The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-12
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BOARD
THREE BIDS FOR SCHOOL FURNl'
TURE ACCEPTED.
MCMILLAN, Ogden and Boyle Furni-
ture Companies Successful
Teachers Recommended

At the regular meeting OF the board
OF education last night bids were ac-
cepted from three firms for furniture
to be used In the new high school
building TO the amount of $4,000. The
Mcmillan Furniture and Paper com
pany OF Salt Lake received the big
end of the amount, being awarded the
contract for 1000 common school
desks and 100 backs, which tney agree
to furnish for $3.Gi0. Next in order Of
amount Is the Ogden Furniture and
Carpet company. which will furnish 10
oak stand desks for use In the COM
mercial department for 1878. The
Boyle Furniture company OF Ogden re-
ceiyed the contract for stand stools
to be used in the same department, for
consideration of $50.
On motion of Mr.. Coulter an
appropriation amounting to 500 was
allowed to recompense Superintend-
ent Mills for expense to be incurred
on his forthcoming trip to Denver,
as delegate to the convention OF
the National Educational association.
The question as to whether kinder
gartens will be maintained at all of
the grade schools in the city was
IGlclltu UdIk W llG nlldltD
for further report at the next regu.
lar meeting
The contract for repairing and re-
painting the roofs OF the various
schools WAS awarded to r S. Brown,
| who will agree to do all necessary
work for $1.25 per hundred square feet
and to keep the same In repair, or
guarantee mis- work, for period of
| five years.
Superintendent j. NJ. Mills present
| ed TO the board a list of JanitorS whom
he recommended for service at the
various schools, which, after short
consideration, was laid on the table.
pending personal investigation by
each member Of his especial ward.
| A list of teachers of various grades
was presented by Superintendent
i Mills. which includes the names of
twelve recent high school graduates,
| for positions as assistants in the
grade schools The assistants will be
employed in the principals office and
will be called upon to substitute In
the lower grades when necessary. The
salary recommended by Superintend-
ent Mills for these assistants is S25
a month Superintendent Mills was
anxious TO have the entire list favor
| ably passed upon, but the board de-
cided tnat time was necessary for
| them TO give the list careful consid-
GRAFTON and 1t was decided to allow
the matter to go over for a special
meeting TO be held at ] o'clock Mon
day afternoon, when action will be
| taken.
Cash on hand was reported as being
$71 .445.31, which includes $123.54 in
terest on the deposit in the First Ma
tional bank. Expenditures for opera
tion and maintenance of the schools
during the month of May was report
ed as being $12.320.5S. Regular
monthly hills to the amount of $1,000
were received and accepted, except
that of the Rocky Mountain Bell Tel
ephone company, which amounted to
$25 for the regular monthly rental of
| telephones for the month of June. This
bill was referred to the judiciary com
mittee, who will confer with the man
agement Of the telephoneN company
concerning a reduction In the rate or
the relinquishment OF charges during
the vacation months.
Expenditures representing $23, ,9S4,
which is partial estimate of construc-
ton of the new high school building
was reported. The total expenditure
so far is $37,179.5S. Interest paid,
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