Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-21
SCHOOL MATTERS.
BIDS FOR TIE UNION SCHOOL ADDITION
OPENED.
D. R. Brooks Gets the Contract for Si889O-A Long
Discussion Over The Matter--0ther Routine
Matters Under Consideration.

The regular monthly meeting of the
School Board occurred last evening,
Present Miller in the chair, the absen-
tees being Messrs. Davis, Park, Mccoy,
Pipes, Shafer, Waterhouse and Whally.
The Committed on Accounts submitted
bills to the tune OF S213.54, and the Com
mittee on Public Library amounts
aggregating Sl43.34, both reports being
read and approved. The Committee on
Finance recommended that the taxes
paid by William 5. Riheldaffer on an
erroneous assessment be refunded to
him. The recommendation was adopted.
The principal business of the evening
then came up for consideration, that Of
the construction of the addition to the
Union School House. Secretary Hall
read the four bids that had been handed
in in answer to the advertisement for
the same, as follows:
~ c. Hamilton. ....................s $685.
klleyes, Kraft " Observation-Disclosures. ~, 1876
d. X. Brooks. IS SO
DeltZ Flaulng ~ 20. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. II, ,l.i
On motion OF Mr.. Ellingham it was
voted that the contract be awarded to
the lowest bidder, ID. K. Brooks. Then
followed long discussion in which the
merits and demerits OF the proposed al
tcrations were discussed at coEsdera-
bic length. Mr.. Ellingham said he was
somewhat surprised that the bids ran so
high as he understood from Architect
Wells some time ago that the change
will not cost over $4,000 or $4,000,
whereas Mr.. Davis suggested that prob
ably Mr.. Wells didn't calculate on the
expense Of removing the heavy mansard
roof. Mr.. Ellingham stated that by
taking off the roof three rooms would
be abolished with the prospect of gain
ing five new rooms.
&C Homer Wells, who was present,
said it would probably cost some $1,000
TO remove the roof ID. K. Brooks, the
successful bidder, was also present, and
he made long statement concerning
the detailed cost of the remodeling. He
said the cost Of the change would
be about as much as the cost of the old
building, and intimated that what ought
to be done is to build new structure
entire. He said this Union school house
was, without doubt, the most ridcu-
lously planned one in the city. But
still, inasmuch as the Board has seen fit
to remodel it, Mr.. Brooks said that the
proposed changes according to the plans
were the best that could be made, and
would undoubtedly be vast improve
ment over the present condition OF af-
fairs.
Mr.. Irwin thought ii would be well to
tear down the present structure and
build new building, one that would
stand for ages. President Miller re-
viewed the situation. and talked can
didly to the Board, saying that when
taking into consideration all the con-
tingencies he thought the work would
cost in the end between $4,000 and
S25 900, TO which figures Mr.. Ellingham
took some exceptions, believing that the
probable excess would not reach $1,000
over contract prices. President Miller
said the building was put up some
twenty years ago, and with proper al
terations would last thirty years more.
DR.. Jepson said he had been figuring
on the matter and found the proposed
cost means Sl53 for each new pupil
accommodated. He thought this was
little steep, and he for one
should vote against the propo-
sition. The discussion was continued,
but the original motion of Mr.. Filing
ham came out of the contest unScorch-
ed, and Mr.. Brooks was given the con-
tract.
The following report of the Superin-
tendent OF Schools, for the month OF
October, was read and accepted: