The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-05

BOARD OF EDUCATION.-Th Board OF
Education for 1869, met last evening in
the Hall of the First Branch of Council
Present, Ankle, Bassett, Bayha, Bickel
Boring, Carnahan, Ewing, Faris, Hall
Hutchinson, Hamilton, Harrison, Ian
caster, Launder, Phillips, Pollack, Stew
art and Wilson-the entire Board. The
Board was permanently organized by
the election of John IL. Hall, President
and J. NJ. Bickel Secretary.
The following new members were
sworn in: Washington township, Will
liam Stewart, Lewis Bayha Ito fill va
cancy); Madison township, Ralph Arklei
Clay township, Augustus Pollock, Sam
uell F. Faris (to fill vacancy; Union
township, James Launder; Centre town,
ship, +. w. Bassett; Webster township,
w. II. Harrison, George Carnahan Ito
fill vacancy.
On motion, the President was request
ed to appoint the standing committees,
viz: on Finance, Building, Salaries,
Accounts and Text Books, and report at
the next regular meeting.
The Board then proceeded to the cleo
ton Of Superintendent of City Schools
Mr.. Ankle presented communication
from Rev. X. V. Dodge, denouncing as
false the article on the Superintendency
question which appeared in each of the
city papers yesterday morning, and de-
clarng its design to be to create false
issue in the pending election. Mr.
Ewing nominated Mr.. f. S. Williams
present incumbent, for the Office OF
Superintendent. Mr.. Bassett nomi
mated Rev. X. V. Dodge. Messrs. Ewing
and Boring acted as tellers. The first
ballot resulted, Williams, Is; Dodge, ).
Mr.. Williams was declared elected
The following bills were ordered tc
be paid: Geo. Null & Co., S4O.9l;
John Hamilton & Co., $40; Magee &
Stephenson, S2.75; Oxtoby Il Duffield
$3.50.
The bills of James McGraw, S4.65 fol-
stationery and $3.50 for contingencies
for Centre township schools, were re
ferred to the committee on Account:
for report.
The Secretary presented the case o
Miss Bailey, teacher in the Third Ware
School, who claimed to have lost Of
mislaid the order for her salary for No
vember, issued to her by the Clerk. Tht
Board authorized the Clerk to issu
a duplicate order, taking bond with ap
proved security iudemnifying the city
in case the first order should be paid.
The Board next proceeded to fix tn
salary of School Superintendent. Mr.
Ewing moved to fix it at $500, MI
Boring at $3.50, Mr.. Lancaster at Sl2O
and Mr.. Wilson at $1,000. The vote wa
first taken on the largest sum named
and resulted as follows:
AYEs-Ewing, Faris, Hutchinson Ant
Stewart-4.
NoEs-Arkle, Boring Bickel, Bayha
Bassett, Carnahan, Hamilton, Harrison
Hall, Lancaster, Launder, PollacS
Phillips and Wilson-l4.
The vote was next taken on the pre-
position to fix the salary at $3.50.
AYEs-Boring, Bickel, Bayha, Ewing
Faris, ,Hutchison, Hall aud Stewart
NoEs-Arkle, Bassett, Carnahan, Hal
rison, Hamilton, Lancaster, Laundei
Pollack. Phillips and Wilson-lO.
Mr.. Boring now moved to fix the sal
ary at $1,000. Carried.
AYEs-Boring, Bickel, Bayha, C2Tna
han, Ewing, Faris, Hutchinson, HAL
Pellack and Stewart-lO.
NoEs-Arkle, Bassett, Hamilton, har
risou, Lancaster, Lsunder, Phillips an
Wilson's.
On motion, the third Wednesday
t every month was fixed as the regula
| day for future meetings.