Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION
TIKI REGULAR MONTHLY SESSION HID
LAST EVENING.
Lively Discussion Stirred Up by the Assertion that
Madison Building Foundation IS Not Beng
Built According to Contract

The regular moothly meeting OF the
BOARD of Education was held last evening
in the rooms of the Board in Public Libra
~ building, the only absentees being
Messrs. Dickey and Park. Nothing oil
specisl Importance was before the Board
eIcept a little racket over the adoption
of the re port of the Committee on Build
mos and Grounds. After the minutes OF
the preyious meeting had been read and
approyed, the following business was dis
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds recommended the payment oil the
foIIowin0 bills: amount due Wheeling
Mining and Manufacturing Company LOT
work done and materials furnished Ior
Madison school building, $64o; L. w.
wells architect, $500; TO attorney for pro-
fessional services, $40; total, 1858. The
Committae also reported that the old
bonses ON the site of the new school build
ing had been sold for SllO.
The report of this Committee stirred up
a verv lively fight in the Board. Messrs.
Irwin and Whally reported that some
of the foundation walls OF the new Madi-
son school building were not oeing put up
as they should be; that the WORK IN many
instances WAS shoddy and not according 10
contract. While they were In favor OF
having the bills, they wanted the matter
;nvestigated. and the work done In the
proper manner. The report was adopted,
and reconsidered and then readopted after
a great deal of discussion, daring which
motion was made to refer the report back TO
the committee with power to pay the bills II
thew fouud the work was oil right. Super
intendendent Wells was censured TO some
extent for not seeing that the work was
nroperly done, and while about all of the
members admitted that Mr.. Wells was per-
fc,lv honest in his intentions, they
thought he was being deceived IN reference
to the work, as he has been out OF the city.
II was generally thought the Board did
not have enough authority in reference TO
the new building under the present state
of affairs, and the upsnot OF the matter
Was the adoption of the folio wing resolu-
ton. offeI ed by DR.. Jepson:
Res0lred. That the Committee on Build
ipgs and Grounds is hereby instructed to
at once call meeting of the Board II II
At any time becomes necessary to make
change 10 the Supervising Architect oil
Madison sub.district school.
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills amounting to $l33.54, which were
ordered paid.
The Commit ee on Public Library rec
commended the Teappointment oil Miss
Annie V. Sage as first assistant Librarian
for the ensuing year, and the reappoin'-
ment of Mrs. Carrie Crawford as second as
sistant at the same salary, and the reap
pointment of Henry Phillips ss Janitor OF
the library and offices at the same salary,
all of which were approved, Mrs. Craw-
ford's salary being advanced to $40 per
month. the same az that of the first assist
ant
The committee also reported commu-
nication from Mr.. W. p. Heiskell, agree
ing 10 renew the leFge for the present
library and Board quarters for the torm OF
five years at An annual rental Of 500
Adopted.
Several letters from publishers were
submitted. containing their propositions
for furnishing the library with hooks, s9
the cOltThCb DOOho bSSA
purchased, has expired. Stanton * Day-
enports bid of 30 per cent. of was &C
cepted.
Bills amounting to S. SO were reported
and ordered paid.
The Committee on Finance reported that
il had discovered that Mrs. Belle Slendel |
is entitled to a refund OF taxes paid ON er-
roneous assessments for the year 1887, and /
the Clerk was, upon their recommendation,
authorized to draw an order in favor OF
Mrs. Mendel for 1859 1t was also re-
ported that the Fulton School Board is en-
titled to ST. "a on account of an APP !
por,ionment of the school fund of Wash
ington sub-district, and a pro rata dis
trihution of the State fund, and the
Clerk was authorized to draw an order for |
the amount.
Superintendent Anderson's usual month
ly report was read, of which the following
ia an abstract