nothing further could be dona. Th,
election of a secretary and treasure,
Went over until the next meeting, which
will be called by the chair early mex
week.
There We're twenty-four applicant,
for relief waiting to be heard. Secre
tary Langstaff was instructed TO tax,
their names and addresses ana aotif,
the directors in whose districts the,
reside to attend to them.
The Ian McLaren ReadinU