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Show THE SCHOOL BOARD. Th Body Meitsmt Iraiiftaet Some Important Impor-tant HuslneHs. The school board met in regular session ses-sion lat night with tho full roster in attendance The minutes of the previous pre-vious meeting were read and approved. Having tiled the decree from Judge Zane's court the name of Richard W. Young was enrolled as trustee from the Fourth precinct. A petitiou from the resident of North Salt Lake was read praying permission to use the soKonlhouse on Sundays for Sabbath school purposes. Referred. A communication was read from tho constable of tho Fifth precinct notifying the board that tho goods and moneys of J. M. Hiitchins, of tho firm of Hulcliins Bros., had been attached nnd should not be turned over to any one but J. W. Campbell, a constable. It was referred to the auditing committee. A petition from Robert Loomis. nsk-ing nsk-ing permission to conduct a night school in the Fifteenth ward school house was read and referred. Tina committee to whom w as referred the reorganization of all committees recommended as follows: The committee on rules, the president and three members. Committee on sites and buildings, rtireo members. Committee on school supplies, three members. This committee has the employment em-ployment of the janitors and the purchase pur-chase of furniture. Committee on teachers, tluee members. mem-bers. This committee shall have charge of the examination of teachers and shall report the grade and salary. Committee on school work, five members. mem-bers. This committee shall regulate all contracts and tho work in tho various schools. Committee on book and library, three members. This body will purchase maps, charts, books, etc., as needed. Committee on finance, five members, Shall audit all bills and exercise a general gen-eral supervision of the financial business busi-ness of the board. ' A minority report was submitted by Mr. Nelson. Discussion followed and furthor action ac-tion on the report was deferred fov a week. , The committee on school sites was given a week further in which to make a report. The committee on buildings reported that the Sixth ward structure would tie partitioned and that the Hooper building build-ing could be secured for $'.20 a month. This was accepted as was also a proposition propo-sition from Isaac Hunter to lease a building at if8 West North Temple. Matters of insurance were discussed and referred to the appropriate committee. com-mittee. The furniture committee reported rt length on the requirements of the schools in this matter. On recommendation of Mr. Nelson another ear load of furniture is to bo ordered. The committee on supplies was authorized to lay in a supply of coal. The committee ou teachers announced announ-ced the employment of tho following: follow-ing: Miss Mary Wattless, No. 22; Miss Annin Thompson, No. 7; Miss Martha Mitchener, No. 21; Miss N. E. Barileit. L. D. Edward was recommended as teacher of the vocal department. Action on the bonds of the treasurer and secretary was postponed for one wee.K. The finance committee reported that action had been taken to secure funds trom Collector Hardy, and that this would give them ample fimds for the maintenance of the schools. Mr. Johnson advocated the propriety of issuing scrip or warrants, w hen at-tion at-tion was called by Mr. Nelson to a note held by Zion's Savings bank, given by tho trustees of the Fifth ward. This he explained would soon mature. The overdraft of $25H4.a was approved. ap-proved. The committee appointed to check up the retiring trustees reported that the total balance bal-ance on hand from eighteen of twenty-one districts amounted to $10,-802.20. $10,-802.20. That three of the districts report re-port no balance and that nine of the eighteen have paid in W.848.07. Nine district have disbursed for compensation compensa-tion of trustee, etc. VIH.H3. There remains re-mains duo from the other ninedistricts 2,517.13. On motion bills amounting to $409.50 were allowed. ' The board then proceeded to eh'ci Mr. Nelson vice-president, Adjurned. |