The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-25
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THE POOR BOARDS
SPECIAL SESSION
The Boards Attorney Instructed to
Proceed at Once Against the
Bondsmen of the Old Directors, to
Collect the Surcharges Made by
Tho A,ditors

Collect the surcharges Made by
the Auditors.
The poor board met in special ses-
sion last night. All the members were
present. a special committee. COM
posed Of John Lynch and John McCabo,
was appointed to take an inventory
and care for the furniture of Il Mrs
Wilson, who is being cared for by the
board.
Mr.. McCabc brought M tho question
Of putting some water closets at the
almshnuSe. He described a ''ridiculouS"
state of affairs which now exists there
and demanded that Somc action he
taken at once. \ year ago the state
Inspector went over the farm and de-
nandcd that tbs improvements he
made MIR Mccabc stated that last
year the board dispensed with going to
the state convention of poor directors.
and he suggested that tn" board do
likewise this year and use the money
thus saved in putting il these sanitary
necessities. Located on the hili above
The farm houses is a big spring which,
Mr.. McIabc asserts. will supply plenty
OF water ~ sufficient pressure for all
the needs of the almshousc. This water
can he secured by running Il pipe
about twelve hundred feet to the south
of the almshouSc.
Mr. Mctabc also stated To the board
that tho creamery which has caused 50
much discussion has not given salts
faction. according to the steward. 1lc
had to remove the milk from the
creamery to the cellar as he could not
get any good results from it whatever.
'In hot, tl,.
board about a month ago. after the
creamery had first been condemned. He
stated that he had made some changes
in the apparatus. and guaranteed that
ii would give satisfaction. He wanted
Immediate payment for it. but this the
board refused to allow, whereupon the
agent agreed to leave the creamery
stand for some time to prove its mcr-
it's. If satisfactory. he was tn get his
pay. The board decided to go to the
farm to investigate both matters.
The boards attorney, II. c. Butler,
esq, appeared and rendered his report
as to the best action to take regarding
the money due the old board from tn"
old poor directors. -Four weeks ago all
the papers of the old board We're placed
in the attorneys hands to assist him
in reaching an opinion Mr.. Butler
stated that among the papers he found
the bonds of Edwin Moon as treasurer.
and Director Robbins. The bonds of
the other directors were missing. He
had asked cXSecretary Rivenburg if
he knew where the other papers were
but he prOfesscd entire ignorance of
their whereabouts. He stated that Mr..
Moons bond as treasurer is perfectly
good and every cent due the board
from him as treasurer can be collected
from his suretics, who are D. W.
Humphrey, b. S. Clark and Patrick
Ffneran. The auditors found that. as
treasurer, Mr.. Moon owed the board
500. The attorney said that he be-
licved under the law it is the duty of
the members of the board to proceed
against the old directors to collect
these amounts. Mr.. Moons bond as
treasurer is what is known as a judg
mcnt bond, but his bond as a director
could not be found, and the one pos
sessed by the board would not coves
his miSdcmcanorS as a director.
Mr.. Butler stated also that Mr. Rob-
bins bond was perfectly good. Mr..
Robbins had been to see his attorney
and he had disputed different items on
the bill, but was informed that he was
too late tn make any complaint. as
the time for appealing from the audi
tors report had passed. Mr.. Butler
further stated that he had been given
tn understand that the board had in
It's possession money belonging to Mr..
Cook, almost sufficient in amount to
cover the money due the board from
him and the attorney advised the di-
lcctnrS Ia retain possession of it,
Let Cook sue the board he said,
FOR il is much better for the board
10 be tho defendant than prosecutor"
lie also stated that the board should
at once proceed against ex-Dircctor
Connoll, whose bond is missing,
y resolution was unanimously passed
inSiructing the attorney to proceed at
once To collect from Edward Moon or
his suretieS the amount due the poor
board, as shown by the auditors re-
rort and, furthermore, To proceed at
once to collect the money due the
board from the other eX-mcmbcrs of
the board, as shown by the last audi
t".S' report,
"If there is any law to collect these
hills say collect them" declared Mr..
McCabc in offering his motion To adopt
tho resolution.
After quite discussion as to whcth-
er or not the board should visit the
farm on sunday, Mr.. McMullen OBJ
lecting to doing so the board ad-
journod.