The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-22
NOT IN PROPER FORM.

Mr.. Fuller, who was presiding In the
absence of Mr.. Brooks, who is in Eu-
rope, said that several OF the certifi-
Gates We're not in proper form, as they
did not specify in what districts the
elections We're conducted. After a
whispered consultation between Messrs.
Shotton and Fuller and Attorney ]. +.
Scragg, the solicitor of the board Mr..
Shotton introduced the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Whereas, Certain claims are made that the
present board OF directors OF the Scranton poor
district is Illegally constituted, and that the
directors holding said positions not legally
entitled thereto, and
Whereas, The same claims have in the past
been frequently made and Intellectual legal cf-
forts instituted to sustain the said contention, and
Whereas, The present members of the board
OF directors of the Scranton poor district are
holding their office by virtue of appointment from
the president judge OF Lackawanna county; there
fore, be it
Resolved That the present board of directors
decline 10 recognize the claims OF those dis
putting the legality of the present board of di-
rectors OF said district as now constituted, and
further be it
Resolved, That tile present board OF directors
of the said district use all lawful means to main.
tain their rights to said office as against the
aforesaid claims and contentious.
Mr.. Murphy said the resolution
neither gave them the offices nor de-
MED them to them. He demanded that
the board go squarely on record, and
on motion of DR.. Paine the certificates
were received and the board refused to
seat the applicants. Mr.. Murphy had
this fact properly spread ON the min
utes, and when this was done he served
notice that the men who We're refused
Il place on the board would proceed to
organize and transact the affairs of the
Scranton Door district
MIR. EVANS WITHDREW,
Where will you organizer" asked one
of the members.
Right in this room," replied Mr.,
Murphy
At this point Mr.. Evans, one of the
elected members. withdrew declining
to participate in the organization of the
second board,
The business of the old board dragged
along and there was no apparent de-
sire to vacate and permit the second
board to organize. Then Messrs. Muir
plS, II unTi beISe anu iidHulGS SOl TO-
gether in one side of the room and
elected Mr.. Murphy, president; Mr.,
Fuhr, secretary, and Mr., Berge, treas
urAr.
When the regular business of the old
board was over the members decided
TO go into executive session to consider
plans for a new building at the home,
The room was at once ordered clear. It
was feared the new members might OBJ
ject to going and the police had been
asked to clear the room, but their SER
vices were not needed. All of the new
members departed, and said that today
they will assume the functions of poor
directors.
The old board members say they have
no fear of the rival board. that even
that the members are 10 be
elected that there is no vacancy In
Dunmore or Providence township, and
that Fred Fuhr and f. W. Berge, who
represented these two divisions on the
new board, have no valid claim what
ever TO a seat on the board or to par
ticipate in the organization of a board |
The old board members say they are
prepared to fight the matter in the |
court to the end that the exact status
of the poor board may be determined |
for all time and the uncertainty that !
now exists ended