The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-17
THE BOARD OFEDUCATIOS
Iris1Ealnr Monthly Session Aets on yarious

Irie1Ealnr Monthly Sexsi"n ANts on Various
Routine Matters.
A regular monthly meeting Of tilt
Board OF Education was held in the
Board rooms in the Library Building las
evening. President Collier called the
Board to order at 7:i5 o'clock, stessrs
Acker, Caldwell, A.Yilson, Soldier, Nay,
lor, Pipes; J. A. Miller, Maxwell, Jepson
Esclistruth and Ellingha'a being present.
The minutes Of the previous meeting were
read and approved. .,.=
The Committee on Accounts presented
bills aggregating S2i5 81, which were
ordered paid. S ~ u
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds asked the payment to Stephen
Mccullough OF S23i 81, for extra work
done in connection with the recent i'm
provenlents Mt the colorcd school and also
OF So 4G 10 G. P. Hamilton, architect, for
percentage on same extra work. Both of
these amounts were ordered paid. Tho
committee also asked for and WIS author
lied to expend SIS for the building Of n
loot walk and stairs ut the color6d school.
The Committee on Public Library re,
ported that tho subscriptions for maya
zines and periodicals and newspapers for
use in the Library reading room had cx-
pired. These were all ordered renewed,
and on recommendation OF the c1mmttteo
Pttcrs0ns Magazine and the Philadelphia
Times were added to tho list. It requires
m expenditure Of about slsg to pay these
subscriptions. The committee was or
dered to renew the policies Of Insurance
on the Library OF $1,000 in the Peabody,
and $1,000 in the Fire 4 Marine Insurance
Company. The amount necessary to pay
premiums is SO. ,.1
The committee reported that the resig-
nation Of Miss Annie NJ. Carson, assistant
librarian, had been received and that Miss
Annie b. Wilson had been appointed to
fill the position for the unexpired time.
The appointment was confirmed. e. y
+ Superintendent Birch's report OF the
schools for tho month OF September was
presented, 5 read and ordered filed. It
shows an enrolment in the various
schools for the month as follows: WASH
ington, sci; CLAY, 57r; Union, ;l5; Cen
tire, ASS; Webster, 4S4; Madison, 40o;
Richie, 7N; Colored, ElG3. Total 3,g6s.
The number Of teachers employed was 100,
to whom was paid for salaries SlGS7, In
the German department the enrolment
was as follows: Washington 81, Clay r.,
Union'52, Centre 3d. Webster so, Madison
90, Richie 60. Total 323. = :.
Accompanying this report was Tint OF
the Librarian, which was also ordered
fled. For the four weeks ending Septem-
Der %, the circulation in the Library w,ls
{, io3; in tho reading room 1850; average
circulation per day 10; amount received
from sale Of catalogues, $50. so. 3 The Clerk
that tho Collector had informed
him that Il was doubtful whether the,
taxes would bc In in time to pay the sala. |
ries between now md December To
meet this, Mr.. Miller Offered the following,
which was adopted: ,3s-5}'
/. Resolved. That In the event OF there not
being enough money In tho Collectors
hands to pay tho salaries OF toachcrs on |
he 3ist inst, the President. is hereby M.
.horizcd TO draw n sequisition the State
Auditor for the State School fund, and tho
on Finance sha!l have s.icl, re-
luisition discounted at tho lowest rate OBJ.
l;Ss& $tgi
h Two or three unimportant routine mat.
crs were disposed Of and at S:15 o'clock
he Board adjourned.
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