Show BOARD OF EDUCATION CHANGE the rho old organization completes its years work THE NEW MEN TAKE HOLD present presentations actions to tho the outgoing officers ohn john E dooly Is the tha new president charles baldwin tho the new vice prisident clerk moreton po elected 11 G whitney chosen treasurer the old board of education under which the schools or of the city have bave thrived as never before concluded its labors list and afew minutes later at erthe the new board was organized and pledged plod gred to the policy or of progress inaugurated augu rated by its predecessor the event was characterized by bv a number of 0 pleasant incidents among them presentations to president preside n t william wilham nelson and vice president richard VV W young whose active labors upon the board ended with tie the retirement ot of the old to succeed the f former 0 r the honor fell to mr john 13 I 1 dooly and to succeed elio latter to sir air charles baldwin clerk cleric J B D moreton Sto reton was called upon to succeed himself while the treasurers treasur ers mantle fell upon mr 11 G whitney the ou bouters outers going mer mern abers bers were A J pendleton of elie first ward william nelson ot of the second V W J beatle 0 of the third R W young of the four fourth h and J E dooly of the fifth althou although 11 the la latter itter reelected re elected at the last election was wag restored upon the organization of the new board SESSION president nelson occupied the chair chaar with all the members fit at their desks the chair reported that while the invitation to participate in the dedicatory exercises ot of the joint building had been unanimously accepted but three members were present the applications ons of S allen alien and F J kircher for positions as aa lea teachers chers were referred to the committee on Tead teachers hers and school work territorial school commissioner T B lewis submitted a communication addressed to treasurer duke stating that under the law he be had made apportionment of territorial tena torian school money as published elsewhere for the trio alon a arising from the three m mill M tax for ISM 1894 the school population laAl on Is the amount of the december apportionment was 2 and the per capita apportionment the report was rec received elved and placed on lie file FINANCIAL nr PORTS clerk J E D Afo moreton reton submitted his financial statement of the receipts and disbursements ot or the board of education tor for the first halt half of the present school year from july to december sl 1 which revealed the following receipts from all sources total disbursements balance S 1 cash on hand pet per treasurers Treasur ers report p 0 r alts december sl SI ISM issa 3 ZO warrants ner r outstanding balance received and placed on 0 n ia alle 1 e treasurer duke submitted his report for the month of december showing receipts in the sum of disbursements bur amoury amounting ting to balance on hand at tho the close oi of the month CONTRACTS AWARDED upon the recommendation of the committee on sites and buildings the contract for the calci calcimining mining of the corridors and basement at the lowell school was awal awarded ded john cannon the contract for changing the radiators in bromont frei bont school was awarded P i moran I 1 and chat for covering the steam pipes in the itlie bryant school to F B D lyon tho the recommend recommendation atlon of the committee on furniture and supplies that various supplies bo be purchased was approved the committee on teachers and school work recommended the appointment po of all s sallie L cox and miss porter it at the jackson and tenth schools respectively to fill vacancies caused by the failure of two of the I 1 recently elected teachers to accept the tender adopted upon the recommendation of the elie same committee miss bond ing in ili tho the sixth grale was transferred to the next higher room formerly occupied by miss culberson W L emory emery was appointed on oil probation to occupy ILI PY the position vacated by miss bond SCHOOL ELECTION EXPENSES A communication was received from parley L williams attorney for the board accompanied by correspondence relative to the elie expense of the recent school election in which tie he advises there Is no legal obligation upon the part of the board to pay the tha bills that have been presented and they were accordingly returned the letter accompanying from chairman letcher contends that the board of 0 education was waa made responsible for the expenses by virtue of the cammi commission q having so EO made in an order when the call tor for the t f e cle cllon wan aa issued and again that the commission is without funds with which to to pay tte the expenses the finance committee reporting upon the matter recommended that the bills be not paid by the board but that mey be foT forwarded warded to the utah acm m nilsson for consideration arid and payment tho the recommendation nna adopted d clerk moreton reported that since allic ethe the grevl previous s meeting of the th board he had received from parley L williams the amount dui due vie the board of 0 education tor for sewer connection on oil r I 1 street and that the same had b been 0 en placed to the credit or oi tile the buildt r g fund appropriations the following appropriations were then m made ade rent