The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-20

made hor report for March, as follows:
Total circulation for the month, 7,lS7;
iietion, Gill; photography, l09; pol
itica and commerce, o; philology. .:
poetry and drama, 81; history, TO-;
biography, 81; geography and travel,
lov; science and art, ISL philosophy
and education, 10; theology, 10. Aver
ago circulation per day, 2OO; circulation
IN reading room, lao; amount 81
lines, $40 so. Tho report waa adopted.
A communication from tho stone cut.
tors association regarding stone work
on Webster school building was read.
It calls attention to tho TACT that on
Lincoln school building tho stone work
was done by outsiders. Tho petitioners
ask that on Webster building homo
labor be employed entirely. MIR. JeiIer-
son asked what tho object OF tho com.
munication was, as tho contract calls for
home labor entirely. Tho communica.
ton was moved to be referred to the
committee on buildings and grounds.
Tho chairman OF that committee saw
nothing to be- gained by reference, as
tho board has already done all the stone
cutters ask,
Ono Of the HtonecutteTs va heard and
no said home labor" in this case might
apply aa it did in another Wheeling
contract, to all living IN the United
States.
DR.. Ulrich suggested that Mr.. Klievos
might bo heard, but Mr.. Stanton
thought il better to let the matter go to
tho buildings and grounds committee.
MIR. Woidman thought tho communica.
ton referred to Italians and Hunga-
rians," aud il such rs these are brought
in By the sub.contractor, the board can
deal with him. The. motion to refer
was lost,
Mr.. Jefferson wanted permission for n
crippled boy who lives across the street
from Clay school in Washington dis
trict, to attend Clay school,. After some
discussion on tho subject by members
oil the board who seemed afraid to los
sen the walk OF the poor crippled boy,
the motion OF Mr.. Jefferson was carried.
DR.. Ulrich reported M overcrowding
OF the lower rooms in Washington
school. and one Of the substitutes had
been appointed to teach, Miss kindle-
berger, who had taught for two months.
The appointment was concurred In.
Alr. Weidner reported that on account
OF tho tearing down OF Websters old
building there will be an o~vercrowding
there, and he proposed that the Alt
never building corner La Belle and
Thirty-fifth streets, be rented temper
airly at o rental per month OF $50. "A mo-
ton Of Mr.. Jefferson authorized the
Webster commissioners to close n
contract for the building. Mr.. Filing.
ham said there are two rooms in the
Fourth ward school, which can be had
free of charge, but tho Sixth warders
didn't take kindly to tho suggestion.
An objection to tho Altmeyer building
was tho fact that tho lower floor is occu-
pied by a saloonist. Mr.. Jetlerson's
motion was finally passed, Mr.. Stanton
voting mo"
Mr.. Stanton wanted tree boxes around
the Lincoln school building, to protect
the young trees planted there. The
Madison commissioners were author
lied to get the boxes.
Mr. Parke wanted authority to plant
trees and put boxes around them at
Washington school building. Mr.. Stan:
ton seconded the motion, and wanted
to see all trees possible. The motion
was adopted.
The Eighth ward commissioners also
wanted trees, and got them without OPP
position.
Mr.. Jefferson wanted trees around
Clay annex, when We get 1t"
The board adjourned at $3.50 o'clock.