Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-29

whether certain school districts In that
section should be consolidated into one.
The vote showed the majority Of the
voters to be In favor OF the consolIda-
Ton, and the board OF county commits
siohers' after canyassing the vote, de-
cared that the following districts
should be consolidated into school dis
Ilflct No. l. Roy Kanesvlle, Hooper,
Taylor, West Weber, Garland and VIII
son. On the part OF some OF the resi-
dents OF that district an effort is now
being put forth TO break up the con-
s0lidation
An action has been filed In the Sec
ond district court by Henderson and
Macmillan as attorneys for the Roy
school district Of Weber county against
G. H. Holllngsworth, county clerk. The
application for writ Of mandate, al
leges that John c. Child. Charles A.
Kundquist and Lorenzo Stoker. were
we duly elected trustees OF the plain
tiits corporation, and further alleges
lhat the said trustees met last June
and passed resolutions providing for a
NH school tax levy, TO raise funds
10 pay the expenses Of running the
schools Tor the coming school year
mat ms month the said trustees were
notified by the county auditor that the
said nve mill school tax would not be
placed upon the tax rolls, on account Of
the Roy district having been consolld-
ated In the school district No. /. The
ailiant John G. Chids alleges that the
said consolidation Is void and null. on
the grounds that the resolutions Of con.
k0ll1Qtinn I.f a..
ers' ala not contain an enacting clause,
nor We're they entered In the ordinance
pook or published or signed by the
chairman OF the board and attested by
me clerk 1t is further alleged that
the auditors refusal is unlawful be-
cause the Roy school district had never
been abolished and school district No.
l created according to law. That
without the five mill levy the school
cannot run this year Wherefore the
alhant prays for writ OF mandate
compelling the auditor to place the five
mill levy on the assessment rolls
Edward Bell has filed suit In the dis
trict court against James Dawson. 10
recover eamapes by irrigatlng water IN
the sum Of $50
ihbNR IN Parade,
The labor unions parade and forma-
ton OF the same for Labor day, Sept.
Z promises to be one OF the finest pa
fades ever seen in ogden. Elaborate
preparations are under way
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The board Of education held It's reg
ular session last evening with all men,
bers present,
The teachers committee reported that
II VIII report upon the assignment
OF teachers at the next meeting, also
that II will be able TO report on the
teachers examinations which were
completed last evening.
The supply committee recommended
that the high. schoo supplies for the
laboratory be ordered, also the blanks
for the supefintendent's office Adopted.
The resignation of Miss BerthaLesset-
ger as teacher was accepted The ap-
pllcation Of Eta Brown for position as
teacher was filed.
One thousand dollars was ordered
paid the contractors on the high school
annex.
A letter Of coincidence was sent the
mother Of Miss Eugenia d Smith, ex-
pressing the boards sympathy to her
In the death Of her daughter, who was
formerly an esteemed teacher in the
ogden public schools.
The following janitors for the various
schools were employed for the ensuing
year:
Central ELI Blakely Plngree, Albert
Bell, Washington Robert Unswort
West Ogden, w, f. Smith, Grant,
Henry Bell; Grant annex, Mrs. j. OWL
liamsi Mound Fort, Isaac Farley; Five
Points, L. W. Sherner Clips, II, c.
Neison Brooms Bench. George II.
Butler Emerson j, T. Smyth; Siali-
son. Henry DERRY; High School, John
Gray; Twenty-second street, Mrs. ].
Schatt Quincy, George Poulter; Lewis.
Henry Denkers. The board fixed their
salaries the same as last year. They
are to commence work Sept !,