The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-01
The Second Ward Meeting
A New School House Demanded.
The RESOLUTIONS.

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and send the children Of that ward to
the Washington school houee.
The meeting was called to order by
Peter E. linn, Esq, who nominated
Geo. K. Wheat as chairman. John E.
Wilson was elected secretary.
DR.. Logan was called on to state the
object of the meeting. BE said the
meeting had been called by the COM
missioners OF the township, because Of
the proposition now before the Board Of
Education to abolish the scrool in the
Second ward and send the scholars to
the First ward. 1t is well known that
the school house in this ward ia out of
repair, almost impossible to reach in
winter, unhealthy and almost inacces'
sable in summer.
This school house. he said. does not
command the confidence or respect Of
our people, and has not for years. The
Commissioners, anxious for a better
building, one in which the children
might at least be omfortable, brought
the matter 10 the attention of the Board
of Education several months ago. The
subject was referred to the Committee
on Building and Real Estate. This
Committee was urged to examine the
proposed sites time after time. but they
could not be got to DO nothing until last
March, and Mr. Logan did not hesitate
TO say that the delay was Intentional,
and that some of the Committee were
determined that nothing should he done
to remedy the evils complained Of, il
they could prevent it. Finally a bare
majority OF the Committee was got to-
gether and selected the lot and a half
at the corner OF Fourth and Union
streets, at the cost OF $4,000. Some OF
these DIRECTORS thought the price was
too high, ignoring the fact that they
had the power TO condemn the property
and lake it at fair valuation il the
price named was not fair and equitable,
The fact is they Lave required lie to
build their school houses aud now re-
fuse to give US All equal chance with
them.
DR.. Logan then read carefully pre-
pared table showing that since 1865
the Second ward had paid taxes for
school purposes amounting to $40, 7OS.-
q, and had received back only $751;
OIL IA, leaving the sum of $27,637, Ii
that she had paid to aid in building
fine school houses in other wards. The
tables were very elaborate, but were
received at too late an hour for us to
find place for them this morning.
The ward, said DR.. Logan, has five
hundred children in it under the census
taken by order of the Board, and only
one hundred, or one.fitth OF the whole
number attend school. In other words
the number attending is one,third Of
the enumeration, and this difference
can only be accounted for by the fact
that the shameful condition Of our
school house compels parents to send
their children to private schools or al
low them to grow up in ignoronce. !
do not complain OF the teachers, he
said we have as good teachers as there
are in the city, and as faithful.
The Board Of Education meets again
on Wednesday evening, and the Com
missiouers ak that the voice Of the
people Of the ward shall 60 up to that
meeting and demand equal snd exact
justice.
On motion of J. G. Smith, commit
tee Of FIVE was appointed to draft reso-
lutions expressive Of the sense Of the
ward, as follows: J. G. Smith, P. E.
linn, A. G. Egerter, j. NJ. Baird and
Lewis Woodmsnsee. The committee
retired and in short time reported the
following preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS: In view of the large
amount OF taxes paid in past years in
excess OF the amount expended for
school purposes in the Second ward, we
the citizens OF said ward consider the
proposition now before the Board Of
Education, with regard to the abolition
OF the Second ward school, highly un-
just, be it therefore
Resolved That we regard the PROPOSE.
ton to abolish the public school in the
Second ward, and to annex the same to
the Washington school district, as
highly inexpedient and unjust, and that
we hereby respectfully, but earnestly
enter our protest against said PROPOSE
ton.
Resolved, That in view OF the disad-
vantage under which our public school
has rested for years. and the conse-
quent injury inflicted upon our citizens
in being largely deprived Of the school
privileges enjoyed by other wards Of
the city, We regard it as necessary and
Just that school should be maintained
in that portion of the Second ward, now
subdivision of Madison school dis
trict. and that a suitable lot should be
purchased, and proper building erect
ed thereon as soon as practicable.
Resolrsd, That a copy OF these reso-
lutions be placed before the Board OF
Education and commended TO their IA
vorable consideration.
The resolutions were unanimously