The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-29


were as follows:
Charles 3. Scott .........,...,....,.,$j j,239
=. +. & NJ. Il. Howlpy ............... j,iJ9
Hunt & Connell co .............,...... 5.13i
Gaylord Il EitapenCe ................. 5,1S5
The Howley proposal included an ad-
ditional offer to do the work for $5,176
If an upright instead of horizontal
boiler was used
All the bids were referred to the
building committee.
MIR. GRANT ELECTED.
On the recommendation of the hiEA
and training school committee, through
Chairman Jayne. W. w. Grant was
chosen to succeed DR.. George W. Phil
lips as principal of the high school at
a salary of $4,000 a year. The vote
was unanimous.
Other recommendations of the COM
mittee adopted were:
We recommend that County Super
intendent j. G. Taylor be granted the
use Of the high school auditorium for
the evening lectures at the county in
stitute. oct. 81 to Nov. . that when
the board adjOurns it adjourns to meet
Tuesday evening, Sept. s. at 80 o'clock,
for general business. and that pupils
who were in attendance less than six
months in Grammar a, and did not
take the final Grammar A examination
in June, must take the entrance eX-
animation for the high school under
the principal Of the high school,"
a communication was received from
,,I, he
list of books needed for the year. and
recommending that a committee be
appointed to define the boundaries of
the districts to be served by the diff
ferent schools. The secretary was in
StruCted to order the books recon-
mended by the superintendent. and the
chair appointed Messrs. jennings,
Jayne and Francois on the boundary
committee.
THE BUILDING COMMITTEE
The resignation of Mrs. f. l.. Kelly
nee MCAlpine as teacher i'm Primary c
department of No. " school, was ac-
cepted and on the recommendation OF
the teachers committee. through
Chairman Phillips, Miss Molie Helm
was transferred from Primary b de-
partment of the same school. to I'll
the vacancy, and Miss Teresa Nallin
a recent graduate of the high and
training school was appointed to Miss
| Helms place. The vote was unani.
nous in each instance.
The building committee. through
Chairman Shires. recommended that
| the Johnson heat regulating apparatus
| be put i'm No. 10 school, at a cost of
| $500, by the Philadelphia Electric Ser
vice company and that Mrs. Swift
| jantress of old No. Q. he appointed
| janitress of one of the rented buildings
| Capouse and ASH while new No. is
being erected, at a salary Of $50 per
month, and Mrs. Joseph Campbell OF
the other rented building Capouse and
| GibsOn) at a salary of $l5 per month
| to commence September /.
The recommendations were all adopt.
| ed
In the list of bills approved by the
| building committee was one from
| Henry Griffin of $3.50 for a job OF
whitewashng which Mr.. Evans OBJ
| jected to paying because it contained
an item of $l5 for ten brushes Mr.
| Shires said Mr.. Griffin had already
reduced the bill from SIP to its pres
| ent figure and the committee thought
| il was not at all eXhoTbitant. The bOarl
thought likewise and ordered it paid.
A letter was received from Fred
| Pershing, agent for CHM & Co., ask,
| ing to change the conditions under
which the board had adopted Tarbell''
| Grammar and Language lessons, tht
eXactions being such, Mr.. Pershinf
said, as to prohibit his company from
taking the contract
The conditions We're that the pub
fishers should replace all their old
fashioned editions with the new anc
revised editions adopted by the board
at no expense to the district.
Mr.. Pershing said his company wa!
willing to replace free of cost the un
used books, but could not afford to dt
this i'm the case of books that were II
use. They were willing, however Il
allow 80 per cent. rebate on the lis
price on all books that were to replace
these used books
CONDITION UNREASONABLE.
Mr. Jayne spoke in favor of remov
ing the condition. saying that it mus
|
the agents offer was a fair one. MI
Jennings believed the matter ought I
be thoroughly considered and moved T.
refer it to the text book committee, am
this motion prevailed.
Mr.. Gibbons called attention to IN
fact that the books would be needed a
the opening of school, two weeks hence
and moved to instruct the commtte
to report forthwith. The motion, how
ever, was lost on roll cali by the fol
lowing vote;
Ayes MessTs Shires, Phillips, Roch,
Neuls, Jayne, Evans, Schriefer Glib
bons. Leonard--9.
Nays - Messrs. Francois, O'Malle!
Davis, Casey, Zeidler, May, Schriefe
Walsh, Jennings, Barker Langal
Schwass-12.
Mr.. Gibbons made a speech cham
pioning the suggestion to remove III
fences from the school plots and thro
the grounds open to the children in
stead of making flower gardens out {
! them and compelling the children I
find a playground on the street.