The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-13

The members OF the school board
spent nearly an hour last night in dis
| cussing a report for the auditing COM
| mittee, presented by Elias Evans, pro.
viding that no bills be paid in the
future unless approved by the auditing
| committee as well as the committee
| contracting them. and providing that
the auditing committee meet on the
| Friday nights preceding board meet
ing to approve such bills.
This was signed by five of the men,
pers or that body. w. j. Welsh, one of
the two members who refused to sign
the report, started the discussion by
saying that he considered the resolu-
ton reflection on the honesty of the
members of the other committees.
An amendment was offered providing
that all bids should be audited by the
committee after they are passed in the
same manner as bills contracted by the
county commissioners have been aud
tied by the county auditors in the past.
Mr.. Evans offered an amendment to
>iA'', pioNiuihS tilul ALI DlllS HOI aCtGu
upon by the committee be taken up at
the following vote:
Yeas - Christmas, Eynon, Phillips,
Murphy, Hand, Robinson, Evans.
Nays-H. j. O'Malley. Roche, Welsh,
Walsh. Jennings, Schriefer Barker
Langan Ref, Gibbons, Leonard-11
Mr.. Jennings amendment was then
| |s1I tod
that the committee was to audit bills
after their payment, he arose and an
nounced his resignation as a member
of the committee.
TEACHERS SALARIES.
Mr.. Barker, chairman of the teach-
ers' committee, brought up the uues-
ton of an increase in the teachers
salaries. saying that. he wanted an ex-
preston of opinion on it from men,
bers of the board. TO bring the mat
ter before the board, Mr.. .Eynon
moved that the teachers be granted a
fiat increase of ten per cent. This
matter was referred to the teachers
committee, after some little discussion,
during which several of the members
expressed themselves as believing that
a flat increase would work an injustice,
giving the higher salared teachers big
increases and the ow-salaried ones,
small increases.
n motion was finally adopted, pro-
viding that committee of five teach
ers from each grade-principals, gram
mar, intermediate and primary-meet
with the teachers committee and care
fully discuss all phases of the ques-
ton.
Chairman Welsh of the kindergarten
committee, reported that the members
OF the committee made an inspection
of the eight kindergartens and were
highly impressed at the results being
accomplished through their agency.
The committee recommended that four
new kindergartens be established for
the coming school year, and that $4,000
be appropriated for the maintenance
of all the kindergartens.
w. j. Hand made his maiden speech
in championing the committees re-
port, and told of the great part played
by the kindergarten In the modern
educational scheme. That part of the
report providing for the establish
ment of four new kindergartens was
ing $4,000 was referred to the finance
committee.
The building committee recommend
ed that Psrcival Norris be employed to
prepare plans for an eight-room build
ing to replace No. II, the same to cost
not more than $500 per room. This
recommendation was adopted.
Mr.. Phillips told of the necessity of
purchasing lots on LuZerne street, on
which to erect a building to relieve the
present over-crowded condition of Nos.
30, IA and 81. This matter was referred
to the building committee, as We're also
the matters of providing for a new
building in the Ninth ward and pur-
chasing a new site for the school which
it is proposed to erect in place of
No. s.