The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-27
WILL Erect A
new SCHOOL
BOARD AT LAST RECOGNIZES
MR.. FRANCOIS
II Was Decided Last Night to Have
Plans Prepared for New Building
in the Second ward-Bids for the
New School in the First Ward
opened-New Boundaries for No.
33 and No. 8 Schools Eynon
and the Teachers-The Boards
Patriotism.

The members of the board of control |
at last nights regular meeting de-
Cidcd to erect a twelve room school |
building in the Second ward on the
property west of North Main avenue
known as the Robinson tract"
The matter was brought up in the
report of the building committee, which
body recommended that the school be
erected and that r. |. Lacey g. Son,
architects, be directed to prepare plans
and specifications, the cost not to ex-
ceed s.. 500 per room and the cost to
come out of next years appropria tion.
The report of the committee was unani-
mously adopted by the board.
When the present organization Sc
cured control of the board some few
months ago it was decided to erect new
scnoo buildings in the First. sixth and
Twenty first wards, Mr.. Francois, the
controller from the Second ward, who
voted with the ten members who didn't
secure control of the board. endeavored
IL have a new building for his ward
r;Ovided for at that time but was un-
sue cosSfuL lie has since succeeded,
however, IN impressing upon the pow
| ers that rule the urgent necessity of a
new building in the Second ward.
| b as for the construction of the new
| sigh. room building to he erected in
| the First ward and to be known as No.
| % school We're received and referred
| to the building committee They were
as follows:
BIDS FOR NO. -
| NJ. j. Ruddy. Sl5366; Dunmore Lum-
Der company, $4,000; NJ. +. Doyle, sl7,-
7jO 5. Sykes & Sons. SIS, ,252; Woelkers
& Beidleman, $l5,5O2. All these bids in
| rlude plumbing and heating and ventil-
htng. The letter accompanying the bid
Of the Dunmore Lumber company, the
lowest bidder, contained a statement To
| the effect that the school buildings for
which contracts were recently let
would have cost the district far more
than trey did had not it the Dunmore
Lumber company bid separately and
| Independently.
| The contract for the furnishing of
coal % the Fourth district was recent
ly let to James Kcarncy. who insisted
that clause be inserted in the con-
tract making it not binding in case OF
a Stlike. The supply committee recon-
mendcd last night that the board ac-
cept this clause and the recommended
| tion was unanimously adopted
| The kindergarten committee reCom-
m"rdCd that the rooms on West Mar
kct street and Gardner avenue which
were used last year for kindcrgartens
be rented again this year for $40 a
month ana that several of the kinder
SdftHn teachers be transferred. Both
concentrations were adopted.
superintendent of Schools Howell
sent IN u communication recommending
that the boundary lines for No. and
| NO 81 schools be rearranged according
| To Il schedule which he had preparcd
and 1t was decided to approve this
schedule, The boundary lines thus es-
tabliShCd are as follows:
No. DC commencing at the intcrsec-
tion of Poplar street and Quincy ave-
uuc, westward To the T.. and w, V.
railroad tracks, southwest along the
tracks to Myrtle street: east on Myr-
Tie street to Lee court, diagonally from
the intersection of Lee court and New
| street west ward to Dix court south
on DIX court To Gibson street, west on
Gibson street to Washington avenue
south on Washington avenue to the
| Delaware, LaCkaWanna and Western
railroad tracks. east on the tracks to
quincy avenue TO Poplar street
TO ENFORCE RULES.
No. o.--Beginning at the intersection
of Capouse avenue and Larch street
east on LarCh street to the f.. and W.
V. railroad tracks, southwest on the
tracks to Myrtle street east on Myr-
tie street to Lee court, south on Lee
court to the intersection Of New street,
dag0nally southwest to Dix court
south on DIX court to Gibson street,
west on Gibson street to Capouse ave-
nue., capouse avenue to LarCh street
Mr.. EynOn said that he believed that
printed cards containing the rules and
regulations Of the hoard, regarding the
time which teachers are required TO be
at their schools every day and also the
regulations regarding the holding Of
single sessions, should be posted in
every school.
| The rules, he said, provide that n
teacher must be at her school fifteen
minutes before opening time, but he
understood that very large number
of teachers did not get around until
just as school was about to open. He
said that in his opinion entirely too
much leeway is now given principals
in the matter of holding one session a
day.
1t was finally decided, after some
little discussion, to direct the super-
intendent TO notify all principals that
hereafter these rules must be strictly
adhered to.
on motion of Mr., Phillips, the sal
aries of the principals OF No. IL and
No 20 schools We're increased $40 per
month. Miss Alice Mahon was appoint
ell to fiji the vacancy at No. l6 school.
caused by the departure of Miss Kent
for the Philippines to act as teacher
in those far-On islands Of the sea
The janitors' and officers pay rolls
for the month of August were ap-
proved.
| The Tribune. in commenting edl-
torially upon the decision of the board
to open the schools next Decoration
day, took occasion few weeks ago TO
refer to this action as unpatriotiC.
Mr.. Jennings arose last night to "re-
sent the inSinuation" and to proclaim
with much vigor that the board is not
unpatriotic. lie thought that the OPEN
ing Of the schools on Decoration dav.
for the holding OF patriotic exercises,
would be a splendid thing, but sug-
ges red that the matter he referred back
to the teachers committee to hear any
objections to the plan which might be
raised by Grand Army men or citizens
at large,
The suggestion was taken up, and the
question was referred to the commit