The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-27
BOARD OF IRRIGATION.
Meeting Last NIEhs-Ths Ilbrary-Th

heh0ot Age.
The Board Of Education met ct it, room
last evening In adjourned session, with the
following members present. Messrs. Acksr,
Collier, Caldwell, Miller, ]. A., Miller, J. O.,
Maxwell, Todd, Jepson, Hildreth, EbelinE
and President Wilson.
The committee which had under consider.
alton the proposition to change the minimum
school age from SIX 10 seven years, reported
that they considered In this expsdient. They,
however, reported that the schools are filling
up with pupils under SIX yeaFa OF age, aud
recommended that the regulation excluding
such children 10 rigidly enforced, which
recommendation was adopted by the Board.
The committee having In charge the propo-
ition to take charge OF the library OF The
Wheeling Library Association made IL re-
port, Us follows:
WHEELING, January %, 1882,
To he Board Of Education:
GENTLEMEN Your committee to which
was referred the question Of establishing O
Public Library beg leave 10 report that II
this day held o meeting, at which the
Trustees OF the Wheeling Library Association
were present by invitation Of your commit.
tee. The question Of the advlsability OF thIl
Board assuming control Of the books and
other property o. the Library Association fol
! the purpose Of opening and maintaining 4
public library for tho benefit OF the whole
community was fully discussed.
Your committee and the Trustees OF the
Library Association are united in the opinion
that It Is very desirable that public library
should DO opened us soon as possible; that
this library should under proper restrictions
be kept open for the benefit Of all our PEG
pie; and that as an educational institution Of
very considerable importance, It is not only
proper but highly desirable that the library
should be under the control Of this Board
Board which, created by State legislation
Is likely to have permanent existence
which changes one. third OF It's membership
every two years, which directs all improve
ments and operations in the public schools
OF the city, and whose members, sworn Off
GERS, arc directly responsible to the people
for their acts. II this Board should consen
to assume control Of the public library, III,
proper rules and regulations will OF course b,
hereafter adopted, and these should be en-
tirely satisfactory 10 the Library Trustees.
II Is the feeling Of your Committee tina;
these Trustees should be consulted and oOun
seled with in adjusting all details connected
with the opening and government Of tn,
! library. Their experience In the old Librar,
Association will be Of great value In thu
discussion OF this question: both in the com
mittee meeting aud through the city thu
far, not a single voice has been heard in oppo
Sition TO the proposed movement. The zen
eral feeling seems to be that the city yer,
much needs good library; that no plan thu!
far devised for maintaining library by pri
vate contribution can be made to succeed
and In view Of the great number who will b,
benefited by such an institution when prop
crly conducted us public library for the ust
Of the whole peoPle-under proper restric
tions-it is eminently proper that this BOart
OF Education should have the control OF Il.
Influenced, no doubt, by some such con
siderations, the trustees OF the Wheeling Ii
brary Association have taken the action indi
Gated in the accompanying communication
addressed to this Board:
Your Committee being OF the unanimous
opinion that this Board should, in the inter
tereSt OF education embrace this excellent CD
portunity OF establishing a free public libra
ry, beg leave to offer the following resolutions
for your consideration, viz
ResOlVed, That the Board OF Education here
by expresses Its willingness to assume con
troll Of the books aud property OF the Wheelipi
| Library Association on conditions that MAY
be hereafter arranged, with the purpose t
open and maintain public library for thu
benefit Of the community.
Re5Olred, That committee be appointed
to act In conjunction with the trustees OF til,
Wheeling Library Association, in securln,
such legislation as may be necessary to EN-
able this Board to levy for the purpose o
maintaining o public library.
Respectfully submitted
s, L. JEPsoH, Chm,
A. WILSON,
J. A. MILLER,
ALFRED Caldwell,
Conlmittea