Show START PENSIONS fOR OLD OLEI Board of Education to Push Matter Adopted at Last Legislature TO NAME COMMISSION SOON Practically all Salt Lake In Instructors I Instructors In- In n- n Have Signed Petition The board bo of or e education at ht the regular regular reg reg- ular meeting last night discussed c 1 the establishment of C a n. public school teachers teachers' teachers teachers' teach teach- ers ers' retirement commission as S is provided provided provided pro pro- vided for or b by act of ot the last legisla legisla- ture A petition had been P e presented to the board to take the steps provIded provided provided pro pro- vided for by the act from of the nO city teachers Tho The act requires only the signatures o of the tho majority of the teachers teacher In a a. district t. t so that th the board has no option but to togo go ahead No immediate action was taken as tho the members of tho the board 1 wished to look Into the he question of what expense O will willbe willbe willbe be entailed on the board and arid th the tho o additional ad ad- work devolving on the officers officers The Tho committee on laws wll wU look look- into this phase of the tho question before the next meeting The purpose purpose of the commission will willbe willbe willbe be to provide a pension teach teach- ers The act of the legislature provIdes provides pro pro- vides for the assessment of one per percent percent percent cent of or the salaries of ot all the teach teachers rs signing the tho request for tor th the commissIon commission commis commis- sion slon and a al l n new nw w. w teachers that Irta may in tut future lre be employed No teacher at pres present nt engaged can be forced into It The Tue commission will be composed ot DI three members selected by tho petitIoning petitioning pe pe- pe- pe teachers or or b by tho members of f the commission after organization the he superintendent of the city schools the clerk of the board of oC education and two wo members sele selected ted from the members members mem mem- bers of the board of at education The The clerk cIerI was instructed to notify Houghton Mifflin Co and and D. D CHeath C C. Heath Co who received book bool conTacts contracts con- con tracts that such contracts as sent them will viii be canceled unless signed by t them without change before March Hi 15 I Ial Mary al' al G. G Winnifred Wood Wood- nansee mansee and KatherIne McDonald teachers were released from their con con- tracts A proposition to school permit chool principals principals prin prin- to j the musical festival to 0 the pupils wits was turned down sentiment of or the tho members being against th tire allowing of such announcements announce- announce ments In the schools The building and grounds committee was as authorized to go ahead and prepare prepare pre pro pare are plans and specifications for Cor an room LS-room building to be er erected on the Walker aliceI site purchased last week and situated d' d don on th South street be be- be Mainland t W St st r r e s and also to prepare ians an and specifications aped aped- for additions to the Emerson and Lad Riverside schools The committee was as authorized to advertise for bids for tor Janitor supplies Final settlement was authorized with W. W L. L N. N Allen contractor of the High school gymnasium of 26 95 with rith the architects on tho the Poplar Grove building building- of oC on account an and 1 on the High school bull building on account and 7 O due A. A and L. L C. C Shaw on account of the Poplar Grove building The Tho treasurers treasurer's report showed a n. balance bal bal- ince nce on hand of or 7 The clerk cieri was instructed to notify ill 11 concerned 1 that the official name of the he new gymnasium is the High school gymnasium there thore having been some confusion about the name It lt was al also o ordered that all aU drilling on m the gymnasium floor be be stopped as asit ast it t was being injured The The question of who vho pays the light bUl bills when the building Is used for dances was wag ordered looked into |