The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-18
The city that could be obtained by direct
purchase or by condemnation, and the

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board would do we'll TO 60 slow.
Mr.. Cowdcn protested. that no Ind
not been n member Of the Board, OF Ed
tication long enough TO have become
nciank on the high school subject.
But why, he asked, should tho Board
now stop, after having passed II rcsolu.
ton to establish u high school. lie
thought the Board would DO kept busy
II II should pay attention TO every
anonymous newspaper article. II the
Board was not legally entitled to build
a high school, 1t had no right to build
NEW SCHOOL 0 WEBSTER DISTRICT,
and yot no member would think OF siug.
costing a halt in the project to erect
that needed improvement.
In reply to Mr.. Cowden's remark
about irresponsible newspaper articles,
Colonel Miller stated that he himself, a
responsible member, had Just brought
the matter to the attention OF the board.
Speaking on tho subject OF u site, he
said Ito would, II forced to vote, prefer
the Young property, rs 1t had several
advantages over the other. In years to
como tho city would need more room
for II larger high school than now con.
tcmplatcd, and tho Young building,
with the hook aud ladder house and tho
adjoining building, would be a better
selection. W
Mr.. Bloch-"I would like to ask tho
committee on buildings and grounds
what it would do, in case an injunction
were obtained, in regard to conducting
the schools, paying the teachers sal
aries. etc?".
Col. Miller-"As q member of that
committee | would say. that 1 do not
fear an injunction OH that question.
People have known for years that tho
Board Of Education
WAS ACTING ILLEGALLY,
but as they had no complaint to make,
they never toos measures to hinder the
board. But the high school is u subject
OF complaint with them"
DR.. Pipes stated that he was in favor
OF n high school, but he wanted to be
sure that ne was acting legally before
he went ahead. He therefore offered,
ms n substitute for Mr.. Cowden's resolu-
ton, Il motion that the committee on
teachers and schools BIO instructed TO
employ three attorneys and secure
their opinion as to tho legality OF the
Boards proposed action in purchasing
q high school site. Colonel Miller sug.
gested that the finance committee be
named in place OF the committee on
teachers and schools, but others thought
the committee that had been wrestling
with the matter would better continue
to do &c.
DR.. Dickey and Mr.. Bloch thought
the substitute ought to be defeated, as
it would only cause delay. DR.. Jepson,
who. had called Mr.. Bloch 10 the chair,
was OF the same opinion. He said the
question was, not whether the board
had Il right TO build a high school, but
whether it had a right to levy taxes
without n vote Of the people. The doc
tor said he represented 4 district which
paid the most taxes into the school
treasury, and that not
AsISGLE y OF uIscoNsrlTuENTs
had spoken to him against the high
school project. Hero the doctor was
called to order by Col. Miller, who call
cd Chairman Bloch's attention to the
fact, that the doctor was speaking in n
strain, (which the colonel had been call
cd to order. The colonel wanted to ad-
minister to the doctor n dose OF his own
medicine, but temporary Chairman
Bloch disagreed with Col. Miller's
diagnosis, and refused to prescribe. DR..
Jcpson continued, and said that though
he himself was not in favor OF teaching
too much in the high schools, yet Il man
in his district, who paid more taxes into
the school fund than any other citizen
!. of Wheeling, was in favor OF q very high
school, though he sent no children to
the public schools. Mr.. Hubbard was
opposed to the substitute, and MIR.
Ebeling was in favor Of it, and said that
his constituents had shaken his hand
and congratulated him, on having
VOTED AGAINST \ HIGH school,
at the last meeting OF the board.
The question was on DR.. Pipcs's sub
stitutc to take the opinion OF the at
torncys, and the ayes and noes were
called Tor. The vote was being taken,
and those who were in favor OF going
ahead without legal advice were looking
pretty blue, when DR.. Ulrich and Mr..
PAUL walked into the room. DR..
Dickcy had telephoned Tor them. The
vote was n tic, and OF course the affirm
alive lost. Voted aye: Messrs. Ebelinc,
Eschtruth, Mcdick, Miller, Menke-
meller, Pipes and Schultz. Voted
no: Mcssrs. Bloch, Dickey. Hubbard.
Cowden, PAUL., Ulrich and Jepson-7.
Mr.. Cowden's original resolution was
now voted on. and here the deadly tic
got in lis work on the other side. Those
who voted aye on the first vote, voted
noon the Cowden resolution and the noes
voted ave. Mr.. Schultz explained his
vote by saying that Col. Miller's read
ing OF the constitution had convinced
him that the board would be acting
illegally ii it went ahead in the high
school question. The vote was again
seven to seven, and the high school was
laid to rest, for thirty days.
TIE ROUTINE BUSINESS.
The committee on accounts and pub.
lie library recommended the payment
OF bills ~aggrcgating S207 So.
The committee on finance recon-
mcndcd a refund OF 81 so in taxes 70
John Bailie, on account OF errorcous as
scSsmeEt.
The committee on text books report
cd having made an exchange OF anato-
mical charts, at u cost OF Sl0I so.
The commissioners OF Webster dis
trict recommended the confirmation OF
Miss Lillian L.. Thompson as teacher in
the D grade, and the appointment OF
Miss Agnes L. Carpenter as q substi-
tute.