The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-17
BOARD EDUCATION
STILL SHY A MEMBER
Vacancy Caused by Resignation
of II. c. Edwards Not
Filled.
NEW TWELNE-R00M
BUILDING Is ORDERED
Likewise, a Gymnasium for the
High School to Cost
$4,000.

The matter OF clcCting member of tho
Board OF Education from the Fourth ward
10 I'LL the vncancy caused by the resigna-
tion of III. c. Edwards. was again post
poned Friday night owing to the absence
of MI Thomas, the remaining member
from that ward Petitions from "A num-
Der OF women asking that one OF their
sex be selected were filed
The matter OF introducing certain Ian
guages in the eighth grades was also
postponed.
More School Buildings.
Definite action looking toward the cree
tion OF a twelVc-room school building on
Eleventh West. between Fourth and Fifth
North streets. also for the erection or
gymnasium TO cost $500 on the High
school grounds, OF gymnasium and as
sembly hall combined TO cost approNl-
mntely $50 600.
Committee Recommendation Wins.
This action was taken upon recommen-
dations o! the committee on buildings
and grounds. as follows; That the offer
OF the Hubbard Investment company OF
Il site lS0N297 feet In block 90, plat e. for
$3.50 be accepted: that the offer OF ] r,
Walker OF Il site l421zX2S0 feet between
Main and West Temple. about one block
below Ninth South street, for 5000 be ac-
cepted. that the plans OF Dallas & Hedges
for the gymnasium building at the High
school be accepted. and that tho commit
tee be authorized TO advertise for bids.
Of gymnasium with and without an
assembly hall: that r.. Kletting be en-
ployed TO draw plans for twelve-room
school building In block 20, plat c, the
bids TO be opened April is.
Before vote was taken upon the rec
concentrations. Prof Eaton of the High
school was heard In support OF the prop
ositlon to include an assembly hall In the
gymnasium building Prof. Eaton point
ed out that the room was badly needed
owing TO the fact that the High school
was being crowded as never before In It's
history and expressed the earnest hope
that the board would see its way clear
10 include the assembly hall, which Will
only Increase the cost by about 5000
The motion TO adopt the report was
carried all members voting In the af-
hrmative except Martin. who voted no
and Cheesman. who was excused from
voting
Other Recomm en- da tions Adopted
The committee on buildings and grounds
recommended that the board enter into a
contract with Ashton Bros. and Higson
& Rossiter for the erection OF the toilet
rooms at the Washington school for tho
sum or 1920 and installing the heating
and plumbing plant at the same building
for s225s; also that the board petition the
City Council To have a Niaduct placed
across the Rio Grande tracks on Second
South between Fifth and Sixth West
streets. and across Sixth West and FIRST
North streets, also across the Short Line
tracks on Third West and Second south
and Fifth South and Third West streets
The recommendations were adopted
Bond of Treasurer Approved.
The committee on finance recommended
that the 100000 bond OF S. A Whitney
treasurer OF the board with w s Nc
Murdoch. Byron Groo and II. G. Whit
ney suretes. be approved Adopted