The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-20
A LARGER LIBRARY
PROVIDED ZOE lAsr Nlenr
By the Hoard of Rauea.loa at It's Regular
Monthly superintendent An.
dsrsonE Report-ooai Contracts
AwArdsd-Routins Matters.

A regular meeting Of the Board Of f lu-
cation was held at its rooms in the Public
Library building last evening. Outside
Of the regular routine business there was
only one topic OF any special Importance
that was up for consideration. That W 8
proposition from W. P. Heiskell, trustee,
offering TO lease to the Board that room
next to tho one now occupied by the libra
~, occupied ut present by Bakers laun-
day, in addition to the one already used
for library for term OF live years from
April /, 1886, at the rats OF 5000 per an
mum for both. This proposition was
accepted Efser Eome discussion. Sever
81 Of the members while not oppos-
ing the proposition wanted 1t laid over
until tho next meeting in order 10 more
fully investigate the need for more room,
but large majority favored its accept
ance, fearing that 1t might be withdrawn.
For year past, there has been need for
more room in the library, and the matter
has often been discussed both in the com.
mittse on Public Library, which reported
the proposition and urged It's acceptance,
and by the Board. The IETELLIGEECER
several months sincs gave Librarian PEN
dleton's views on the matter. The library
proper has grown so that the space re-
served ios u realizing room has been nearly
all taken up. The cases are crowded and
thereby q proper arrangement Of the
volumes Is impossible.
Two or three Rrchways will be cut in the
wall separating the two rooms, and the
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library. Fitted up with alcoves it will &C.
commodate the library fer years to come,
and the present room vii serve admirably
as reading room and Office. No better
arrangement could possibly be made.
Librarian Pendleton has some splendid
ideas in regard to fitting the place up
60 as to make 1t a model. WheeliMg's
public library has grown to be one OF her
most valuable institutions, aud it deserves
TO havs the proper room to keep it such.
The Board was called to order at 1880
o'clock sharp by President Collier. The
absentees were Mesars Dickey, Hoffman,
Isest, Mccoy, J. A. Miller, Shsfer and W.
A. Wilson. The minutes were read and ap-
proved as usual and the report Of the Com
mittee on Accounts taken up. Embraced
in it were bills aggregating S4O074 which
were ordered paid.
The Committee on Public Library pre-.
sented bills aggregs.ing Sl434l which
were ordered paid. The Committee re.
ported that alter considering the matter Of
what magazines, periodicals and news
papers should be taken in the library for
the ensuing year 1t was Of the opinion that
those now taken should bs continued ex-
cept that the Chicago Tribune should be
substituted for the Springfield Republican
and GOdey's Lady Book added. The az.
gregate cost Of the magazines, papers, ETC.,
will be about $202. The Committees
views were adopted and it authorized to
expend 500.
In accordance with a rule adopted at
tho last meeting Of the Board, the Com
missioners OF the various sub-districts re-
ported the names Of two ladies' in each
Rub-district TO serve as substitute teachers,
and they were confirmed.
The report o. Superintendent W. q.
Anderson was taken up, read and ordered
fled. It contained the following abstract
from the regular monthly reports Of the
various schools: