Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-16
SPECIAL MEETING
HELD LAST NIGHT.
,.,, uenber on Board OF Edu'
W." cation Was Not
Chosen.
TWO ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS
Erected This Year--Mr. New
man criticized Judge Brown OF
The juvenile Court

o,ios TO the absence of Mathonihah
rS.,,as Of the Fourth precinct 'hs
wv, NJ education at It's special meet
ms last night did not choose menus. n 81,
w ,Ae board from that precinct 10 III
yacancy caused by the resignation
s.u c. edwards. Several matters Oh
..ytance were attended TO among
pa s,.h vas the approval OF the report
W. committed on buildings ana
as recommending the purchase
,.Ires for two additional school build
20 he constructed this year The
a.a also approved plans for the con-
,.,ction of the new gymnasium build
- tho High school grounds to cost
,a' oo without the assembly room, or
,.ooo0 with that room. Bids will be
.ood for including the assembly room
And without It,
The committee recommended the pur-
hose Of lsOxgy1 feet Of ground in DOCK
a Mat c, from Hubbard Investment
oompany for the sum OF Sl,5OO, ana also
.bs purchase OF li2x29O feet between
ras, and West Temple streets, about
block south of Ninth South street.
ram ]. R. walker, for the sum OF 49,
eo The recommendations were con-
Cured in by the board, and the report
.Sonted Ii was also decided TO EN-
,1nv Riohard kletting to draw plans
Ira new ls-r0om school building TO be
.nn.tructcd ON the nrst-naueu site,
,,5ien is on Eleventh West, between
Fourth and Fifth North streets.
Tne plaus OF Dallas " hedges for the
now gymnasium building were accepted
and btds for It's construction VIII be
advertised for, ana viii be opened on
Apu Is. In considering The plans 1t
was suggested by Principal Eaton that
an assembly room be proyiued IN TIE
gymnasium, so the board decided 20
ral for bids which will include such a
room. and also bids without II.
Upon recommendation OF the commit
tee on buildings and grounds the board
entered into contracts with Ashton
Brothers for the erection OF toilet rooms
IN the Washington school building at a
cost Of $3.50. and with Hisson " RIOS.
sitter for the plumbing and heating
work in the same building at a cost Of
g956 Contracts were also entered into
with Asper Noall a. Co.. for installing
toilet rooms IN the Longfelow school at
cost OF Sl0Oi, and with Higson 4
Roster tor the plumbing work on the
sane az q cost OF $40.
There was quite a strenuous argument
indugsd IN by some OF the members Ok
ihs board upon the Introduction Of a
resolution drawn by Supt. Christensen,
authorizing the principals OF the schools
20 furnish the truant officer with a list
q names Of an children Of school 0Ys
who are not attending school, so that
the matter nay be placed before the
juvenile court. President Moyle and
Mr. Newman took occasion to strongly
condemn the action Of the Judge of inc
juvenile court In such cases and both
opposed the resolution, Mr., Moyle stat
ID that the actions OF the Judge of the
court were outrageous in some In
stances,
Prof. Cummings defended the court
and the Judge in two separate speeches.
After the discussion had closed the res
olation Was adopted by a unanimous
vote
II was decided by the board to petit
ton the city council 60 compel the Rio
Grante Western Railway company to
construct viaducts over its tracks on
Second South between Fifth and sixth
West streets, and also on First North
and Sixth West streets. II was also
decided TO ask that the oregon Short
Line be compelled to construct viaducts
on Second South and Third West streets
and on Fifth South and Third West
streets
There was no action taken by the
board IN regard 10 the matter of intro
ducng modern languages in the grade
schools
The bond Of Treasurer S. A. Whitney
IN the sum Of 100000, with w. s, MS
Conck C.. $, Burton, ]. D. Murdoch.
byron Groo and II. G.. Whitney as sure
Ties was approved by the board,