ilent roll for month ending december 31 iset janitors analord an llord salaries for month ending december 31 isal 1133 Off icem salaries for mon month 6 e ending nd la g december 31 WE Alem bors salaries of board of 0 kil ed atlon from october to december alst eva cohen ten og rl p her teri dents ollace f tor r december ca 00 george georee forn serviced eg of ct self and team to december slat D H t anderson repairs replacing partition in rented building la in norwood place 1793 2795 Ild deley gley uros bros repairs at lelh school 2360 2560 F r 13 1 3 co scree screens nW and a to stoves stove i 7 21 10 wash Ington and high schools S salt aa lake So avenger co company I 1 sea scavenger v enger for schools for rc december M r potter otter st settin g up 1 KH ia 3 1500 desks dagic q at 7 aj cents 47 0 ontario sliver silver atoning company coals for aclo alq in r wolstenholme dorrn hanl is r I 1 coa coal I 1 for schools in ili december Decem lier william Will liun hirman harman 1 3 2 2 0 3 tons of noat at toe ese for de ember 1 go united stales CO copany company pany purchase of 0 taft its tor for per conti contract act united states furniture company purchase pur chaBe chame ot desks for grane ir r contract a za united stales tate school furniture foro Vom pany vany purchase bast sf of desks deska for ailigh be school hoot P pr lir r contract 0 total 2 presentation TO OFFICIALS I 1 the A clerk announcing that the t table 1 e f 1 mn 11 T rl 11 A I 1 ili it 1 l V rt 1 1 1 I the presidents eye and addressed him as follows mr president and Tn members embers of thi the board of education there Is ft law in nature that nil all things must undergo anderso a c a n g e T that a t necha change n ge i in n I 1 the sweeping s achl hp in gli c cycle y e le 0 of alma r has I 1 s be been e n applied pla e t lo 10 0 the personnel or of this body tor for with the adjournment 0 of ahk to nigh the tenure ot of or of four of 0 our members will have expired cx alred they will step down anki and out to make place for the same number ot of worthy fellow who will succeed them it is with te 41 1 enss of regret that we part with them I 1 that ila t we lose the benefits to be derived ft from orn their counsel ind and experience two of these gentlemen colonel william nelson and richard mr youns young have been our conr president and vice president dent respectively i during the last year thit that they have made tearless fearless fair and efficient presiding off leers none will gainsay ca ingay that they hive ben friends lena tr champions and promoters in the highest degree of the varied interests of our almost matchless public school system Is a matter of common information which requires no euln eulogy y from us to emphasize or make plain that being true it has been thought fitting by their co retiring associates and by members who will wear the co collar and harness for or another twelve months to present them with some tangible token ot of appreciation and remembrance rembrance mem brance branc e something that will cause them to look bk ba k upon the days they spent in advancing advar icing the educational deduc interests n of the chief city 0 of our soon 0 obe state with the satisfaction and knowledge that their work was held in high esteem by their colleagues the men who knew them best As a sequence to our contemplation we ask them to accept these mementos at our hands to colonel nelson we offer this gavel carel encircled by a band ot of sliver silver the die metal whose value and right to an equality with gold we of the west have never and hope never to question or depreciate we trust that lie he will accept it with the same kindly feeling that prompts prompt i the presentation arid and that if ever he has occasion to use it it may be in presiding over deliberations no less worthy and certainly with no less ability than has characterized his splendid efforts in the role ot of chief officer of 0 this board advancing to the chair amid the plau ills of his colleagues mr hanson presented the retiring pra president aident with a handsome ebony gavel avel mounted with silver and turning to the elie retiring president presented him a gold cold pen arid and silver pen holder to lieutenant young we tender this pen of sold geld set firmly in ili a shaft ot of sliver with the relative ration or of metals at 16 19 to 1 X arth ith them we sincerely hope lie he will be able and willing to continue his labor from time to lo time tiina of offering encouragement and assisting in all possible means measures calculated to increase the facility for intellectual development in our midst and in that work may he wield them with all the earnestness and vigor of the man who knows that thrice armed is lie he choso whoso who se cause Is just and prove to those who oppose and doubt that the pen la Is indeed mightier than the sword all air YOUNGS REPLY KEPLY the chair the chair will give precedence to sir youngkin Young kii replying mr young natural mo dOSEY would forbid me in taking precedence the chair the chair would state 8 t ae that there is a reason tor for it in clo closing cloeting ting mr young mr president and genrl men 1 I do co not know exactly how it is that I 1 should have or whom it la Is to thank for this gift I 1 presume it conics comes from the members mam bera possibly