| Show THE BOARD OF EDUCATION the regular monthly session of the board of education was held tuesday night the meeting was called to order by ex mayor Scott who introduced mayor baskin as the new president of the board that gentleman took the chair and the transaction of business commenced the members present were nelson young pratt downey alff pike newman and baldwin THEY THANKED HIM the following resolution offered by vice president nelson was adopted resolved that the of this board are hereby tendered to president scott for the efficient and courteous manner in which he has pre presided tided over the sessions of this board BETTER accommodations accommodation A large number of residents of school district no 10 represented that their children did not receive the opportunities for education during the school year that they were entitled to they asked that more school room and additional teachers be employed in order to remedy the evils complained of JC ommIttee on school work and sites and buildings THE RETIRING TREASURER J B walden the retiring treasurer of the board sent gent in a communication in which ire he recommended that the salary of the treasurer be made proportionate to the services rendered and that warrants issued by the board be made payable at a bank instead of at the treasurers treasur ers office mr walden reported that the cash paid during the past month was wag and the overdraft ob 06 the let of march was 2526 2525 filed FLAG POLES the committee on sites and buildings build tags reported that two bids had been received for the erection of rag flag staffs on school buildings but one bid had bad since been withdrawn because it was impossible to determine correctly the amount of brick necessary the original estimate of 1000 would not cover the expense and the committee recommended that in small buildings the twelve small flags and poles be placed behind the teachers desks that the large flag poles suitably rigged be erected in the school grounds in cases where the property wits was owned by the board and that on such buildings as the eleventh and fourteenth permanent iron masts be placed upon the buildings adopted BITE PURCHASED the committee on sites and buildings recommended that lot 3 8 block 6 plat B rods facing west went on fourth east between eighth and ninth south streets be purchased from mrs N F of los angeles for cash adopted HEATING AND ventilating the same committee reported it had bad investigated systems of heating and ventilation for the eleventh and sixth school buildings and was of the opinion that a system of indirect steam heating designed by architect kletting be adopted the committee further recommended that as the per feet heating beating and ventilating of all the large new buildings was of great importance a special meeting of the entire board be held to consider which system would be the best and most economical the matter was referred back to the committee with instructions to investigate and report as to the best system adopted THE BOND INCREASED the bond of the now new treasurer H T duke in the sum of 1000 was presented by vice president nelson but it was suggested that inasmuch as some worth of bonds were to be sold the amount of the kond bond should be increased to after some discussion this was agreed to an and 1 the bond was withdrawn member Downey having been elected to a position on the board of public works tendered his hie resignation as trustee of the sob school ool board accepted DECLINE PAYMENT territorial secretary sells returned the bill of the board for 20 for cleaning and lighting schoolhouses in which elections were held last month with the information that the utah commission declined to authorize the payment dayment of the blu bill received and filed appropriations the following appropriations were made pleasant valley coal company 7 as kelly 1500 15 00 G GH H vine bell telephone company 2000 20 00 tribune company 3 60 george forrester For reater 68 00 commercial M and B company t tf E ler r 18 00 G GM M scott scott oo 00 t n 68 sandberg furniture company n 90 F B E 49 utah stove and hardware company 00 10 W J tuddenham co 3 ag 88 H bappe Bl ppe 74 ft a thomas layne bow U 60 times company 1050 0 H paragons Par Para sone ons fsr george harper 36 I 1 70 rieben liebena co sl joslin 9 park john green 00 utah national bank gg eleventh Ble ward corporation eighth ward corporation 7 J JA A hiss bibs 50 MM isaac hunter 75 B BF F allan All tn as 85 M 14 B E blair 85 H 2009 2000 total 0 2468 1 |
