The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-23

boAHU " EpuCAffoH, - Special meet
Ing d tho Board Of Education WAS called
for last efening, 10 transact The business
left over from last month by the failure
70 get quorum al the regular meeting
on Thursday evening Of last week. The
meeting last evening Ut the start appear
ed no more auccea5fnl than that Of last
week, ~ up 10 eight o'clock only nine
members had put In an appearance, when
eleven are necessary for the transaction
OF buAiness. The members present were
Meisrs. Hupp, Caldwell, Cochran, Todd,
Hastings, Wilson, GoeriDg, Wait and
Maxwell, Superintendent Hervey vol.
unteefed 70 hunt upabsentees, and stroll
ed ont for that purpose, but alter 4 short
absence returned and reported that he
had been unable 10 find any other mem-
bers.
By nine o'clock Messrs. Baird and Filz.
simmons were on hand, aud o quorum
being present the Board proceeded 10 the
transaction Of business.
The reading Of the minutes oil the pre-.
vious meeting were dispensed with, on
motion Of Mr.. Todd.
The Committee on Finance and Ac.
counts reported bills for the month Of %.
tober, which they recommended 10 be
paid. So ordered.
The report Of the Superintendent OF
Schools for the month OF October, pub.
liAhed in the IHTELLIGERcER last week,
waa taken up, and the several recon.
mendaIions contained therein were laid
over until the next meeting for consider.
alton.
AUTHORIZED 10 BORROW 5000.
The following communication was re.
ceiyed from City Collector Black:
WHEELISo, November 10, 1876.
70 tie Honorable Board Of Education;
GENrLRMEN-l beg leave to state to
your honorable body that owing to the
delay Of the Council Of the city Of Wheel.
ing in declaring city taxes due and paya.
bic, and in giving into my custody The
books necessary for the collection oftaxes
for the year 1877, that there will probably
not be sufficient funds 10 my hands 10
meet the payment Of teachers salaries
for the current month. The balance on
hand Is nearly exhausted, and I would
therefore respectfully suggest that loan
OF S. 900 DO negotiated for ninety days.
Gro. Q. BLACK,
Collector Ind. School Dis. of Wheeling.
The following resolution was adopted:
ReaOlped, That the Clerk Of the Board
Of Education Of the district Of Wheeling
be and Is hereby authorized to issue an
order at 90 days for the sum Of 5000,
and have the same discounted II the same
can be done at rate OF interest not 10
exceed seyen per cent per anhum, for
the purpose oil paying the teachers for
the monlhof November.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
| The following appointments, made by
the local commissioners, were confirmed
by the Board:
II. B. Ferguson, Principal Of Seventh
Ward night school.
james g, Cooke, Principal, and Miss
Ella Mccoy, assistant, Of. Eighth Ward
night school.
PROF. ssowDEs A BONE OF CONTENTION.
Mr.. Caldwell stated to the Board that
the Commissioners OF his (Union) sub dis.
trict, had made an effort 10 obtain a COM
petent teacher for the Fourth Ward night
school, but not succeeding in doing so
had employed Proi. J. +. snowden 10 take
charge Of the school. Objection was
made by several members Of the Board,
on account Of the rule prohibiting teach
ers in day schools from teaching in the
evening schools, and there was consider
able discussion upon a proposition sub
mitted by Mr.. Caldwell 10 so modify the
rule as to permit the confirmation OF Mr..
Snowden. The chair, however, decided
there could be no modification Of the rule,
and that unless the vote Of the Board
adopting the rule could be re.considered
the appointment could not be confirmed.
A motion to confirm Prof. Snowdens
appointment for the month Of November
only was lost by tie vote-six to six.
Then a motion to postpone the further
consideration Of the matter until the next
meeting Of the Board, with the under.
standing that Prof. snowden should con-
tinue in charge Of the school in the mean
while, met with the same fate.
An effort was here made to adjourn, but
the motion was voted down by the same
old tie--si1 10 six.
The vote against confirming for the
month Of November only was then re-.
considered, and alter a good deal Of fill.
clustering the appointment for the month
/ OF November was confirmed,
Adjourned.