The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-11
THE SCHOOL BOARD
In Debt Over Twenty-six Thou
sand Dollars.
ENROLMENT INCREASED 1873
Annual Report Of the President Superinten-
dent, Secretary, Finance Com
mitree, Etc
ENROLMENT INCREASED 1873

The board of education met at S o'clock
last evening with Mayor Scott in the chair.
The members present were Messrs. Nelson,
Snow. Lett Goliath, Piper, Newman,
Pike and Duke.
A. l. Simondi offered to sell to the board
piece CT ground 10x20 rods in block 20,
plat A, for SIG, 600, in school bonds at par.
Referred to the committee on sites and
buildings.
o. II. Alvey, w. Z. Jamison, G. N. Nc
Kay, J. w. Newber n, A. S. Martin, Will
lam Bradford and James Sterling asked
that they be appointed enumerators to take
the school census. On motion of Mr.. Pike
the matter was left with the members OF
the board to select enumerators from their
respective districts.
J. B. Walden offered to sell to the board
a fine school site consisting Of 230 square
rods of ground for 81 900. Committee on
sites and buildings.
William NJ. Stewart, In behalf Of the
University of Deseret, offered to furnish
the board two school rooms free OF rent,
on condition the university be given the
privilege to use the teachers and pupils for
the purpose Of training or teaching its nor
NAL students. Committee on school work.
PRESIDENT sCOTIS REPORT.
The annual report of President Scott
was then read and ordered printed.
The report states that the finances Of the
board have been greatly embarrassed dur
ing the year on account Of legislation, which
deprived the school revenues of $4,000 d.
rectly involved in suits, and as much
more paid under protest and affected
by the adverse decisions. The
absence Of this money left the schools in
debt at the end of the year about s26, 390. 06.
Equity required that the taxes paid under
protest should be reimbursed. The ex-
pense had necessarily been large during
the year, as the work included the form
alton period. Rents had also been at the
maximum, and the board had paid 81. $50. IS
in rentals. Still the schools have been
overcrowded.
The enrolment, as compared with the
previous year, was as follows:
1880 1891 Increase.
Total enrolment 43g5 6,36S 1873
Average attendance. 26S5 35l5 $50
President Scott recommended that in
selecting school sites, great care should be
exercised and the best models should be
adopted for new buildings. The board had
paid during the year So, 1888 on building
contracts etc, and the general fund should
be reimbursed in the sale Of the bonds.
The committee on teachers stated that
their report was embodied in the report of
Superintendent Millspaugh. Adopted
The committee on school work reported
that in the effort to secure the greatest
good under the school law, its first work
was TO prepare suitable course Of study
and rules for the government Of teachers
and pupils The first term Of the school
year began September 5th, 1880, and ended
June 18th. During the year there were
twenty-three schools in thirty three build
ings in operation. Tho total number of
~~-..lz .,<xl rI 49, Al
enrolment was 6, 1858, and tbs largest aver
age daily attendance was ,954.3. The most
serious drawback to the success OF the
schools was insufficient school room, but
on the whole, the result of the years work
was highly encouraging and the committee
expressed its unqualified approval Of the
superintendent in conducting the schools
and for the valuable assistance rendered
the committee by him.
The report was adopted.
The committee on buildings recommended
that an addition to the Eleventh school, to
cost g., 705, be built, and that steam heat
ing apparatus to cost So, 100. be put In the
building. The committee asked for author
ity to employ an architect 70 prepare de-
tail plans and specifications for the build
ing, advertise for bids for constructing the
building, etc. The committee also sub
mitted plan for an addition TO the Ninth
school, to cost &c, 500. An interview
had D6oQ Q6lQ Win one OF Tue 6rCQlt6Ct8
who had submitted plans for school build
ings, and had examined nearly all Of the
plans, but the committee was not yet pre-
pared 10 report.
The committee on buildings reported that
for the year ending June Both, no new
school buildings were begun under the
present board, and the moneys expended
under the supervision OF the committee
was for che completion OF the Fourteenth
school building, for repairs and improve
ments on old school houses and old liabil-
tiles contracted by former trustees. The
committee submitted detailed report OF
the money expended by the committee,
which 10 embraced in the report OF the
clerk.
Clerk Moreton submitted the following
annual report:
To the Honorable Board Of Education:
GENTIEMES-In accordance with the require
mepts of the school law, have the the honor to
submit my second semi-annual report of the
public schools OF. Salt Lake 'city for the six
months beginning January !, and ending June
30. 1891.
balance school money in hands OF
treasurer January !, 1891 SIC 607 90
Receined special schsol tax from L. G.
Received territorial apportionment... ,063 "A
Received from First district 3O3 80
Received from Second district 3 20
b ecelved from Third district------- &c
Received from Ninth district-------.-.- 307 70
Received from Tenth dstrict------ 215 %
Received from Eleventh distIict---- 3 50
Received from Sixteenth district. "a SO
Received from rent. HOOPER barn % 80