The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-22
ANOTHER SCHOOL HOUSE.
Needed on the Island is Discuss
ed at Length
BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
At It's Meeting Last Night-somc
Suggestions from Professor An,
dcrson-A Very Large GFist
of Routine Matters,

the Public Library building last even,
ing and disposed Of considerable busl'
ness, 1t was an unusually interesting
meeting, lasting about twice as long as
this Boards meetings usually do, The
proposed new school house on the
Island and some important and timely
suggestions offered by Superintendent
Anderson were the subject OF
considerable discussion, The absentees
were Messrs. Acker, Davis, DlCksy, Nc.
Coy and Whally, Immediately after the
reading Of the minutes, the new City Col
lector, Mr., Myles, appeared and present.
ed his bond for the faithful collection Of
school taxes, 1t is in the sum Of $4,000,
with Henry Schmulbach and John G,
hoffman,, IT,, as suTeties, 1t was APP
proved and regular business then taken
up aud considered as follows;
The Committee on Accounts presented
bills a~ggregating $278 05, which were or
dered paid. The Committee on Public
Library presented bills amounting Ia
Sl25 10, and these were also ordered
paid. This committee recommendedthe
purchase Of q complete secondhand 'set
OF Harpers' Magazine, at a cost OF $3.50,
for use in the library as books OF refer.
ence, TO take the place OF the old set
which Is about worn out, THIS recon-
mendation was considered favorably, and
the additional set ordered purchased.
The Committee on Finance reported
that 1t had found upon an examination
OF receipts, that l.. Somehow was emit,
tied to 50 II and 7. F, Owens to s. IS,
refunds OF taxes paid by them on erro'
neous assessments, These amounts were
ordered paid 10 the parties named.
THE NEW ISLAND SCHOOL HOUSE,
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds reported that acting under the
instructions Of the Board, they had Wis
tied the school houses In Madison and
Union districts, and submitted the fol-
lowing as the result OF their invest!Ra'
ton: In Madison the need OF an add,
tional building on the Island was found
to be m actual and pressing necessity,
for not only Is the school building
proper crowded to its utmost capacity,
but In addition three buildings, contain
ing six school rooms, are now used fol
school purposes. These dwellings are,
Of course, lily adapted to the purpose to
which they are now put. In view oil
this condition OF affairs the committee
recommended that an additional build,
ing containing twelve rooms, be erected
on the Island property belonging 10 the
Board.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AS TO THE SIZE.
This portion OF the report raised sew
eral interesting questions that caused
considerable discussion, in which nearly
all the members took part. 1t was ques'
toned whether a twelve-school room
building was necessary; the present
school building proper contains eight
rooms, and to put up q building con-
tanning twelve rooms would give the
Island twenty available school rooms,
moro by two than Richie, the district
having tue largest enrolment. 1t was
argued that in case 1t was the intention
to abandon the present building after
the new one was completed, then twelve
rooms would not be suficientto meet
the rapidly growing needs OF the Island
but In case the new building was To be
used merely as IN annex, then twelve
rooms were more than would at any
time be necessary. Messrs. Black and
Irwin, the commissioners from the
Island district, disclaimed that It was
the idea or intention to abandon the old
building on the completion OF the new
one, but argued that II the interests Of
the district were to be looked after for
any considerable time in the future
twelve rooms were by no means too
many.
This part Of the question was finally
referred back 10 the Committee on
Buildings aud Grounds, with instruc-
tons to investigate into the matter thor.
oughly and report as to the needs OF tho
district, aud also to procure preliminary
plans and estimates for both an eight
room and twelve.room school house.
WHAT THE ARCHITECTS WILL WANT.
The points were then raised that arch.
fleets would not, in the first place, pre-.
pare plans unless they were assured that
their work would DO accepted or unless
prizes were offered for first and second
best plans, aud second, that they would
demand To know how much money the
Board would be willing to expend In the
erection OF a building. This last point
was disposed Of by instructing the com.
mittee to secure preliminary plans for
an eight.room school house not to ex-
coed In cost $4,000, and for q twelve.
room building not 10 exceed $4,000. 1t
was also suggested TO thecommittee that
It was not the desire Of the Board TO
build any more palaces" for school
houses such as now ornaments the First
ward.
Mr.. Bloch adhered to his point that
architects would demand something def.
mite in the line Of reCompense before
they would devote the time necessary to
drawing and perfeCting plans he moved
that 500 be offered as a prize to the one
whose plans were adopted, but q major.
ity OF the Board thought that the archi.
tects should be content 10 take q gamb.
ler's chance In having their plans adopt
ed, being made superintendent oil the
work and receiving Us such, 3 per cent
OF the contract price Of the building as
compensation. Mr.. Bloch's motion was
accordingly voted down and the COM
mittee left TO do the best 1t can with
only the limit OF prices to DO paid for
tho building, as data 10 work on. II re.
mains TO bo seen what the architects
will do In this way Of drawing plans and
running the risk Of having them adopt
ed.
NOT ENOUGH MONEY ron UNION SCHOOL.
In the matter Of repairs needed on the
Union district building, the Committee
on Buildings and Grounds reported that
many advantageous changes and i'm
proyementS could DO made In the ar
fangement Of the school building nota.
bly, that OF taking Of tho third story,
but the committee deCreed II inadyiSable
to recommending makingo o. any changes
In View Of the financial condition Of The
Board.
President Miller read that portion Of
the report very sadly aud sighed when
tho board did nothing more than 10
cheorlully receive and flo,
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds In a further report informed
the Board Of the finding ola jury, before
which was tried AZ q special term Of the