The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-30
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THURSDAY EVENING, July 18th

THURSDAY EVENING, July 18th.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present. Messrs. Boring, Bickel
Bsyha, Ewing, Faris, Hutchisoh' Har
rison, Hall, Lancaster, Launder' Nc
Clellan, Pollock, Phillips, Stewart ano
Wilson.
The President called the Board tc
order.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read, approved and signed.
Aa-infornsl discussion sprang up on
the question of Increasing the salaries
of female teachers, during which it was
stated that there are employed in Wheel
inc School District Al female teachers
There is paid to the lady teachers
SIG, 1878. The highest salaries paid to
female teachers is s440 per snnum; the
lowest $3.50 per snnum.
Mr.. Ewing offered the following:
Resolred, That the salary OF each
teacher in the public schools shall De
increased 10 per cent.
The resolution was lost.
MIR. Wilson offered the following:
Resolred, That the salaries paid to
teachers be the same as that paid last
year. Adopted.
The special order of Business being
the assessment of taxes for school pur-
poses was then taken up.
The valuation of personal property
was reported at $500, 545; that Of real
est at S5,739,74O, making total OF
Sll, O32 ,2S5; from this 1928 900 taxes as
sessed against the B. & o. Railroad for
1864. and now in controversy, Sa56, 46O,
which leaves slO,532 ,825 on which to
make the levy.
The expenditures for school purposes
last year were S29,23O.
There is balance in the hands of the
Sheriff after deducting delinquencies
and releases S3665.
There will be received from the State
about $4,000.
The estimated expenditures for the
current year are S33,lOO. From this
must be deducted the $500 cash on
hand, leaving about $4,000 to be raised
Mr.. Wilson moved that there be
levied and raised the sum of Is cents
on each 500 valuation for school pur-
poses, which was carried.
The clerk reported that there was
drawn on the school building fund last
year the sum of sl9. 122 81. There is yet
a balance of 1920 on hand; S2l 500 less
the amount on hand is necessary to pay
the debt on, furnish, enclose and finish
the First Ward School House, and $500
for bank debt.
Mr.. Wilson moved that there be levied
and raised the sum of two mills on each
dollar of valuation fer school building
purposes. Carried.
Mr.. Wilson offered the following:
Resolved, That the committee on Build.
ing and Real Estate advertise for sealed
proposals. for furniture for the school
house in Washington township, and re-
port their action to this Board. Carried.
The committee to whom was referred
the bill of Vigilent Engine Company of
500, reported in favor of paying the
sum of $50. Carried.
A communication was received from
George Adams, and others, urging the
necessity of teaching the German lam
guage in the public schools.
Referred to q special committee for
report at next meeting. Messrs. Bickel,
Hutchinson and Faris.
Mr.. Bsyha stated that the school
house in Fulton was injured by the late
hail storm to the amount of $40.
On motion the commission of that
township were authorized to expend
the amount of $40 in repairing tho Full
ton school house.
A petition was received from j. NJ.
Brodie in relation to his claim for dam
ages done to the First Ward school
house during the hail storm.
The question of putting lightning
rods on the Washington township school
house and the probable cost of the same
wa referred to the committee on Build.
ing and Real Estate.
On motion the Board adjourned.