Show CONTRACT EXTENDED BY BOARD t 7 Former Action on Training School Is Rescinded at Special Session J MOVEMENT IS UNANIMOUS George M. M Sullivan Explains That Former Forme Action Was Causing Comment Comment Its former notion action Uon to tn D I 1 RESCINDING the extent of ot changing the time of termination of oC the boards board's contract with 7 h the University ot of Utah training board of ot education last school the night in special s session passed a resolution resolution reso reso- lution b by George Geon e M. M Sullivan extending extend extend- luton ing Irig the contract until the close clos of oC the the the- understanding under under- school year 1 with standing that after aCer that time time the board ts with wilt will not renew renew its Is arrange arrangements e the be training school for han handling students stu stu- students dents from the city public schools The resolution was passed unan- unan by the seven reven n board members present Arnold e G. G 0 O. W. W y Moyle lole and R. R R II if I Bradford being absent ab ab- ab- ab sent sent Christensen withdrew his hla Supt D. D H H. former recommendation that the ninth grade be bo added at the thc training training school and that it be made a junior high school and I Mr Ir Sullivan withdrew a motion that this portion of the old moton recommendation be he not approved Another resolution I bv In Mr Ir Sullivan was passed declaring It the sense o of the board that teachers in the training loard of ot work worl school chool who might be deprived through h termination of oC the city's s contract contract contract con con- tract In 1916 be he given Riven reasonable preference preference preference by the superintendent of or schools in employment of oC new ne teachers in the city S system the following year ear The resolution providing providing for or continuing con con- tinning the contract with the thc training training school chool for one year follows Whereas board of or education at its Hs meeting on May lar 1 11 1915 1916 elected to I terminate contract now existing between the board and the state normal normal normal nor nor- mal school such termination to be ef effective ef- ef at the end of oC tho the present school year car and und Whereas It has lias been Jeen urged upon members of oC the board boar that to make malec such puch termination effective at the end eni enl I of or the present chool school year may mn work worl I an injustice to individuals direct directly and I indirectly Interested in the training school chool ann and 1 may a work to the tho disadVantage disadvantage lsd lsd- anta vantage c of pupils hereto heretofore rare and now attending the tho training school particularly Jar those In the lower grades be because because because be- be cause of the fact that the time remainIng remainIng remain remain- fn Ing is too short shot in which to adjust the proposed chan changed ed conditions now therefore therdore be It 11 Resolved that such uch portion of or said ald 1 resolution or oi motion of or the tho board as aM fixes the time of the termination of oC said contract at the end of the present school year yeat be rescinded and that the termination of said fald contract he be and tho he ho same hereby Is fixed at the tho end endot of ot tile We school hool year 1915 Three l Kea K n Gh Given u. u Mr Ir Sullivan Sulvan explained there were ere three reasons which prompted him to resent Present his resolution relative to ex extending ex- ex tending ending the contract one year rear first that he lie had been convinced that termination ter ter- of or the contract at the tho end of ot this year year ear would place the training school at an unfair disadvantage that It would force the school to rescind its iA contracts with wih teachers already alread hired and probably would force Corce the school to close for the following year ear second that it I would la lay the board liable lable to charges of ot retaliation against the university uni uni- university for what has lias been going on up there third that the city's buildings build build- tugs ings which would have hae to be he looked to to care for the children now in the training training school would not be completed completed com corn In time to tal take e care of ot these children before the middle of oC the next school year ear at least In presenting his resolution relative to the contract Mr Ir Sullivan Sulvan said I There has been much comment I caused bv by the action acton of ot the board at at its Is last Jast meeting I am convinced that fiction action was proper Justifiable economical economical economical eco eco- and nil all al that but under the circumstances In the case at hand now I t feel that the board owes it In fairness fair fair- ness hess ess to the training school chool to renew the contract for one year at at least J. J C C. Howard moved an amendment that the contract be extended for two more school years ears and argued for that change change The other board members however howe were ere not in favor of this and amendment lost The original resolution res res- carried unanimously unanImous T It Is declared by the officials that I completed even en were the reservoirs the situation situation situation situ situ- now they the would not relieve for this year car because the reservoirs reset reser will wil store tore only surplus waters of oC winter and no other waters can be lie stored In them because all al the rights to the regular flow ow of waters in the streams are held by private interests outside of oC the tho regular regular rights held by bythe bythe bythe the city It is stated b bv b the en engineer that the Lakes Phoebe Mary dam might have been completed last Year vear but when work was commenced it was vas found that much more excavation than was expected had to ho he made matle to find bedrock bedrock bed betl- rock for tho the toe of at the dam am hence more work was waN necessitated The contractor con con- tractor Owen If I. I Gray Is now at work vork completing the dam lam and the reservoir will wil be In readiness for use this winter the en engineer sa says 8 The The contract was wag recently let Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the Twin lakes lales reservoir dam darn and work Is to commence on June 1 1 The contract contract contract con con- tract calls for Cor completion of oC th the dam damIn damIn damin in cals days dars which will wi not place llaCO it I in readiness for u use e this winter The engineer has been authorized to proceed with wih construction of oC the small smal storage reservoir In Pleasant valey valley City Creek Creel canyon canon and S S. S Q Cannon C Cf I t e engineer n gi n eer a announced n Ti 0 U Ii c ed yesterday that this would be completed this year so that the surplus winter waters of or City creek might he stored In it this coming winter win tel t for use next year ear Beginning of or work on the monster storage reservoir in Parleys Parley's canyon canon which Is designed to hold gallons of ot surplus waters has been aUthorized authorized authorized au aU- au- au this year rear but hut the first unit of the dam will wi not be he completed In time for storage of water this coming winter it stora Is said owing to the fact that the contract cannot be let Jet and the thc work commenced in time The Thc Fifth South distribution reservoir reservoir reser reser- voir Is due to be completed by Jul July 1 lof of this year car The contractor R It R E Fl Wilson has been hen served with wih notice to double his force of oC workmen within five ve lays days and hasten pro progress ress so RO as to i complete the thc work on time under penalty penalty penalty pen pen- alty of ot having having his contract revoked He lie has hns until the end of oC this week to increase his force The city voted in bonds for Cor waterworks and sewer improvements two years cars ago ane 5 of oC this tIlls amount to be used ago for increasing the water supply and for sewer Improvements improve Improve- ments ments Of this issue has been enla for f waterworks and 1 o i for r- r se sewers lS Another nother segment is to be sold this year ear to start the new work planned for Cor this year ear Under this bond issue the Lakes Phoebe Mary reservoir Is being built buil the tho contract has been let Jet for the Twin lakes reservoir the Pleasant valley yanCY reservoir Is to be constructed work Is going on on the Fifth South distribution lion tion ton reservoir work is to be commenced commenced com corn on the tho bl biz big reservoir In Parley Parleys Parley's Par Par- ley's leys canyon the Thirteenth South supply supply sup sup- ply main has ha been constructed and the Parleys Parley's canyon canon b pass by-pass pass pipe line lne has been constructed |