The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-20

cept the same without delay. My business pre-
vents my giving the time required to attend to
the duties. Respectfully yours,
L. U. GOLIATH
The resignation was accepted.
SEVENTH SCHOOL.
The committee on sites and buildings re-
ported the erection and completion of the
two class rooms and six cloak rooms at the
Seventh school and find the same done in
accordance with the plans and specifca-
tions. The work has been accepted by the
architect and your committee recommend
that the final payment be made to the con-
tractors, and also that the commission due
the architect be paid. Also reported that
fret class gardner had been en-
ployed to grade and gravel around the
entire school buildings, TO cut out shade
trees, ETC., at cost of about $50. We have
also contracted to have all tbs outside wood
work of the Old buildings painted, the wood
partition On two sides of the recitation
room painted and calsomined, and the new
portion Of the fence painted, all for the
sum of S45. The report was adopted.
RELIEF MAPS.
H. Hirsching offered to supply the board
with Dickerts relief maps of Utah at the
following rates: Five pieces at Sis; ten
pieces at S14; fifteen pieces at Sl3; twenty
pieces at Sl2. Referred to the committee
on school work.
DENIES THE SOFT IMPEACHMENT.
Harmed Pratt sent in communication In
which he stated that he understood repre-
sentation had been made to the board that
he, with others, representing the Repu bill
can party of the Eleventh ward, recently
took forcible possession of the Eleventh
ward schoolhouse, compelling the janitor to
10 lirrh< = "a
using it, refused to pay for the same. Mr..
Pratt explained the circumstance, and de-
MED the representations alluded to. Re-
ceived and fled.
RADIATORS.
Midgley & Sons agreed to furnish the
school houses with radiators, complete
with valves, ETC., at S44 each. The work
was ordered done at once.
SALOONS NEAR SCHOOLS.
City Recorder Jack notified the board of
the action taken by the city council with
regard to the proximity of saloons to school
houses. Received and filed.
FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Mrs. j. ]. Corum asked permission to use
the school rooms in the Whitney building
on Eighth West street for Sunday school
on Sunday afternoons. Referred.
NEW QUARTERS.
The committee on sites and buildings re-
ported that ii was considered necessary in
order to successfully conduct the business
OF the board, to secure additional room for
the officers and members. An effort had
been made to secure additional room in the
Roberts q Ellerbeck building, but as that
could not be done, other quarters had been
looked up. Rooms could be secured in he
Hooper & Eldredge building at the same
rent paid Tor the rooms now occupied. The
party from whom the board was now
leasing, however, was unwilling to cancel
the lease, which ran until Seotembe l.
1877, without some compensation. The
committee recommended that they be given
authority to lease the rooms in the Hooper
q Eidredge building and 1T them up, and to
procure the cancellation of the present
ease. Adopted.
PAY FOR PROPERTY.
The committee on sites and buildings re-
ported having visited Mrs. Emma Fenton,
William Buttle and James H. Poultop, OBJ
tanned their consent to procure abstracts
OF title and their acceptance of the term
of purchase of the three school sites
authorized by the board at its last meeting.
The abstracts had been examined by AT
torney Williams, who reported them all
that the sum of $500 be appropriated to
pay the installments on the purchase of
this property and that notes be executed
with the seal of the board, the action hav-
ing first been authorized by a>resoution to
Mrs. Feuton for 81, 000 to MIR. Buttle for
$500 and to MIR. Poulton for $4,000, all
payable on or before six months with s per
cent interest; that on payment of the
lnstallments and the delivery of
the notes, the committee be authorized
to place the deeds on record: also that a
lease be made with Mr.. Poulton. leasing to
MIN the house be now occupies for / con
sideration of 81. until April l, 1892
The report, and a resolution authorizing
the issuance OF notes, were adopted.
NEW BUILDINGS AND ADDITIONS.
The committee on sites and
buildings also reported having spent
considerable time with Architect
hlettlng IN getting plans perfected for
an addition 10 the Eleventh school, and
recommended that the plans be accepted
I also that bids for the erection of the addi-
ton as soon as possible be solicited, each
bidder to furnish q certified check for III
per cent. OF the amount. The committee
also asked for authority TO solicit bids for
the erection of the Sixth school building,
In accordance with the plans of Monheim
Bird q Proudfoot. Adopted.
POWER TO EXECUTE PRoMIssoRY NOTES.
Attorney Williams reported that the
board had the power to execute promissory
notes for the purchase OF school sites, etc
Adopted.
THE NIGHT SCHOOL.
The committee on school work sub
mitted, with their approval, lengthy re-
port from Superintendent Millspaugh:
That these eligible to membership in the
school are pupils whose age is above that OF
compulsory attendance at school and under the
limit OF legal school age, whose circumstan
VIII MOI allow them to attend day schools: also
persons above school age who are DESTROYS OF
awaiting themselves OF the advantages of such
schools.
Each person on registering for ate ndance
shall deposit 81 with the prime pal, which shall
be returned to such persons as fulfilled the con
ditions at the end OF the term, except in the
which cases the fee shall be retained as tuition
| In all other cases the sum shall be forfeited tc
the board.
The school shall be opened on the first Mon
day in December in some suitable place desig
mated by the board and continued twenty-fou,
weeks. The school shall not be open on Satur
day or Sunday evenings, or on the evenings OF
legal hoildays,or on New Years and Christmas
ewes.
The schools shall be divided into grades as
may be found convenient.
S1oeico " uo PuiSuoo snail oe reaalng,
writing, arithmetic, geography grammar
United States history, civics, bookkeeping and
drawing.
Each pupil shall be free TO elect such studies
Of the curriculum as he desires, provided he
have suitable preparations for the Studies
chosen, aud must limit his choice to what he
can success fully pursue.
Each pupil viii be required to furnish all
needed text books, etc. but the board shall fur
nishthese articles to any deserving pupil who
cannot furnish them for himself such property tc
be returned to the principal on the withdrawal
of the pupil.