Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-19
INTERESTING MEETING
Of the Board of Education Last
Evening.
The Question of Examining White and
COIOred Pupils Together Settled by
the Attorney Generals 0pin-
ion--0ther Business
Transacted.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Education was held in its rooms
in the Public Library building last even
ing, and the session was unusslly interest
ing in several ways, as the proceedings
will demonstrate. upon the roll being
called By the clerk the following members
were found present; Messrs. Acker, Dob
bins, Ellingbam, EschtEuth, Hannah, Isett,
Jepson, Mccoy, Miller, J. c., Skater and
Mr. President, Messrs. Naylor, Pipes,
Dickey, and Wilson, ". A. coming
in few moments later. The following
business was transacted after Clerk Pendle-
ton had read the minutes OF the previous
meeting: 49,
BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills amounting in the aggregate TO
1919 Y, which were ordered paid.
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds reported that, as authorized
at the last meeting, it had sdver-
tised for and received proposals to build an
annex to the Washington sub-district
school building, and awarded the contract
to put up such annex to j. A. Holiday 4
Son, the lowest bidders, for the sum Of
1854, building to be completed By April
|; that the committee had plans and spe.
cifcations drawn up by Clarence Rath-
burn, Eco, for the sum Of SIS, which
amount was ordered paid. The committee
also reported that it had decided according
TO its Judgment that the best location for
such building would be on what is known
as Shrivers Garden, lying on the south
side of Fourteenth street and west OF Nc
Culloch street. A resolution was adopted
authorizing the Board to purchase Of Hsmp-
den Shriver piece Of ground of 100 feet in
length, on Fourteenth street, and running
back with uniform width to alley -, at a
cost of not more than $4,000, the land to
cost S39 per foot.
tbs FOLLOWING RESOLUTION
was also offered and adopted.
Resolved, That in the event o. the pug
chase OF said ground the Committee on
Building ard Grounds is authorized to
have plans and specifications prepared tor
putting up such building as shall seem
most suitable TO it, and report the same to
the Board.
The Committee on Finance was author
lied to make loan of $4,000 il the Shri-
yer property be purchased.
Miss Emma Anderson wac appointed to
be Grammar school teacher in the Fourth
ward, in place of Miss Jennie Anderson,
resigned.
Miss Minnie Acter was allowed pay for
teaching eight days in the grammar room
of The Fourth ward previous to Miss Ander-
sons appointment
THE MUCH DISCUSSED QUESTION
in respect 10 the completion Of the new
annex 10 Webster school was brought
up again by Mr.. Miller, who stated
that the main building was 90 overcrowded
that it was a decided discomfort to scholars
and teachers; that the new building had
been lying there several months I'M
touched aud it wss time something
wGs done looking toward its occu-
pAGcy. This engendared a good deal
Of general discussion in which
the detects of the building received their
shsre of condemnation 1t finally ended
in Mr.. Acker making a motion hat the
Committee on Buildings and Grounds be
authorized to take the building of the
hands Of the contractors at terms satisfac-
tory to the Committee, which was carried
Dr. Pipes stated that Richie school
building was the most over crowded Of any
in the city, and was generally inefficient
to accommodate all their pupils He made
q motion tina: the Committee on Buildings
and Grounds investigate inquire into the
matter, and report to the Board, which
was carried
SUPERINTENDENT ANDERSoNS REPORT.
Superintendent Anderson made his reg.
ulnr monthly report OF which the following