Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-16
gHE BOARD OF EDUCATION
1 Variety Of Business Transacted Al
The Meeting Last Night
oyERcRowDED STATE of
SCHOOLS.


Nan last evening, and there were aiSo
Zen. Trustees Duke, Pratt, BALDWIN,
Nsvman and Young
atApLy ovFRcRowDBD."
sorerinlendent MillspAugh was
,a,.,ed 10 make verbal report e?n'
,n,nr the conditions OF the schools
,ns Fourteenth building. He stated
an, the building was badly over
mxd,i. The High school room was
arranged that the recitation room
IA 10 he used for children for study
,,,m. The basement rooms were over
,,ovdcd, over eighty pupils being
,,,t,d In one room and sixty IN
.,oiner. The schools In the surround
,,y di,,rlo,s were also overcrowdod,
,od there is no prospect for putting
.huiren from the Fourteenth In any
a Them. I, was similar all over
me city. It was thought that by re'
moving tue High school 1t would
,re,ily relieve all pre'susc.
The following proposition for rent
ins building was read TO the boards
twill lease you tho second aud third
,,ories OF my building on South Tomplo
sircet for 4 period " two years NJ tho
annual rental " $1,000 for the nrst year
md $500 for the second yeat. Rospcei-
fully, ISAAC ~ 'LA' loN'
Mr. Duke moved ~ accept.
Mr.. Young thought tho building
would not 10 needed more than for one
year and nine months. lie therefore
moved to amend as follows: That the
committee on school work be- author.
rel 70 close negotiations with MI. |.
A. Clayton for the lease oi his build
ins on South Temple street for two
years or such shorter timo ~ the COM
mlitse may deem eXpedienI Adopt
Cd.
AZ JANITREss.
An application was made by Ml3s
NJ. Graves for the post Of janiircss 1T
the Ontario school. The applicant
vas endorsed by Mr.. A. 3. Martin.
Referred to the committee on furniture
and supplies.
OYER or a ROOM.
Mis-. Toilet offered to roiA n build.
lug Oh the corner Of o ana Third
streets for SIS per month. The room il
i0jxgi feet aud was originally buAt
for q schoolroom. Referred TO the
committee on sites and buildings.
ANOTHER OFFER.
Tho following was received from the
Tenth ward .ccles,aslical corporation;
To tho Board OF Education:
We, q COMMITTEES authorized by tho
Tenth ward ecclesiastical board OF salt
Lake city. do, upon tho representation OF
iht principal, that You are sadly dohciant
10 school accommodations TOR the child
ION o. the Tenth dis'rlci, and NJ tho carn-
eat suggestion ui Mr.. Mckay, agree to
funt i0r school purposes, for lho current
school year, tho Nostry, consisting of two
loop, At tho monthly rental OF $50 per
month, subject To tho following condi.
lions!
The benches TO be large for senior pu-
pills.
The library case to he lon in lower
rooms With access for rs thereto.
The Janitor whom You hire TO nttond to
these rooms to DO ~ our selection.
That We have full aud iroo access TO said
MONS for evening aud sabbath school
meetings.
That you furnish the hoa, for school.
1ha, extra care be paid In Keeping these
rooms from being damaged.
That Ia making this proposition we de-
.lro to state that tho general iooling Is
that The board OF education has not given
lhe attention 10 our wants which wo all
mink They. deserve. ~ tho present time
Ne scho0lrOom1 which our people 40
strongly oxortel themselves 10 erect and
Foydo for ihoir children, are being oo-
eunied by pupils from other school dis.
Iicls, and some OF ours arc compelled TO
Be content with only hall educational
nlons. We hope by the commeEuonon,
o. anolhgr school year that your honor
Able body will make provisions for our
wants In this direction.
We do not doslro TO extend this lease
over The present schoal year.
Yours very truly,
WILLIAM FULLER,
G. w. SYMoSs.
Superintendent Mlllspaugh said that
int year three rooms In the Exposition
Ullidlng were rented and that gave a
great deal OF school facilities, but those
ioOms could not now he occurred. In
.he present. crowded condition II was
impossible to make any hcndwAy AT
AZ a motion to accept the offer was
Nhied unanimously.
TINS WAS ACCEPTED.
Az offer was mado by n. s. Larson
9i ell lot 2, block 4, Plat q, salt Lake
IVY survey, payment to ba MADE On
iehVrry OF deed after approval Of title
" lne attorney Of the board.
me olrr was accepted, and on mo.
ol MT. Baldwin, Mr.. Young was
Wn1uH'd 10 close the contract with
N'' Laren for the above property.
COMMITTEE spFoIALLY rEpogrs.
NE committee on sites aud building
"'aao the following report
Gepllomon-Iho undersigned, The onl,
hUl er OF tho committee on sites and
se',lHs now IN the city, reports that B,
pran,,lll9daie IN part Tho children of m,
,e,,. W. hohool, y building has been
vu'Vu on sixth street nom MIR. Mornings
49,. y now iu uso by children OF hrst aht
as en, sraue. Tho tCims N renting m,
nl,f.l'Wr' F2O por month until tho com
,.on OF Tho now building, and The mi.
NIX " the building m the same condt
lansr Avn, WI, III Whiun IL was found Thu
Fsnla,,",. w pe az cost Of uothnps $40 fol
p' Sspl removed. ''''"' ""'''' ~"
elo,s.W WIN also TO report the need of foui
Ons lof use At tho following buildinps
one az vi iouHh south ana Tonth Hast
ro,,s1 olAih 7,rOot, az tho building ius
cbars ma Two NJ tho presbviofiaf
~'pe' IN the Fifth wari. '''
m, Arthur PnAIE
lie report was adopted.