The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-19
CITY SCHOOL MATrERs.
Regular Meeting Ofths Board Of EdnsatiOn
Last Evening,

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Board Of Education was held last evening,
President Collier called the Board to or
dea at 1880 O'Clock. The absentees we're
Mesars, Hoffman,, Pipes and Whally.
The Committee on Accounts presented
bills aggregahng S265 67, which we're or
dered paid, The Committee on the Pub
lie Library recommended that the pTopos-
al Of KleVis, KRAFT & Co., To do the neces-
saIy work in making alterations and ad.
ditiona to the library be accepted, the
arm's bid Of 81 ,022 Ter doing the work
being the lowest one received. President
Collier was instructed to sign the proper
contract with the firm. The contract is
10 provide that the work ia to be done in
side OF one month. The committee also
reported that during the progress OF this
work 1t would be necessary TO close the
library for time, and the Board instruct.
cd the committee to close the rooms as it
might deem advisable.
THE NEW RAsT END SCHOOL,
The Committee on Finance reported
that, as directed, 1t had borrowed 5000,
giving q note for four months at the rate
Of six percent, and that the money
60 borrowed had been turned over to the
Collector To be used for the purchase OF
the Shrlver property, in the Third ward,
on which to erect new school building.
The committee recommended that the
Clerk draw orders for the following
amounts-reiunds OF taxes paid on erro-
neous assessments: James Oummins,
50 81; H, B, Hubbard 4 Co., SIG Us; Louis
Weitzel, 50 81; L. j, Stone, $44 ~, The
Clerk was so instructed,
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds reported that II had settled with
the contractors for building the much
talked about addition to the Webster
district building, by paying the balance
OF 81 ,020 due on the contract and $50 10
for extra work in lieu Of SIG 81 claimed
by the contractors and allowed by the
architect, for extras. 1t also reported that
It had purchased property for new school
building In the eastern portion OF the
Third ward, on Fourteenth street, for
$4,000, and submitted plans for a building.
1t further reported that there was great
necessity for more room in Richie dis
triCt; that 1t had examined several sites
but had not been able to secure prices and
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The report was received and Hled after
q long and exhaustive debate on the ad.
Visibility Of erecting at this time the ad-
ditionsl school building In the Third ward
at an estimated cost OF 5000. Those OPP.
posing building at this time questioned
whether that part Of the city was growing
fast enough to warrant the erection Of a
building and urged that q new building
be first erected in Richie district, where
there are pupils enough TO fill six rooms,
that are either without any Accommodations
OF else are in underground, damp rooms,
lighted by gas.
NEW SCHOOL IN CLAY.
The building that 1t was proposed to
erect in the Third ward was u one.story,
four.room brick with stone foundations
sufficiently strong to allow the adding Of a
second story. The opponents to building
snCh structure finally agreed to the cree.
tion OF q tworoom two.story frame build
ing, and the Committee on Buildings and
Grounds was instructed to secure bids and
award the contract for tho same. The
discussion brought out by this matter was
one OF the most interesting heard in the
Board for a long time.
The regular monthly report Of 6uperin,
tendent Anderson was submitted and Or
dered filed. Following is IN abstract
| from II.