The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-04
ON paIiics nnw or hereafter Interested in noc

on parties now or hereafter interested in poor
board matters.
The opinion OF the Supeme court is very short
and is as follows:
"After a very careful study OF the opinion Of
the learned court below in this case, we are per-
suaded that it contains correct solution Of the
somewhat ANOMALOUS problem that grows out Of
the facts In contention. We think the conclusion
reached is sound and the reasons given in support
of it are adequate 1t is perfectly obvious, low
ever, that the attention of the legislature should
| be called to the situation as soon as practicable,
in order that they may provide suitable enact.
ment to solve all doubts and meet all the cXigen.
cies of the case
DIFFICULTIES AND COMPLICATIONS.
The foregoing excerpts show the difficulties and
complications surrounding the status OF the
| members of the poor board
1t appears now, that at the last February clcc.
ton attempts were made to elect members OF the
poor district in all Of the original districts.
This was manitesty irregular. There are no va
cancies in three of the districts. The only dis
tricts in whicl, there could have been possible
election are the South ward, the North ward Of
the old borough of Scranton. the old Providence
Borough district, and the old Hyde Park Borough
district.
Taking the North ward. now represented by
Mr.. Frederick Fuller, and the Providence dis
tict, represented by Mr.. Thomas Shotton, am
clearly OF the opinion that there has been no
valid election in either of these two districts, on
| account OF the overlapping of the lines OF the
original poor district by the lines OF the election
district OF the city of Scranton III these districts
| some OF the people voted for the office OF poor
director who had no right to vote. and others
who had right to vote could not vote without
violating election law.
Nevertheless. if there were contests in these
tl,o,, tt,,c.
were parties in position to assert their rights TO
the office OF poor director in these two districts
would allow the contest TO be adudicuted in
| the courts. 1t happens that Mr. Frederick Fuller
has been returned elected in the North ward and
Mr.. Thomas Slloton in the Providence district
and it is not likely that we can get a case into
court of Fuller vs. Fuller or Sotton VS.. Shotton.
Having satisfied my mind that there has been
no valid election in either OF these two districts
and that vacancy exists in the office of poor
director OF each district, ! hereby appoint Mr.
Frederick Fuller poor director of that portion
of the Scranton poor district known as the North
ward OF the borough OF Scranton to fill the Va.
cancy existing in said Office, and also appoint
Mr.. Thomas Shotton poor director OF that por-
tion Of the Scranton Poor district known as the
Providence Borough district, TO fill the vacancy
existing in said office.
As to the oler two districts, viz: the south
Ward district and the Hyde Park Borough dis.
| irict, | decline to make any appointments
Whether the districts of the old South ward and
| Tie old Hyde Park borough are situated as 10
make an election for the office Of poor director
therein possible. is II matter that must he left for
| future adjudication. The orderly way TO settle
sucl, question is by proceedings of quo war.