The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-08

An adjourned session of the school
board was held last evening in No. 1
building. At $50 o'clock, when the
session was called to order the follow
ing answered roll call: President Web
Der, Secretary Kelam, Costello, Miller
and Spencer The business of the
evening was Immediately taken up,
great amount being on hand owing
to the failure of a quorum being pres
ent at the regular meeting.
The journal of the last regular and
special meetings were then read and
approved. President Weber then
arose and said he appointed a COM
mittee on text books composed Of the
various principals i'm town. All had
attended faithfully to the duties re-
quired of them with the exception of
the principal of No. 4 building, who
had repeated the former act of being
absent from committee meeting. He
then proceeded to censure the teacher
in plain English for failing to attend
the meetings as the other members
and did not wish the occurrence re-
peated.
Eight bids were received from re-
sponsible bidders for the proposed new
school building on Prospect park on
the land lately purchased from Seldom
Brady and known as the Tripp prop
| erty. Accompanying the bids were GER
| titled checks to the amount Of SEQ
! for the faithful performance Of duties
as per specifications.
The bidders were: Brink, Evans 81
Company, 1892; North End Lumber
company. $2,S41; Peck Lumber COM
| pany, $2,SS7; Dunmore Lumber COM
pany. $2,472; Martin Gibbons, S2,S2O;
| Fred Wheatcroft, $500; f. w. Oster-
| hOut, $2,47O: D. G. Watson, 1854,
Upon a motion by Secretary Kellam
| Brink. Evans & Company were award
ed the contract for erecting the new
| building for 1892. This was seconded
| by Mr.. Miller and passed. The build
| ing will be commenced Immediately.
Under the head of deferred business
| the salary of music teacher. which
| caused great discussion at the last
| regular meeting. was again taken up.
| Mr.. Spencer moved that the salary be
| placed at S65 per month. The vote
| resulted as follows: Aye-Spencer,
| Kellam and Costello. Nay-Webber
and Miller. Mr.. Kellam declared the
| question carried, reading the law, as
| prescribed. President Webber said T.
| was lost. Mr.. Kellam appealed the
| decision and Mr.. Webber declared he
would not sign the order for the teach
| er's salary when the order would be
| drawn
| The following vote was taken to de-
| eide the secrctary's grievance and
presidents ruling: Nays mot to sus-
| tain the presidents ruling)-Costello,
| Kellam, Spencer and Miller-4. 1t was
| then declared substantial and will
| stand at $65 per month by the votes
| of the majority of the board present
Chairman Spencer. of the High school
| committee. next reported in regard to
| the Introduction Of commercial course
into the curriculum of the High school.
He said the committee had met with
| several difficulties in securing informa-
tion suitable and satisfactory, and
asked that they be allowed an extern
sion of time Of two weeks duration in
order to complete their work. In the
| meantime it was suggested that the
scholars who intended taking the bust
ness course should be taught the COM
| mon branches until the room was
| ready
The committee was granted the eX-
tension of time and were empowered
to secure suitable furniture for the
room and have it completed as soor
as possible.
| Mr.. Kellam chairman Of the build
ing committee Of No. school, reported
that the Smeed-Wells Heating anG
Ventilating company had been here
and made changes in the system at the
school and guaranteed that it would
give entire satisfaction, which it has
done so far
Other special committees reported
progress and all work completed
Superintendent BOVard reported tha
he had placed Miss Scott as substitute
teacher in place of Miss McHale, who
will teach until again relieved by Mis-:
McHale.
The following bills were read and
approved and orders drawn: American
Book company, $4S97O CHM & Co.
$463O Butler, Sheldon e. Co, $l5S.40
Schoen Printing company 81; Johr
Rice, S2S5 Erie and Wyoming Valley
Railroad company, $6.72; John c, War
dell. 81 so; Scranton Republican, $1.5O
Krotzer & Price, Sl6.11; r, w. Luce &
Son, $131. SO; Brady & Son, $5 Martin
Gibbons, $36 80; julius G.. Bone, $S7.S
Robert A. Scott $llS; Mrs. Haggerty
&c, Janons McNulty Sc; George A