The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-21

Board of Education Will Expend
sos, 900 Within Next Year
for Buildings.
MAKES DEFICIT OF $1,000
OTHER ROUTINE BUSINESS
TRANSACTED LAST NIGHT.

The board of education last night
adopted the recommendations of the
grounds and building committee for
the construction Of two twelve room
school houses and a gymnasium for the
Salt Lake High school, estimated at
the cost Of $105, 900. One school house
is to be constructed in the southwest
ern part of the city for $4,000 to re-
lieve the Grant and Franklin schools.
A similar school house is to be built in
the northwestern part Of the city to
relieve the Union school SO that part
of the building can be used by the High
school students This is also to cost
$4O. goo. The High school gymnasium is
to be erected at the cost of $4,000.
The building and grounds committee
was authorized to call for plans and
have them presented before the board
is estimated that the amount of money
in the school fund for building pur-
pose will have amounted to $8S,O00 by
July, 1907. This is a deficit of $4,000
over the funds allotted to building pur-
poses, which was voted for last night
by the board of education to be ex-
pended within the coming year
Two Votes Against Move.
After the recommendation of the
| grounds and building committee was
read before the board. for the cOnstruc-
| ton of the three buildings, a discussion
/ followed which lasted about three
| hours. When the motion for the adOp-
1 IL,
/ before the board, A. G. Giauque and Q.
| S. Martin were the only members who
voted against it, During the discussion
/ Mr.. Giauque proposed to amend the
motion of H. P Henderson, who moved
/ to adopt the recommendation, by add
1 ing another eight-room school house
/ to the list to be built in Poplar Grove,
| at the cost of $23, 600. Upon presenting
this amendment NJ. NJ. Thomas took the
| floor and accused Mr.. GiauqUe Of try
/ ing to push through q rider to defeat
! the building of a gymnasium at the
| High school Mr.. Giauque resented This
in a stirring manner, but before there
was any discussion the question was
/ called for and the amendment was de-
| feated by a vote of eight to two.
In the recommendation of the build
/ ing and grounds committee it was
stated that the residents of the north
western part of the city would donate
/ ten lots for building site in block 81,
plat c, providing that four of the ad-
| Joining lots would be purchased for the
sum of 500, making a building site of
/ 160x29T feet. The site of the school to
| be erected in the Uintah school district
/ is estimated at the cost of $4,000 by
/ the building and grounds committee.
Plans for Gymnasium.
The committee also presented three
propositions from architects In regard
| to the size of the gymnasium and the
| cost. They were as follows: TwO-story
building. 4OxS0 feet, S22, 900; 60xi20 feet.
! $43. 000; 65x130 feet, $50, 000 In each case
nothing except the actual construction
of the building was considered in the
| estimates.
When the motion for the building OF
a gymnasium was presented to the
board by Judge Henderson, it read that
the building was to be not less than
50x1O0 feet in the clear, and was to be
one story high. The board authorized
the committee in passing the motion to
| get an estimate of the cost Of such a
| building and present it before the next
meeting of the board. It was decided
that the two school houses should be
similarly built, and that but one set of
plans would be required.
independent Company Wins.
The Independent Telephone company
won its exclusive right to install tel
ephones in the High school and the
| Bryant school last night when the
board ordered the Rocky Mountain Bell
4 Telephone company TO take OuC It's IN
| struments at once. It was stated that
the Bell telephone had been installed
for Principal George a. Eaton's per-
sonal use, but it violated the contract
signed with the Independent company.
The committee also offered the fol-
lowing recommendations for adoption
/ That the contract for the toilet room
addition at the Washington school be
awarded to Ashton Bros. for $1,929; that
the contract for heating and plumbing
at the Washington school be awarded
to Higson & Rossiter for $2252. The
board accepted the recommendation
presented by the committee.
When the recommendation for the
sale of the Irving school, Second WesJ
and Fourth North streets, was read. ii
was objected TO by Professor Byron
Cummings. The highest bid was $3.50
made by Nephi L. Morris, and after
some discussion IL was laid on the table
until the next meeting.
Attorneys Get Fees.
Upon the recommendation Of the COM
mittee on finance the following appro-
priations were made by the board: That
1910 be paid to Ray Van Colt and S30t
to z. B. Critchlow for legal services il
court in the case of the San Pedro, Los
Angeles & salt Lake Route against the
board of education. The committee or
i teachers recommended that the resig.