Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-18

-ll huu tut Otnti iof t-isfYs amy "N'N
accompanied by the following letter;
To the Members OF the Board Of Edu.
cation;
GgNTLIarS. - Enclosed herewith
fnd bills due me for clerks fees In the
Third district court earned in the cases
therein entitled, and which are wholly
unpaid.
Mr.. p. l.. Williams, the attorney Of
the board. has approved the same ss a
Just charge against your board. IL
found correct please make appfopria-
ton for payment.
Respectfully,
II. q. MCMILLAN.
Referred 10 the finance committee.
NOT REPLIED TO.
The clerk stated that In accordance
with . resolution passed Mt the last
evening, he had notified ths Hendley
a Meyer Engineering company TO nj
once commence work on the heating
and ventilating apparatus nj the
Bryant school, but had received no
reply.
SIXTEENTH WARD SCHOOL ROOMS.
From the superi ntendent Of schools
the following was read:
Permit me 10 report that two school
rooms already rented from the Six
teenth Ecclesiastical ward are now
ready for occupancy. would re-
specially ask tor authority from tho
board 10 place necessary furniture Ia
the rooms, blackboards, seats, ets., aud
In conjunction with the committee on
teachers engage two teachers for the
positions thus created.
Respectfully,
j. Il. MILLspAuoH.
The matter was referred To the com.
mlttee on furniture ana supplies, with
power TO act.
AsTo SCHOOL BUfLDIsos.
The committee on sites anu buildings
recommended;
First--That the outside basement
walls Of the Frank In school DO &C.
mented up 10 the grade line.
Second--That she piers over the
boys and girls' entrances at the Wash
ington school be increased IN thickness
aud that the walls OF the 1ues be also
Increased from four IN eight inches Ia
thickness from the first story To the
roof.
Third--ThAt four dwarf brick walls
DO constructed In the Hamilton school
building from the basement TO the level
Of the vestibule floor, each TO be
twenty-one feet long; also, that y part
ing wall be constructed In the boys' tot.
let room, % M TO divide II into two
rooms; also, thst the outside basement
walls DO oeinentod 10 the grade line.
Fourth-That the committee be au-
thorlEed TO rent the Presbyterian build
ing In the Ontario addition, on Second
West street, ut q monthly rental VI $50
per month, aud that the clerk execute
n lease Of the same from September l,
1892.
Fifth-That the committee be au.
thoriked 10 lease the Davis building Mt
SIS per month. This building was oc.
cupied by the board for school purposes
last year at rental OF SO per month.
Mr.. Davis, the owner, has Increased
the size to nearly double Its former
capacity; we also recommend that said
rent be from September LIST.
Sixth-With reference TO the propo.
sition hereto attached OF Croxford
Brothers y Bryan, contractors Of the
Hamilton school, to substitute cement
for wood waiuscot through the outire
building, your committee recommend
that the proposition be- not entertained,
but that the wooden wainscot DO put
In as provided In the specl hcalilns.
Sevsnth-rhst Mr., Pinney be au,
thorizei TO have galvanized iron roll
placed thereon.
The report was approved after some
discussion.
FOR TIIE CITY ES0ISgER.
The committee on sites and buildingl
also reported that the superintendent Of
buildings In erecting the several schOo
buildings now In process OF cOnstTuc.
tion, required al various times, profile
OF sites, grade OF sidewalks, streets, etc,
anu requested that the clerk OF this
board DO directed TO petition the CITY
Council In the name Ut this board 10,
questiDg that tue city engineer bs re-
quired 10 make such suTveyH "a thu
board OF education may require, ire,
OF charge.
SCHOOL WORK.
The committee on school work re-
ported that tho trst purchase Of 20, on,
slate pencils Is exhausted, or about 20
and recommended that 10000 more b,
purchased. The committee also recon
mend that tho superintendent u
schoola be granted leave OF absoncr
fora week, commencing Friday, No
vomber 10Th, toy the purpose OF visiti III
the schools OF Denver anu Pueblo
Colo.
Adopted