The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-27

From present indications the affairs
| of the firemens fair and convention
will be finally settled before long. An
other fifty years will surely see the
end of them.
The last regular meeting of the COM
mittee on winding was held last night
in the common council chamber. Eight
were present and Joseph Danner pre-
| sided. The auditing committee report
| ed the accounts of Secretary William
| TANNER correct and that balance of
| $269.23 was left over and above the
| $4,S3697 which the convention cost.
After a lengthy discussion as to how
| this balance was to be disposed Of, it
was decided to give 800 to each of
| twelve companies and the remaining
$29.23 to Secretary TANNER. The four
| companies who are not to receive any
of the divvy are the Cumberland, Ex-
| celsior, Liberty and Niagara, who, it
| is claimed did not turn in the money
| their members collected for the fair
and then had the nerve to prefer and
collect claims for expenditures, which
they averred were made in the interest
of the fair.
After the divvy had been decided
|
| belated bill for So came in. 1t was or
| dered paid out of the balance After
the meeting broke up Secretary Tam
| Ter served notice that he did not pro-
| pose to have the 50 come out of his
| part of the divvy and the members
of the committee warned him at his
| peril not to take it out of the S240 al
loted to the dozen good companies.
| TANNLER VEXED.
| Tannler was mad all over at the
| shabby way he had been treated, and
| when the committeeman had disap-
| peared he told a Tribune reporter he
would not draw a single order for any
body until his claims were fully set
tied and he proposes to make claim for
$50 month for the eight months he
has been acting as secretary.
| II didn't intend to claim the full
salary, but now that they have been
so blamed mean, I'll put the screws
on them," said Tannler. They voted
me $50 a month to act as secretary of
the fair and convention committees
and eXacted of me a $1,000 bond for
the faithful performance of my duty.
They have not yet surrendered that
duty and propose to get a lawyer to-
| morrow to attach the money in the
treasurer's hands. That with the sill
Yer tea set and bicycle which are in
my possession, will pay my claim. l
| guess"
And Mr.. TANNER not only talked like
one who was mad, but also determined
The silver tea set and bicycle were
| oh off ot la fai ht,t ha ,t,if, m nit1er
| tickets were never presented. The
committee voted the tea set to Chief
Walker and directed Secretary Tannler
to give the bicycle to the Columbia
| Hose company in settlement of a
claim of $25 for the recent of a wheel
of fortune furnished by the Columbias
for use at the fair, and for which, the
fair committee, understood there was
| to be no charge.
Mr.. TANNER has the tea set and the
bicycle and is the only person who
has authority to draw orders on the
| treasury.
MEET NO MORE.
The committee adjourned with the
understanding that it would meet no
more unless a special call was issued.
1t appears a check of S21943 was made
| payable to Major w. S. Millar for the
rent of the armory. a member of the
committee claimed at the meeting that
this check was returned uncashed by
the armory trustees, with a note ask
ing the firemen to accept II as their
donation to the convention fund. The
check is missing and a special COM
mittee consisting of T.. F. Yoos, Fred
Long and w. w. Simpson, was ap-
pointed to investigate and report to the
chairman. If this subcommittee s
findings warrant another meeting the
chair will issue a call.
That Mr.. Tannler had in mind for
some time previously his little scheme
of making good was evidenced by the
fact that at a late hour last night AL
bert Lewis, a member of the commit
tee, armed with note signed by Chief
Walker, gained admittance to the sup
ply room in the police headquarters,
where the convention articles were
stored, only to discover that the OBJ
jects of his quest had disappeared.
Mr.. Tannler was the custodian of
the supply room.