Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-28
SCHOOL BOARD
LETS BIG CONTRACT
M. S, Burdette Will Supply Fur
nlshings for School Houses.
NJ. L. WACHTEl Is NEW
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Salaries OF High School Teachers
Board of Education finds That 2
Cent Levy For Public Library is II.
legal, Making Total Tax Levy So IL
Cents on the stoo-other Business
Transacted.
The boGrd OF Education met Tues
day night in regular session in the
Burke street school building, Presl-
dent Alexander presiding. The COM
missioners were all present. The ses-
sion was n OF the longest held for
a long time. continuing from Z o'clock
to after midnight.
The first matter taken up was the
tax levy. Two weeks ago the board
estimated the levy at So IL cents on
the 800 for all purposes. including 2
cents for public library fund. But
the board has been notified by State
Tax Commissioner I. G Townsend
that this 2 cent tax Is Illegal. He
stated that the board would be author
lied to use a portion of the building
fund for library purposes. but the max
imum building fund must not exceed
II liz cents on the 500 assessed val
uation. The board. therefore, had to
take Off the two-cent library levy re-
ducing the total levy to So IL cents on
the 500, and divided as follows:
Teachers for primary and grammar
grades and high school, 30 cents.
Building fund, IL 1-2 cents.
Interest on school bonds and sink.
ing fnnd. s cents,
Floating Indebtedness. 2 cents.
School Furniture Bids.
Secretary Pitzer opened the follow
ing bids to furnish $40 school desks.
2.700 square feet of blackboard, 2s
wood chairs, 2 rockers, 6 teachers
desks douglas patern) and 10 eight
day clocks:
NJ. S. Burdette, this city, represent
ing the American Seating Co, of Buff
falo.
w. o. Nicklas & Co., this city, re-
presenting he Haywood Desk Co, Of
Chicago.
NJ. H. e. Eeckley, Chicago. Stafford
Mfg. Co, Chicago.
Cleveland tO) Seating Co.
L. r. Steck, this city. representing
the Grand Rapids (Mich.) steel Fur
niture Co.
A. Fl. Andrews Co. Chicago.
Fred H. Baker. this city. represent
ing the l. c. Burchinal Co, OF Nor
gantown, w. Va.
All the bidders, except the Cleve-
land people. had representatives at
the meeting and showed samples Of
desks. etc. to the board.
Mr.. Burdette being the lowest bid
der was awarded the contract, his
lump bid being $1676.35 which was
$500 below the mex lowest bidder.
"A. III. Andrews & Co.
or the furnishings enumerated 300
desks and 1875 square feet of black
boards are for the new John street
school building. No provision was
made for he new addition to the high
school building because that will not
be completed till next ysar and the
furnishings will be separate contract.
1t may be added that tne desk adopt
ed Is called the Triumph" Mr.. Burr
dette also showed the Royal desk.
New High School Principal.
The board elected Mr.. Martin L..
Wachtel, OF Myersyille, Md, principal
of the high school to succeed Mr.. r.
p. Latre. of Tappahannock, Va, re-
signed. The latter goes elsewhere to
get a higher salary. Mr.. Wachtel made
a personal application for the position
Of principal and made a very favorable
impression on the board. He is al
graduate Of Yale and has taught for
four years. His salary was fixed at
$500 for the term.
Teachers Salaries.
The board fixed the salaries OF the
superintendent OF schools and high
school teachers as follows:
Supt. w. G. Morton, 1880; Principal
NJ. l.. Wachtel. 5000; G. H. Harris,
$3.50; Lucetta s. Logan. $500; G. A.
Waynant. $500: Miss Ella Aldridge.
5000. The salary Of superintendent
was raised $3.50 a year, yet the ag-
gregate salaries amount to 800 less
last year by doing away with one
teacher.