Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-06
The CITY SCHOOL BOARD
Held It's Regular Weekly Iteilns
Last hight.
BUILDING SITE PURCHASED.
The Eleventh District Title 10 lie In.
quircd inic.--Must Keep
inventories.

The Board Of Education met In
regular session last night 1u the
absence OF President Bsskin, Vice
President Nelson occupied the chair.
The members In attendance were;
Pike, Pratt. Newman, Young, Duke,
Dolly, Baldwin, Ray bould and AIN.
After the minutes Of the previous
meeting had been read and approved
business wa. transacted Us follow:
SITE PROHIBITIONS.
DO witt u. Lowe offered 10 sell iOxl0
rods ON the corner Of Eighth south and
Third East streets for 5000. Com.
mite on site. aud buildings.
J.w. Hamm offered loxlO ON Third
South street. near Fourth East, for
$4,000, and l0xiO on the corner Of
Fourth East aud Fifth South street,
facing south and west, for sl8 200.
Committee on sites.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT BUILDING.
The committee on sites and buildings
reported tina, they had opened the bids
for tho erection OF four-story school
building In the Eleventh district. The
lowest bidder was A. Rief, his bid be.
ing $3.50, aud the highest bidder T.
X. Lloyd, whose bid was $50, s5i. The
committee In It's report avorred that
the former, according to allegations,
had been connected with the construc-
ton OF couple OF buildings the cree.
ton OF which could hardly be consid.
cred satisfactory. The next lowest bid
was that OF W. II. Jay for $50, 900. The
latter offered bondsmen whom the
committee considered good for at least
$4,000, which Ia the amount the board
required. The committee therefore
rec lmmended that the contract be
awarded u SIR. Jay.
Mr.. All, member Of the commit.
tee, brought In n minority report rec.
ommending that the contract be
awarded 10 Mr.. Ref
A brief and unimporiant discussion
followed, after which Mfr. Newman
brought up the matter Of whether or
net the title OF the lot In this Eleventh
district rests with the board. IL ap.
pears that the board Of trustees OF that
district have not turned the title over
10 the board Of education, and an
| opinion Of Attorney Van Colt showed
a very Uncertain tenure OF title. The
question was laid over for one week.
THE wInITEMoRE SITE.
Tho committee on sites and build.
! lngu reported, recommending the pur-
/ al, ~ 4 lGN 49, kU..al
street anu between Second South aud
Cannon street, for the sum OF f002j.
/ The committee also reported that they
had considered a lot about the same
size and Just srrots the street, offered
by Ingefsoll X Thompson FOR $500.
This lot isa swamp, aud the owners
agree 10 al II IN. In regard 10 the two
lots the committee says; The locations
are equally desirable, the difference
| being that your committee consider
tho Whttemore lot more preferable,
because 1t does not require 10 be flllrd
In, while the lot offered ut the lower
price would require to be filled In
several feet. Adopted.
IL was decided to erect an eight room
class building on the site.
NO POLITICAL MEETI Nds
can hereafter DO held In the school
houses, according 10 n conclusion ar.
rived at by the board last night.
UNITED STATES MAPS.
The committee on school work re-.
ported that six maps OF the United
| SaM had been received from John 4.
Csino, and the committee recon-.
mendod that they be distributed
among the six eighth grade schools.
Adopted.
ONE u ENOUGH.
The committee also reported that the
night school II becoming less largely
attended, and they recommend that
the assistant teacher be dismissed, as
one teacher Ia now able TO do all the
work. Adopted.
The same committee reported that
the first floor Of the Odd Fellows
Temple ON Marke, street could he OBJ.
talned far the use OF the proposed
school exhibit. This hall 10 u large
aud well-llghted one, and can be
secured for one week for s25. There
are now $50 In the hands OF the ID. A.
NJ. Society, but the expenses may
amount to something more and recon-
mend that the hoard stand good for the
same, not 10 exceed s.5 over the $50 on
hand. Adopted.
| APPROPRIATIONS.