The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-04
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
MONDAY, January I'd.

MONDAi, JANUARY 49,
A stated meeting Of the Board OF
Education was held this evening. The
clerk called the Board to order, and
stated that the members elect must this
evening be qualified.
The following members were present
and answered to their names:
Messrs. Bassett, Bickel, Carnahan,
Caldwell, Hall, Harrison, Launder,
Metcalf, Pollack, Pfarr. Stewart, Scott,
Todd, Wilson, weitzel and Zoeckler.
The next business in order being the
election of President and clerk, John
II Hall was elected President and j.
NJ. Bickel, clerk.
The minutes of the previous meeting
we're read and approved.
On motion of DR.. Todd, +. s.
Williams was reelected Superintendent
Of City Public Schools.
The question being on fixing the sala'
~ of Superintendent OF the public
schools of the city.
DR.. Todd moved that he be paid the
sum Of $500 per annnn.
Mr.. Harrison moved to make the
salary $1,000, per annum.
Mr.. Caldwell moved to make the sal
airy $l4O0 per annum.
The vote being called on the largest
sum first, the yeas and nays were called
DR.. Todd voted in the affirmative, and
all the others present voted in the mega
tive, so the motion did not prevail.
The vote was then taken on the next
highest sum Sl40O per aunum. The
ayes and noes being called those voting
in the affirmative are Messrs. Bickel,
Carnahan, Caldwell. Hall, Hutchinson,
Launder, Pollack, Pfarr, Stewart, Scott,
Todd and Zoeckler-l2.
Those voting in the negative are
Messrs. Bassett, Harrison, Metcalf,
'. Wilson and Weitzel-5.
So the salary of the Superintendent
was fixed at Sl400 per annum.
The bond of the Clerk was ordered to
he fixed in the penal sum of $4,000.
The Committee on Real Estate and
Buildings reported that they had con-
tracted with Henry Gunther for build.
ing the steps at Union township school
house at 1862. As, and with S. j. Eli
fritz Tor making the iron railing for the
steps at $lS565. They also reported
the following which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Superintendent Of
building be and he is hereby authorized
to change the plan OF putting down the
joists in the janitor's room OF Union
townshi p school house as provided in a
resolution passed December 18th, 1870.
The bill of Michael Green, $3.50
was ordered to be paid
On motion of Mr.. Wilson commit
tee was appointed consisting of Messrs.
Harrison, Metcaf and Wilson, to
ascertain at what rent room can be
obtained for the use Of the Board OF
Education for the ensuing year
On InOllOn VI VII. w llSoH tHc ooHu
Of John Clayton, for pIastering Union
township school house was approved
Edward Clator is the security.
The Clerk announced that the sum
of $l6,045, had been paid during the
past year on Union township school
house, and asked if the building should
not be insured.
Mr.. Pollock moved that policy to
the extent OF $4,000 be taken out by
the Clerk for three months.
On motion OF Mr.. Metcalf, it was or.
dered that the stated meetings Of the
Board shall be held on the third Thurs
day Of each month.
On motion, the President OF the Board
was directed to have his committees
ready to report to the next meeting.
On momion oil Mr.. Pollock. the ques
ton of fixing the salary of the Clerk OIL
the Boark was referred to a special
committee, consisting OF Messrs POI
lock, Todd and Basett for report at the
next meeting.
On motion, tee Board adjourned.