The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-28
ENlIvENED THINGS.
School Controllers Become Irascible
and Exchange Some Rather I'm
complimentary Remarks.

A discussion at last nights meeting
of the school board over the action of
the building committee in giving an
order for window shades without the
consent of the board itself led up to
what seemed at first might result in a
personal encounter.
1t was started by Chairman Evans,
of the supply committee, who moved
that the secretary advertise for bids
for the furnishing of window shades
for the three new school buildings. Mr..
Evans said he was prompted to make
the motion because he understood that
the building committee had already
taken matters into it's own hands and
ordered the shades.
He asked the secretary If this was
so and was told that it was. Then he
said:
II want to know by what right this
was done. Who gave you the right?"
he said, turning to Chairman Roche,
of the building committee.
when we get those shades up" re-
piled that gentleman, "Ill take Mr..
Evans around and show him that they
will be all right.
Il don't want you to show me those
shades at ALL" responded Mr.. Evans;
81 want to know right now, this min
ute what right you had to order
them"
well. l don't want to be held re-
sponsible," said Mr.. Roche; II didn't
make the motion to order the shades.
l was in the chair at the time"
At this point Mr.. Evans asked Sec
retary Fellows to read the minutes of
the committee meeting when the
| shades were ordered, and this was
| done, showing that the price was 16R
| cents per square foot and that an or
der was given for shades for the three
buildings at an average cost of $500
per building.
Mr.. Evans contended then that this
was three times the cost heretofore
| paid for shades, whereupon Mr.. Walsh
| suggested that they be placed only on
| the sunny side of the buildings.
That's a good idea" said Captain
| May, we've got the shady side here"
Mr.. Evans also Contended that the
| building committee had ordered thirty
| two teachers desks without the au-
thority of the board and persisted in
| criticizng the committee for what he
| termed their gross violation of the
established rules of the board"
This aroused Mr.. Gibbons, who is a
member of the committee, but who
| had announced at the beginning of the
| argument that he remembered the
transaction at the time and didn't
| think then it was right. Re said:
| I'm not thinking of stopping the
course of the gentleman from the Fiji
| teenth, but I do object to him coming
in here and charging the building
committee with doing what he has
done in his own ward. He's had 81, 800
worth of work done there on his own
hook. If that is an act of crookedness
he's got dirty hands himself and he's
| got no right to accuse other people"
Mr.. Evans was on his feet in a mo-
ment despite the rat-tat-tat of Presi-
dent Jayne's gavel and his words of
warning.
Il brand that as a falsehood," he
shouted, land I'll make you prove eV-
cry word you said"
You know very WE'LL" responded
Mr. Gibbons, who also arose in his
seat, which is next to Mr.. Evans, as
he stood looking him in the face, that
you had a cellar wall torn down in
| No. -"
But Mr.. Evans interrupted with a
remarks that brought every member
to his feet and for a time it looked as
if gore might have to be spilled in or
der to calm the irascibility of the two
principals to this personal discussion
But Chairman Jayne raped vigorous
ly for order, other members inter.
vened and the incident was finally
brought to a close without the need
of an ambulance. 1t was a case OF
quick temper soon regretted and Is
not likely to recur.
A motion to lay Mr.. Evans motion
on the table was offered by Mr.. Shires
when the excitement had subsided, but
was lost by the following vote:
Yeas - Shires, Roche, Schaefer
Neuls, Walsh, Schriefer Gibbons-7
Nays-Francois II. ]. O'Malley, Ely,
non, Phillips, Golden, DR.. O'Malley
May, Jennings, Barker, Schwass
Leonard, Jayne-12.
Mr. Evans motion was then put ant
adopted almost unanimously