The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-27
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
APPRECIATED By THE PEOPLE
According to the Figures Presented to the
Board Of Education Last Evsning-A
New Scheme for Making the Eau.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Business.

An adjourned regular meeting of the
Board Of Education was held at the room
Of the Board in the Public Library build
ing last evening, President Collier pre-
sided. The absentees were MesSrs, Han
nan, Mccoy, J.O. Miller, Whally, White
and W, A. Wilson. The minutes being
out OF the way the consideration OF COM
mittee reports was commenced,
The Committee on Accounts presented
bills aggregating S6S "a, which were Or
dered paid. The Committee on Finance
reported q resolution ~instructing the
Clerk to draw his order for S3S II in favor
Of the Fulton Board Of Education in pay
ment for teaching youth belongtngin the
Wheeling independent school district,
who attended the Fulton school during
the past year, which was adopted.
INTERESTING LIBRARY STATISTICS,
The annual report of the Committee on
Public Library was presented and ordered
filed, The following figures arc taken
from the report. The total number OF
volumes on the shelves when the Library
was reopened about two weeks ago was
see. The number OF volumes in the Ii
brary at the beginning Of the year (April
5, 1856 was 7,149. There was added
during the year 1859 volumes, making q
total OF s,5lS; the number worn out
reached 249 and the number missing at
the close OF the year was 12; the number
bound and rebound during the year was
8O6. The circulation for the year was 3d.
400 volumes, against 52,758 in the pre-
Ceding year, showing an increase OF 6,642
for the year. The circulation in the read
ing room during the year was 0,5OS vol
umes against 4,27S the preceding year,
showing an increase Of $3.50.
The Committee presented bills aggre,
eating $3.50 81 which were ordered paid
and on It's recommendation, Miaa Annie b,
Wilson was confirmed as first assistant
librarian at a salary OF $40 per month and
Miss Carrie b. shater as second assistant
at a salary Of $50 per month. The thanks
Of the Board were ordered transmitted C
Mr.. W, +. Peterson for some ninety odd
volumes presented to the Library.
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds in its report recommended that
1t bs authorized to take such action as
may BIO necessary to secure q good title tc
the Wheat property in RitChie district, II
having been learned that a satisfactory
title cannot be made for the property
without the institution Of a chancery sui
BY the owners or condemnation proceed
inHs by the Board; or else have power tc
look for another site for building the new
school house in that district.
On motion Of Colonel Miller, the com
mittee was authorized to close the CON
tract with the Wheat heirs In the best
possible manner without additional cost,
when a good title can be secured and In
case q good title cannot be secured, then
10 purchase other grounds or build on the
lot where main building now stands. This
amendment was adopted.
@. Rathbone was ordered paid S25 fol
preparing plans and specifications for the
Clay district annex building.
TIE suP%RRINTENDRS's REPORT.
Superintendent Anderson's report Of
the schools for the month Of April was
presented and ordered filed. The follow
Ing Is an abstract: