Minutes l of Meeting l Board of Education I Held Monday londay Feb 6 Minutes of a regular meeting of the board of education held at the theoffice theoffice theoffice office in the court louse house at Farm Farm- Farmington Farmington ington Utah on Monday February February ary 6 6 1939 at 30 I p. p p m. m with all the board members the superintendent superintendent dent and the trie clerk present and John R. R Rampton presiding The minutes of the meeting held heldon on oa January 16 1939 were read and andon andon andon on motion of Mr Van Fl et t unan unan- unanimously unanimously approved Mr B Brough rough representing the Mountain States Fuel Supply Co met with the board to discuss the use of gas at the proposed new Junior high school He that stated stated that 40 of the gas used in our state is I produced in Daggett county Utah i and is taxed by the state The Theother Theother other 60 comes come from Colorado and Wyoming He Hc stated that gas use is re responsible re re- spon ible for only a very small per cent of the loss to the coal in industry in in- industry in the state The questions were discussed at length and the president assured him that the question would be betaken betaken betaken taken under careful consideration when the need arises Dr D. D K Barnes appeared be be- before before fore the board as a representative of the sports committee of the Ro Rotary Ro- Ro Rotary tary club of Kaysville and report report- reported ed that his committee is preparing an entertainment the income from which is to be used to help poor children who need glasses He asked ask ask- asked ed that the Davis high be furnish furnished ed for the entertainment without any charge On motion of Mr Van I It t Fleet seconded by bf Mr Dibble the thelIse use tise of the building was granted free of or charge for the entertain entertain- ment Mr 1 Roberts reported a letter from a patron of the South Bountiful ful school asking that her child be allowed the use lISe of an instrument on which to learn to play The matter was referred to the super super- t. t The board by motion subscribed subs to a petition to the county com corn presented by a commit committee tee from Clinton asking that the underpass at the Rio Grande Grands rail rail- railroad railroad road on the road directly west wes of le enlarged Mr Bennett called attention of the need of a place being prepared at the Syracuse school on which buses can an load and unload children The matter was referred to Mr Bennett and Superintendent Bur Bur- Burton Burtone tone ton Bills represented by vouchers numbered to as record record- recorded ed d in the register were presented by the clerk After being examined and signed by the members they were passed and ordered paid on motion moron of Mr Dibble A committee of the thc county Teach Teachers ers rs organization met met with the board and discussed Teachers or organization or or- tion met with board and discussed teachers teachers' budget and sal sal- aries Superintendent Burton called at attention at to the need of accepting the addition recently build at the Stoker school and inspected by the board on January After the discussion the of the fol following fol- fol following lowing resolution was moved by Mr Roberts Whereas contractor H. H E. E yen ven has completed the work of constructing the addition to the Stoker er school in Bountiful known as unit nit No One of Docket of No Utah F. 1067 1 F. F And Whereas this board made madean I Ian an inspection of the work on Jan January uary 19 1939 and found the work satisfactory except a few minor items which have since been cor cor- corrected rec ted Now therefore Be it resolved That we accept the work and agree to make final payment on presen presen- presentation presentation tation of properly approved final statement of the architect The motion was seconded by Mr Van Fleet discussed put and carried with all members voting in inthe inthe inthe the affirmative The superintendent recommend recommend- recommended ed the employment Mr Roscoe Hunter at a salary of per month to take the position left by Farrell P. P Smith Mr Hunter is a college graduate te with no exper exper- experience experience experience and is to be taken on condi condition tion on that he succeeds On motion of Mr Van Fleet the recommendation tion was unanimously approved Superintendent Burton reported the new bills before the state legis legislature lature that are detrimental to the schools One is the bill repealing the law guaranteeing 2500 per capita by the state Mr Van Fleet moved that this board go on record as opposing any legislation that might jeopardize jeopardize dize the 2500 per capita from the state and favoring legislation that will guaranteed to the the state appropriation of 2500 2300 per capita for education purposes The motion was seconded by Mr Ben Ben- Bennett Bennett nett discussed discusser and carried unni- unni I Mr Van Fleet moved mo that in as u much as the architects and the P. P W. W A. A director drector had selected Frank Frankly ly Udy as their choice among amon all ap 11 ap- ap for the thc position of inspect inspect- inspector or he be appointed as inspector on the P. P W. W A. A Units No 2 3 and nd 4 to represent this board on condi condi- condition condition condition tion that salary may be arranged with Mr Udy The motion was seconded by Mr Bennett put and carried and the matter referred to Superintendent Superintendent Burton and member Van Fleet to notify Mr Udy tidy arrange with him his salary and report to the board at next meeting The superintendent called atten atten- attention attention attention tion to the question of a Teachers' Teachers salary schedule to which he has given some study and he reported having information from the state committee on the matter He lie stat stat- stated stated ed d that our district is low low-in low in com com- compari pari parison on with districts of the state in our class After a short di cus ion the mat mat- matter matter ter was as deferred to ton a a later meeting Meeting r adjourned d. so soo 01 o