Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-16
The Levy for All School Purposes Placed a
Forty Gents On the One Hundred Dol
lars Valuation for the Coming
Year Other Business.

| the minutes Of the previous meeting the
| first business transacted was action upon
the new rules for the government OF the
body, as considered and amended at the
last special meeting of the Board.
After a good deal of discussion and sew
eral proposed changes which did not pre-
vail except in one instance, that OF strik-
ing out the clause compelling all children
to be vaccinated before entering school,
the rules were adopted and the Committee
on Finance was instructed to nave 5oo
copies of the rules printed.
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills amounting to $174.S7 which were Or
dered paid.
The Committee on Salaries reported q
scale of salaries for principals and teachers
of the schools as follows: Principals,
81, 100; teachers of grammar schools, 5000;
assistant teacher of grammar schools, $40;
teachers of division A, $3.50; B, 1890; c.
$3.50; D, 1870; teacher Of German $3.50;
principal of colored school, $500. An adj
dition of s. per month was annexed to the
salary of the %janitor of Washington district
school On motion of W. A. Wilson.
On motion of DR.. Dickey, the salary OF
Prof. Jones was advanced to $1,000. The
salary otthe teacher in division ID, grade
5, in Richie school, was advanced from
$500 to 800. The report was then adopted.
The Committee on Public Library re-
ported bills amounting to S21O.l9, which
were ordered paid.
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds reported that, as instructed by
the Board, it had visited and inspected the
different school buildings and grounds
during the month of June, and after such
inspection thinks the following amounts
of money will be required to make
the necessary repairs, &c., i'll the
different schools Washington sub
district, $3.50; Madison, 500; Clay, $3.50;
Union, $40; Centre, $40; Webster, $40;
Richie, Si60; colorcd, so; total, $500.
A resolution of the committee asking the
appropriation of the above mounts and
their application by the respective member!
of the Committee on Buildings and
Grounds, was adopted.
The report also stated that according To
instructions plans and specifications for a
new building in Ritchie sub-district had
been prepared by Mr.. c. NJ. RathbOne, by
authority of the committee, ut Il cost OF
So. The report recommended that the
Clerk be authorized to draw an order III
favor of Mr.. RathbOne for that amount,
which was adopted.
A proposition from Joseph Scybold. to
sell his property at the corner Of FOrtieth
and Main and Water streets to the Board
for Sc, 700 wa submitted, and the report
stated that in view of the fact that the res
idence could be secured and SD altered as
to make five or six convenient school rooms
and thus accommodate the school
population of Richie that Is
crowded out of the present
school building, and in view of the fact
that the Committee thought a satisfactory
title for the Wheat propcrtycould not be
procured for the amOunt specified by the
Board, the report recommended that thu
proposition Of Mr.. SeybOld should be &C
ccpted and submitted the following:
ReSOlred, That the previous action OF the
Board authorizing the Commissioners o
Richie Sub-district to take steps to pur'
chase tie Wheat property and secure l
good title thereto, be and the same Is here
by rescinded.
The reading of this resolution melted
great deal of dicSsion and opposition OF
the part of the local Commissions of Ritchl'
district, and DR.. Mccoy submitted a re
port stating that condemnation proceed
ings against the Wheat property had beer
made and decided favorably, 4 clear titl'
had been secured, and everything wa
ready for the erection of a building.
Judge Rogers, the Boards Attorney
who had taken the matter in hand, wa'
present, and was asked TO make q state
ment. He did so, and said that the title
secured by the condemnation proceeding,
was good, and no trouble could result re
garding il.
The resolution of the Committee wa
then voted upon and unanimously de
feated.
A resolution authorizing the Committee
to purchase the Seybold property and an
other to have such changes therein "A Sug
gested, made, were naturally also defeated
The Committee on Teachers and Schools
reported the same number of teachers il
the various schools rs last year necessary
for the ensuing year, except in the cOlOred
Washington and Clay schools. In tn
former an assistant Grammar room tcache
is added, and a division A teacher in eacl
| of the latter. The report stated that Wash
ingtOn sub-district did not need the teache
| at the present term, but expected to dur
l ing the school year, and the increase j
| asked TO be authorized so that she ma.
T be appointed when required. This raised
warm discussion between Messrs. j. A
l Miller and DR.. Jepson, which lasted som
time, after which the report was referred
back to the committee.
/ The Committee on German Languag,
| reported that it had attended the examin
| alton of German in the schools in connec
? ton with the Superintendent. The com
mittee, though fully satisfied that the Ger
; man language had been faithfully taught
( it thought the number of teachers shout,
2 be increased, and offered a resolution add
ing three teachers to the present number
which would make q total of six. DR.
Jepson offered a substitute, making tn
number of teachers the same as last year
which carried, after which the repor
t was adopted.
The Committee on Finance reported tina
after examination it had found that VIM
Meyers is entitled TO refund of taxes PAL,
on erroneous assessment TO the amount O
D $3.1S, and the Wheeling Butter Compan.
: $l.S5. By a resolution, the Clerk was au
I thorized to draw an order on the Buildin
, Fund to pay note for $1,000, which haC
: been given in payment for. the Shrive
; property and which was now matured
! The committee also submitted approximate
J estimates of expenses necessary during tn
D following year on the School, Building an
Library Funds, the totals Of which WEI
SSi. 094, divided as follows: School Fund
= SO, 9O5; Building Fund, 1921; Librar,
Fund, 81, 942. The report said: To defra
the so, 905 Of expenditure on the SchoC
Fund, there will be received from tn
State distributable school fund
the sum of S15,249.34, an