The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-12
ALDERMAN GRieR AGAIN.
The Irrepressible Squire Is Heard
from Again in Somerset County.
Poor Board Wrestles with Doctor
Problem Again.

The irrepressible alderman" Grier,
of this city, Is heard from again. His
rowing tendencies have made him cele-
brated. A few weeks ago the Carbon
dale poor board received an inquiry
from the Somerset county officials as
to how they would be recompensed for
the support of the alderman at the
aims house there. He was their board
er for a week or more and referred to
Carbondale as the town that would
settle his account He said that he
had a residence in Carbondale. The
poor board when the request came for
the alderman's board. didn't devote
any evening to discussing the merits
of the claim. 1t was decided forth
with that the alderman might have had
claim on Carbondale some time ago
but that he had no residence here and
was entitled to nothing in the way of
support.
Last night the poor board heard from
the alderman again. He is again at the
Somerset county aims house. with ap-
parently fixed intentions to remain
there until removed. The Somerset Of
ficials have tired of supporting him..
with no prospect of payment, ana
threatened in the communication read
last night, to get an order of removal
on Grier. AS this would mean that the
rowing alderman would be sent up Car
bondale way and the Carbondale poor
district would be compelled to settle,
the directors hastened to rid themselves
of the obligation by directing their soli-
citor, Attorney Fl. C. Butler. to explain
to the Somerset officials that Grier has
no claim on Carbondale.
The board was thrown into a kind of
a ferment at last nights meeting by the
resurrection of the doctor question,
which it was supposed had gone into
an eternal sleep. The stir was caused
by an offer that came from DR.. Fike,
of Dundaff. The doctor agreed to visit
the poor farm once each week, and pro-
vide all medicines, except cod liver oil,
for $15 per year.
Mr.. Lynch was in favor of accepting
the proposition, but in urging it's ac-
ceptunce he had in mind that the
physicians from Carbondale proposed
to charge five dollars per visit to the
aims house. He deemed it matter of
economy in the face of this to engage
DR.. kike.
Chairman McCabe protested against
engaging a doctor outside of Carbon
dale, who was not a taxpayer while
their was a number of CarbOndale doc
tors who were heavy Taxpayers. Mr.
McCabe also suggested that he was in
formed by one of the doctors here that
he would make visits to the farm for
three dollars per visit. When Mr.
Lynch learned this he withdrew his
support of DR.. Fixes proposition. agree
ing to wait until something definite in
the way of proposition would be re-
ceived from Carbondale physicians.
The matter will rest until it is ascer-
tanned what the disposition of the local
practitioners is
The bond of Morgan Thomas, treas
urer. for $4,000, the Fidelity company,
suretes, was received and accepted.
The board decided to visit the poor
farm on Monday. the newspaper men
to accompany the directors on the in
sDection.
A motion by Mr.. Mcmillan was pass
ed directing the steward at tthhe farm
to send in a request in advance, as
nearly correct as possible, of the sup
plies needed for the coming month
A number of bills We're ordered paid.
Another matter passed upon was the
tax duplicate for 1899. A motion was
passed. directing settlement to be- Sc
cured from the collector, j. W.'Barrett.
The meeting was the most interesting
in months.