The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-24

There will be u public examination Of
the schools during tho ensuing week,
commencing on the 22d inst. The Ger;
man classes in the Third Ward school
will 10 examined Monday forenoon, In
the First Ward Monday afternoon, In the
Second and Seventh Wards Tuesday fore
noon, In the Fourth Ward Tuesday after
noon, in the Eighth Ward Wednesday
forenoon, in the Fifth and Sixth Wards
Wednesday afternoon.
The English classes will be examined
during Thursday and Friday, 18th and
Goth insts,
In October last, a petition, signed by
Henry X, List o. G. Dewey, A. j.
Sweeney, and other prominent citizens Of
the First Ward, was sent IN, requesting
the Board to adopt measures for securing
to the First Ward school, the premises
known as the"J Johnston property" IN front
Of the school house in said ward. The
petition was referred to the Committee
on Buildings and Grounds with instruc..
tons to ascertain and report to the Board
the price ut which tho property could be
bought. Al the November meeting a
communication was received from Mrs.
Annie Johnston, the owner offering tic
property for the sum of $4,000, payable
In one or two years from time Of giving
possession. This communication was
referred to the same committee for CON
sideration and report, Many matters
were nj this time pressing upon the at
tentiOn OF the committee, and this was
suffered to pass UNDECIDED, and the time
Of the former Board expired without a
report having been made. regard this
as matter which should lave the ntten-
ton Of your honorable body, and there
fore recommend that the present Com.
mittcc on Buildings and Grounds be
instructed to give the subject considera-
ton, and to report to the next meeting
such action as may be necessary In order
to secure possession Of the said "Johnstoil
property" for the Use Of the First Ward
school. F.S. WILLIAMS, SuM
The report was received and filed.
Mr.. Caldwell offered the following reSO-
luton, which was adopted:
RcSolued, That the action Of the Presi.
dent and Clerk Of this Board, In signing
In It's behalf the contract Of the Board
with Thompson & IIibberd for heating
apparatus and radiators for the Second
and Third Ward public school building, Is
hereby ratified and confirmed, and the
bond Of said Thompson & llibbcrd, dated
March IL. 1875. wilh,JOhn Oesterlinp and
Samuel j. Ellifritz as securities, rendered
by them, is approved, accepted and ordered
to be filed.
The report Uf the Committee on Ac.
counts was read, and bills aggregating
1903 IA were ordered paid, and tile re.
port adopted, That portion Of the report
In reference to the payment Of the bill Of
the Wheeling Belmont Bridge Company,
for toll for children attending tho 7tii
ward school, wholive on this side, was re.
ferred to a special committee, consisting
Of Niessrs. Wilson, Caldwell and SChmul.
bach, for investigation and report.
That portion Of the Superintendent
report referring to the purchase Of the
Johnston property in the First Ward was
referred to the Committee on Real Estate
for report.
The Bill of b. +. Caldwell, for furnace
for the Fourth Ward school building, was
ordered paid.
A communication from the Insurance
Companies of this city, In regard to
taking some action TO have the heating
apparatus III The different school build.
ihgs put In proper condition for security
against fire, was read aud referred to the
Committee OIL Buildings and Grounds,
who were instructed to make such repairs
MS necessity requires. Adjourned.