The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-05
SUPERINTENDENT M1LLsPAUGH

read his report, and on the motion of Mr..
Nelson the report was referred to the COM
mlttee on school work, in order that the
committee might consider it before it was
accepted and given to the press for publ
cation.
REPORTS OF COMMUTERS
The committee on sites and buildings re-
ported, stating that those who had had the
use OF the school houses lately for political
purposes had left the rooms in a filthy
state with tobacco Juice, ETC.; that some of
the school ruoms had been damaged to a
very considerable extent, and that vile
and obscene writing had been left on the
blackboards. The committee there
be granted for the use of the
public school buildings, only on the appli-
cation In writing to responsible resident
tax payer OF the ward in which it is pro-
posed to hold said meeting, the applicant to
state the object thereof and such applica-
ton must be filed with the clerk. of the
board at least two days prior to the meet
ing. Such applicant to be held personally
responsible for any and all damage done to
the school property.
The committee asked authority to refuse
the use of the buildings TO those who here
tofore or may hereafter in any way damage
or render the building filthy.
Mr.. Baldwin moved that after February
10 the school building be no longer let for
public meetings. The motion was lost bv a
vote of to 3.
Mr.. Young moved that the deposit for
the use of schoolhouse for one evening be
raised from 50 to S.
The vote stood ayes and nays. Mayor
Scott gave the casting vote in favor of the
motion, and the report of the committee
was unanimously adopted
The same committee further reported
That 1t had arranged with the trustees of
the Church ASSOCIATION of the Fourteenth
ward for the use of the basement of the
church building In which to hold the night
school for the remainder of the school wear.
Tor the sum OF 500. A gas meter has been
placed there and gas chandeliers erected.
and the night school is now in session there
THE FLAGS AND THE PosIEs
The same committee also reported in the
matter Of the flags donated by the Yontth,s
Companion and the Patriotic Order Sons of
America that the donors had not carried
out their part of the agreement, inasmuch
as they had failed to furnish poles from
which to fly said flags. To supply poles
suitable for flags of the dimensions of those
received for every school building in the
city would cost about 81, GOO.
Mr.. Pratt thought the matter should he
abandoned. ANY way it was an insult to
citizens of Salt Lake to suppose that snv
such proceeding as flying a flag from the
school houses was necessary to show that
the flames Of patriotism was alive and
burning brightly in the breasts of each and
all of the people. Mr.. Downey moved that
the committee on sites and buildings be In
structedto secure bids for supplying the
poles and raising the flags on February
22nd and to report at the next regular
meeting of the board. The motion was car
ried by seven to one Mr.. Young said the
expense of keeping the flags in repair
would be heavy, as he was informed that
new flag would be required about eyerv
three weeks.
Mr.. Raybo stated that only twentv-
three flags had been received and that
about thirty would be required TO place one
on every school building in the CITY, The
committee was instructed to purchase
enough additional ones to go around.
BOOKS AND TEACHERS.
The committee on school work reported.
recommending the ordering of certain
school books, copy books and music paper.
1t recommended an additional teacher be
employed for the Industrial home, and one
to teach in the Twenty-frst ward and take
forty-five to fifty pupils from the Eleventh
school, which was overcrowded: also
recommending that the superintendent be