The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-19
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Met Last Night in Regular Monthly
Session.
TIE LINCOLN SCHOOL CONTRACT
Awarded to shrako s. Son at $lo,O76.
A Furry Over the Proposed Web
ster AddtIoa-Tho Old Library
Force Reelected for the Year
other Business Transacted,

The board Of education met In regular
monthly session last night, thirteen
members on hand and President Dickey
in the chair.
The committee on accounts reported
bills aggregating $3.50 12, which had
been examined and found correct.
The committee on public library re-
ported bills aggregating Sl4O 81, and
recommended the roappolntmeut OF
the present library force, Mrs Craw-
lord and Miss Bailey as assistant libra
riana aud Harry Phillips as ianitor.
The report also recommended the in
crease OF the salary OF the librarian from
S55 to $50 per month, and OF the two u.s.
sistant librarians from $40 to S45 per
month. The report was adopted by SEC
tions,
The committee on buildings and
grounds submitted list OF bids for tho
erection OF the Lincoln school building,
as detailed below, and recommended
tho acceptance Of Shrake K SOFAS
bid | Tho committee reported that it
had Secoived bids for the heating OF
the nav building from Bennett & Peck,
Sl,S5Ol aud Sneed, Wills q Company,
$l,40GA
The Committee recommended tho &C.
ceptahCo OF tho latter bid,
There was some discussion as to
wh&ther the report OF the committee
SHOULD DO accepted as q whole or in
Hections, and Mr.. Hubbard moved that
the action OF the committee should be
approved Us q whole. The motion
unanimously prevailed
Mr.. Hubbard next moved that tho
plans adopted by the committee be ae-
cepted, and it carried without dis
sentIpg vote.
CONTRACT AWARDED.
The two contracts were then awarded
to the two bidders, as recommended by
the committee.
The committee on finance recon.
mended that the clerk draw an order
for Sl2G So payable to the board Of edu.
cation Of Fulton, on account OF an ap.
portionment OF the school fund Of Wash
ington and Madison school sub.iis-
tricts, and u pro.rata distribution OF the
state distributable school fund. The
recommendation was adopted.
The report Of the librarian for April,
shows an average circulation per day
l02, circulation in reading room S04, to.
tai outside circulation 4,40S, OF which
there were fiction 4,02l, Photography los,
politics and commerce 3, philosophy O.,
poetry and drama %, history 81, BIZ.
ography SO, geography and travels B6,
science aud art 81, philosophy and cd
ucation 8, theology s.
Quite furry was caused in the board
by the introduction of a resolution from
Mr.. Weidner that the board authorize
tho committee OH buildings and grounds
to have prepared specifications
Tor the completion of Webster school
building, according 10 plans adopted by
the board, and that the committee ad-
vertise for bids when the specifications
are ready
Colonel Miller spoke against tho ad-
option OF tho resolution, saying tho
mattar had been up before the build.
ings and grounds committee several
times, and had always been turned
down. EIe claimed the old building is
good for twenty years service, and it
would be shame to tear down such u
building.
Mr.. wEIDNER REPLIES.
Mr., Weidner spoke in favor OF the
resolution, and said that the old build.
ing is not in good shape, US has been
said.
Mr. Hubbard said that the matter
should not be considered this year, us
1t would entail cost Of $4,000 or $780,.
which in addition to the expenditure
OF Sl6,000 or $4,000 for Lincoln school,
would be more than the board has TO
spend this year.
When the resolution came TO q vote
1t was defeated.
Mr.. Ellingham said there should DO n
wall built at one end OF tho new Webs.
ter building. The committee on build.
ings aud grounds was instructed to ad.
vertlso FOR bids for the wall. It will
probably cost $500.
A petition from Richard Robertson
OF tho memorial committee, was read,
asking that the school children DO
given half holiday on that day. 1t
was decided not necessary to grant the
petition, as tho day is legal holiday.
supt; Anderson's report for April