The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-03
dozen pairs of scissors at s1.l5 per

dozen pairs of scissors at s1.15 per
dozen was approved.
1t was also ordered, upon recon-
mendation of the same committee, that
the recitation room at the Jackson
school be seated for a class room, that
halliday sessions in that building De
discontinued, that Miss Virginia Bur
ton, assistant teacher in the begin
ners' grade, be transferred to take
charge of this room at a salary of $40
per month, and that the salary of Miss
Amy Whipple be as previously liked
by the board before she began to teach
double sessions, viz: SCI. so per month.
1t was further decided that a payment
of 25 cents be required of all pupils
taking the subject of geology during
the second half year of the scientific
course at the High school, to assist in
the purchase of chemicals and expert
mental apparatus for use of said class.
1t was further arranged that Mrs. Ira
D. Travis be temporarily employed as
substitute teacher at the High school
at salary of $40 per month, to teach
classes in physiology for two periods a
day, during the leave OF absence grant
ed Horace Cummings, member of the
legislature.
Mr. Newman voted against the item
of % cents imposed on the geology class
in the High school.
The action of the committee on
finance i'll taking up for cancellation
ten $1,000 5 per cent bonds issued by
the board Feb. 1, 1892 the amount paid
for face value and premium for re-
demption being $1.1O0.60, was ratified.
Similar action was also taken on the
redemption of eight 81 900 bonds of
series 2, issued Aug. !, 1892, at a. total
cost of 81, $50 for each. The redemptions
thus made are of course, investment of
| the sinking fund.
The committee on buildings and
grounds presented resolutions recon-
mending that the Diamond Coal &
Coke company be released from sup
plying the schools coal under its con-
tract from Feb. l, this year, in accord
ance with its request, the company's
coal mine being on fire, and thus max
| ing it impossible to furnish the coal
called for by the contract. 1t was fur
Their recommended that the committee
be authorized to award the coal con-
tract to the Pleasant Valley Coal COM
pany, to supra all buildings except two
these to be designated hereafter and
to be supplied with coal by the Union
Pacific Coal company.
The same committee recommended
that it be authorized to erect in each
| large school building physical culture
apparatus, at a cost not to exceed $15
per school, and that such schools as
have previously purchased such appar-
| atus at their own expense, be reim-
| bursed by the board for the outlay. 1t
was also requested that the committee
be authorized to solicit bids and award
contract for the erection of a fire es-
| cape at the Fremont school, at a cost
not to exceed 1925. The same commit
tee asked that Mrs. Clara Seals be en-
| ployed as janitreSS of the school in the
| Baptist chapel. atra salary of IS per
month, beginning Jan. 1, 1899.
The treasurer's report Tor January
was submitted, as follows:
Receipts--Account city taxes. 1898,
! $4,000; sale of old forniture, S91.75: sale
| of text books, S7.2O; state apportion-
ment, SS9,O12; Toronto refund, $766T;
rent Thirteenth school building, $24:
account city taxes, 1898, $4,000. Total
| receipts. S134.271.62.
Disbursements.-Paid clerks war
rants $44,046.47; due treasurer Jan. l.
1899, $3,1I5.93; balance due from treas
urer, $S6,4i9.22. Total $134,271.62
Applications for the position of super
| intendent of schools were received from
H. A. Hartman, Trinidad, Colo: H. w.
| Sawyer, Council Bluffs. Ia; w. A.
Pratt, Thomson, Ills. The applications
were referred to the committee on
teachers and school work
| The committee on buildings and
| grounds recommended that it be au-
thorized to sell to the ecclesiastical as
ISOLATION of the Fifth ward, the Fifth
ward site and building. with all i'm
provements, for $3.50. Adopted
Ethel Lynn, teacher in the Oquirrh
school, was granted a leave of absence
during the remainder of the school
year, owing to the illness of her
mother.
The committee on finance recon-
mended approval Of it's action in order
| ing warrants issued for the payment
of interest on bonds to the amount of
$4,000, due Feb. /. Approved.
Claims were allowed in the sum of
! $40. 65S.07
| 4 claim of 81 from Building Inspector
Folsom for issuing a permit was orig
inally included in the amount of the
| claims, but Critchlow objected to it. on
/ the ground that such claims had been
rejected before, there being some ques-
ton as to the inspectors right to col
| lect the fee. The amount was stricken
/ off and the matter referred to the
committee on school law