The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-23

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non. action. The resolution, as adopted
rtQutTSI the Committee TO 60 forward AM
have room Of specified dimenBions fin
t&Ied and ready for occupancy, BY the ID
Of September, 1873.
Pursuant 10 the instructions embodie(
In tho resolution, notice was given thu
proposals would be received up to thl
evening Of Tuesday, August 4th, for thl
proposed improvement 10 the Colored
School House; proposals were also invi
ted, for the building Of q small lramI
house, Tor the accommodA Of a branch
OF the Seventh Ward Primary School
which is now nearly completed.
In response 10 said notice, 1t appear
that several master builders, upon receiv-
ing specifications Tor constructing the
house 10 be built in the Seventh Ward
handed in proposals for the erection Of
said house, and the contract has been
awarded; but, as ! have been informed,
not to The I0ISett FeSpOnGble bidder
But no prOpoSdl for finishing room In
the COlored School House was handed tc
the committee, by any master builders,
for the obvious reason, as is alleged BY
the master builders. that the committee
did not ask any Of them for any such pro-
posal vi i..'i ~.
In this manner, Mr.. President, the LAW
has been GRADED, and this Board has been
defeated In its well intended purposes and
orders to extend 10 the colored children
of the Independent School District oil
Wheeling, the imperatively needed tacil.
tiles for acquiring common school edu-
cation. ~. -t.
Thus, Mr.. President, l have, as con-
cisely as practicable, presented the fscts
in relation to this, in Itself, as TO It's cost
very Insignificant improvement asked for
by the colored people Of the district
which has, unnecessarily, consumed 90
much Of the Boards time for these many
months. q Ell. ..
The Board DID, at It's last meeting, OR.
DIR that the much needed improvement
to the Colored School House should be
made, and INSTRUCTED the Committee on
Buildings and Grounds, TO execute their
unconditional order WITHOUT DELAY"
You have learned how the execution oil
the Board was prevented. ..gy ~
Now, Of course It Is for the Board toSay,
whether It desires TO make the improve
ment asked for. II the language OF the
resolution adopted at the last meeting
means GNything, 1t means that the Board
once determined tomake the improvement,
Has the Committee TO whom was intruSt-
ed this duty, fulfilled the object Of their
commission : IansWer NO. They made
the attempt, but 9 SOphEsticGl barrier in
Sured their failure to execute the pRcQn;
diti0nal orders oil the Board, which are so
plainly set forth in the minutes
Now, Mr.. President, has this Board
any assurance that, hereafter, q similar
barrier () may not arise and, defeat its
explicitly expressed wishesH Whether
through sophlstry ,disingenuousneSS, skin.
full evasion of sworn duty, tnadvertence,
or otherwise, the explicit orders OF the
Board have been frustrated, We shall not
inquire. 1t Is sufficiently humiliAting for
US 10 know tho fact that they haze been
irustated. 49, .:lI. ,...-
Now, Mr.. President, there remains only
ten days, until the LIST Of September, the
,!we. f1Ad by the Board, tor the compile.
ton OF THIS WUTA wLiSE., ne vATH. Il
has already ordered to be completed
without delay!" i!" +t. H.
Unless the Board acts pFomptly-un-
less it acts NOW, the work 1t has ordered
to be done, will not be commenced, let
alone completed, by, the LIST Of September.
Would it be proper In this emergency
for the Board ROtO to open and consider
bids for furnishing O. room in the base
ment OF 1.-the Colored School House.
Here, on the table, are proposals to do
the work, from four or five master build
ers-from the same parties - Messrs.
Exley, Brodie and Donel-Who laid be-
fore the Committee on Buildings and
Grounds, proposals for the 7th Ward i'm.
provement, and who t0uId have present
ed TuEsE bids at that time, i they had
been permitted. .. a.. a.. Ig,l
!, therefore, offer the following resOlu.
ton: .I "a ..r.... ~.
ReAOlyea, That the proposals Of Messrs.
Exley, Brodie and Donel, together with
all other proposals on the table, for finish.
ing room in the basement OF the ColOred
School House, be now opened, read, and
the contract awarded to the lowest re-
Gnonsihle bidder
now move that this resolution be
adonted. 80
Nr Hubbard offered 10 ammend the
resolution Of Dr.. Hupp by adding to the
closing sentence the words, I'll satislacto.
~" which amendment was accepted by
the mover, and the resolution as amend
ed, after much discussion, and call for
The yeas and nays, was adonfed nv the
following vote: '..Tf E''+G5
Vans MaSsya RjebaIy 0tavvfotd Hall
49, 1FH-'S.Ii TI.SLo15 80 49,. =
nuppi bIh4"ellJ huDUAIu huu Wueat -
NGys-MesSrS; ElilIriz, otte, suIel,
Stewart and WILSON, 3.
The BIDS being opened, were as iol!oWs:
haley q Eo6eThaI proposed 70 nnlSa q
room IN tne C1i9teq scnooI HOUSE ior me q
sum OF $SSV; D.. d; btoaie, $S4VV S OaVia a. y.
Donel, $780, ExleY q Co.. $3.50: The
contract was awarded 10 Davld n Donel'