The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-10
HIGH SCHOOL SITE
MAY Be CHANGED
Board of Education Takes Up
Several New Offers of
Locations.
FINAL DECISION AUG. 23
OWING TO DIFFICULTIES FOR
MER ACTION TO BE RESCINDED.

Reconsideration OF the action Of the
board of education in selecting the
Twelfth ward site for the new high
school building viii come up at a spe-
cial meeting of the board 10 be held
August % AT that time II Is likely
that the board will rescind its former
acton and choose another site, AFTER
considering several new offers MADE
20 the board last night.
These new offers include PROPOSE
lions in which the owners of sites
agree to accept payment in school
bonds at par and they include the
Boutwell, site, another new site at the
corner Of First South and Third East
streets. and the Auerbach site IN East
First south street on both sides OF
Elizabeth street.
The new offer for the Boutwell, SITE
as presented by George M. cannon,
was to give the entire tract bounced
by Eighth South and Ninth Soutn
streets and Twelfth East and Thir-
teenth East streets for 100000 worm
Of school bonds at par.
The offer Of the Auerbach site IN
cludes the east eight rods OF lots
and 7. block So. plat F, salt Lake Cily
survey. and the west eight rods Of lots
8 and 6. with the exception of a por-
ton 6Sx132 feet owned by NJ r.
Brothers. This offer is made by =.
II. Auerbach. the Levy Realty conf
pany the Meyer Realty company ana
the Jacobs Realty company and the
price asked is S72,50O. payable in
school bonds at par. This tract was
previously offered TO the school board
through Anderson & Cummings.
Tract for $4,000.
w. F. Adams. in behalf of the Epis-
copal ChurSh Corporation OF Utah, OF
fered a tract 10x2O rods adjoining the
Twelfth ward square for $4,000 cash.
The offer of ground at First south
and Third East streets came from J.
W. KiIeen, who offered the 1OXlO rods
al the corner for S35, 900; 10x20 north
IN Third East street for $31,5OO, and
the 10x1O north Of that for SZO,oOO
This makes a total frontage of 80 rods
in Third East street and 10 rods deep,
with the exception of the middle ten
valued at S92,5OO. The property in
cluded in this offer is owned by Hiram
E. Clawson, J. r. Winder, jr.. Emma
q. p. Joyce and by Bishop Laurence
Seaman, trustee for the Catholic do
cese.
Expense Too Great.
Investigation of the possibility Of
buying property adjoining the Twelfth
ward square site in First South street
has resulted in an opinion in the board
that the expense in getting a site large
enough at that point viii be too great
20 be borne by the board. and at pres
ent the sentiment OF a majority Of the
board is in favor Of resembling its ac-
tiOn and selecting a new site. There
are differences Of opinion. however,
regarding the several sites to be con-
sidered AT the meeting August %.
The committee on buildings and
grounds was authorized 10 advertise
again for bids for the years supply
Of coal Bids We're advertised for two
months ago. and five or six local coal
dealers submitted bids that were
10 be the same 10 a cent for some
500, goo pounds Of coal
In discussing the water tax ques-
tions W. ]. Barrette. who Will repre-
sent the school board before the water
committee OF the city council tOmOr-
row, was authorized to offer the city