The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-19

The committee on public library re-
ported bills, auditing Siss 81; the COM
mttee on accounts. $3.50 6S; ordered
paid.
Miss A. B. Wilson, public librarian,
submitted her report for the month. 1t
showed a total circulation of $500 books,
Of which 4,7l7 were fiction, 172 history a
biography, etc. The average daily cir
culatIon was 2OS; circulation in reading
room, 1,Ol5: amount received for fines,
ST.
The committee on teachers and schools
recommended the appointment of j. c.
Lewis for teacher in the high school at
salary of $50 per month, and the APP
poIntment of Miss Lima Reigel for
teacher in the high school German de-
partment, at the same salary as last
year. The recommendations were con-
firmed.
The committee on text books recon-
mended the bid of Thomas Perry, which
was the lowest OF three bids, to supply
books to INDECENT pupils. Another text
hook on chemistry was recommended
IN Mace OF the present one, as sug-
gested BY the Superintendent OF Schools
the high school principal and the IN
structor in chemistry. Remsen's intro
duction to the Study OF Chemistry was
the text book recommended. at It's IN
PRODUCTION price Slsl2, its exchange pric
70 cents.
pupils was awarded to Mr.. Perry with
out discussion. Mr.. Maxwell OF the
committee gave reasons why It was pro-
SreEElve 10 dispense with the old
Chemistry book, ''Steele's Fourteen
Weeks in Chemistry" which according
TO letters from prominent educators,
was considerably behind the times. The
only opposition TO the change came
from Mr., Noble, who objected TO start
in changing the books. for It would
omen the road for others to follow on.
Remser's book was then adopted.
When Il came to the report OF the
school enumerators then there was a
general surprise at the Increase shown
In the Fourth wnrd. This fact brought
Colonel Miller 10 his feet and he said
that there should be some supervision
OF the enumerntors' work, which he al
legged was conducted too loosely. The
Colonel didn't believe there were lll2
more people in his ward now than two
years ago He was surprised, too'
that the city's population had been
given in the nelghborhood OF SS,OOO
every year since the United Stntes cen.
sus eight years ago. The enumerators'
report was adopted:
The West Virginia Natural Gas offer
rrna thu coming RpNF
Mt IL cents per 1000 cubic feet, less the
usual discount. The company's COM
munication was referred to the COM
mittee on buildings and grounds.
w, L. Calllns'B offer to insert half
tone engrnvlnEs OF the school building
In his 1893 directory was referred 90 the
committee on teachers and schools.
A little breeze was stirred up when
Mr. Bowers moved that the committee
on building and grounds be Instructed
20 advertise for bids for furnishing coal
TO the schools. Mr.. Maxwell amended
80 that the contract be awarded to the
lowest bidder Another amendment was
offered be- DR., Birney, substituting the
word "fuel" for coal" This amend
ment left loop hole for gas, and Il was
defeated. Mr.. Bowers accepted Mr..
MaxwOl's amendment, and his motion
WIS the carried without dissent
Mr.. Schnub offered a resolution nu-
thorizlng the committee on text boots
to recommend a text book on book
keeping for the high school; adopted.
Third ward citizens sent a petition
signed by W. II. Frank. Col. Thos.
o'Brien and others. protesting against
the smoke from Clay School which
blackens their property. The grievance
Of the Third WarJerg prpyukcd q can
nonnde OF wlttlcisms. which didn't les
son when Il came to disposition OF the
petltlon. Finally II was handed over to
Clay'B commissioner.
A superintendent OF Drawing who
should also instruct In penm1lahin, was
an Innovation proposed by MIR. Noble.