The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-22
CLOSING OF SCOOLS
DISCUSSED By BOARD
Decided to Give Governor One
More Day.
EXCHANGE OF SITES
NO DECISION REACHED By TIE
BOARD.

F~He Two questions the board of edu-
cation met to decide last evening were
left hanging in suspense when the
board adjourned, and another meeting
VIII be held this evening in the hope
or reaching some conclusion. The
questions that are pressing for solution
are the exchange of the school site on
North state street and the notice to be
sent TO the teachers as to the closing
OF the schools.
The record of the board meeting will
show nothing accomplished. AS soon
as the members had assembled Mr.
CritchlOw said that with unanimous
consent he would move that the record
show that all members were present
except Mr.. Walker, and that the board
adjourned till the next evening. Mr..
Moyle objected with some heat But
as soon as the board had been declared
IN session Mr.. Cri-cblOw moved an adj
JOurnsnent that was promptly seconded.
Mr.. Moyle asked unanimous consent to
read a resolution before the vote was
taken. and Mr.. CritChlOw took great
pleasure IN objecting. Mr.. MOyle tried
20 proceed. but his opponent raised the
point of order that a motion to adjourn
was not debatabie and the point was
sustained by the chair. The motion TO
adjourn was carried, only Geoghegan
and Branting voting with Mr.. Moyle.
Exchange Of Sites.
Before this attempted regular meet
ing the board had met in committee
OF the whole and debated the site prop
Osition and the proposed notice to the
teachers The relative value of the
three sites We're discussed 1t was
shown that the Armstrong property
, contained 247 square rods, against 100
Tor the Kimball property and IA for
.he lot now owned by the board. On
he other hand il was held that the
commercial value of the corner lot now
wned by he board was $4,000. while
he Armstrong lot was w0rth $4,000
end the kimball lot $4,000 Mr. Young
thought there was no such difference
In the values: he thought $4,000 would
cover the difference. MIR. Newman
thought the real question was as 10
which piece of property was worth
most to the school board. Mr.. Pinney,
the superintendent of buildings
thought the best building could be put
up on the Armstrong lot. as it could
have a sub basement on the south side
of the lot, but il would cost $4,000 more
TO build than if put on the Kimball Tot.
Mr.. Bamberger objected to an exchange
for either of the lots.
Mr. Giauque moved that the board
proceed sto-'exchange for either one or
the other of the two lots offered. All
voted yes except Ny Hamburger Then
Spencer tiawson, wnG was present
representing Mrs. kimOall, made an
other proposition. He offered to give
the Kimbau lot and $500 for ten rods
fronting on state street and twelve
rods fronting on North Temple. This
would leave the board a. detached lot
of two rods fronting on state and
twelve rods deep. with the Armstrong
lot between it and the school site.
Mr. Giauque moved that the matter
be referred to the buildings and
grounds cOmraittee. to report at the
meeting to be held this evening. Mr..
Geoghegan- was added to the commit
tee and the motion then carried. The
committee is composed of MeSSrS.
Giauque, Bamberger. Granting. Young,
Nelden, Newman and Geoghegan.
Notice to Teachers.
Mr. MoyIe then presented a resoiu-
tiOn i'm regard to the notice to be sent
To the teachers It stated that as the
fuYtds now on hand would run the
schools until AprJ 10, and as the board
was under obligations TO give the
teachers four weeks notice before ter
lninating their contracts. and as the
bill that passed the legislature To pro-
vide for the emergency had been IN
the hands Of the governor for over a
week without his approval, that the
seCTetar.- OF the board notify the teach
ers that their contracts would termin-
ate or April 10. and that he also notify
them that if funds We're provided for
conducting the schools longer new con-
t~acts would be made with them.
on motion of Mr.. CriuchlOw the board
went into executive session on this mat
ter and after II was discussed at some
length the resolution was laid upon the
table on Mr.. Critchlow's motion. The
argument used in favor of this action
was that the governor should be given
one more day TO consider the bill. Those
who urged this gave assurance that
Governor Wells would act today.
Among these was Mr. Newman, who
stated that lte had this assurance from
the governor himself. Mr.. MOyle and
those. who held with him argued that
yesterday \ rs the last day that the
teachers could be notified so that the
schoOls could be closed April ~ in case
funds could not be raised TO continue
them longer. After dispOsing of this
question the committee arose.
At the meeting this evening definite
action is expected 90 be taken on the
exchange OF the sites and If the gov
ernor ac,s on the school tax bill today
provisions VIII be made for securing
the necessary funds TO run the schools
two months beyond April 10. 1t is the
opinion of a number of the members
that an effort will be made TO secure
the required funds. even though the
governor refuses to sign the bill.
Applications from Teachers.
Applications for positions as teach
Drs in the schools have been filed with
the board from the following:
Ellie X. Ship. Nephi Peterson Mrs.
Wilkinson Of Salt Lake; ]. II. Brooke.
Chicago; Iva Thomas, Ogden; Mary +.
Tiranley Clancy, Mont; Adelaide NJ.
Blanchard. Los Angeles. Cal. Myrtle
Cilkey, Nampa. Ida; Miss ]. NJ Null
COY. Eureka. New; Jennie Stewart.
pleasant Grove. Utah: n. A. Marks.
Rock Springs. Wyo.; G. Alvin Groves.
Melrose. Mass; Nary J. Mcguire
Creighton. Nsb.: Edwin F. Dyer. Port
land Ind. Carrie Peterson. Ephrairn
Utah; NJ Z Church, Caldwell Ida:
Anna Hansen. Minneapolis, Mimi: Mel
lie g. Colder. Scribner. Neb.: Caroline
J. Paine. london, England; Agnes Ev-
ans Payson. Utah: Margaret Reynolds,
Mt Pleasant, Utah Gertrude L. Max
well. Emma. Colo; lone Longbridge,
Pullman. Wash; Rose Campbell. Cald-
well. Ida.
Unruly Boys Fined.
Carl Gutenberg and George Gypson,
two lads from the west side. were in