The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-02
BOARD Or EDUCATION.

BOARD or EDUCATION.
MONDAY EVENING, Nov. /. 1862
Board met in special session. IL JTT
Present-Messrs. Boring, Bickel, Bay
ha, Carnahan, Ewing, Faris, Hall, Har
rison, Lancaster, Launder, Pollack
Phillips and Stewart. eYIryHs
President Hall!lcalled the Board to
The minutes of the proceeding meet.
ings we're read, approved and signed :.
The President stated that the meet.
ing had been called for the pnrpess OF
considering. the bids received for the
work on the new school house in Union
township -d' JrG s77.isaf5t s, asrs ..,-9,
Bids were received from the following
parties: For making and setting frames,
lintels, bowels and anchors, in base
ment, for s14S from E. Clator; from
Donel & Grey, for same work, $3.50
from Crawford & Morris, for doors and
windows for basement, for S265; from
Henry Gunther, for stone foundation,
1890; from Geo. Cumbacker, for fur
nishing and laying brick in basement
walls, for S5l5; from James Bodley, for
furnishing and laying brick in base
ment walls, for 1888.
Mr.. Ewing moved that the contract
for the stone work be awarded to Henry
Gunther, he being the lowest and best
bidder for that kind Of work. Carried.
Mr.. Boring moved that the contract
for finishing the brick and laying them
in the basement walls, be awarded to
George Grandmother. Carried.
Mr.. Bassett moved that the contract
for the carpenter work on the basement
Of the school house, be awarded to Ed
ward Clator. Carried.
Mr.. Bickel moved that the Commits
sioners of Union township be author
lied to have the cellar excavated, and
sell the stone no on the premises. Car.
ried.
Mr.. Boring moved that an order be
drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr..
Fairfax for 5000, on account of work
done on Washington township school
house. Carried.
Mr.. Boring moved that Mr.. Fairfax
be employed as architect of Union
township school house, at the same rate
of per centage as was paid him for
Washington township school house.
Carried. t.
Mr.. Lancaster stated that an Exam
ming Board was appointed early in
July, consisting of Rev. Mr.. Mcclure.
DR.. Baird and Superintendent Williams,
and that when Dr.. Baird was called
upon he refused to serve. He therefore
moved that the name of DR.. Todd be
substituted for that of DR.. Baird.
On suggestion that the time would be
but brief before the new Board Of Edu-
cation would assemble, Mr.. Lancaster
withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Phillips offered the following:
Resolred, That the clerk of this Board
be and he is authorized to pay, from the
first of October last, the Principal, his
assistants and all the teachers that this
Board confirmed in August last for
Washington township school.
Mr.. Rassett moved to amend the reso-
luton by striking out the reference to
assistants and teachers, and
insert in lieu thereof "the teachers
employed in Washington township
school last year, including Mr.. Bundy."
Carried.
The resolution as amended was
adopted.
Mr.. Bayha reported that the lot of
the school house in Fulton had washed
put. He was authorized to have the
matter attended to.
Mr.. Bickel moved that outline maps
BE- purchased for Madison, Washington,
Clay and Webster townships, and that
Mr.. Williams be authorized to pur-
,hase the same. Carried.
Mr.. Harrison stated that he was sat
SIZED that the Board had acted hastily
n awarding the contracts tonight, and
ne would therefore move to reconsider
the vote by which the contracts were
awarded.
On this motion the yeas and nays
were demanded.
Those voting in the Affirmative are
Messrs. Carnahan, Hall, Harrison and
Hutchinson.
Those voting in the negative are
Messrs. Boring, Bckel, Bayha, Bassett,
Ewing, Lancaster, Launder, Pollack,
Phillips and Stewart.
So the motion was lost.
The bill of T. II. Wins, for work done
on Center township school house, of
SAL. 95, was ordered TO be paid.
A bill for coal shovels, 50, was ordered
to be paid.
On motion, the Board adjourned.