The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-23
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

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Todd, Weitzel, Wheat
The President stated the object Of the
meeting TO be 10 receive and consider the
report Of the Commissioners Of Clay and
Madison township, In regard 70 the site
Of the proposed new school building.
The following by DR.. Hupp was ad-
opted:
Resolued, That all citizens are welcome
on the floor Of this chamber during the
deliberations Of the Board, and that
those now present are hereby cordially
invited 10 remain.
The Commissioners Of Madison and
Clay townships submitted the following
report;
To Tie President and Board Of Education
The Commissioners Of Madison and
Clay township sub districts, 10 whom wRl
referred the resolution submitted by Dr..
Hupp Feb. 10, as amended by the sub
stitute offered by Mr.. Logan, In relation
to the expediency Of consolidating the
present subdivision oil Madison town
ship with Clay township sub. district, and
erecting In o suitable locality q Bohoo
building for the accommodation Of both
sub.diStricts; and to enquire what grounds
can be obtained Tor such purpose and the
probable cost Of the same; and In the
event another site other than the one re-
Gently purchased for the proposed scboo
building in the Second Ward should b
recommended by the Commissioners as 1
more suitable site for the object expressed
In the resolution, TO ascertain and report
what sum or amount could DO obtained
for said Second Ward property.
Tho Commissioners would report tha
they have given the matter referred 4
them the attention and consideration thI
limited time permitted, and have duly
considered the several sites proposed fol
the said district building, VIZ: Tn,
present site In the Second Ward; thu
property Of Mr.. Hoge at the head o
Hampden street, offered at gil 900; ant
also the property Of D. @. List, located q
the corner Of 18th and Eoff streets, which
Is offered for $4,000, with 8 per cent in.
terest on deferred payment 10 be mad
within four years, or sooner, at the optol
oil the Board.
The majority Of the Commissioners
recognize the fact that q consolidation
Of the two districts would be desirable
the same can be accompanied withou
serious prejudice and inconvenience i
the patrons Of the school OF either sub
district, It suitable. grounds be selected
The majority Of the Commissioner
therefore report that In their opinion tn
only suitable and satisfactory site for tn
purpose contemplated Is the property o
D. @. List, corner oll2th and Eoft street,
and recommend the purchase Of the same
The Commissioners submit an offer mad
for the property In the Second Ward.
The Commissioners offer the following
resolutions:
ReSolued, That the sub district Of ella,
township and that part Of Madison town
ship sub.district east Of the Ohio river
be consolidated into one sub.district iol
school purposes, provided suitable sit
for q school house can be agreed upon.
ReSolued, That for the purpose Of car
ryiDg into effect the preceding resolution
the Commissioners would recommend tn
purchase Of the ground Of D. G. List
Esq corner Of 18th and Eof streets, as
proper and suitable site.
ReSO!ued, That the President be and 4
hereby authorized 10 purchase III
grounds in the second resolution, OF Mr.
List, at the price oil $4,000, with 8 pc
cent interest upon deferred payments
payable semi-snnually, all deferred pay.
ments 10 be made within four years iron
date Of purchase, or sooner, at the optior
Of the Board.
Respectfully submitted,
49, A. =. ToDD,
JoM d. HALL,
T. II. LOGAN,
]. N. BICKEL.
Dr., Hupp, Of Clay township, submitted
minority report, as follows:
To the Board of Education.
The undersigned, member of the Com
mittee 10 whom was referred Tor repor
the resolution offered by Dr.. Logan relat
ing TO "the expediency Of consolidatint
the present sub division of Madison town
ship with Clay township" feeling con-
strained 10 differ with majority Of said
committee as TO the proper action TO bt
taken in the matter under consideration
would respectfully submit the following
to wit:
FEnt-since the First Ward School
House has ample capacity for full go pu,
pills; and since the average attendance II
the First Ward School Is less than $40
leaving margin Of more than 800 sitting
provided the house was seated throughout
and since the school-going population O
the Second Ward under the most favor
able circumstances would fall below 200
and since the white population Of neither
oil these wards Is increasing-there Is In
the First Ward School House, more than
ample room for the entire school-soinp
population oil the First and Second Wards
combined, and hence no necessity for q new
School House for the Second Ward.
Seeond-1f, Notwithstanding the facts sci
forth in the foregoing proposition, Il
should, In the wisdom Of the Board, be-
deemed expedient to make additional pro.
vision for the Second Ward, 1t should be
done by dividing the Ward between
Washington First Ward and Clay Third
WARD sub-districts. making Madison
street the line of division, and increas sing
the capacity Of the Third Ward school
house in accordance with the plan sub-
mitted by ]. ii. Brodie a year or two
since, which plan Is now in possession Of
the Board. By this arrangement the en-
tire school-going population Of the Second
Ward would be more than provided ior,
and at the comparatively small expense
of $6,500-the estimated cost of said addi.
tion-and Mr.. Brodie's proposition 10
complete the improvement lor this sum d
also in possession Of this Board. The mat.
ter OF distance could not, should this plan
be adopted, be offered as an objection,
since those living above the Grant House
or Bridge corner would have but short
walk TO the First Ward school, and those
living below said corner but a pleasant
walk over good pavements to the Third
Ward school.
The undersigned dissents from the re-
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