The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-14
JAMES 7. HAMMOND
IS GIVEN HONOR
Unanimously Elected to Sue
ceed Judge Henderson As
School Board President.
BRIDWELL INVESTIGATION
GOES OVER INDEFINITELY
Financial Report Submitted,
EnumeratOrS Named and
Other Business.

James r. Hammond OF the Fourth
ward was unanimously elected prcsi
dent of the city board of education at
its meeting Tuesday night, to- fill the
unexpired term of the late Judge II,
p. Henderson. Mr.. Hammond has
been a member of the board for two
years and the term for which he was
elected president Will expire next Jan
uary. lie was nominated by Mathoni-
hah Thomas who paid very high com
pliment to tho new president for his
faithful work on tho board. He stated
that he had been requested by Mr..
Cummings, whose name had been frc.
quently mentioned for the presidency,
to nominate Mr.. Hammond and urge
upon him 10 accept the Office, He was
satisfied that Mr.. Hammond was the
unanimous choice of the eight mem
bcrs present and promised him the
hearty support of the entire member.
ship.
Upon motion of Mr. Giauque the
clerk was instructed to cast the unan-
nous vote of the members present for
Mr. Hammond. The new president is
a prominent attorney and for eight
years during the administrations of
former Gov. Heber NJ Wells was sec.
rotary OF state. During his service on
the school board he has been a leading
member of the rules, teachers and
school work and finance committees.
He accepted the presidency in neat
speech and stated that he would do his
utmost to live up to the record estab-
Eshed by the late Judge Henderson, to
whom he paid very high tribute.
Board Is Weary.
The board is apparently weary of
the investigation Of the charges against
Superintendent of Buildings Brldwell
for the present at any rate. When
Chairman Hammond announced that
the time had arrived for further hear
ing on that matter there was a very
noticeable silence in the room for some
little time. Finally Mr. Martin sug.
gested that the investigation be dis
continued until after the work of re-
pairing the school buildings was com
pleted, so as not TO interfere with the
labors Of the employees during that
important work. With that opening
Mr.. Cheesman moved that the investi.
CATION go over for the present, The
motion was carried with the opposi-
ton of Mr.. Newman only, who voted
against it.
a communication was received from
W. II. Rowe, director of the Utah ex-
hlblC at the exposition at Seattle. re-
questing that pictures of the city school
buildings be sent TO the fair to be hung
in the Utah building. The request was
granted.
The board granted leaves of absence
for one year 10 Jennie Breck on, Jennie
Gray and Harriet Hobart. The report
Of Treasurer Whitney for the month OF
June, 1909. showing a balance on hand
of $50, 1922 was approved upon
recommendation of the finance com
mittee
w. j. Barrette. the new member of
the board from the Fifth ward, TO
succeed the late Judge Henderson, was
present for the first time.
The following named teachers who
were delinquent in accepting their for
mer rcappojntments. were reappointed
for the year 1900-10l0: Ethel Hay"
ward. Annie Holmes. Lille Mcfarland
Jennette Swan, Myrtle Reese. Nora
Reese, Ethel Mcdonald, Grace Nelson,
Marie Rogawsky, Anna X. Brunton,
Geneva Love, Alice Hubert. Fannie
Buckbee, Rae Woodcock, Rachel Ure,
J. NJ. Anderson, Nellie Ham, Sarah
Gillett, Ruth Storer, Lisle Bradford,
Elsie E'redcrickson
= Annual report,
The board received the annual re-
port of Clerk Judd. showing receipts
and disbursements as follows:
Receipts.
IN bopd I,1 1ono An