The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-03
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IONDAY AIORNING, july 5.


Board of School Commissioners elected
under its provisions, met at tho COun-
ell Chamber of the Second Branch, for
the purpose of organization. Mr..
Robert Pratt was made temporary
Chairman, and Mr.. ]. NJ. Bickel Score
tary. The city school district is conf
posed of six townships; there being
three commissioners elected from each,
makes the Board TO consist of eighteen
members. The roll was called by
townships, and the following gentlemen
answered TO their names: Us.
Washington I0iCnship-A. ]. Sweeney,
John Muth, Geo. W. Robinson.
Madison IOiCnshiP-J. NJ. Bickel,
Geo. f. Wickham.
City 7otO'iship- -James Bodley, Geo.
Onion Towmship-o. j. Crawford,
Harvey Hall, James Launder.
Centre IoW'lShip-Robert Pratt, An
drew Wilson. l..--.,
Webster To'onship--wm. Hastings,
Total present, Il; necessary for quo
rum, 10. a
ON motion OfNIr. Sweeney, the board
proceeded to an election of officers for IL
permanent organization. Several gem
lcmen We're put in nomination for
President, and on the first ballot there
was no election. On the second ballot
nll-candiddtes were dropped except DIR.
+. a. Hildreth and ]. NJ. Bickel, the
latter protestingngainst his name being
used ms n candidate for the position.
The second ballot resulted i'll the election
of DIR. Hildreth, and he was declared
duly elected President of the Board.
For Clerk of the Board, Mr.. X. Pratt
and Mr.. J. NJ. Bickel were put in nOmi-
nation. The ballot was tallen and Mr..
Bic<el received eight votes and Mr..
Pratt four; scattering two. Mr.. BiclleI
was declared elected.
= On motion of Mr.. Sweeney n com
mittee of three was appointed TO
examine the present rules in use for
tho government of the schools, and to
report the same with such amendments
as may be deemed necessary.
On motion of Mr.. Pratt the Commits
Hioners of each township in the district
were instructed to employ suitable per-
sons to take the enumeration of youth
in the school district and report the
same on OF before the 1ith of the pres
ont month.
On motion of Mr.. Sweeney the Com
missioners from each township were
appointed committees to ascertain and
report the amount necessary to carry OH
the schools in their several townships
for the coming year, and also to asccr-
tain from Mr.. Elijah Day the amount
of the assessment liable to school tax,
On motion of Mr.. Hastings commits
tee of three was appointed to act in
conjunction with the clerk of the late
Bo;rd of Commissioners to examine
and ascertain what amount, il any, was
du" from tho present and late Sherin;,
of Ohio county to tho free schools of
Wheeling.
On motion, Il building committee, TO
consist of one member from each town.
ship, was appointed, and instructed to
report the wants and necessities of the
various townships in regard to grounds,
buildings, etc. Ty
On motion, the clerk of the Board
was authorized to procure all necessary
books and stationery for the use of the
Board.
Tho Board then adjourned to meet Mt
the same place on Thursday evening
next. Hn
RowDx1sM.-We are informed that
for n. few nights past the lamplightcrs
of the city while inthe discharge of their
duties, hnve been maltrented and
abused by rOwlies who have assailed
and beaten them without the shadow
of provocation. The security of the
citizens demands that this growing
spirit of lawlessness should be promptly
suppressed, otherwise it will grow in
magnitude until there will be neither
security for life or limb for those whose
business may require them to be on tho
streets after dark. The present police
force is totally inadequate to the present
emergency, and even in ordinary times
10 is not sufficient for the null discharge
ofthe police duty of the city, and ofter
dark when the citizens most need pro-
lection there is no police force on duty,
or at least not after an early hour in the
evening, for it cannot be expected that
the seven men on duty during the day.
can also do duty all night. We hone
the citizens and city authorities will
take such action as will afford present
protection and provide remedy for mn
evil which is assuming threatening pro-
portions, and which should be promptly
met. We understand that the military
authorities have determined to afford
protection TO the lomplighters when in
the discharge of their duties, otherwise
we would have been left in darkness.
+ rs the men were no longer willing to
perform the service at the risk of their
lives.
lNTERN-NL notwithstanding to
the assessors returns, the firm of
Schultz and Truschel. of This c;ty Lo,,o