The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-23
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

A special meeting Of the Board Of
Education was held onSaturday night,
The object Of which was to consider the
report OF the special committee appoints
ed to select q sites for the new
school house for the Second ward.
Present-Messrs. Hall, President,
Bickle, Caldwell, Crawford, Ellifritz,
Hupp, Maxwell, Rodgerr, Stifel, Stew.
art, Scott, Todd, Weitzel and Wheat.
DR.. Hupp offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Rtso!yed, That all citizens are vel.
come on the floor of this chamber dur.
ing the deliberations of this Board and
that those now present are cordially in
vited to remain.
The special committee appointed to
select site for the proposed new Second
ward school house made the following
report:
To the Board of Education
GkNrLEMRN:-The commissioner Of
Madison and Clay township sub dis
tricts to whom was referred the resolu>
ton submitted by DR.. Hupp. Febru-
ary 10Th, as amended by the substitute
offered by Dr.. Logan, in relation to the
expediency of consolidating the pres
ent subdivision OF Madison township
with Clay sub-district, and erecting in
a suitable locality, a school building
for the accommodation OF both districts;
and to enquire what grounds could be
obtained for such purpose, and the
probable cost OF the came; and IN that
event another site other than the one
recently purchased for the proposed
school building in the Second ward,
should be recommended by the Com
nissiouers as more suitable
cite for the object expressed in the RESI-
olution, to ascertain aud report what
sum or amount could be obtained
for said Second ward property.
The Commissioners would report
that they have given the matter refer
red 10 them the attention and consider
alton the limited time permitted, and
have duly considered the several sites
propoeed for the said district building,
viz: TIE present cite in the Second
ward, the property Of Mrs. Hoge, at the
head OF Hampden street, offered at
s1l, GOO, and also the property OF D. c:
List, located on the corner OF 18th and
Eoff streets. which is offered for $l3 900.
with S per cent interest on deferred
psys euts 10 be made within four years,
or sooner at the optios Of the Board.
The majority of the Commissioners
recognizing the fact that q consolida-
ton of the two districts would be desi-
rable il the same can be accomplished
without serious prejudice and incon.
venience 10 the patrons OF the school
OF either sub-dstrict, if suitable grounds
be selected.
The majority OF the Commissioners
therefore report thst in their opinion
the only suitable and satisfactory site
Tor the purpose contemplated, ia the
property OF D. C. List, corner Of 18th
and Eoff streets, and recommend
the purchase Of the same. The Conn
missiouers submit an offer made ioI
the property 10 the Second ward.
The Commissioned offered the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Reselved, That the sub district oil
Clay township end that part of Madi.
son township cub district, east OF the
Ohio river, be consolidated into Que sub
district for school purposes; provided
that q suitable site for a school house
can be agreed upon.
Resolved, That for the purpose OIL
carrying into effect the preceding reso-
luton, The Commissioners recommend
the purchase OF the property OF D. c.
List, corner OF 18th and Eo fl streets, as
a proper place and suitable site.
Rssolved, That the president be and il
hereby authorized to purchase the
erounds named In the second resolu-
ton OF Mr.. List, deferred at the price Of
$4,000, with Sper cent interest upon
the payments, payable sepi-snuually,
all deferred payments to be made with
IN four years from the dale OF the purs
chase or sooner, at the option OF the
Beard.
Respectfully submitted,
4. s. TooD.
John II. HALL,
II. II. LOGAN,
J. NJ. BlCKEL.
DR.. Hupp submitted a minority re.
port which lie as follows;
To the Board of Education:
The undersigned members OF the
committee 10 whom was referred for
report the resolution offered BY Dr..
Logan. relating to "the expedienoy OF
consolidating the present sub-divisions
OF Madison township with Clay town.
chip" feeling constrained to differ
with majority Of the OF said commit
tee az to the proper action to be
taken under consideration. would
respectfully snbmit the following, to
wit:
First, Since the First ward school
house has ample capacity for full go
pupils, and since the average attend
ance in the First ward school is less
than 80, leaving q margin OF more than
300 sittings provided the house was
seated throughout, and since the school
going population OF the Second ward
under the most favorable circum-
stances would fall below 200; and since
the white population OF neither Of these
wards is increasing, there is in the First
ward school house more than ample
room TOR the entire school population
of the First and Second wards combin-
ed, and hence, no necessity for q new
school house for the Second ward.
Second-If, Notwithstanding the facts
set forth il the foregoing proposition, it
should, in the wisdom of the Board, be
oon,od oxnodiant tn male addition al