The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-16

Lat evenings Regular meeting OF tho
board ni education g0n- On record n,
ono OF the Longest wlndud in the his
tory of tho body. Inc snas on which
the members spill. IN their opinions
and caused tho long and ut times tx.
citing di ru.-lun, WAS tho report .! the
special committee on high ,chOOl
building Their report provided for tho
purchase OF tho old court house prom
orty ut the corner OF Tive it'll and Cnao.
limo street,, for $4,000. Tho board
finally declined to accept Tho resolution
pr, yiding for tho purchase OF this prop.
erty and tho committee was empowered
10 sock other locations and report at the
next meeting. The Advocates of tho
hign school wGro greatly disappointed
by the result.
Anpthur important matter decided
upon was the removal, or rather the at
tempt 10 remove, tho houses oil Ill fame
on Tenth street, in tho vicinity OF the
Lincoln school building.
Last evening regular monthly ses-
sion of the board OF education was held
at tho rooIn- of tho board in the public
library building, which was unusually
we'll attended. President DIckcy pre-
sided and Secretary Hall presided over
his papers.
Tho committee on public library TO-
ported bills amounting to SIG Is, which
were ordered paid. The committee re.
ported it had selected books to the
amount OF SS7 IS ior tho public library
which were ordered purchased. For tho
new library room the committee recon-
mended tho purchase OF book stacks
md screen from Snoad d Co., Louisville,
kv., at their bid Of s., l7G ior stacks and
$50 for the screen. This firm agrees to
nut up the fixtures At actual cost, but
not to exceed 1910. The committee rec.
commended that the chairman OF tho Ii.
brary committee appoint two members,
who with the superintendent OF the H.
brary. shall examine all books reiec.
such ag are too much worn, and report
such books TO the committee. this work
10 Dc uOUt DSlb'G Luc AcllIoN al vi tue IL
brary. The report was received and
conquered in.
The committee on accounts reported
accounts amounting TO S562 Il; ordered
paid.
Tho committee on buildings and
grounds recommended bills for nav.
ment SlSj So. The committee reported
the sale OF the Madison school janilor's
house for SIS. 1t was recommended
that an investigation be made rs to the
safety Of the old Web ter school build.
ing. The recommendation was adopted,
The committee reported
SPRING HAD BROKEN OUT
IN the basement ut Clay school and
drowned the furnace fires. The com.
mittee had been unable to do away with
the water until yesterday when n syphon
and well were fixed up and it was dis
covered the sewer in the street was
STONED up. The Atlantic engine was
brought into play and the sewer opened.
The fires in the furnace were started
Yesterday. and nothing scom. to inter.
vene preventing the opening OF Cav
school next Monday morning. The
committee was empowered. ii neces.
sary, to provide another sewer, but this
IS contingency that will not likely
arise.
Chairman Ellingham spoke OF the
examination" ftheuld "ehster building,
and said the committee had seen no
other way out of tho difficulty except
tina, it DO examined by an expert.
Mr.. Stanton wanted the export to be
man not from Wheeling.
Colonel Miller was surprised that the
committee had not made q decision
it.eli, and considered it case OF shifted
responsibility.
Mr.. Seiduer was OF the opinion that
the matter could not be satisfactorily
decided by the committee members.
who are not practical builders.
Chairman EllInuham was not afraid
to express his opinion-ihnt tho build.