The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-09
THE CITY SCHOOLS.
Various Matters Considered by
the Board Last Night.
Dropped-Mcre school Books
Wanted.

The board of education held its regular
meeting last evening.
Charles P. Brooks and six others recon-
mended Thomas B. Champion for the posi-
tion of ianitor at the Franklin school.
Referred to committee on furniture and
supplies.
A CROWDED SCHOOL.
George R. Jones anu two others, repre-
senting the patrons of the school 10 Folsom
addition. sent in a communication relative
to the crowded condition of the school in
question. They thought that partition
snonld be taken out TO make more room,
and ESQ suggested a change in teachers.
Refet red.
COMMUNICATIONS.
John g. Williams sent in an application
for the position of janitor at the Lowell
school. Referred TO committee on furni-
fure and supplies.
Mrs. Nj A. Williams. ianitor of the
Eleventh district, sent in communication
asking for relief and raise in salary
owing to a multiplicity of duties Referred
to committee on furniture and supplies.
A communication was received from r.
G. Watt asking why he was so summarily
dropped.
Accompanying Mr.. Watts communica-
ton was q letter from j. +. Millspaugh,
superin tendent, recommending him as a
teacher TO whom it may concern.
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on teachers.
TWELFTH DISTRICT IMPROVEMENTS.
The committee on sites and buildings re-
ported that they had instructed the super
intendent of buildings to construct COW
cred vestibule on the west side of the
Twelfth school building; also two brick re-
tanning walls and steps 10 the basement SO
that the latter can be used for clsss rooms.
They reported that the total coat Of the
said work was Sis and asked that their ac-
ton be approved and the amount appro-
pristed. The report vas adopted.
MORE SCHOOL BOOKS NEEDED.
The committee on school work recon-
mended as follows with reference to school
books:
We recommend the purchase of the follow
ing: 100 copies Stickney's first reader; 100 COP
les Stickney' second reader; 100 copies Stick
ney's third reauer; leo copies Franklin fourth
reader 30 copies Tales OF the Grandfather; 20
copies of "The Two Great Rituals 800 copies
modern spoilers.
We recommend that the Barnes Biographies
now here be purchased, but that the American
Book company be informed that we Go not hold
OURSELVES DOuuQ 10 cOuIlUu6 10 USE ludS B0OBfd
ply in our schools for five years.
The report was amended to read ''but
that the purchRs shall not be construed as
an acceptance under the CONTRACT" and
was then adopted.
COLONEL NELSON OBJECTS.
There was some argument over the re-
port prior to its adoption. Colonel Nelson
called MIR. Pratt to the chair and then
stated that he was not in favor of accept
ing the biographies. He thought the pub
fishers had not paid sufficient attention to
the Utah supplement and didn't know what
the board wanted. They also showed that
they we're ignorant Of other matters con-
nected with the work as evidenced by q
letter rsad at the last meeting.
BILL FOR HEATING APPARATUS.
The Smead Warming and Ventilating
company sent in q bill for first payment on
contract for warming, ventilating and sani-
tsry apparatus in the Third Ward school
building, Us per cent of the contract price,
al the sum of $714.30. Referred to COM
mittee on sites and buildings.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Appropriations to the amount of S14, ESQ
were made. S10,417 of which being for
teachers salaries; the largest amount
otherwise being 81. 450 for hauling dirt.
The board then went into q committee of
the whole to consider the salary question
but nothing was done.
Adjourned for one week.