The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-12
INCREASE OF PAY is
GRANTED By BOARD
Teachers Voted Raise of SIS Per
Month-Number of New
Teachers Appointed.

A lively debate occurred at last
nights meeting of the school board,
when the acceptance of the new No.
80 school came up for discussion. Archi-
tect Il. H.. Davis suggestion that the
board take an indemnifying bond from
the contractors, the Dunmore Lumber
company, on account of the condition
of the brick walls, was productive of
much comment. The board decided to
accept the building and the offer Of p.
Mulherin, president of the company, to
give bond. The board fixed the
amount at $500, for two years.
The report of the teachers commit
tee, granting a general increase in the
teachers salaries Of IS Il month was
heard and accepted.
Mr. Barker read the report of the
teachers committee, which was pre-
faced by letter from Mrs. G. F. Huck-
ard, formerly Miss Ella Dougherty, re-
signing her position at No. 30 school.
His report embodied a recommended
tion of the S. increase, and provided
that henceforth teachers may receive
the maximum pay allowed by the
school district at the beginning of their
ninth years service, instead of the
twelfth year, as was the former rule.
The report recommended that the ques-
ton of additional attendance officers be
referred to the teachers committee.
Recommended appointments of teach
ers and transfers to other buildings
We're made as follows: Miss Maude
Whelan, to No. 2 school; ]. j. Johler
and Miss Teresa c. Gaughan, to No. g.;
Miss Margaret Ruddy, of No. 8 school.
to be transferred to No. go school; Miss
Elizabeth Padden, to be transferred
from No. 20 to No. SCHOOL, Miss Carrie
Roos and Miss Helen Wilcox, appointed
to No. SO school, when the two-room
addition is completed; Miss A. May
Benedict to be transferred from No. 25
to be principal of the new No. 81
SCHOOL, Miss Ida Christmas appointed
to the place made vacant in No. 20
school by Miss Benedict's promotion;
Miss Harriet Evans and Miss Esther
Mackey, appointed to other vacancies
in No. %; Miss Nellie Keegan, ap-
pointed to No. q school; Miss Stella
Murray, appointed to the new No. 20
school, If the attendance warrants an
additional teacher. The report was
adopted.
Chairman Roche, of the building COM
mittee, in making his report, asked
that as many members as possible
would be present Thursday, and visit
building site at Luzerne and Eigh-
teenth streets.
Chairman Schriefer, of the supply
committee, made the following report
on the awarding of supply contracts
for the following school year: $4,000
pads, to Megargee Bros; commercial
note paper, foolscap, letter heads and
envelopes, to the Technical Supply
company; erasers, elastic bands. point
ers, pencils, waste baskets, ink, pens
and pen-holders, to Reynolds Bros;
Quincy tablets, manila paper, white
dry paper, composition books, crayon.
rulers and Tracy's records. to Geary
Bros, of Wilkes-Barre. The board
adopted the report.
The insurance committee recommend
ed the placing of the following insur-
ance: No. 6 school, $1,000 with C. G..
Boland & Co., $4,000 with II. f. Paine
& Son, and $4,000 with o. F. O'Malley;
No. Is school, 5000 with John Fitzsim-
mons, $4,000 with Peter Robling, $4,000
with John Lentes; No. 26 school, $1,500
with w. b. Christmas; No. 2S school,
$4,000 with c. II. Schadt & Bro, $2.500
with Il. B. Franklin, s2,5OO with p. p.
Smith: No. SS school, $4,000 with Aria
Powell, $4,000 with M. ], O'Malley; No.
90 school, $4,000 with w. B. Christmas.