Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-09
-FOUR SCHOOLS
WILL Be BUILT
Three Buildings for Grades and
New High School to Go
Up at Once.
TO ATTEND N.E.A. CONVENTION
Supt. ID. III. christensen Will Attend
Sessions of Department of Supcrin-
tcndence at indianapolis.

The board OF education took steps
last night to add four fine buildings
to the public school system during the
present year, which Will be construct
ed with the funds derived from the
sale OF school bonds. voted at the re-
cent election. The buildings and
grounds committee recommended that
the board advertise for bids for a
high school site on the east side OF
the city, The bids Will be opened by
the committee at noon on Feb. 19. the
site to be not less than 20x2o rods in
size. The committee was authorized
to receive the bids and also to select
a site for q new grade school build
ing in the Waterloo district. Dallas
& Hedges. architects. were employed
by the board to draw plans for an
eight-room addition to the Longfellow
school. The same firm will also be
employed to prepare plans for the
school building in the Waterloo dis
trict. Besides these two buildings
and the high school building, the board
decided to erect a grade schoolhouse
on the site owned by the board at
Ninth avenue and F. street. The plans
for the grade school buildings Will be
submitted at once and the contracts
will be let as soon as possible The
board expects to have tho Longfellow
addition completed by the opening Of
the next school year. The other two
grade buildings will probably be COM
pleted by the second semester of next
year.
TO ATTEND CONVENTION.
n II Chriefenaop ouDarinfondant of
schools. was given a three weeks
leave OF absence to attend the con-
vention OF the department of super
intendence of the National Education
al association, which will be held In
Indianapolis on March 1 to 3. inclusive.
During his absence he intends to visit
high schools in the larger cities with
view OF making recommendations
and suggestions to the board, which
will aid In the preparation of plans
for the high school buildings here.
The board authorized the purchase of
90 carloads OF gravel for use at the
various buildings at an estimated cost
of $3.50, and also that rostrum be
placed IN the Lafayette school assem-
bly, room at a cost OF $3.50
Increases in salaries we're granted to
the following teachers: Harriet d.
Travis OF the high school. Miss Ken
dali. Sarah NJ. GilIett. Ina n. o. Mich
Is and Anna Mcintyre of the ele-
meritary schools.
Upon recommendation OF the com.
mittee on buildings and grounds the
following tanitors were employed at
the salaries mentioned: John Jones
at the Jefferson school, s116 per month:
Rudolph Reussor at the Emerson
school and manual training building,
Sl22 90 per month: Hans Hanson at the
Sumner school Mt s115 per month.
Theodore C. Brooks made an offer
to sell a tract Of land 3x7 rods In First
Avenue. adjoining tho Wasatch school
for $5.076. Mr.. Brooks claims that the
school children have damaged his prop
erty and he is anxious to sell It, The
matter was referred to the committee
on buildings and grounds
The report OF Treasurer s. A. Whit
ney for the month of January showing
balance on hand OF s2o5. 1872 so was
approved.