The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-09
WILL ADVERTISE
SALE Of BONDS
Board of Education to Place
High School Securities
on Market.
INSPECT BUILDING SITES
COMMITTEE TO VIEW TWENTY
TWO PLACES SATURDAY.

Final steps toward securing the 800, 900
recently authorized by the taxpayers of
Salt Lake for a new high school and adj
ditions to the elementary schools were
taken last night by the board of educa-
ton, when Clerk L. P. Judd was instruct
ed to advertise the bonds in all of the Salt
Lake daily papers. the Daily Banker,
Daily Bond Buyer and the United States
Investor, all three journals of national
reputation among bonding companies.
Along the same line, members of the
board, superintendent D. H. Christensen,
Principal George A. Eaton of the high
school and Eli A. POLAND, superintendent
of buildings and grounds, will leave the
office of President James Il. Hammond
saturday afternoon at O'Clock to inspect
as many Of the proposed high school sites
as possible during the afternoon. No site
of less than a0x20 rods will be considered.
II is believed that all of the twenty-five
sites can be visited during the afternoon.
and it is expected that one OF two more
proposals viii be submitted to the board
before Saturday.
Through the recommendation of the
finance committee, an attorney will be
employed by the board TO prepare all
papers in connection with the bond issue,
and the advertisements will be placed as
soon as possible. with the view to selling
the bonds within the next sixty days.
Offers to Sell Property.
Mrs. Emily Shelgrove offered for sale
to the board tract of land 5x20 rods in
the rear of the Grant school, the price be-
ing $4,000 The proposal went TO the
buildings and grounds committee.
Mrs Sarah z. Karrick was promoted to
assistant in the art department at the high
school at 81 900 a year, and releases from
teachers contracts were granted to Vida
7af1 and
Clerk Judd was instructed to advertise
for bids for janltors' and school supplies
for 1910-1911.
The report of Treasurer s. A. Whitney
was approved, showing a balance on
March 1 of $129.019.07.
To Pay Water Bill.
In regard to the claim of the city for
water used in the schools, the committee
on school laws recommended that the
board pay the bill from July !, 1909, to
June 80, 1870 in case the city will accept
this in full payment for all time up to
June of this year. The city has a claim
against the school board for water used
between July l. 1908 and June 80, 1909, but
the board decided not to pay this.
improvements to cost about $4,000 are
to be made at the Longfellow school, and
the plans of Dallas 81 Hedges, architects.
were approved by the board. The work
will be advertised al once and the board
will meet at noon on March 25 to open
bids for the work
The Fidelity & Deposit company will
receive 1858 80 from the board as a balance
due on their estimate from the architect
on the jefferson school, but the remain
ing s9.7o5 will be withheld by the board
until the completion of the Jefferson
school and the settlement Of all difficult
ties. The $685. is paid for repairs on the
new school on South West Temple.
A cement wall is to be placed on the
east side of the Wasatch school grounds