The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

The board Of education met last
night, all members present except Mr.
Grant. A large amount of routine
work was despatched though nothing
of any great Importance was taken up
LAKE BREEZE SCHOOL.
Relative to the establishment of a
school at Lake Breeze it was reported
that no building can be rented, cen
trally located, that will accommodate
the children referred to in the petition.
and further that all of the children
of the third grade and below. residing
in that locality, number 20; OF these %
are now attending the Franklin school
or its auxiliary buildings. On Twelfth
West, which is half way between the
Franklin school and Lake Breeze there
are eleven children of school age, all
of whom are now attending the Frank
lin school or its auxiliary buildings,
and if a school were opened in Lake
Breeze the distance for these children
would be the same either to il or to
the Franklin school: inaSmuCh as the
walks leading to the Franklin are in
JNON NOAAIA1lAOA LlldAA " LlIE OLuEI. II was
considered best for the children to at
tend the Franklin. On recommended
ton of the committee action on the
proposed school at Lake Breeze was
postponed until next year.
Later on, however. the following res
olution by Thomas relating to the mat
ter was adopted:
Resolved that it is the sense of this
board that should a building suitably
located no
Lake Breeze district. and there be a
sufficient number of children who can
attend, that at the date mentioned a
school will be opened"
SCHOOL BONDS BOUGHT IT.
The finance committee reported In
relation to the purchase OF school bonds
for cancellation and for the invest
ment Of the sinking fund created by
the board that Wells, Fargo & Co.'S
bank Of New York had purchased
$4,000 of said bonds, at 1O2 7S-1OO. The
report was adopted and the action OF
the committee ratified.
BIDS FOR A LOAN.
The same committee also repor+e5
that In accordance with a resolution
adopted at a previous meeting of the
board, it had solicited call bids from
several of the banks Of this city for a
loan OF 100000 or any part thereof.
and had received six communications
Two had offered bids as follows:
one per cent. per annum on $4,000.
oO Jays loan; the other 2 per cent per
annum, both without security.
The bids were all rejected Thee
were from the Utah National and tbe
National Bank of the Republic.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Applications to teach in the High
school were received from Mrs. Mabel
Held, Angie Dunn and William c.
Jennings. all Of this CITY.
The committee on buildings and
reported that lease had beer
executed with the Thirteenth Ward
ecclesiastical corporation for rental Of
ground covered by the Thirteenth ward
church.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ms the committee on buildings to So
hclt bids and award contract for re-
pairing basement rooms of the Twelfth
school at an estimated cost of SIS.
The appointment of Charles Stevens
as Janitor Of the Oquirrh school vice
K b Harper, resigned, was confirmed.
Inc committee on buildings and
grounds was authorized to print 500
copies OF rules setting forth the duties
Of janitors.
The Seventeenth Ward Ecclesiastical
association was allowed S125 for rent
Of the seventeenth ward building for
school purposes for a period Of five
c. Lowe. inspector Of boilers. reported
having examined the boilers in all The
school buildings and found them eli
hrSt-class condition. The report
was adopted.
On recommendation Of the proper
the clerk was instructed to
Janitors' supplies amounting
% $3.50.
DIR. UTTER'S RESIGNATION.
The resignation of DR.. David Utter.
eacher of English literature in the
High school, was accepted, DR.. Utter
having accepted position in Denver.
Mrs. Lille G. Wright, who has been
Lbsent for some time on account of
sickness, was reinstated as teacher at
he Wasatch school.
The resignation Of Miss Fannie l.
tanning, teacher Of the second grade
It the Lincoln school. was accepted
nd Miss Jennie Smith appointed to
III the vacancy at a salary Of $40 per
MONTH
A new directory was ordered pur-
hased for use in the board of educa-
ion room at a cost Of S..
Professor D. r. Augsburg being de-
irous to visit Pocatello. was granted
leave of absence on February %.
The report OF Josiah Barnett. treas
rer, showing a balance in the treas
Try at the close of last month OF
134, $685.. was placed on file.
The following resolution by Hanson
Tas adopted:
Resolved, That in the employment
f janitors for the larger buildings
nder the control of the board. prefer
nee be given TO janitors already en-
aged in its service; providing that
UGH persons possess the necessary
qualifications to warrant such action
Claims amounting to S731 90 were
llowed. after which the board ad-
burned until next Wednesday, when
stimates of the expenses for the COM
rs year will be discussed.