The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-26
PUPILS HEALTH
endangered
BAD SANITARY CONDITION OF
NO. 2e SCHOOL REPORTED.
DR.. o'Malley Stated at Last Nights
Meeting of the Board Of Control
That the Teachers Were All Sick
from Sewer Gas-Building Commit
tee to Investigate--Effort Made to
Fix Solicitors Salary at 1900.
Change of the Rules Will Give
Auditing Committee Work.

According to statement made by
DR.. John O'Malley at last nights
meeting of the board of control. the
sanitary condition of No. % school
In the Third ward. is very bad. The
doctor made his statement after III. j.
OMalley had moved that the build
ing committee be empowered 10 in
spect the building and recommend to
the board at the next meeting the
necessary repairs which must be made.
DR.. O'Malley said that several of the
teachers In the building are sick from
the sewer gas which arises from the
closets. One of them contracted a bad
case of anemia, he said, and he had
every reason to believe that IL the
teachers were so affected the children
must be more so.
He thought the question was one Of
great urgency. II was decided to have
the committee investigate and wait
until the next meeting before doing
anything definite.
The Lackawanna Telephone company
sent in a communication asking per-
mission to string its wires over the
high school property. The request was
referred to the high and training COM
mittee. A little later in the evening
Mr. Jennings suggested that 1t would
be wise provision to have a telephone
in each of the public schools Of the
city to keep them connected with the
offices of the various officers of the
board.
Captain May thought the plan a good
one and suggested that it might be
advisable TO refer the matter to the
h,uh yrn int, inh
might find 1t possible to secure a spec
ial rate in return for the privilege Of
allowing the company TO run it's wires
over the high school. 1t was finally
decided to refer the whole matter to
the building committee, in conjunc-
tior with the chairman OF every COM
mittee OF the board.
Mr.. Schrefer offered motion to
N AXE the salary OF the boards solici-
tor. u. j. Reedv. 200 year. Mr.
Langan objected To this on the ground
that the board had already decided to
retain the solicitor under the old sys-
ten of paying him separate amounts
for each service rendered. The matter
was referred TO the france commit
tee.
Mr.. Evans, who is a member of the
auditing committee, of which the for
mer president, Il. 7. Jayne, is chair
man. offered motion providing that
this committee should meet on the Fri
day night preceding each meeting and
audit the bills to be submitted. The
auditing committee i'm the past has
always been a sort of a joke. he said
and never has been known to meet,
Mr.. Jayne objected to the adoption
of the motion, stating that the COM
mittee on rules, of which he is a menu
bcr. would incorporate provision SIM
liar to this. lie moved that the ques-
tion be Teferrel to the committee on
rules and the motion was adopted, Mr..
Evans alone dissenting.
The secretary was instructed on re-
commendation of the finance commits
tee to prepare financial statement for
the guidance of the board i'm making
the appropriation for the coming year,
The officers and janitors' pay rolls
for the month of March We're passed.