The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-24

He could not understand the COM
mittees way of figuring, and the COM
mittce could not understand his way.
The committee was confident its way
was the right way, and the board ac-
ceptcd it.
Captain Mays comments of the pro-
posed bond issue were interpreted to
he quite as much a criticism on the
boards conduct of school affairs dur
ing the past year as it was on the bond
issue itself.
Even with the bond issue" he went
on to say, you have a 100000 general
account deficit in sight You propose
to make this good at the expense of
the building fund. 1t is simply a de-
ception to be practiced on the public.
We have been extravagant. and to hide
it we propose to issue bonds. Bond
issues are generally supposed to be for
contemplated expenditures. We would
have the public suppose such is the
case in this instance. We should put
the deficit i'm the tax levy and say to
the people we were eXtravagant; for
give us this time and we won't do it
again.
II do not say that the money has
been dishonesty spent All | charge
is that we have been eXtravaEant. The
tendency of bond issue will be to cre-
ate further extravaganza. This is true
in any business and especially true in
public affairs"
Mr.. Gibbons assailcd Captain Mays
sincerity and characterized his speech
as being mainly an effort of one of the
minority TO prejudice the people
against the majority members of the
board. He also vigorously denied the
alleged extravaganza and made the
claim that the districts indebtedness
was comparatively small, being less
than 100000.
Mr. Eynon presented figures to show
that the net Indebtedness April IS, last,
was only s24l, ,SOS9l. Mr.. Evans fol-
lowed with a reminder that $l25, 900
worth of new property was included in
this Indebtedness.
TREAsURER'S SALARY.
The finance committee transmitted a
communication from City Treasurer f..
| j. Robinson, calling attention to the
| fact that the transfer of the mercantile
| tax. collections to the county treasurer S
office had cut down his revenues from
| sl,500 to 1900 a year, and asking that
| in view of this, and the increased eX-
| pense of his office growing out of in
creased business, he be allowed l1a per
| cent. commission on disbursements, in
| stead of one per cent, as formerly. The
request was granted by vote of IL TO
. after a motion to make 1t one per
cent, as at present was defeated on
| tie vote, as follows:
Ayes-Mcssrs. Phillips, Golden, Roche, May,
sohaefer, Walsh, Evans, Schriefcr. Barker.-0.
| Nays-MessIs. Shires, O'Malley, ESnon, DR..
o'Malley, Neuls Langan, Schwass, Gibbons
| Jsync-9
Messrs. Phillips and Schaefer voted
with the nine favoring one and a halt
per cent, when the one per cent. mo.
tion had been defeated. This increased
commission will raise the treasurer
pay for handling school board funds
from $4,000 To $4,000 "A year.
The delinquent tax collector of the
Eighth ward was directed to report 4
seVenty-one per cent. cXoneration or
the Zion Lutheran church parsonage
so that the $4,000 assessment will be
reduced to $1,000 TO conform with the
city assessment. This roundabou
means of correcting the assessmen
was necessitated by the fact that tn,
board, under an opinion of Solicitor d
j. Reedy rendered some time ago, car
not alter an assessment.
A communication was received from
the Scranton Lodge of the Nationa
Association of Stationary Engineers
deprecating the practice OF placing in
experienced men in charge of the steam
| plants at public school buildings.