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Show mittcc asked for, with the exception of the property m this city being relii vod from the county school tax. We hops tliat the additiona! rowers con-f con-f erred ou the board will toon be made manifest mani-fest in tlie improved condition of the schools. W herewith submit copy of article US and part of article 10, that governs schools in : the first-class, and tuggett that the ( onnnitlee on rules be requested to Drovide such additional rules as may be necessary to put the same ill successful operation. Adopted. The committee on siteF, etc., recommended First North between Sixth and Seventh for a site for the Sixteenth ward building. The purchase price i. $U!,b)0. The Hooper site v ii- selected for the Nineteenth ward nt a cost of $3500. The memorial urging the eight hour contract con-tract was then taken from the table and was rejected, Trustees Nelson and Duke voting vot-ing no. i he report of the committee on sites was referred back until all the members could agree. Mr. Young moved that the committeo on sites ami buildings be requested to report to the board at the earliest possible moment a irSport recommending the manner in which thii board shall expend $300,0011 this year, giving the number, general locality anil probable cost of sites, the number, size and probable cost of buildings, the cost of improving im-proving grounds and purchasing the necessary neces-sary furniture. '! he form of contract for buildings was referred re-ferred to the finance committee. The following bills were allowed: R. L. Poik. city directory $ MO Salt Lake Lithographing companv, certift- ates in, back of bond 10.(0 (, as company OU.tO A. I.'. Smith A Co., chemicals 11.80 I. B. Moreton, express on bonds 11. '.6 Eleventh Ward Leclesias:ical corporation. 80.9.) J. E. Caiae, rent 240.0) David .lames A l o., repairs 8.05 Total 3sl.90 The board adjourned until April 7. THE SCHOOL B0AIID. The Remainder of Nchtl lloiula to bo Floated --'nloction of Additional School Sites. The board of education met last night with Vice-President Nelson wielding tho gavel, aud Trustees Baldwin, Duke, Dooloy, Ray-hould, Ray-hould, Newman, Pike, A I IT, Pratt and Vouug i u their chairs. A memorial was received from the federated feder-ated trades council asking tliat it stipulate in its contracts that the right-hour system preiuil and that eight hours constitute, a day's labor. The report with reference to janitors Otio Bichorn, Strahs and Mrs. Bowman was ap. i proied. Miss Lillie Snyder was appointed and continued con-tinued as assistant music teacher. Tho second international dictionary was adopted for the high school. Tho finance committee reported as follows: fol-lows: To t!i- htii-i ty Kdihn'i'n:n respect to i the refunding of the special taxes received by the board iu collection of Is.iK), your finance committee has called upon the col-lecjor, col-lecjor, I,. W. Hardy, for the lUt uf the taxpayers tax-payers whose payments supplied the same, and he is preparing from his books iicortiffcd ' list of thoc who paid the mm:. received by the board. From this list wc shall be able to repay as tin' application . are. made for the relnfidlng aud proof of entitlement sub. in i tied. At a meeting of COOT finance committee held March 14, Mr. Pike moved that we pro-ceed pro-ceed without delay to refund these amounts, as soon as the lists referjed lo are prepared; out of any money available, and this mottoa. carried unanimously. Your finance commit tee therefore recommend that the board take that course. The report Wat1 adopted. The clerk of the board w as authorized to employ an assistant. The finance committee reported having advertised for bids for the $150,000 5 per cent bonds running for twenty years, the samo to be opened on Monday, April 4. Hulus for refunding s le ! tuxes were referred to the lluRneo e imuiittoe. The special committee on li.e revision of the school law reported as fallows! Your committee Appointed November 5, 1 901, to prepare amendments deemed ad. visable lo our present school law, report that Willi some delays that could not be avoided, and with the to-operatlon aud as. slstancc of our vice-president, we prepared what wc thougnt most necc --.ii;, and submitted sub-mitted the same to the legislature during the last two or three days oi the session, and throut t th, hearty co-operation of the members oi the legislature and the governor we were surceaol'ul m getting ail ibo cum- |