The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-09
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
County Districts to Get Their
Money at Once.
TWO CARLOADS OF FURNITURE.
A Big List of Claims Allowed-More School
Room Needed-The Treasurer's Report
General Business.

The regular meeting of the board of edu-
| cation was held last evening.
The regular order of business was sus.
pended, and County Superintendent Stew
art addressed the board. He said he had
received notice from the county treasurer
that he had not received all the money be.
longing to the territorial apportionment.
There was just about enough to pay the
county schools, and Mr.. Stewart asked per
mission to pay the county trustees first, as
many of them had travelled long distances
to get here. The sum was little over a
third of the entire amount.
1t was agreed that the superintendent
should turn over $1,000 to the city board at
once, and no demand would be made upon
him until some time in the future
Zion's Savings bank reported that they
held note against the Fifth district which
they had been unable to collect, and they
| asked assistance from the board. Referred
Mr.. Monheim reported that the roof on
the Fourteenth school building was all
right, and he recommended that the con-
tractor be paid. Referred.
Mr.. Whitney offered building for school
purposes on First South and Eighth West
! for S35 per month. Referred to committee
on school buildings with power to act
r. Kletting's bill for drawing specifica-
tions and details for Fifteenth ward school
house, balance due, was referred to the
committee on finance.
The Utah and Montana Asbestos com
pany submitted a proposal TO cover steam
heating pipes in the Fourteenth school dis
trict schoolhouse. Referred.
The treasurer reported as follows:
Amount on hand. November 1--- 5 $50 81
Received from special tax---- 25 OoJ 90
Paid warrants 1898 81
Paid overdrafts ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PA Al
Total payments ------- Sl5,l4S O5
Balance on hand. ..--- slO,37a 50
Further work on the Fourteenth dis
trSct school grounds was ordered discon-
! tinued for the present and a number of
minor matters were attended to. A hot
water boiler was ordered put in the Four
teenth district building.
| The claim of Benson & Hanlon, in the
sum of 500 was allowed. This to REIN
burse them for losses growing out of their
contract on the Fifteenth ward school
house.
The clerk submitted a report. which he
said would have been more complete had
the treasurer not been so dilatory in his
duties. He hoped the board would shake
his royal highness up little.
The committee on furniture acknowledged
the receipt of a couple of carloads of furni-
ture.
Mr.. Newman recommended that the ian
itor of the Fourteenth district receive a
higher salary. He was compelled to hire
an assistant, and the speaker thought $50
was none too much for him. The recon
mendation was adopted.
The superintendent of schools presented
the names of the teachers who had passed
a successful examination.
The same officer also reported that he
had employed several teachers His action
was approved.
He also reported number of resigna,
tions, which were accepted.
The committee on finance reported as
having passed upon various accounts, as
follows: