The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-19

Slder matters OF urgency pertaining 10
preparations for the approaching cleo
ton for members of the board and to
dispose of other matters of Importance.
Alff. Giauoue and Thomas were alb
sent. Another meeting will be held
this evening for the purpose of appoint
ing election judges and designating
polling places.
ELECTION PREPARATIONS.
The committee of the whole reported
on the matter of preparation for the
election OF members of the school
board on Dec. 1, and on recommends
ton the following actions were
adopted:
That there be provided two polling
places in each of the five municipal
wards and one voting booth for each
poll
That printed election notices, signed
by the clerk, be posted in at least five
public places il each of the 80 voting
districts of the city.
That three election judges be ap-
pointed FOR each of the ten voting
places, at salary of So day each.
That the city recorder be requested
TO furnish, at actual cost of TRANSCRIPT
ing, certified copies of the official
registers, consolidating the names of
the voters in each of the voting dis
trictS into two books for each NUM-
cipal ward.
That the president and clerk be
authorized to award the contract for
furnishing the blank registers, envel-
opes, tickets, printed notices and all
stationery necessary to the proper con-
Quoting of the election.
SCHOOL BONDS REDEEMED.
On Recommendation of the finance
committee. it's action in effecting the
exchange OF $4,000 5 per cent Salt
Lake City bonds belonging to the board
for an equal amount of school bonds
numbered 101 to 120, both inclusive,
company, was approved, and the COM
mittee was directed to attend to the
cancellation of the redeemed bonds and
unnatured interest coupons.
OTHER MATTERS OF FINANCE.
On recommendation Of the finance
committee, the sum of S2,42T.H was
! appropriated, the greater part of which
is for partial payments to contractors
on the new Webster building.
The committee on teachers and school
work reported the receipt of S36 for tut
ton from nonresident pupils and $22.30
on account Of sale of high school text
! books.
The action of the finance committee
in auditing the teachers payrolls for
! the second school month, ending Nov.
5, in the sum of SIS, 1890 was ratified.
The finance committee reported the
correct audit of Treasurer Barnett's
October report, showing an overdraft
of SIS, 659.2O.
THE WEBSTER SCHOOL BUILD
INC
Authority was granted the committee
| on buildings and grounds to have the
necessary gravel hauled for grading the
Webster school grounds.
A resolution by Mr.. Hansen was
adopted, resembling, in the interest of
| economy, the action Of the board
authorizing the execution of a con-
! tract with B. A. Mcmillan for slate
stone blackboards at the Webster
school.
On recommendation of the committee
| on buildings and grounds, NJ. Cotton
voting in the negative, the committee
was authorized TO place thing in the
/ vestibules of the Webster school build
| ing at a cost of not to exceed S2l5.
A FAVORABLE IMPRESSION.
Mrs. E. Hauxhurst and SO other par
ents OF pupils attending the Emerson
/
probation of the services of Professor
r. A. Green, the temporary principal
The petitioners expressed the belief
that male principal best suits the
requirements of the school and re-
quested that no change, if one be con-
templated be made during this school
| year The communication was referred
to the committee on teachers and schoo
work.
The employment of John William
Bell, vice William Bailey, deceased. as
| temporary janitor of the Longfello0
school building, at the schedule salary
was authorized.
A HOLIDAY AND PAY.
By resolution of Mr.. Cotton, the Fri
day succeeding Thanksgiving day was
declared to be a holiday in all TIT
schools, according to custom, with NJ
deduction from teachers salaries by
reason of the schools not being in ses
sion that day.
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