The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-22
WILL BUILD GYM
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Two Twelye-ROOm School Build
ings Also to Be
Erected.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
DECIDES UPON THEM
Cost of the Three Will Probably
Reach Sum of $780,
600.

and extremely enervatlng discussion tn,
Board OF Education decided at a meeting
held Tuesday evening TO construct the
following buildings at an carly date
Gymnasium building on the High
school grounds. to cost from $1,000 to
so OC0
Twelve-room school building In tbs
northwestern portion OF the city. to cost
approximately $4,000
TweNe-room school building in the
southern portion OF the city, to cost ap-
proXimatcly $4,000.
Long Go-as- -You-Please Talk.
The decision to construct these build
ings was preceded as heretofore men
toned, by fully three hours of go-as-you-
please talk The talk was started by a
report from the committee on buildings
and grounds, but which informed the
board that il a twelye-room building
was erected In the northwestern portion
$4,000 and adding that ten lots had been
offered the committee free of cost. II
four adjoining lots were purchased by
the board for S7O0. giving the board a
site OF 160 by 81 feet 1t also was re.
ported that an eight-room building In the
Uintah school district would cost $4,000.
exclusive OF the site, which would cost
about 5000.
dlgh school gymnasium.
In the matter of the proposed gymna-
sium at the High school, tho committee
passed up to the board the estimates OF
firm Of architects as follows 40xS0
feet. two stories. with an assembly hall
with seating capacity of 500 81 900. e0X
l20 feet. two stories with an assembly
hall with a seating capacity of 100,
$4,000. e5Nl3o feet, TWO stories, without
lecture hall. 100000.
Cummings Precipitates Debate.
Cummings moved that the I0xS0 gym
nasium oe the choice of the board, and
Henderson seconded the motion Then
every body talked
Martin opposed the gym. on the ground
that school buildings, proper, were more
urgently needed than such Il luxury. He
then pointed out that the gym and the
school buildings In the southern north
city would cost at least sliS0do, while the
board had but $SS00O in sight for build
ing purposes up TO July l. 1907.
Buildings Are Ordered
Finally Judge Henderson moved that
the board build q gym 50Xl00 feet in tho
clear without an assembly room, and
that twelve-room buildings be erected ia
the southern and northwestern portions
OF the city,
Glauquc moved to amend that an eight.
room building be constructed in the Pop.
lar Grove addition. but the amendment
was lest.
Only Two Dissenters.
The motion was put upon Hcnderson's
motion TO build the gym and the twelve
room buildings and the motion prevailed
by the following vote:
Yeas-Cummings, Cheesman. Newman.
Thomas. Oberndorfer Henderson and
Nays-Martin and Giauque-2
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds recommended as follows: That
at tho Washington school be awarded to
Ashton Bros. for $3.50; that the contract
for the heating and plumbing Mt the
Washington be awarded to Higson e.
Rossitcr. for s225s: that the $3.50 bid OF
Nephi l. Morris ct al. for the Irving
school property be accepted and a deed
executed. The property 1t at Second West
and Fourth North
First Two Recommendations Adopted.
The FIRST two recommendations were
adopted without debate, but tho matter
of the sale OF the school property pre-
cipitated a discussion, several members
being OF the opinion that the next six
months would witness an increase in
value. and that the property should be
held. Moylc suggested that as there was
no American election In the city this fall
there was no particular reason for an
advance but he evidently overlooked the
fact that the Americans Will carry the
county this fall.
The matter finally went over until the
next meeting.
designations, Leave Of Absence.
The Committee on Teachers and School
Work recommended as follows. That the
OF Miss Lou Lewis be ac-
cepted 10 take effect February g: that
Miss Mary l.. Hoag be granted a leave of
absence until the end OF the present
school year: that Samuel Doxey be
granted leave OF absence until the end
of the present school year. on account Of
poor health. and that he be allowed full
TO February 9, 1906 The re-
port was adopted
Street Railway Transfers.
The Utah Light and RAILWAY company
informed the. honrd That II bsa lssued an