The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10
The SCHOOL BUILDING MIDDLE.
Both Sides Obstinate Home Peo-
pie Stand
For Their Rights the Companies for
Dollars dynamite Used Sun
day Night.
Academy Will not be Repaired. Re-
wards offered for the Bomb throw

Every day the developments in
the adjustment of the Academy in
surance become more interesting. 1t
is long story and one full of queer
turns. The first proffers of arbitra-
tion came from the companies. The
school board was somewhat slow to
go into it for fear that the compa-
MES would want to repair the build
ing.
Mr.. Morgan, of Wheeling, the gen
eral agent of the companies said to the
board not to be troubled about that.
Il will waive all right to repair and
will personally guarantee that what
ever the award may be it will be
paid in cash and that within two
days of the decision of the arbitra-
tors"
With this ironclad agreement the
board consented to his proposition.
They were told by Mr.. Morgan that
he knew that they didn't want the
buildings repaired but wanted the
money. That he knew that they
wanted modern building and that
he approved of their stand.
Well the board was selected and
the representative of the company
began to kick from the start. He
was never here when wanted and af-
ter finally being coralled made use
of all possible dilatory tactics. FL
nally he refused to act longer and
entirely withdrew. The award was
made without him. 1t amounted on
on both the building and furniture
to $6509.35.
The companies accepted the award
on the furniture but put in vigor-
Gus kick on paying the amount Civ
en- for the building claiming fraud.
How one award having certain
set of conditions could be all right
and another with precisely,
the same conditions could be all
wrong is something that only an in
surance company can understand.
The companies then notified the
school board that on or after April
9Th they would begin to repair the
building and gave out contracts for
doing the work.
In return the board served notice
on them that no work would be per
mitted to be done and that at the
respiration of the sixty days limit
after the award was made, suit for
the amount given would be brought.
With matters in this shape the
whole affair was attempted to be
settled by some idiot with dynamite
He did not know that the board had
everything it wanted and that nc
permit had been or could be obtain
ed from the town council to make
any repairs on the building. But he
must rush in and make matters worse
by casting unjust reflections on the
members of the school board.
The explosion which took place
Sunday night at about 1870 was
the work OF this escaped lunatic. II
shattered one end of the building
beyond any possibility of repair and
scared the entire population of the
town into fits. The report was heard
for miles around and created an i'm.
mense excitement. A large crowd
was at once collected to see what
had been done.
Council was petitioned by all the
neighboring citizens Monday night
to have the building torn down fol
public safety. Accordingly council
notified the school board to either
tear it down or to repair it at once
OF course this is equivalent to tel
ling them to destroy it. This will
be done at once.
Rewards for the apprehension Of
the villain who perpetrated the un-
called for and dastardly outrage has
been offered by both council and the
school board. AS yet there is nc
clue to his identity but it is earnest
1 y hoped for the good name of the
town that he may be over taken by
justice.