The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-18
BOARDOF EDUCATION
Miss Snyder Engaged as Assistant
Music Teacher.
$4,000 SITE PURCHASED
A Long Discussion Over the Purchase Of the
Hooper Site-Report of Contemplated
Expenditures Wanted.

Presloent Nelson presided at the special
meeting of the board of education held last
evening, the trustees present being Messrs.
Duke, Dooly, Raybould, Newman, Aft,
Pratt, Young, Pike and Baldwin.
REPORT FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee reported that it
had advertised for bids for the $50, 900. 5
per cent. twenty year bonds, that omplete
the issue OF such bonds authorized by vote
of the school district on June IL, last. The
report was adopted.
The same committee recommended that
an assistant clerk be employed at moder-
ate salary, and recommended that the
clerk be authorized to advertise for such an
assistant, the time of application to be left
open for three days, and thatthe committee
be authorized to employ. Adopted.
The same committee reported in respect
to the refunding of special school taxes
that Collector Hardy was preparing GER
titled list of those who paid the money re-
ceived by IL e board. From this list the
board would be able to repay as the appl-
cations were made. The committee was in
favor of proceeding without delay to re-
fund those amounts. Adopted.
THE EIGHT HOUR QUESTION.
The Federated Trades and Labor council
sent in communication asking the board
to stipulate in its contracts for building,
ETC., that eight hours should constitute a
days work.
Mr.. Pike was opposed to this because it
might cause complications to arise in the
matter OF bids already accepted, and fur
Their, he thought that this was a question
for the contractor and his employees to
settle.
Mr.. Raybould seem ed to take the same
view, while Mr.. Dolly was inclined to
think that such q provision could not be
enforced, as sub-contracts were let in
nearly every case.
Colonel Nelson favored the petition, but
1t was lost.
MISS SNYDER ENGAGED.
The committee on teachers recommended
that Miss Lily Snyder be appointed assist
ant music teacher. Adopted.
JANIToRs.
The committee on furniture and supplies
recommended that the salary of the janitor
of the school at Folsom's addition be in
creased to SIS per month; that Mrs. K.
Bowman be employed as janitress of the
school in the Industrial home at a salary of
S16 month; that Otto Eichhorn be 81
lowed $40 for janitor work while the night
school was in session.
ANOTHER SITE PURCHASED.
The committee on sites and buildings re-
ported that j. p Isaac would sell to the
board school site in lots and 4, block II,
plat b, for s., 900 per rod, the price OF the
lot being $4,000. The committe was
authorized to make the purchase.
DISCUSSION OVER A SITE.
The committee on sites and buildings re-
WN,N, tod Ala4
the old Hooper residence, on First West
street, could be purchased for Sl3,5O and
recommended that the lot be secured.
Mr.. Pike disagreed with the committee
as to the eligibility of the lot as school
and strongly advocated the purchase
of what is known as the Mainland site, To-
Gated two blocks north, which could be
purchased for $500. lie thought that this
lot was much more suitable than the other
Mr.. Newman endorsed Mr.. Pixies view,
and expressed himself strongly in favor Of
the Wantland LOT, that being, in his opin-
ion, more eligible, under all the cIrcum-
stances.
motion to reject The report was voted
down, and Mr.. Pike then moved that before
further action be taken on the matter, the
committee be instructed to submit state
ment as to the number and location of sites
that could probably be purchased, and the
number OF buildings that would be erected
de thought that some p an as TO the gen
eral system should be adopted, and that
the board should not proceed in hap-haz-
ard manner. If school sites were to be Sc
lected without reference to school popula-
ton Of particular districts and without re-
gard to the views OF mem bers from those
districts, it was time that it was known.
This motion wac also lost only trustees
Pike and Newman voting In the affirmative.
Mr.. Young thought it would be advisa-
BILE to delay action for a little while IN
order that all mem bers of the com mittee
might reach an agreement. There were
objections, perhaps, to both sides, and pos
sibly another one might be found which
would meet all the requirements.
The motion TO re-submit was carried.
REPORT WANTED
On motion of Mr.. Young, the committee
on sites and buildings was instructed to
| submit report as to how $4,000 was to
be expended this year, giving the number
and location Of sites 10 be purchased, the
number of buildings TO be erected, the fur
niture to be purchased, etc
APPROPRIATIONS.
The following appropriations were made
R. L. Polk g : m
! Salt Lake Lithographing company. IS &C
SaLI Lake Gas company. 60 90
a. c. Smith $500 II 81
j: g. Moreton --.---------------- II Is
Eleventh Inward Ecclesiastical corporation 80 0C
). j. Game 24O o.
D. James Co., 8 o.
Total 1891 &C