Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-09
THE CITY SCHOOL BOARD,
Different Systems Of Heating and
Yentilaiilg Adopted.
REPORT FROM DOOm.
TO Change the High School Confse.--
A New Corps OF Teachers
Employed.

The city SrhoOl Board met In resu-
lar session last night, Nice.Pfesidcnt
Nelson ia the chair. The trustees
present were Duke, Young, Pratt,
Pike, Newman, Dolly, Raybould aud
Baldwin.
NO LONGER FREE OF CHARGE.
The ladies Of tn. Fourth Ward Re.
lief Society sent In a communication
stating that the board had been using
building belonging to the association
ior school purposes in tho Fourth ward
free OF charge and II the board desired
u continue it's uso It would have TO pay
arenial Of 81 a month for It. Commit.
lee on sites and buildings,
STEAM HEATING.
The committee on sites and build.
ings reported on the resolution Of the
board adopting the plans Of George G.
Spohr architect, for the Hamilton
school, and ON the recommend alton Of
the committee the board had decided to
heat aud ven,ilate the said building
with furnace heat and natural venti.
latiun. The same system was adopted
on the Franklin school. On August
3lst the committee opened bids Tot said
heating auJ ventilation, one from the
Smead Warming and Ventilating
company for 1890 for each building,
and the ether from Bennett & Peck Of
81, 1855, both lids exclusive Of changes
In tue fues. The cost OF the changes
ia the Hamilton school being 20 great
and the fiuvs already IN being better
arranged Tor steam, induced the com
mittee b solicit bits for heating by
indirect nteam. The bid u james,
Spencer, BatsmlH q Co., for the sum
| Of 5000, Is the result. Other neccs-
.nry repairs would add 81 200 10 81 800
| TO this bid. Tue committee, therefore,
recommended that the contract be en-.
/ tered into with James, Spencer, Bate.
man * Co. for tbs heating anu yeni'
.atlug of this building.
Duke wanted 10 know II the COM
mlttee had power TO advertise for said
bids aad thus practically reverhe the
previous action OF the board.
Raybould said this was an exception.
al cnse and the committee saw by
adopting the change as recommended
II would effect "A great enying TO the
board anu also expedite the business.
Pike igvoted the change and thought
the work OF putting In the apparatus
should be eXpt dit,d rs much ns pOssi-
Die. The report Of the committee was
auoIto'.
THE HAMILTON SCHOOL.
The came committee also reported
recommending that the Smead Warm
Ing and Neutilating company's system
be placed In the Hamilton school, pro.
viJing that the cost OF installing the
came shall not exceed s2TbO, aud that
auy necessary changes In the pipes he
made before the contract Ia entered
into. Adopted.
THE FRANKLIN SCHOOL.
Tue same committee further reported
that the bid OF the Bennett 4 Peck
Heating and Nentilating Company for
heating and vontilating the Franklin
school building IN S2,735, TO which
should be added about $3.50 for cost Of
changing the iiues, etc, necessary TO
install the system, making total Of
SO, 400 for heating, ventilaung aud dry
cfematOry closets. The committee r..
commented that the bid Of the Ben.
nett 4 Peek Company be accepted aud
the clerk and president authorized 10
execute the contract. Adopted.
THE LOWELL AND WASHINGTON
SCHOOLS.
The committee also recommended
that the contract for beating aud ven.
tilating the Lowell school IN the TWEEN
tieth ward, and the Washington school
IN the NiuetcenA ward, be awarded "a
didgley 4 Sons Company for the sum
OF 50, 500 each. The company have died
an agreement that they will furnish
everything necessary TO properly heat
aud ventilate eaid bulldlngs even
10 direct radiation II found 10 hu necci-
ssry, also any chancoa that there may
be required In the brick iiues 10 prop
erly and successfully install their
system. Further, that the attorney OF
the board be instructed 10 prepare the
contract, aud that the president aud
CLERK be authorized 10 sign same.
a MINORITY REPORT.
Mr.. Dooly offered minority report
accommodating that the contract be noI
awarded to Midgley & Sons for IN,
sum OF $500 for zach school, for IN,
reason that former report Of the com
mlttec recommended That the contract
he awarded 10 the Hendy & Meyer
company Tor $4,000. The said com
pany guaranteed tho Ruccetslul opera
tlou oil tue plant aud agreed not To ash
any consideration Tor their labor unit
the plant was completed and accepted
, by tue board. Tho report stated ihoTt
was no reason for expanding $1,000 FOL
the purpose Of making an experiment
The additional cost to the board IN un
necessary and should not be Incurred
aud for this reason recommended tina
the contract he awarded TO the Hendy
a Meyer company at $500 for eacl
: building.
MIR. Duke moved as an amendmen
30 the minority report that the nam,
OF l.. j. Moran be substituted Tor thu
Of Hendy n Meyer for the Nineteentl
I ! Ward, and that the name Of MidgleJ
he substituted Tor Hendy & Never foi
the Twentieth Ward building. A amend
ment carried, and the minority repor
4 az amended was adopted, thus award
I Ing the contract for heating the Nine
. teenth Ward school TO T.. J. Moran
I aud the Twentieth Ward school Il
. Midgley & Son.
. MIR. rike moved 10 reconsider tn,
. report Of the committee. Motion lost