Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-05-28
The City School Board.

ular meeting Monday night In the
Burke street school building, Presi-
dent Alexander presiding. The COM
mlssioners were all present.
Bills 10 the amount OF 1924. includ-
Ing teachers and janitors' salaries.
We're ordered paid
Prof T.. j. Mueller made a written
| application for reappointment as prin-
| cipai of the high school. The appl-
caticn was filed with the secretary
Board Explains.
The grievance committee of the
Board OF Trade, consisting OF Messrs.
81 G. IIenshaw, +. s. E-nmert and
e. A. Miller appeared at the meeting
| and asked why the heating and venti-
lating contract for the new John street
school building had net been adser.
| Used III the local papers so that local
contractors might have had q chance
| to bid on the job The committee.
| through Mr. Henshaw. the spokesman,
stated that the Beard Of Trade was
then is session and they desired 10
make report concerning the matter
inasmueh as there had been a good
deal Of criticism on the unusual ac-
! ton Of the board OF education and the
committee did not know whether or
not It was well founded
| II was explained to the committee
| that the hoard of education had. IN
| their judgement, selected the best
| heating and ventilating system fer tbs
new school house that Is in existence,
| that the Columbus. o., company own
patients on the system which no one
| IS allowed to use but the owners and
| that they install the system them
| By others Hence 1t would have been
a useless waste of money to have adj
vertised for bids for a contract that
| the local dealers, under the circum-
stances, could not have Installed
The committee then asked about the
plumbing for the new school house.
as to whether it was included In the
general contract and II not, why I'll
was given to the Columbus people
without giving the local plumbers a
show The gentlemen were informed
that the plumbing Is included in s. A.
Westenhaver's general contract for the
construction of the building except
the plumbing that Is related directly
to the ventilating of the urinals and
closets in the basement, and which,
indeed. Is a part OF the venfllating
system Therefore the heating and
Ventilati~@ r1tractors can be held
alone esponsible for the particular
occasioned the committee was remind
ed to ask The board why the heating
awarded before the general contract,
stating that on this point there had
also been good deal of adverse com
mcnt around town lately Mr.. J. w.
Wolff. OF Waynesbpro. architect OF the
new school house. xas present at the
meeting and President Alexander ask
ed him TO answer the question. NJ.
Woitz explained in a few words that
ii was in accordance with well es-
tablished custom among archItects
and builders; that he could not finish
his drawings and plans for the bnii1-
ing until he knew Just what sort Of !
heating and yentilatlng system would
be adopted by the board.
The committee told the beard the
explanations were satisfactory and
then withdrew
Teachers Salaries Raised.
The question OF raising the school
teachers salaries was brought to the
attention Of the board and It's import
ance discussed by a number of gentle
men. Speaking In behalf Of the teach |
ers were Attorney Howard II. Emmerl, I
ex-Commissioner J. w. snowden, Nj. I
G. J Custer. Principal J. w Dodd for
the fourth ward teachers. Principal = /
w. Miller for the fifth ward teachers
Attorney A. c. Nadenbousch and Su |
perintendent Brindle All made a |
strong plea for a raise in the teachers |
salaries, especially In the primary /
grade, as emphasized by supt Brindie. |
Principal John Corsey of the Sumner /
(colored) school said that when the /
increase OF salaries was passed around I
he hoped the teachers in the Sumner /
school would not DC forgotten This
discussion was really begun before
Secretary Pitzer read q petition signed
by the ward school teachers respect
fully asking for an increase Of salary |
The board took no action In this mat
ter nor part in the salary discussion |
election In June.
The president and secretary OF the /
board were authorized TO issue prog
iamation for an election TO be held on
Monday June 2s in the magisterial dis
.tricts effected by the extension OF the
corporation limits under the new city
charter 10 give the voters an opportun-
ity to vote as TO whether they want
10 come into the Ma-tinsburg school
district or not and to give the voters
in the city the same opportunity 10