Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-07
NEW TREASURER
NOT YET CHOSEN.
Members Of Board Of Education
Unable 10 Decide Mooted
Question.
MAY BE SETTLED NEXT WEEK.
Independent Telephone Company Al.
ter the Bell Which II Wants Re-
moved From High school

The long standing contest in the
board of education over who shall be
treasurer for the next term, was laid
over again at the meeting last night.
and will probably be settled at the next
regular meeting
In the meantime Treasurer Whitney
will continue to act. and his report was
submitted az usual last night. covering
the month OF January II showed that
on Jan. 2. the balance on hand was
$50, 3O5 81 receipts sl7s,li,e2. total.
1909, AZ SO; disbursements, $3.50, 80,
balance Jan. 81, s17l. 1897 S3. The re-
port went to the committee on finance.
THE TELEPHONE FIGHT.
A communication was received from
the Independent Telephone company
requesting again that the Rocky Noun
tain Bell Telephone company be
removed from the High school
I'm compliance with contract
made at the time the Independent
phones were Installed. After ccnsld-
cradle discussion, In which II was
brought out that Principal Eaton main
peuse. the matter went to the commit
tee on teachers and school work.
JUDDS SALARY INCREASED.
Clerk l., i. Judd OF the board re-
celved a welcome remembrance In the
shape OF an Increase in salary from
$4,000 to $4,000 per year.
The committee on buildings and
grounds was instructed TO look over u
site for a new school building needed
for the northwestern portion OF q !
city. request for a building In th,,.
locality having been received.
THE UNION SCHOOL.
The taking over OF the Union school
by the High school had been considered
by the committee on the whole ana 1t
recommended that. the Union school he
used for High school purposes. and
that the science building be turned
over for elementary grades. II also
| recommended that the committee on
| buildings and grounds look up site
| for a building in the southern part Of
| the city, as well as IN the northwest
| erT, This was adopted. although the
| Union school matter went over TO a
| special meeting to be called within the
next two weeks.
REQUEST REFERRED.
| James l.. Russell. a resident OF Salt
Lake who has lost both hands asked
| permission to give stereoptiCon views In
| Salt Lake schools. the children to be
| allowed to sell tickets. IT was referred
TO the committee on teachers and
school work with power to act.
| WITH THE TEACHERS.
| The committee on teachers and school
! work reported, making the following
| recommendations, which were adopted:
| That Miss Winifred Handy be grant
| ed leave OF absence for the remainder
| of the school year: that Eloise r. AL
len and Mary Connolly BE- appointed
| teachers in the High school at SIS a
! month each: that Mary Nayne be re-
! leased from the department of physical
| culture, and that she be paid the same
salary as at present TO assist In any
| other work under the direction OF the
| principal: that Elsie j. Ward be APP
| pointed TO assist In the physical edu-
cation department OF the High school
at a salary of s25 a month; that the
schools be closed for one week from
March 20 for spring vacation.
| GOING TO KENTUCKY.
| Further recommendation by this
committee were adopted as follows:
| That High school teachers be paid
| only for the time actually taught here
| after; that Supt Christensen be given
| two weeks leave Of absence TO attend