The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-22
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THURSDAY EVENING, March 81.

read, approved and signed.
The report Of the Superintendent was
read. The number Of pupils enrolled
is 1920 average daily attendance, 2309;
average daily absence, 3ll; per cent Of
attendance on enrolment, So. The
number of cases of hardness were as
follows: Washington. 37G Madison,
Ais; Clay, 272; Union, 5l4; Centre, 6SS;
Webster, AGA; Richie, 1874; Colored
School, l0l; total, 3l5S; perfect in at
tendance, 572. There are in the vari.
GUS branches of study the following
numbers: Orthography, 26l3; reading,
24l6; writing, 1856; mental arithme.
tic, l243; written arithmetic, 1876;
geography, $50; grammar, 299;
history, TO- physiology, 55; natural phi
losophy, l6; chemistry, %; astronomy.
IL; algebra, 70; geometry. %; United
States Constitution, 81; familiar science,
IA; German, 81; paid for tuition,
$3l40.
There have been enrolled since
September !, 1871, in Union. 609;
Washington, 5ll; Richie, sos; Centre,
465; Webster, 464; Madison, 433; Clay,
364; colored 76; total, BAIT.
The Superintendent reports that he is
informed that the German school in the
Eighth ward will be finally closed at the
end OF the present month, and that the
pupils will probably apply :or admis.
sion TO the Eighth ward school. They
cannot be accommodated unless rooms
outside and additional teachers are pro-
cured. He recommended that the
proposed new building shall be large
enongh TO accommodate at least $50
pupils.
The Committee on Accounts present
ed a resolution for the payment OF bills
to the amount of $24l 40, and offered
the usual resolution authorizing pay
ment, which was adopted.
The Committee on Buildings and
Real Estate presented the following
resolutions:
Resolyed, That it is expedent and
necessary to erect suitable school
house in Richie sub-dstrict, the exte-
rior Of said building to be 65 by IS feet,
three stories high, and capable of
accommodating at least 700 scholars.
Adopted.
Rssolvsd, That the Committee on
Buildings and Real Estate are hereby
authorized to invite plans, specifications
and estimates from architects, builders
and others, for school house Of the
size and capacity described in the first
resolution, and in accordance with such
general plan and design as the commit
tee or the Board may suggest-the
Board .eserving the right to adopt or
reject all plans, specifications and esti-
mates And no plans, specifications
and estimates to be paid for, except the
plan which may be adopted by the
Board, nor more than fifty dollars for
the plan adopted.
Rcsolved, That the free right OF way
across the west Of Washington town
ship school lot (No. II Jonathan
Zane's addition) be and is hereby
granted to the Pittsburgh, Wheeling
and Kentucky Railroad Company upon
the following condition, viz; That il
the said railroad company shall make
cut or excavation whereby the present
grade of said lot shall be i'm
paired, they shall he required to
build, maintain and keep in repair a
battery stone wall, not less than three
feet at the base and of sufficient height,
SO as to properly protect the lot and
improvements thereon; and they shall
also build suitable fence on the east
line Of their track, and if a stone wall
be required as above stipulated, then
said fence shall be erected thereon
with the posts securely built in said
wall said railroad company shall also
protect and keep unobstructed the two
wells in connection with the water
closets of the school house; all Of
which shall be done by said railroad
company and at their own expense.
Provided, that the privilege herein
granted shall not prevent the Board
from granting the same right OF way to
the Wheeling and Ohio Union Railroad
Company upon such conditions as the
Board may hereafter impose. Adopted.
Mr.. Harrison offered the following:
Resolued, That the Committee on
Buildings and Real Estate be authorized
to receive bids for the erection Of the
addition to Webster township school
house, in accordance with the plans and
specifications heretofore submitted to
the Board and report at the next
meeting. Adopted.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Finance Com
mi,tee, reported bill OF interest due
Peoples Bank on loan Of $4,000.
Mr.. Otto reported that he had had
certain moneys and uncollected school
tax bills which had been placed in pos
session OF Mr.. Bickel He moved that
the uncolected tax bills be placed in the
hands of J. NJ. Warden, City Collector,
for collection. Adopted.
Mr.. Cross moved that the Commits
sioners OF the Eighth ward be author
lied to rent a room for the accommoda.
ton of their surplus scholars, and to
employ a teacher. if necessary, on the
second Monday in April. Adopted.
Mr.. Wilson offered the following:
RESOLVED, That the Commissioners OF
Centre township be authorized to have
the lightning rod on their school house
repaired. Adopted.
Mr.. Wilson offered the following:
Resolved, That William Lyuch's son
be permitted to attend Centre township
school for the remainder Of the term.
Referred to the Superintendent and
Commissioners of Webster township.
Mr.. Corcbran offered the following
Resolred, That the Commissioners OF
the Third ward be authorized to have |
ratings and banisters erected at the
front entrance stairway at a cost not