The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-03
Sceo0l Board Will Withdraw Pro-
test Against Annexation.
TERMS TO BE AGREED TO
TEACHERS NEED NOT BUY CUR
TAINs FOR SCHOOLS.
a Resolution Aimed at the Course of
Supervisor Holton-Annexation-
lists Will Have Smooth Sailing
Now-Orders Relating to Teach
ers-School Finances.

A solution of the difficulty which has
temporarily blocked the plans of the
people of Farmers ward who desire the
city limits extended over their territory
was agreed to last evening by ma
iority of the members of the board of
education and the committee who tep-
resented tine anneXationiStS. Had the
full membership Of the board been pres
emit, there is little doubt that the solu-
ton, which defined the procedure TO De
followed would have been adopted, but
under the rules it was referred to the
finance committee. Mr.. Wilson favored
il. as did all the other Ave members
present, but he went out before the
resolution came to a vote OF the four
absentees, MeSsrs. Giauque. Newman,
Walker and Henderson, the latter is
said to be favorable to the adoption of
the resolution, and not much doubt ex-
lists as &c the attitude of the other
three
After Messrs. Fritsch, Hubbard and
Bette of the apnexationists had pre-
sented a few figures for the boards
consideration relating TO its objection
to taking the added burden of the Wat
erloo school section this school year,
Mr.. Critchlow offered the following res
olution, the terms of which were salts
factory TO the gentlemen who appeared
before the board:
sioners can assure the board of educa-
ton that not less than s., 000 Will be
paid into the boards treasury during
this school year from the Fortieth dis
trict, or if residents of the proposed dis
trict will actually pay this amount or
give suitable guaranty for its pay
ment; and if the district proposed to
be annexed. including the Waterloo
school building. shall come into the city
burdened with not more than $1,000 in
debtedness, this board will withdraw its
protest against the admission Of this
district proposed to be annexed
The adoption of this resolution at the
next meeting of the board will enable
the county commissioners on the 14th
inst. to appOrtion the debts and prop
erty of the Fortielth or Farmers ward
district between the seeding and the
remaining territory, as the annexation
lists desire. With this done the city
council will be free to provide by ordi-
nance for the absorption of the coun-
try lying between State and Fifth East
streets and south to Eleventh south.
Teachers Can't Buy Curtains.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Bam-
berger forbidding the placing of WIN
dow curtains in school rooms without
the consent of the superintendent OF
buildings. who, by the resolution, is di-
rected to report where curtains have
where il would be admissible to have
draperieS TO modify the sunlight.
On an explanation that he meant
curtains and not blinds, and that Su-
perviscr Holton had assumed the au-
thority of ordering curtains at teach
ers' expense, the resolution was re-
ferred TO the committee on buildings.
Mr.. Bamberger was not alone in de-
claring that the practice is reprehen-
sible from the standpoints of sanitation,
and What appears TO be discrimination !
by one not in authority to act in the
premises.
Of Interest to Teachers.
The following actions were ordered on
recommendation of the committee on
teachers and school work:
Granting leaves of absence to Miss
Grace Hadley and Miss Hulda =. Dung
berg. teachers, during November. on 1
account of illness, and accepting the /
designations of John Holt. Mrs. Grace |
Knowles and Miss Winifred Anderson. |
Allowing So a month street car fare TO (
Miss Edith Folsom, teacher at the /
Bonneville school, and TO Miss Matilda |
Youngberg, teacher at the Jordan |
school.
Authorizing the superintendent to |
grant teachers leaves of absence. in /
his discretion. to visit other schools /
throughout the city. allowing the dis |
missal of one-half a day at a time of |
the class rooms of such teachers to [
permit such visits to be made.
Appointing the following teachers to
permanent positions in the grades
where vacancies exist, at the monthly !
salaries stated: Jennie Greene, Wash
ington school, S65; Louise May Davis.
Grant school. SEQ; 7. r. Pendergrass.
Riverside school. $50.
Applications to teach We're received
from the following and referred TO the
proper committee: Rhoda L. Chris
tiensson, Monticello. Utah: Janet H.
Num-. Berkeley, Cal; a. r. Lynch,
Rico. Colo; Minnie Bond. Aspen, Colo:
Mrs. A. c. Trindle. Van Meter, Ia: EN-
eroie A. Davis, Minneapolis: Anna L.
Redding. Mrs. Irene NJ. Cooke, Duluth.
Mimi; Annie c. Brayton, Gertrude
Perrin, La Crosse, Wis.
Financial Exhibit.
Treasurer Bamett's report of the
boards financial transactions for the
month of October showed as follows:
Tax collections received. s27, 1923 90
receipts rs 81
Total .....-.............,.. S2S,1O2 81
Due treasurer Oct. 1............ s55, 1851 O4
Paid clerks warrants. &c. 461 %
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Total .SS1,S1S y
Less October receipts. SIS, 102 81
Balance due treasurer Oct. s.. $50, rs 40
Summarizing. the treasurer reported
the revenues for the four months of the |
school year TO date at S43, 200.29 and the
at 9e,915.e9, leaving the
oyerdraft as stated.
On recommendation of the committee
on buildings End grounds. Miles Ave-
son was appointed janitor of the Long ,
fellow school, wee Thomas Mitchell, re-
signed, at the schedule salary of SOS a |
month.
'rhe contract for printing 500 copies
Of the boards ninth annual report was /;
awarded to the Star Printing company ,
at d bid of sl.05 per page, and with ,
penalty of S. a day for failure TO Eom-
plete the work by Dec. L
Appropriations for current expenses.
text books and on account of building
contracts. aggregating 10439.25. were /
made on recommendation of the finance
committee. i