Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-07
CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
A List Of accepted and Rejected
School Building Sites.
EMPLOYMENT OF NEW TEACHERS.
The Matter Of Fire Escapes aud Stand
Pipes Comes Up aud is Referred
for Investigation.

There was n full attendance ut the
meeting Of the city school board last
night President Nelson occupied the
chair. Business was transacted NJ
follows
Jennings a Game presented a claim
for slss.35 against Contractor f. NJ.
Wright, builder Of the Washington
school house, and asked that 1t be
protected. Committee on sites and
buildings.
The Western Heating & Venlllating
company submitted bid for placing
certain closet fixtures In the Third
ward school. Committee on sites and
bulldog.
w. n. Afohart and Mrs. n. Arc.
har. applied for positions as janitors
upon the ro.opeulng Of thosohools.
Committee on furniture and supplies.
-. a. NJ. Froiseth solicited an order
for brick. Committee on sites aud
buildings.
Mrs. George winsness offered to sell
certain land on the southeast corner
Of Fourth South and Eighth East
Tor n school site tor the sum Of $40.
900. Committee on sites and build
inEs.
Thomas w. jennings offered 10 sell
school eli % the BuarI M follows!
All OF lot : block 03, plat A, iOK22
rods, for 81 1000, aud q feet by ~
rods IN tue center OF the same block
TOT $4,000. Committee on sites anu
building
whiitcmore, Cooke q Go. said that
the Insurance covering tho building In
the Eighth school district anu tho fur.
nituro aud fixtures therein would OK
pire on July Sun, ami desired 20 renew |
the same. Committee on buildings /
with power 10 act.
Miss Jennie A. Upton, VI Lowell, /
Mas, applied Tor a position "a teacher. /
COmmitto on teachers Rnd school |
work.
Inc James.Spencer.Ba,em com.
pany reported that they were not Will.
ing 10 felinquiah all legal claim 30 the
contract for heating anu vsntilating
the Eleventh ward school building, ~
considoia Ion Of the Acceptance ani
payment OF the First snu Sixth ward
contract', but that they had informed
the chairman oft committee on sites
aud buildings that they would be salts.
nvd " the Ffst anu sixth ward plants
were accepted anu paid for aud tue
Eleventh ward rejected, but dld not
agree 10 igally reiinqulsh all claim on
ame. q mmilloe on sites aud bgild.
ings.
The committee on sites and build.
ings recon- nendnd that the propo.l.
ton OF L. w. Partridge and Alex.
q lquhOun tor the sale Of school sites
70 Tue board Ia the sums OF $40, 900 and
$1,000 respectively, bo rejected.
Adopted.
Tue same committee reported that
they bad examined tue Washington
school building, aud stated that II
would take NJ least thirty days {. com.
Filed.
ghe same committee recommended
nat, Ia connection with the dry
'femaung closets In tho Sumurr
'chool building, n water closet attach.
nent be made that can be operated Ior
ever connection when the gravity
ever Is complete, nj an additional cost
u $40, 10 he nut H. when the water
attachment h required, aud that "A
contract TO that elect be- executed.
ADOPTED.
The same committee recommended
hat Joseph Derbidge be- employed AZ
ilght Waterman at the Washington
chool. Adopted.
The committee on teachers and
chool work re- oried that Mis-. Packer
Ind Niles Pset had not accepted pisi.
ions TO teach, aud recommended that
Mss Cora M. Clark and Mrs. HIATT,
Abbott be employed In their stead at
alafirs Of so and s65 respectively,
'lHO that twenty-five books Tor the use
y ehumtfaiors be purchased; and that ,
no superintendent OF schools he D.
granted leave Of absence Tor four !
weeks 10 attend the educational con. !
'enlion nj Chicago, Adopted. 4
lhe committee on finance reported
nat they had ordered two lithogiapbig !
IhfrAnt books u 500 onch, Ion the !
lrfs, anu HsRed that their action IN.
ppIovedi which was done.
The committee also recommended /
nat 500 be Appropriated 10 q, IA "a
Ath'hri 10 felmnurse him forap,rt of /
ne freight paid ON seven cases OF un. !,
uieu drawing pads. Rejected. n
IL was moved that the matter OF fro =,
scaPes ana stnndplpes Tor the sch Iol 4
ulIalngs be referred to the committee n
n sites and buildings with lnstfuctlons Il
report az soon u.s. possible what I'M a.
helf Judgment Is necessary for the !,
rejection OF life and property and ne. "a
ucllon OF Insurance rates. gfnntst a
appropriations amounting to S7,755.. I,
were mSue alter which the board /.
Ijournod. ''' e.