The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-31


and provide for the comfort of the H.
900 or over pupils who will be in attend
| ance At Yesterdays meeting of the
board of education several matters Were
| disposed of pertaining to the city
i schools and school work. Nearly every
matter had some reference to the aus
| picious commencement of the new
school year. The members present at
| the meeting were President Baldwin
and Messrs. Critchlow, Wilson, Cotton,
| GiauQue, Newman and Nelden.
THE NEW DAVIS BUILDING.
Bids were opened for the construc-
| ton of the two-room brick Davis school
building in the northwestern part of
the city, and the contract was awarded
| to Smith Brothers, for the sum of
| 81. 1850. The bids were exclusive of
plumbing, and were as follows: Davis
son & Alcorn, 81, $50: Salt Lake Build
| ing & Manufacturing Co., $2,S25; Com
mercial Mill & Building Co, $2,779; AS
per. Noall & Co., S2,790; Smith Brothers,
| 50, 1850.
HEATING AND VENTILATING.
Proposals were received for the heat
| ing apparatus for the school building
| in course of erection in the vicinity of
Eighth West and Sixth South streets.
The bids were: E. H. Rush, 81, 1l5;
Higson, Anderson & ROssiter, $1,000; r
J. Moran, $1947, complete; J. G.. Midg-
| lev. s1.S60; d. w. James, $3.50. All
but the Moran bid made reference to
extras ranging from $3.50 to $40 for
radiators They were referred to the
committee on buildings, with power to
award the contract to the lowest and
best bidder.
APPLICATIONS FOR POSITIONS.
Applications for employment as
teachers from the following were re-
ferred:
Caroline Harrison, Louise E. Moses,
Hannah Allen. S. p. Maybach, Salt
Lake City; Sarah A. Evans, Wanamie,
Pa; Ethel Evans, Omaha, Neb.: Min
ME A. Van Peten. Dayton, Wyo; Thorn
as Hugill Cobb Wis; Myrta Foster,
Minneapolis. Mimi: Harriet Young,
Kansas City, Kan; Mary Clinton, Rus
sell. Ia: Gertrude Whiteman, Anna,
Ills; Ethel Thomas, Denver, Colo;
Chester p. Holway, Chicago; Lima G.
Dennis, Charles City, Ia; Myra Al
baugh. Kingman, Kan; Jean Graham,
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind; Anne Stuart Dun
can, Ausable, Mich; Minnie r. Ross,
Pomona. Cal: NJ. E. Graham, Omaha,
Neb.: lone Carroll, Provo.
Matte B. Prosser. recently from En-
poria, Kan, applied for principalship
in one of the smaller schools.
John Hafen of Ogden applied for the
position of supervisor of drawing.
II. c. Darrell. Jennie Shea and Peter
Stauer applied for employment as jan
itors.
BLACKBOARDS AND FURNITURE.
On recommendation of the committee
on buildings and grounds, b. A. Nc
MiIlen was awarded the contract, at
price of $500, for keeping the black
boards in all the schools in repair for
the ensuing school year.
The same committee recommended
that bids be solicited until next Thurs
dav. at d. m. for a car load of school
desks and furniture for the new leased
High school building and for the equip
ment of the two new grade buildings
in the western part of the city. Inc
recommendation was adopted
HIGH SCHOOL AFFAIRS.
The committee on teachers and school
work recommended the following ac-
tons:
That A. H. Beaver be employed by
contract as teacher and director of the
commercial department of the high
school. at salary of Si00 a month.
That the superintendent be author
lied to have printed LOCO copies of the
synopsis of the high school course or
study, for mailing to each of the pu-
DIS VINO COlilDltlGQ -lht eighth SAeSS
course last June.
That II copies of Hilman Brough's
Irrigation in Utah be purchased for
use in the schools, and that in the ex-
change of Barnes Complete Geography
for the Natural Complete Geography,
enough copies be retained for each
teacher who gives instruction in higher
geography as a text book
The actions recommended were
adopted.
PURCHASE OF TEXT BOOKS.
The committee on teachers and school
work presented a list of text books
needed to fill up the supply for next
year in the grade schools, and also a
list for use in the high school. the lat
ter to be sold to pupils at actual cost.
as heretofore. The estimated cost of
the grade text books is 81. 1878. and OF
the other lot $429.50, and the clerk was
directed TO order them from the pub
fishers in accordance with the terms
of existing contracts.
THE SCHOOL TAX LEVY.
County Treasurer Lynch informed
the board that he and County Assessor
Quinn had certified to the county au-
ditor a direction to levy a tax of S $40
mills for the year 1898, which rate,
computed on the assessed valuation of
property III lit city. VI DIS 0SliiiloNFu ~
yield sufficient revenue (S26SO00) for
the needs of the public schools the en-
suing school year.
THE OVERDRAFT INCREASED.
The action of the finance committee
in ordering the payment of the official
salaries for July. amounting to 81, 50O.37,
and the semisannual interest of SIS. 450
on the S73SOOO bonded debt, was rati-
fed.
EXPRESSION OF THANKS.
A resolution offered by Mr. Cotton
was adopted, directing that an en-
crossed and certified copy of the reso-
luton OF the board, accepting the gift |
of the mineral cabinet from Hon. Rich |
ard Macintosh for the high school, be |
presented to the donor.
The board will meet again Thursday |
evening.