The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-20
IMPORTANT MATTERS
Discussed LAST EVENING
By tho Board of Education New Buildings,
Financial Matters Teachers Appointed
and VarIstyOf Other Important Mat.
tsrs Disposed of Mt the Meeting.

FsFA bIAPobeu OF W the meetlhg'
The Board OF EiucAtion met in regular
monthly session last evening, A number
Of important matters were presented by
the various committees. The absentees
were Messrs, Elllngham, Hoffman,, Isett,
Mccoy, Naylor, SChaler, WhRlly aud
White. President Collier presided, The
reading OF the minutes was dispensed with
and the committee reports taken up for
consideration,
The Committee on Accounts presented
bills amounting to slQ7 81, which were
ordered paid. The Committee on Finance
reported that it would be necessary to Dor.
row about 81, 100 to pay for the frame au-
mex to CLAY school aud the ground for the
new buildlag in Richie district, The
clerk was instructed to draw two four
months orders, one for 81 1900, and the
other for $1,000, on the Collector, on the
building fund, and deliver them to the
committee to be used as indicated in the
report.
NEW BUILDINGS.
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds reported that ]. A. Holiday 4
Son had completed tho frame annex in
Clay and were entitled TO $l,499 for the
same, which was ordered paid. Also, that
this annex and the one in Washington,
with their contents, had been insured for
81 600 each and the clerk was authorzsdto
draw his orders to pay the premiums,
$40 81 on each. This committee reported
further, that it had decided to have the
new building to be erected IN Richie, dill
ierent from the plans aud specifications,
and submitted new plan drawn by L,
W. Wells, which was adopted by the
Board. This building Ia specially design
cd to DO fitted up with the Ruttan.
Smead Heating and Ventiating APP.
paratuB, including closets, at a
cost not to exceed $500. Tho lowest
Of the proposals for erecting this
liday l& Co., their bid being
$l2,005 90 and no payment to be made
until tho building ia completed, which ia
not to be later than March |. This pro-
pOsal Twas ordered accepted and the
President instructed to sign the neCtssa y
contracts and the committee authorised to
employ L. W. Wells 10 superintend tho
construction. The committee further
recommended that tho bid Of Trimble &
Lulz, S67l q, for fitting up the several
school buildings, library and board rooms
with pipes, etc, for natural gas, be aU.
copied, 1t being the lowest this action
was taken. tbs committee was author.
to sell the west fifty feet fronting On
Fourteenth street oil the lot purchased for
the Clay annex, there being no use Tor
more than one.halt OF tho lot for school
purposes.
The Committee on Text Books recon.
mended that the proposal Of Miss j, B.
Wilson to aupply the schools with books,
stationery, ETC., for the coming year BIS &C.
copied, and that the suggestion contained
in a recent report Of Superintendent An.
derson, that the senior Glasa DO examined
in definition along with spelling,be Ndopt.
cd, and that the Superintendent be aa'
thorizsd to take the necessary steps 10
put 1t into effect. Tho report was adopted.
THE LIBRARY.
The Committee OH Public Library pro-
scented bills aggregating Sll7 IS, which
were ordered paid, and the suggestion OF
the committee that 81 600 DO expended
iorEnOw bookR, adopted. The committee
reported further, that 1t had received tho
resignation OF Librarian PeMdleton and
had very reluctantly accepted it, to take
effect August 81: "The Wheeling Public
Library WIS established four years ago.
since then 1t has grown rapidly in public
| fnt,na nnI hon NNpnha hI,, "a
patronage In proportion TO It's slzs and the
extent OF our population than any similar
institution in the land. During theae four
years Mr.. Pendleton has discharged tho
duties Of Librarian faithfully, inIelligently
and efficiently, and he deserves some
credit for the success that has attended
the Library" The Board also accepted
the resignation.
The annual statement 81 the clerk show.
Ing the expenditures made out OF the
several funds for the year ending July 81,
1886, was presented and ordered filed.
Out Of the school fund SAC, 1873 80 was *.
pended for the salaries OF teachers; S2,074,
salaros OF janitors; S 3,37l75, repairs;
81, 750 So, fuel; $l,307l7, contingencies;
Sl,274 81, furniture and apparatus; $l45,
rents; the total expenditures amounted
to SOL Cos Ss.
Out Of the building fund s7,175 85 was
expended. In Webster district there was
spent out Of this amount $2,560 81: In |
Washington district, 81 ,437 34i in Clay
district, So, 095; refunds on erroneous as.
sessments, $l5 SO; interest and discount,
1922 SO; plans for now building in Richie,
$25. Out OF the library fund 81 Ash 20 |
was expended for salaries and the balance
Of the expenditures Hwelled the total
amount TO 1921 80.
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