The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-03
MR.. THOMAS AFTER
MISSING BATHTUBS
School Board May Meet This
Week to Renew InyeStiga.
ti0n of BridweIl.
SOME BOARD MEMBERS
ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT
Bridwell Is Better Paid Than
Men Similarly Employed
in Other Cities.

Judge Henderson. president OF the
board of education, probably will call a
! meeting OF that body this week TO re-
! new the investigation of evident glarinS
! Irregularities In the building and grounds
department, George NJ, Bridwell, super
| intendent.
This will be the second recent invesu-
cation Brldwcll has undergone, but the
first amounted TO nothing for the reason
that it was headed off by William j,
Newman, member OF the board IRON the
Third ward, who feared the light Ill
might bring. aided and abettcd by MIR.
Giauque and Mr.. Martin. the last Of
dreds OF tons of coal to the board Of
which he Is member. in direct violation
of the law
The obstructionists do not promise to
fare so we'll in this investigation, though,
for the reason that II is to be by commit;
tee OF the whole Mr.. Newman headed
the committee on teachers and school
work, with a resolution for n pct set of
rules sharply defining the jurisdiction OF
tho several committees, ostcnSihly so
that one committee wouldn't tramp upon
tho toes of another committee; but IN
reality 10 clog the wheels of the inves-
ing for the money of one Of his sons
under an assumed name was further
aired.
This investigation is to be under a.
resolution introduced by Mr.. Thomas
last TUESDAY The resolution calls for
an investigation of the irregularities in
crs turned In by Thomas !. Bridwell, a
brother Of tho superintendent who is en-
ployed as laborers and jauitoTs work
at the generous carpenter wage of $3.50
the carpenters union. and the dtsap-
pearancc of bathtubs and the like from
property purchased by the board for
building purposes.
Evi% potbtuhs
The board recently purchased addi-
t!onal ground Immediately adjoining
school buildings for the purpose Of max
ing additions 10 these buildings. To get
ever buildings there were thereon In
Two of these buildings there were bath
tubs and other property which have dis
appeared and have never been satisfac-
toriy accounted for TO the board II has
been said that ono OF these tubs found |
iis Way to Superintendent BridHeUs S |
strangely enough, TO the house of ono
of the numerous Newmans employed by |
the board. Mr. Thomas wants To know !
what became OF these things and other |
property. and so included them in his |
resolution Some of the members. nota- !
bly, Messrs. Martin and Giauque-Mr. |
posed to the adoption OF ;he resolution;
but feared TO speak out against it. and |
II was unanimously adopted by AN aye
and nay vote, amidst an otherwise pro-
Mr.. Bridwei appears 10 have strong /
pull somewhere, but not because lie is |
an architect, and in his selection the
board appears 10 have made q slight de- !
parturc from It's prior selections OF build !
ings and grounds superintendent, FOR tho J
late William Il. Pinney vas not only a |
good buildings and grounds Superintend- |
cnt. but was also nm architect and saved
the board more than his salary came to
many years.
tcct nor a man OF any particular cduca-
ton. receives more than any Instructor
IN the city.s employ with the exception
Bridwell gets s225o n year and the high
,st salary any instructor ever received
IS $3.50 year. 500 less.
He Is High Priced
In this connection II is interesting 10
note that other cities of the country with
cess OF that OF Salt Lake City. and with
two. three. four and hvc times rs many
to look after, noa only pay. their
1,and that they nc orchitects and men
rgh ability. For instance;
Minneapolis. ~i,n population three
,ity. and with school revenue of ap~
81 100000, pays Its superin
!endent, who is also an architect; only
many buildings as there are here.
Grand Rapids Mich, with as many
Salt Lake and with just about as much
work. pays only $1,000.
Toledo o.. which is considerably larger
han Salt Lake and has much more work
Ior its building superintendent, pays
1856, with school revenue Of a,3S7.-
SEA-
Duluth. about as large as Salt Lake.
PAYS 1881.
Colorado Springs, Col, pays only $1,000
year.
Topeka. Kan, pays $1,000
SOok3nc DHvS only S2UOn.
Butte, Mont. gives only. $1,000 and de-
nands considerably more of its supcrin-
endcrt than is demanded here.
Omaha, Neb., OF all the cities which
his city comes anywhere near classng !
S the ouly one TO pay its buildings and
grounds superIn ntendcnt more than does
salt Lake City. Omaha pays $500 a !
year. but Insists that he shall be a capa-
,ic architect and get out plans and speci-
icatious for buildings, for which wor.
Salt Lake City does not depend upon
is buildings and grounds superintendent
,ut pays outside architects fancy sums
or.
FAKE GOOD CARE OF WHAT YOU
SPEND YOUR LIFE TO