The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-29
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An adjourned meeting of the Board OF
rducation of the city District, was held
last evening.
present-Dr E. A. Hildreth, President
and Messrs. Bodley, Bickel, Crawford
C,oban, Hall, Hastings, Hubbard. Mooth
Pratt. Robinson, Sweeney. Wheat, and
wilson
Mr. Bodley, from Special committee
reported that one of the three buildings
proposed to be purchased for a school
house for Webster Township. coold be
..nrchased for 5000, but that the Others
cnnld not be bought at the present time.
No action was taken, but the committee
was continued.
The committee on Accounts reported
1 III favor of paying bills to the amount OF
.sil5 The report was adopted.
The committee on Salaries, to which
was referred the subject, reported III ia
yor of fixing the salary OF the Snperin-
trpdent of Schools of the District at
$50 per annum.
Mr.. Hubbard offered n substitut tie fixing
the salary ut $500.
Mr. Sweeney moved To make 1t $1,000
Mr.. Clohan moved tn make it $1,000
Messrs Hubbard, Wheat and Clehan
spoke in favor of large salary, and the
election of first class man who should
be required to take the general supervis-
ION of the schools, aud perform such du-
ties which would necessarily occupy
most of his time.
Messrs Bodley and Bickel favored ii
nominal salary, and the election OF a
Superintendent who should only Dc re-
unired to take u general supervision OF
ihe schools, which duties would be light
aud require but little time.
Mir. Pratt was at loss to know how
IA vote; if the Superintendent was to he
a mere man of straw, make occasional
visits to the schools and copy from their
roll DOORS tut VI ''Sho'ot'' WV
one hundred dollars would he large
enough salary.
In order to give all an opportunity OF
voting for salary, Mr. Sweeney moved
to make the salary 500.
The question being taken Oh the ques-
ton of fixing the salary at $1,000, the mo-
ton was lost-ayes 6; noes & The $3.50
motion was Slost. The question being
taken on $1,000, that sum vas adopted as
the salary of the observation-disclosures
3; noes s.
On motion it was ordered that when
the Board adjourn, it adjourn to meet on
Wednesday evening next. when the spe-
cial object of the meeting shall be the
election of Superintendent and the APP
pointment of the Examining Board
On motion it was resolved that the
County Treasurer be required to give
bond in the penal sum of 100000 for an
honest and faithful discharge of his du-
ties as Treasurer of the School fund of
the District of the city Of Wheeling
4 RoUGH DARKEY-We yesterday saw
q negro who had followed the army to
this city who almost equalled the what
isit." We have seen almost every species
of negro that nature ever produced, but
the subject of this notice eclipsed any
thing of the kind we have ever SEEN
His head was ill-shaped, while his coun-
renance was something of the bull terrier
cast. When he smiled one would sup
nose the half of his head was off and
hung oil hinges under his ears. He had
small eye like rats, and nose that
crooked as if it was endeavorlng to
.pread all over his face. His Uranium
was almost destitute of hair aud looked
as if army worms had made fearful
raid upon it. His ears were long enough
10 hang him by, and when he grinned
they worked like a pair of palm leaf
fans. He was raw -boned, has big feet
and hands, and appeared to be about
eighteen or twenty years of age. We
would not be certain as to age, as we did
not venture an examination of his lines
ors. This darkey is said TO be perfect
ram, as he has with his head nearly dis
located the necks of several other ne
rroes