The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-10

Enumerating Children-Salary of
r. j. jennings Increased by Board.
1t has been we'll known fact in
the inner circle, that the members of
the high and training school committee
of the board of control have been at
| loggeyheads during the past few weeks
over the appointments at the high
school for the coming year, but this
fact didn't come to the surface until
last nights meeting of the board, just
before the committees report was to
have been read.
Just as Mr.. Jayne called for the re-
port of the committee, Mr.. Gibbons
rose and moved that the committee
be increased by two members and that
| Messrs. Barker and Jennings be added
to it. This took everybody by surprise
and the motion was adopted, without
| any opposition.
Mr.. Gibbons then moved that the
report, which had not yet been read
and which Chairman Francois ad-
mitted was not complete, be referred
| back to the committee for considera-
tion, and this, too. was carried.
The report, which the committee had
| ready to present. was signed by three
members only, Messrs. Evans, Schwass
and Neuls. 1t provided for the ap-
pointment OF Prof. w. f. Schimpff as
Instructor in mathematics to succeed
Miss Matte II. Gregg, and for the
| retention of all the other high school
teachers. No provision for salaries
was made.
MATTER OF SALARIES.
a member of the committee stated
to Tribune man last night that the
committee could not agree on salaries
at all. Some favored increasing Vice
| Principal Wagner's salary by $500 a
year, he said, while others were un-
| alterably opposed to this. Others
wanted Professor Grants salary raised,
| while those who are opposed to this
want Miss Mary Niland's salary in
| creased.
Just where Mr. Gibbons stands on
these questions he would not state.
| but he intimated that with the addi-
| tion of Mcssrs. Jennings and Barker
| to the committee, the controller Grom
the Twentieth could have things his
own way. The next report of the COM
mittee will undoubtedly cause a deal
of argument.
The bids for furnishing coal and
wood to the district for the coming
year were opened, read and referred
| to the supply committee The coal
| bids were as follows:
Michael Gibbons and company-For
Second district; sizes larger than pea
$2.43; pea, S1.73. Third district, sizes
larger than pea, $3.50; pea, $1.75.
Hugh Gilmore-First district, sizes
| larger than pea, $1.57. Third district,
sizes larger than pea, $2.45; pea, S174.
James Flynn-Fourth district, sizes
larger than pea, $2,5S; pea, $155.
Clarke Tunnel Coal company-Third
district, sizes larger than pea, $242;
pea, $1.7O. Fourth district, sizes larger
than pea, S2.S5; pea. $1.45.
John O'Horo & company-Fourth
district, sizes larger than pea, $2.75
pea, $500; buckwheat, $1,10.
James Kearney-Fourth, First and
Third districts, sizes larger than Npea,
$50; pea, $1.75; buckwheat, $1OO.
j. NJ. Murray-Second district, sizes
larger than pea, $2,SS; pea, $1.4O; buck
wheat 90c
The bids for wood We're as follows:
James Flynn--Kindllng wood, 80 for
a onc-ton wagon and $3.50 for a two
ton wagon. Slab wood, $l.75 for q one
ton wagon and $50 for a two-ton
wagon.
| James Kearney-Kindlng and slab
wood, 81 for one-tOn wagon and $3.50
for a two-ton wagon.
WANT CORRECT ASSESSMENT.
| Mr.. Jennings announced that he
understood that some Of the assessors
| believed that a rule exists in the
county commissioners office that the
| assessors will be paid only for register
ing the names of only 500 children in
each ward. Therefore, he said. many
of them were making point of stop
ping when they had registered that
| number.
He moved that the truant officer be
Instructed to compare the returns of
last year with those already turned in
this year, for the purpose of ascer-
tanning If this state of affairs really
exists. This motion was adopted and
| the board also decided to instruct the
| teachers committee to wait upon the
! commissioners and see If any such rule
exists.
| Captain May, of the kindergarten
| committee, recommended that the board
| engage, during the coming year, but
| three kindergarten teachers in addl-
| tion to Miss Underwood and Miss
| Grace Peck, these three to be selected
| by the former and recommended for
| appointment. The committee also rec
Ommended that no bills for kinder
garten supplies be passed by the board
unless such supplies were ordered by
the committee or by the superintend-
| ent.
Both recommendations were adopted.
Mr., Gibbons suggested that four more
kindergartens be opened to utilize the
four teachers who will have to walk
the plank. Captain May stated that
the committee had considered this
question and had decided that the ap-
preparation this year is insufficient Cor
any such extra expenditure,
AS nearly everyone hired by the
board except the teachers have had
their salaries recently raised, It was
decided, upon the recommendation OF
the supply committee, to increase the
salary of r. ]. Jennings, in charge of
the supply room, from $65 to $75 a
| month.