Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-20
SCHOOL Levy REDUCED
BY THB BOARD OF EDUCATION AT LAS
NIGHTS MEETING.
The Old Teachers Reelected and Salaries Fixed
at the Same as Las. Ysar-Euch Business
Of Importance Transacted.

portrait meeting OF the year was begun.
The selection of teachers. fixing OF
salaries, laying Of the levy, etc, for the
ensuing year were all attended to, after
the quorum had once been secured.
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills to the amount of S2,796, which
were recommended for payment. They
were ordered paid.
The Committee on Public Library re-
ported accounts amounting 20 SOB. Is.
which they recommended to be paid,
and the y were so ordered.
The Committee recommended the
purchase of books for the library to the
extent Of S57.
Bills 10 the amount OF S2,673.9 90, rec
commended by the Committee on Build
ings and Grounds, were so ordered.
The Committee on Text Books re exported
that the bid of earle Bros. was the low
est received for furnishing books, sta
tionery and supplies for the ensuing
year and recommended that the contract
be awarded them. The recommends
ton was adopted.
The committee also reported that SIT
does not deem it advisable to make
music or bookkeeping optional with any
student in the public schools"
The Committee on German language
reported that it "noted with pleasure
the progress made by the pupils In the
German department and the work done
by the teachers" The following teachers
were nominated, with the request that
they be confirmed: For First and Sew
enth wards, Miss Minnie Neuhard; Sec
ond and Third, Miss Lena Riegel; Fifth
aud Sixth, Miss Anna Lo0ser; Eighth
and annex, Mrs. +. A. Bartschy; Fourth
ward and Lincoln school, Miss r. K.
Krauter; substitutes, Miss Dora Christ
ensen and Carrie Frtsche.
The report was adopted and the
teachers elected.
The Com mittee on Salaries recon-
mended that salaries be paid TO teachers
for the ensuing year as follows: Prin-
cipa of Lincoln school, S110 per month;
principals of other schools. Sl20 each;
Grammar room teachers, $50; assistant
grammar room teachers, $50; teachers
in A division, S43; in b division, sac;
in division, $40; In d division, 500;
Superintendent Richie annex, $50; Su-
perlntendent Clay annex, $50; teachers
in German department, $40; music
teacher 500.
For janitors the following monthly
pay was recommended: Washington
school, $40; Clay, $40; Clay annex, SIS;
Union, $40; Centre, $40; Webster, $40;
Madison, $50; Richie, S35; Richie
annex, SOS; Lincoln, $40.
The committee further recommended
that teachers who have not taught ten
months In some graded school be paid
$40 month.
The salaries recommended are the
same as those of last year, without ex-
ception. The report was adopted and
the salaries so fixed.
The report OF the finance committee
on Appropriated expenditures on
school, building and library funds for
the ensuing year, was as follows:
SCHOOL FUND.- principals SIS, 400;
principal 81, 100; music teacher 81, 900;
Z grammar teachers 81, 200; 10 assistant
grammar teachers So, 900; II division A
teachers 81, $40; 81 division B, IS, $50; %
division c, SO, 200; 81 division D, Sl4, 430;
Supt. Richie annex $500; Supt.
Clay annex $500; 5 German
teachers $3.50; officers Of the
board S2,25O; IL janitors $4,000;
repairs S6,034; contingents $1,000; fuel
and light 81, 500; furniture and appara.
tus $3.50; printing and advertising $500;
books, stationery and supplies $1,000;
delinquent, double and erroneous
taxes $1,000; commissions $1,000;
commencement exercises $3.50; census
and enumeration OF youth $3.50; refund
taxes 500; miscellaneous $1,000; total
SS7, 594.
BUILDING FUND-WebSter school
$50, 600; delinquent, double and errone-
Gus taxes 81, 100; ommissions 1900;
total S22, 800.
LIBRARY FUND-Salaries 50, $50; new
books, Sl,250; rent, 81, $50; electric
light, $500; papers, periodicals and
magazines-not local. 1904; local papers,
$50; binding, $500; printing and adver-
Using, 5000; cleaning, $50; ice, $40;
commissions, S125; double and erroneous
taxes, SIS; pens, ink and sundrles, Sl0o;
total. Sos
The valuation OF real and personal
property as returned for city valuation
will amount to about 500, 900, 600. The
school fund portion of the State dis
tribut able fund will be S15, 037.53.
The committee therefore recon-
mended "that there be levied on each
500 valuation Of property, as returned
for city taxation, for the school fund,
80 cents; for the building fuud, 9 cents.
and for the library fund, cents"
This is the same levy as last year.
Col. Miller thought that the rate OF
taxation might be reduced somewhat IL
a portion of the money for the Webster
school could be borrowed and the pay
ment carried over TO another year, and.
moved that the report be amended by
making the levy for building fund six
cents on the hundred dollars valuation
instead of nine, and II there is a de-
fclency money be borrowed to meet it.
The amend ment was adopted and the
amended report agreed to, so the levy
for the ensuing. year will be three cents
smaller than for the past year.
The report OF City Superintendent
Anderson showed the total enrolment
for June TO be 4345; average daily at
tendance 1896; per cent. OF attendance
for the month 9S; total enrolment since
last September 1898. The amount paid
for instruction was s57s5. In the Ger
man department there were enrolled
last month ass pupils; total enrolment
since Septem Der $40.
Superintendent Anderson In bis re-
port says: After fully considering the
matter, 1 wish to make the following
communications:
First. that the use Of the primary
geography in the highest grade Of c De
begun at the first Of the September
term instead OF the first OF January. as
il is at present.
Second, that Barnss's history be