The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-08
SCHOOLS MAY
BE KEPT OPEN
Board Grants Teachers PERMITS.
sion to Charge Tuition.
FEES WILL PAY SALARIES
ENTIRE MATTER NOW RESTS
WITH THE PARENTS.
FEES WILL PAY SALARIES

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public schools from May g. the time
now set for their closing owing To the
lack of funds % keep them open any
longer, until the end of the regular
school year. was adopted last evening
by the board of education. It gives the
teachers permission t0 charge "a tultloh
of s. for all grade pupils and 81 lot
High school students. The money SO
raised is 90 cover the salaries of the
teachers, whose present contracts Win
the board expire on Monday, May T.
The idea of continuing the schools lh
that manner was evolved al "a meetihe
yesterday afternoon of the members OF
the teachers and schools committee.
which was attended by a number OF
teachers and principals. Al the con-
Clusi0n of the meeting a SET of reaolu-
lions. emb0dying the plan and detailing
30, were drawn mp and signed by lAe
committee. They We're presented Jo me
board last evening and were adopted
They read as follows.
Plan TO Continue the Schools.
"SaIt Lake CITY, Utah. April o. 1903.
TO the Honorable Board of Education,
City. Gentlemeu-YOur committee on
teachers and school work bees 90 re-
commend the adoption of the following
resolution
Whereas. The board of education,
owing to the lack of funds, win not De
able 90 continue the schools for Jhe tul
school year. but finds 10 necessary tO
close on or about May & next
Il Resolved. That the teachers DE. and
q they are hereby authorized. under the
supervision of the superintendent and
The principals of The different schools.
90 enter into contracts with the parents
OF the children enrolled in the schools
tsuch contract t0 be- prepared by the
huard) tO pay for the tuition by the
parents for the children enrolled for
The balance of the school year after
ON or about May 4 next the tuition J0
be- charged in the grades to be- not more
taan 81 per pupil and in the High
school not more than So per pupil the
board not 90 be- liable for the coIec-
lion of such tuition or for the payment
90 the tachers of their salaries for
same period. Respectfully submitted.
OSCAR W. MOYLE.
BYRON CUMMINGS.
FL. FRANK GRANTING"
Opposition by Mr. Gsoghegqn.
a AR. Geoghegan was the only member
d the board who voted against the
resolution W. j. Newman and Judge
Henderson being absent. He offered an
amendment which. he COntended III it
were adopted would permit of the
schools being kept open until the end
OF the regular year. He asked that the
payment of the Mccormick note for
$50 geo be permitted tO 90 over until
next year That would leave about
$4,000 cash on hand Then he proposed
90 take about $500 from the building
fund a portion of the proceeds of "a /
#.| L. 30 #H
Garfield depot. and apply that 90 the
SO 600.
His next step was to defer the pay
ment of the principals salaries until
July 4. the beginning of the next year.
and that sum, added 90 the money
already in sight, would net the neces- /
sary amount 90 keep the schools open
in the regular way.
10 permit of the amendment being
discussed, B. S. Young seconded it, o. .
w. MOyle was the first one TO speak
against it. lie brought out the fact
very clearly that the amendment pro-
posed "a number of acts ON the part of
the board which We're lu direct conflict
with the statutes. especially those
clauses which entertained the carry
ing of debt from one school year into .
another. He was opposed 90 delaying
the payment of the Mccormick note any
onger saying that n IL We're done the .
bank might bring suit 90 recover and /
force the board tO pay Interest upon It, .
Denied he Worked Against Bill.
During the course of his remarks ne /
charged Mr.. Geoghegau with working f.
for the defeat of the school tax bin .
which the latter very promptly and /.
emphatically denied. Thereua0u Mr.. F.
Moyle apolosized for his remarks. stat I
sidered very trustworthy, was mistaken /.
or misinformed. The amendment was /.
voted down. Mr.. GeOghegau being the !.
only one who voted Tor &c.
When The vote ou the resolution as /
presented was taken W. a. Nelden .
asked whether 10 would Dee legal t1 per-
NIT the teachers to use the schools dur
ing thr month of May and charge "a tul-
tIon. Mr.. Moyle said De had not looked /
into the matter very carefully from q .
legal point of view. but onhand would /.
hazard the opinion that 10 was. Then F.
Mr. Neideu voted ia the affirmative.
adding that De wished the position of
the board could be- placed ia the right 3
light before the people of Salt Lake.
He said that TWO of the papers. ha
did NOT mention which two had placed /.
the board and the school closing matter
iu a false Light before the people. He
wanted the fact brought out very
plainly that the expenses OF the board
continue just the same whether the
schools are closed 0r not. with the exc
Ceptiou of about $500 which Is Toe
quired for salaries Tor the teachers.
Address to the Public.
SIR Young then moved that the
teachers and school committee which
signed the above SEE of resolutions
draw zap am address tG Che people of
Sail Lake City. setng forth the exact
s,aus of The situation that there
might Doe BOO longer any misuuderstand-
ng about why The board is forced 90
close che schools.
The report of Treasurer j. Barnett
showed balance ou hand April Q of
Sie-..,5.8N. THE March expenditures az
sregatod S3Gg54I3. The receipts for the
UIue months We're Si24.62ll9. disbursc-
m-nts S3l9.045.Sl
The committee ON teachers and
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