The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-02
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

A special meeting of the Board oil Ed
ucation was held last eVenlng-Ar. bal
in the chair. Present; Messrs. Bickel
CaTnahaD, Caldwell, Launder, Otte, Pol
lack, Piarr, Stewart, Scott, Todd, Wilson
Weitzel, and ZoeckIer.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read, approved, and signed.
The President stated the object Of the
meeting 10 be the opening OF bids fol
work yet to be done at Union township
school house; also, the confirmation o.
teachers Tor Washington sub-district
one for Richie, and one for the coloEed
school. ....
Bids for the paling fence about Union
township school house were opened
They were as follows; Ed. Clator 81 90
per foot j. n. BrOdIe, 6s cents.
The contract was awarded TO J. NJ
BrOdie.
Bids for paving were offered as follows
Geo, Crumbacker, $50; John w. Boring
Us cents per yard; Geo. Gully, 81 cents
Eelaying old brick 20 cents per yard; A,
II. i L. Britt, new brick 90 cents, old %
cents; Robert Bond, new 10 cents, old 2S
cents.
The contract was awarded to George
McCully. ~
Bids Tor the iron portion Of the fence
were opened and found TO be as follows
Joshua Bodley's Sons, (wrOughD $2,23
per foot; Jones Il Dixon, $2.45; b, u j.
N. CharnOck, $500; Vim. MCNabb, ST.
J. Il A. f. Gillespie, $2.l0; David Mes,
bitt, 2.4S; 8. j. Elliiritz, 8 cents per lb. 2
On motion, the bids were referred 70
the Committee on Buildings and Real Es-
tate for report at next regular meeting.
The following were offered: ReSOlUed,
That the Clerk be authorized TO invite
proposals for supplying the Board Of
Education with books and stationery for
the ensuing year-the contract " be
awarded 10 the lowest and best bidder.
Adopted.
ReSO|Ued, That the Clerk be instructed
to advertise for proposals for supplying
the school houses in the school district
with the best qualityoi clean coal for the
ensuing year-the contract to be award.
ed to the lowest and best bidder.
Adopted.
The following corps ofteaches for the
schools In Washington sub.district, were
confirmed: Principal, z. G. Bundy As.
sistant, A. n. Bundy; div. A, Miss Han.
nah A. Phillips; div. B, Mrs. Mary d.
Boyd and Miss Alice Oxtoby div. G,
Miss Matilda Mcdonald and Miss Agnes
SlcLdre; div d, Miss Sarah Robinson,
Miss Anna Johnston and Miss Sarah
Stout.
The Committee on ColOred School ask.
ed the confirmation Of Alfred b. Wilson
IS teacher Of said school the ensuing year.
confirmed.
The Commissioners Of Richie town.
ship presented the name of Miss Sarah
Scott as additional teacher 10 division D,
grade 2, in the schools OF their sub,dis.
Irict, and asked her confirmation. Con.
iirned.
The following was offered ReSOlUed,
That the boundary line between Centre
and Webster townships, fixed by the
Board Of Education, July 90, 1871, be so
changed as TO make alley ID the division
line AAer being amended so that
children who cannot be accommodated In
school shall be received In the
Centre, the resolution was adopted.
Bill Of Robert Holmes, amounting TO
81 90, was ordered 10 be paid.
The following was offered: ReSOlUed,
That the Clerk Of the Board Of Education
be instructed 10 procure one hundred and
twenty primary seats for rooms Nos. 1
and 2 in the Alb Ward school building.
Referred to the Committee On Buildings
and Real Estate for report at next meet.
ng
The Clerk was authorized TO advertise
'or proposals for stone work on which the
ron fence at Union township school house
$ to be placed, and report at next meet.
Dg. ..
The clerk was authorized TO publish his
annual exhibit ofrecelptsand expenditures;
Ilso the resolution inviting proposals for
,oal, three times In the dr6iler FteuRd.
The following was offered ReS0lUed,
Fiat the Board Of Education pay TO j.
". Boring for extra labor done on Union
ownship school house, twenty.nine dol
ars, (balance) Laid on the table.
Adjourned.