The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-15
HIGHEST BID
DID NOT WIN

berger Brothers 4 Henderson. provided
they took them before August 1. The
minority report. signed by Messrs.
Francois. Jayne and Eynon, recon-
mended that the issue go to Dick Bros.
provided they advanced 100000 to the
board at once. Both reports agreed In
recommending that the $4,000 worth OK
short term bonds be placed In the sink
ing funds.
MINORITY REPORT ADOPTED.
MIR. Jayne moved the adoption of the
minority report. Mr.. Hand asked that
Mr.. Eynon, who is bank cashier, give
his reasons for favoring the minority
report. Mr.. Eynon explained that he
was prompted to favor the Dick Bros
proposition because it would save in
terest charges and because II was likely
the board could not borrow any more
money from the banks.
The motion to adopt the minority re-
port was carried by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Francois. Henry, O'Mal-
ley. Eynon, Phillips Roche. DR.. O'Malley.
Robinson, Jayne, Jennings, Schriefer,
Refill.
Nays Messrs. Christmas, Murphy.
Welsh, Hand Walsh, Evans, Langan.
Leonard, Gibbons-9.
For three weeks past, seven hustling
book agents, representing the big
publishers of school books. have been
campaigning here for the $4,000 order
of text books, made possible by the
law authorizing school boards to
change it's textbooks every three
years. Last night, Chairman Langan,
OF the textbook committee, told the
result of their work in the committee
report on the books adopted. This was
as follows:
McMaster's History of the United
States, Stowell's, Blaisdell's and Over
tons physiologies, as the same may be
adapted to the different grades: Nor
tons biographies. Mulvies mathe-
matics, Vaile's System of Penmanship.
Rices spoilers, the Normal Course in
Music, Prang's Course in Drawing,
Sheldon's Language Lessons and gram
mars, Stepping Stones to Literature,
Leverman's Abridged Song Book, the
Eclectic Series.
Mcssrs. Flint and Matthews. repre-
senting the American Book company,
and Butler, Sheldon G. Co.. both of
whom are in the trust got the bulk Of
the business.
The committee recommended that the
teachers who assisted in selecting the
textbooks be allowed two days pay.
This was amended to include the teach
ers who performed Il similar duty a
year ago and three years ago, and in
the amended form was carried
Bids for heating and ventilating No.
% school were received as follows: p.
275: Howley Bros. 6,627: r. j. O'Malley.
$6,630. The contracts was awarded to
P. Fl. Haggerty. His sub-contractors
are j. p. Maloney galvanized iron
work, and James Langan, mason wark.
For painting the interior of the high
school, there We're two proposals from
each bidder. One contemplated water
colors throughout the entire building
and the other the substitution of oil
colors in the locker rooms. lower COR
ridor and the like. The bids were as
follows:
F. j. Johnson. s1,9S5 and s1,ssO;
Jacobs and Fasold, $3.50 and s2,04O: C.
A, Rehrig. $2.75O and $1,000; Alex. Ma
geli $4,000 and s2,150. The bids We're
referred to the high and training school
committee. with power to act.
On the recommendation of the sup
ply committee, the salary of r. d. Jen
nings, superintendent of the supply
room, was increased from $50 to $10O
per month.
The matter of the necessity of a
school building to be located on the
Mclaughlin lots in Little England, was
referred to the building committed as
was also the unsanitary condition of
the alley in the rear of No, 6 building,
on South Washington avenue flats.