Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-11
SCHOOL BOARD
TO CANCEL LEASE
High School viii be Moved to
UId University Building,
WORK Is NOW GOING ON
II IL Not Inprobibie that the Boar
Wiil Purchase Old Uuiyersisy
Properly.

There Is force Of about twenty peo-
pie at work removing the seats and
paraphernalia from the High school
Duuding into the old University build
ing. The latter Is being Oyerhauled
and cleaned So that the High School
can be resumed Monday morning. Mr.
flnney director OF buildings for the
school board, Is supervising the WORN
OF hitting up the new quarters for the
school. A small army OF women, with
sctubbing brushes are working Vlgoi
Ously, and when the High School STU
dents enter their new home next Mon
day morning they VIII lind 1t very In
Vltlng. II was through he public spirit
OF Governor Wells, In rendering the ola
University building 10 the school board,
that so short time viii be- lost as the
result OF the fire. Naturally enough the
moving OF the school to The University
building has caused the people TO turn,
their eyes IN that direction az a posi-.
bic permanent home for the High
school No definite move has
been made In that direction on the part
OF the school board It IL too soon, but
II Is understood that most OF them look
very favorably on the proposition.
For the past two years the board has
been renting the building that II has
just left, on account OF damages done
to II by the fire. The rent paid was
$4,000 a year. The owner of the prop
erty Is w. ]. Men2ies Of London, Eng
land, but J, n. D0oly Of this city Is
acting as his agent In the contract
under which the building was leased
there Is clause which provides tina
the lease may be annulled By the board.
In the case Of destruction or damage uy
lire. Now the alacrity with which The
board has pronounced the cessation Of
the lease would indicate that II hes
not been highly pleased with the al
langement.
The idea OF purchasing the old uni
verslty buildings Is not one that the
present emergency has brought up. But
TO the contrary. President Newman has
been contending for some time that IL
would be Just and proper thing
for the board to do, and now he advo-
Gates II strongly. He says that Ia the
first place the time Is most propitious.
The buildings are now in the hands of
the state, which he thinks would meet
the board more than half way II IL de-
the city has paid more than 90 per cent
OF the school taxes OF the state and the
property was originally given to the
state by the city Another reason which
appeals to him strongly Is, that the west
side Is In sore need Of a school build
Ing. II contains the preponderance Of
the population and the people have been
clamorng for school Accommodations
N on 81 old Ia 4. tt,lt q
and other schools which could do very
wen. He also thinks that 1t is not I'M
probable that the board Will purchase
the exposition grounds on which It
could erect an admirable high school
building and then sustain two high
schools.
II lis well understood that most OF
the members OF the board concur with
him In his position and II Is therefore
confidently expected that the university
property win be purchased and that
however more high schools Salt Lake
may have, one high school will be To-
Gated there indefinitely.
OF course MIR. Dooly does not wish to
lose his tenants and this morning lac
called on several members OF the board
in an effort To- dissuade them from can-
hardly be right or even honest. 30 Il
Is said. for the board TO cancel the lease
after the building had been erected
under the direction Of the bonrd for the
express purpose Tor which II VAS bclns
used. and now If II were abandoned
by the board much loss would be real
ICED by the owner OF the property
This however. did not seem TO appeal
20 the members for they seem abso.
lutely fixed In their determination tC
cancel the lease, which means that IN,
High school viii never be IN the
Menzies building again.
OTHER BOARD MATTERS,
The school board met yesterday after
noon and employed three new teachers
10 I'll vacancies In the corps They
were Helen H. jenkins, Of Columbus
Ohio, Gertrude Felt, SALT Lake. and
Mrs Rose Gibbons also Of this city,
The committee accepted the bid Of
e. It. Martin a Co. 10 furnish coal Il
the schools during the current year
The prices will be S4.50 ton for Rock
Springs lump, si,25 for nut and So foi
slack. The Grass Creek prices are Si2j
81 and $3.50. The contract will amount
10 about "a 600.