The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-14
{ OGDEN BUREAU.
Business and EDITORIAL ONCE SIS
Utah Loan & Trust Building.
Telephone 29S.
Ogden. Nov. II.
WHAT'S TO BE DONE.
Provision For Holding School Eiec-
ton LnclSirg-Letter to Supt.
Park.

The board of education finds itself in
a uuandary as to how the school cleo
ton shall be provided for. The law
makes it obligatory that the election
shall be held, but apparently by some
oversight no provision was made for
holding it. This omission was probably
due to the fact that school matters
were formerly controlled by the Utah
commission, which passed out of eX-
istence with the advent of statehood.
At the meeting last night the board
framed the following letter to Superin-
tendent Park:
ogden, Utah, Nov. II. 1896.
Hon John r. Park. State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, Salt
Lake City, Utah:
Dear MISUNDERSTANDING th2- it is
part of your duty, when requested by
school officers or boards of education,
10 give them written answers TO ques-
tions concerning the school law, we
beg to inform you that our body is con-
fronted with a condition of things
which requires immediate attention and
prompt action, if any action can be
taken which viii be legal.
In section III of our present school
law is the following provision: On
the first Wednesday in December, 1896.
and biennially thereafter, there shall
be elected one member of said board
the first class, who shall qualify on or
before and take their seats at the
first regular meeting of the board in
January thereafter
Your early answer to the following
questions is solicited:
"First-Ogden City being a city of
the second class, by what authority
shall said election for the first Wed
nesday in December be called?
Secondly whom shall said cleo
ton be called?
"Third.-What notice of said election
shall be given?
.'Fourth.-By whom, if at all, can the
necessary judges Of election to conduct
said election be appointed?
"Fifth.-How and by whom shall the
votes be counted and the returns there
of made?
"Sixth.-Who will issue the requisite
certificates to the successful candi-
dates?
'Seventh-If there are no provisions
in our statute law governing the mat
tiers involved in questions one % to
six (6), inclusive, can an election be
legally held on the first Wednesday in
December, 1886, for members of the
board of education of Ogden City?
Yours very respectfully,
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF
OGDEN CITY.
by Thomas D. Dee, President;
George H. Matson, Clerk of the Board"
The members OF the board have been
looking the matter up for several days,
and have had attorneys working upon
it. The investigation seems to show
that four separate school laws have
been passed. The one in 1890 had pro-
xrici f1nOtincr hno 1.1s nf
ton. In the law of 1892 this provision
was left out because. by the terms
of the Edmunds law, the Utah COM
mission had charge of all election mat
tiers. The legislature of 1894 also left
out the provision, and so did the leg
iSldture of last year, which was the
first state legislature; that when Utah
became a state, the commission ceased
to exist: that the Australian election
law especially states that its provis-
ions do not apply to school elections,
and the only legislation on the subject
is that which states that the election
shall take place on the first Wednes-
day in December, without any pro-
vision as to how or by whom it shall
be conducted.
Treasurer Barton reported that he
had received $12 200 from County Col
lector Hurlbut.
The teachers, committee recommend
ed an increase of salary for Miss Cert
son of So per month. Laid over for one
week.
Repairs were ordered at the Pingree
school r..C
President Dee reported that he had
conferred with President Dooly of Salt
Lake over the school fund matter, but
had come to no definite conclusion, and
asked for more time
1t was decided to have the usual
Thanksgiving holiday, the schools TO
close on Wednesday and open on Mon
day following.
Principals George D. McCabe and f.
r. Christensen asked for increase of
salaries on the ground that their work
had increased. Taken under advise
ment.
Adjourned for one week