from all the ih members ot of this board it la Is ot of course a complete surprise but none the less on that account and the members of the board may be sure that that interest which I 1 have had in the schools during the past four years that thai I 1 have been on the board will by no means cease upon my going out of 0 the board and it if itis possible that my influence is in behalf ct cf the board and those words for the best interests of the stir sa s1 w which I 1 fei feel certain this board will have at heart at all times it will wiil mid land as far as my influence poes goes my full ull sympathy and support I 1 thank you for this recognition tion of your friendship M SIR R NELSONS A acknowledgment C 1 0 W L B D G mr nelson neison mr young did not SLIT what I 1 feel that is in ili springing a thing like this on oil the retiring members of this board without any warning barnin you yau take advantage to those alio who have presented me with velh this gavel gave I 1 wish to say that I 1 most heartily chwi thank them for it and I 1 appreciate it very highly as presiding dios ainer er it has been beem my aim to be impartial and roy iny desire to carry on the business of this board in a fan fair and practical manner and it if I 1 have done this then I 1 can certainly certa frily congratulate myself and those of you who have asil assisted sted me ine in the work to alie new members I 1 would say that this worl work c Is not yet finished by any means there la Is LL a gleat bleat deal to do and a n d in a tremendous machine as you may call it like the tha worl work ot of this board there vill III always be plenty to engage your best attention the work has been carried to a certain point ahro there is a lull in building operations the members who have carried on oil this work from the beginning and who have corne come into it from time to time as they were elected take what beem 3 to me a just bilde in their achievements tho the new buildings have been vr wl 1 planned with elie maximum of on and comfort for the minimum ol of pend iture and s it iq s often aften sesa in the cities of ct this oil land when such extensive operations as these are carried through scandal la Is charged there has never been li in connection with any of the operations of this doard one bre breath ath of suspicion no intimation that any member of this board has received in any cormor form or measure one cent of rak or or commission I 1 dont bellevo believe that there Is anybody in ili this town who has the slightest suspicion 0 of anything ot of the gjud that la Is a record t that h t I 1 think demay be justly proud a of f U t speaks well tor for the city it speaks well for the board beard and we ive may mar congratulate out ourselves selves upon it to tho the new mc abers I 1 say furter furth furt hr T you will find fand the schools on an axce excellent bent basis strongly organized end and coins coln most efficient clent work the people not only well content with them but most en n in their support all ali Is 13 running punning smoothly aad can easily con continue to do so there la is no surplus of funds to be qui uro 0 o but still there is fr ample to go on with provided proper ce onomy Is used you wl will 1 not need to vt stint in yourselves to the detriment of the sc haals but you will need to use a nise tion in the expenditures I 1 now declare the life of the old board of education at an end TIIE THE NEW BOARD the old doard board having thus been ushered out an adjournment was had S sine ine dle die Presh lent nelbon stepping f from rom the presidents Ants desk while after a brief intermission clerk moreton convened the VOW now members the list responding to roll call as follows first PI rs t municipal word ward rudolph udolph rt alfr air J J thomas second municipal ward wards S B we west st derreld william r P colton alvard tr rqn I 1 fourth municipal ward vard J 13 toronto M S woolley Woo llcy fifth municipal ward charles baldwin john 11 dooly mr was thereupon 0 on n ti the le in motion 0 of f al mr r il oll summoned ne d to 0 the h chair 1 r a as s lans temporary p chairman cl bair and acknowledging the honor in ill appropriate words worda announced the election of a permanent president in order PRESIDENT DOOLY mr air alit presented the name or of mr john E dooly and upon the motion of 0 I 1 mr fr dalin baldwin vin the clerk was instructed to tn east the entire vote of the hoard board to that end the order made mr fr dooly tool took the stand escorted thereto by hansen luallen toronto and baldwin upon taking laking it mr dooly said fellow Al members embers it Is needless lor for mo me to say that I 1 thank you for the appreciation iou oil live shown in electing me as presiding of this board I 1 construe it as 03 an endorsement of my efforts during the last throe three years I 1 have served on the board of education in establishing the tree free school system we have it at present in athla city also I 1 take it as an endorsement dor that I 1 have labored earnestly arid and reasonably well in ili the duty you have assigned me and I 1 shall make an effort during my connection with this board to complete what you have inaugurated also to cause to be erected suitable buildings in the tenth and eighteenth wards and with a bilm hope ol of furnishing a sul suitable |