Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-20
SCHOOL BOARD MATTERS.
Insurance Oh The Irving School Build
. ipg aud or 'he Various Heating
mt Boiler,

The board Of education met last
night, With all members except MI
An In attendance. President Dooly
occupied the chair, and business WI"
briefly transacted a. iolloWG
A bill OF 5000 was presented for legs
service, during the psst year by At
tornsy Farley l.. Williams ais a
summary, including smong other
mstters the suit, brought by the board
against John Bryan, involving The
di,,t,butlon Of the unpaid funds Of thu
ponneville and EmsTson tcho D
house; against the Pacific Lumber
oomtauy, Involving the distribution OF
unds of the Ulutah school house,
Selma u. Watson against the b0afd
and The Ogden board OF eiucation IN
m. trial against Frank X. Hubert OF
nj. I'm The district and supreme cOuris,
inyolvipg the flgtts OF tue boards 10
collect taxes. Referred 10 the COM
mittee on finance.
Applications Tor teachers were read
from Helen ClafAhan, Vincent Soap.
patura tsyanish), Eugenia Nor, VI
SAN Lakr. and Mary T.. Campbell, OF
Oufay, Colorado. Committee on teach.
ere AMI school work.
Cbatles Hill applied Tor school houlc
Ianitorship. Committee on buildings
and gtUunda.
Harris A Wilson, Insurance SCENTS,
asked 10 insure the Irving school nsusc,
jusi completed. COMMITTEES on BUILD
ings and grounds.
A bill Of So from Hyrum Folsom Tor
services as registration officer fonlefou
at the polls Of the Third precinct duf'
ing the recent school election, was Te'
fefred 20 the committee on nnnhoe'
A communication from u. A. NC
Lean Offering gfounis ior uollc
school building on lot B, blooS " plat
IL Of BAlt Lake CITY, was referred 10
the committee on buildings anu
grounds. mn,
grounds reported that the FIDELITY and
Ca,uAlly company OF New fofk had
Withdrawn their proposition 70 insure
and Inspect tho boilers Of tho heating
plants, which had once been accepted
iy tho board, that the Casually And
Surety company Of ~. L1uls proposed
10 insure fiiteon boilers for 100000 Tor
period ofsis months Including MONTH
~ Inspection for $40, which was &C
cepted. The committee further recon.
msudsd that the company receive 50
pet cent OF the premium when the
policy IL written and the balance at iis
expiration, providing tho Inspections
prove satisfactory.
The resignation OF Miss Gertrude
Dull, q toacnef In the Oqulffh school,
was accepted on Recommendation OF
the committee on teachers and school
work.
The board authorized the committee
20 purchase n record, not 10 exceed $40
Ia cost, for tho standing OF all ApPii-
cants a. teachers.
Prof. Kingsbury was allowed SIS for
analyEiug the water from the flowing
well At tho Irving school. The wAtor
was found 10 be first olass.
The committee on buildings and
gfoubds reported the receipt OF $50
Tor ninety.fiv old desks sold 10 ID, A.
MoMillon, and the receipt " sls.5D
for decks sold TO W. 3. Pierce, making
u fetal Of s20S6O.
The purchase OF three lanterns for
the Emerson, Uintsh and Bonneville
schools was authorized.
The receip, OF s37 In tuition from
nonresident pupils was reported BY
tho finance committee IN having bsen
collected by the superintendent.
Tho finance committee reported that
the cost OF the recent school election
amounted ~ fl23S5. The same com.
mittee also reported that the monthly
statement OF the treasurer had been
examined and found correct.
On motion OF Mr.. Hansen tho com.
mittee on build ngs and grounds was
authorized to place an Insurance policy
on the Irving school In the sum Of
81 800 OF which amount $500 was 10
apply on furniture.
The appropriation llst aggregating
SIS, $50 81 OF which more than Sll 900
was for teachers salaries, was passed.
after which the board adjourned for
two weeks.