The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-23
A Contract Will Be Made For Frye's
Geography.
LEGAL ADVICE IGNORED
THE ASSIGNMENT OF PUPILS TO
WEBSTER SCHOOL.
Important Report By the Committee
on School Work Applications
For Positions as Teachers-Rou-
tine Business Disposed Of.

ing adopted a resolution to enter into
a contract for 1880 copies of Frye's
complete geography. The action was
the outcome of the introduction of
resolution by Mr.. Hansen, by which
it was proposed to contract with CHM
g. Co., publishers, of Chicago, for the
purchase of 1880 copies of F'rye's com
plete geography, providing the pub
fishers execute a good and sufficient
bond guaranteeing the board against
all loss, if any, through such purchase.
An opinion from Williams, Van Colt
& Sutherland, the boards attorneys,
vas read, in which it called attention
to the provisions in the statute with
reference to advertising for bids and
the time within which decision thereon
should be given The opinion gave it
that the provision is mandatory and
must be strictly followed by the board.
If the board has neglected or failed for
any reason to give its decision within
20 days, as provided by section So, 1T
mas no power to act upon the same set
If proposals thereafter. The time pre-
sented in this statute is important.
After 80 days, according to the opinion
of the attorneys, the board would have
40 power TO compel the bidder to carry
out the proposal, he having made his
Did with reference to its acceptance
within the time limited by the statute
The board cannot legally contract for
A book without having advertised for
It according to law.
The opinion further said: I'VE do
not think it is within the power of the
| board to buy book to take the place
! Of those in use without having adopted
! them under the provisions of the sta
! tute. All formalities of the statute
must be complied with whether the
| board intends to adopt a single book
! or a dozen. The board is a public cor
| pOration and has only such powers as
are conferred upon it by law, strictly
pursued and where the statute pre-
! scribes.''
Section 3S, chapter 10, of the school
! avs, referred to above says: .At the
line and place specified in said notice
| the board shall meet and publicly open
and read all the proposals which shall
! have been received, and shall make
their decision within 80 days there
after
Mr.. Toronto opposed the adoption of
the motion on the grounds that it was
violative to the law and would throw
! The board open to litigation. He
thought that the incoming board could
settle the question, and it should be
referred to them.
Mr.. Dolly, who left the chair in order
to take part in the discussion, upheld
| Mr.. Toronto in his stand, and after
quoting the opinion of the attorneys
and reading the statute, he made mo-
| ton to advertise for bids in accordance
| with the law. In a sarcastic manner,
Mr.. Hansen seconded the motion: The
roll was then called and the motion
lost, Cotton, Toronto and DOoly voting
aye, and Hansen Bywater, Woolley
and Grant voting no.
M, 70
continue the matter for one week
which was lost. Ayes-Colton, Toronto
and Dooly; noes, Hansen, Bywater
Woolley and Grant.
A vote was then taken on the reSolu-
ton and it was carried, Cotton, Toronto
and Dooly voting in the negative, while
Hansen, Bywater, Woolley and Grant
were in the affirmative. Mr.. Coltor
asked to have his vote changed to aye
in order to call for a reconsideration
if necessary, at the next meeting.
The action of the board in thus re-
solving to enter into the contract viii
cause no little surprise. The reasons
for such an action on the part of thu
members of the board of education are
not clear, though Mr.. Hansen explained
that they wished only to make repara-
ton for the neglect of former actions
If a full board can be obtained mex
!. Wednesday night it is expected tina
there will be an effort made by thos,
/, who opposed the resolution to have i
reconsidered, and in all probabilit,
there will be a hard fight to undo wha
) has already been affirmed.
: The American Book company pre-
sented a communication asking tina
forbearance be granted for montl
or two by those who have been wait
ing to see the National Complete geog
, raphy, as they were unaVoidably de
layed in securing perfect maps of for
eign countries. The first so pages hay,
been bound ready for use. and. will b.
: ready to ship on the 2Sth of this month
and the company will ship as man.
copies by express as will be asked for
Referred. "..'-'''
, WEBSTER SCHOOL.
On Recommendation of committee OF
teachers and school work, the following
l report was adopted:
Your committee on teachers an,
2 school work have had under consider
? alton the assignment of pupils to tn
7 new Webster school, and after careful
: consideration of the question offer tn
following resolutions:
First-Resolved, That the boundar
lines for the Webster school sub-dis
| trict be and is hereby established a
follows: Beginning on Sixth Sout
street DIT the L OEI DOuSldS I6SGINdJiOt
: running thence west along the middl
Y line of Sixth South street to SiXt
, East thence north along the middl
line of Sixth East to Third South
thence northeast diagonally throug
:. block 46 to the corner of Seventh Eas
+ and Second South; thence east alon
the middle line of Second South; theme
: diagonally southeast through block
}. So and % to the corner of Fourth Sout
: and Twelfth East; thence east alon
the middle line Of Fourth South to tn
e rt-Douglas reservation; thence sout
f to the place of beginning.
: Second-Resolved. That the superir
: tendent Of schools be and is hereby d
rected to assign to the Webster schot
/: all pupils of the third A. fourth A an
e fifth B classes who reside north of til
: middle line of Sixth South and east {
the middle line of Fifth East'and sout