The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-19
MEETING OF SCHOOL BOARD.
Routine Business Transacted-Con
tractor Doves Heating Job Ac-
cepted-New Water Company Will
Install Fixtures.

The regular meeting of the school
board was called to meet at o'clock
last evening. an hour earlier than the
usual time. 1t was just 7.12 when the
president of the board called the MEM
bers to order. with Messrs Hocken-
berry, Hughes Swigert and Kerwin
present. Treasurer Moon came in IL
few minutes later.
After the reading of the minutes Mr..
John Shannon appeared in the interest
of Reynshanhurt Water company and
stated that the company had their
plant in working order and could fur
nish the Central High school and Nos.
/ and with water. The company
asked for the patronage of the schools
as large taxpayers and as the stock
holders were residents of the city. He
offered some figures for their consider
alton of whatever other taxpayers arc
saving by having their water supplied
by this company. He was requested
to put his proposals in writing. He did
so and the proposal made was: Fo,
High school, sSi month; No. school,
$2l; No. school, sci; or, by the meter.
at the rate of 10 cents thousand gal
Ions The company will make all con-
and If the service Is not satisfactory
they will remove the fixtures absolute
ly without cost. 1t was moved that
the written proposition be accepted,
and it was unanimously carried.
The building committee recommend
ed paying Contractor Dove his bill for
extras in connection with installing
the heating plant in the High school
IiI
was ordered that 1t be paid in four
equal payments. The committee was
we'll satisfied with the work of the
contractor and were of the opinion it
was well done. They also allowed
him SIS for whitewa shing the boiler
room and fixing it in good shape, al
though he made no charge for this
service. The board also ordered that
the balance due on Mr.. Doves con-
tract he paid
Mr.. Dove said that the board should
stand onc-half the cost of an enlarged
bow-off. as it was absolutely neces-
sary. although not in the contract. and
he would pay half. The extra cost of
this was $50. There was no action
taken on this matter.
Then Mr.. Swigert put a question.
He wanted TO know If the janitors ran
the school board or the school board
ran the janitors He spoke in regard
to members Of the board ordering cer-
tain ianitors TO clean snow off the side
walks and the janitors REFUSING to do
so. The member was informed that
the ianitors were governed by "A set
of printed rules, and If they did not
do their work they should be replaced
by ianitors who would. The matter
was referred tn the janitors commit
tee.
Treasurer Moon reported that Tax
Collector Watt had turned in $4,000 of
school taxes on March Is. but that
nothing had been turned in by other
collectors since the last meeting. 1t
was ordered that collectors having APP
pcals for eXoneration from taxes be
present at the next meeting of the
board, SO not as to have a congestion
of these matters late in the season.
4 bill of \. w. Reynolds for supplies
to the central school. amounting to
S14.13. was ordered paid while a requs-
ition from the superintendent for sup
plies was also hOnorcd.
superintendent Carr submitted his
monthly report. At 7.55 the board ad-
journed to meet on Monday, April ],