The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-19
CONDEMNATION
PROCEEDINGS
WILL BE INSTITUTED BY BOARD
OF EDUCATION At ONCE
To Acquire Island Propery-6osrc
Goes Into Executive Session 10
Consider Experts Report.

Condemnation proceedings will be
instituted at once oy the board OF edu-
cation TO acquire the property OF the
Reilly estate. situated on the north
e corner OF Zane avenue and North
Broadway streets. TO be used for
school purposes. This action was de
cided upon last evening at the meet
ing OF the board OF education when
the following resolution offered by
Mr.. Mckee on behalf OF the Island
commissioners. was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved. That the buildings and
grounds committee be and Is hereby
authorized TO employ an attorney and
institute condemnation proceedings so
as to acquire the property known as
the Reilly property on the northwest
corner OF Zane n and North
Broadway street. The resolution was
signed by r. II. Mckee. DR.. w. c.
Etzler and James Cummins, the three
Island commissioners.
Immediately following this action
the board went into the committee
reports. and after passing on the bills
recommended by the committee on
accounts, amounting to S224e. the
report OF the buildings and grounds
committee was taken up. Bills
amounting TO S19s.7s were ordered
paid. and then came the recommenda-
ton that the report OF Mr.. Williams.
the expert employed by the board TO
investigate the heating system Of the
city schools, be taken up and dis
posed of. After the report Of the
committee had been read. in which
Il recommended that the report be
considered by the board as a commit
tee Of the whole. Steen moved. first.
that the board go into the matter al
once. The motion carried. and then
Mr.. Rogers moved the board go into
a committee OF the whole. This mo-
ton also prevailed. and all outsiders
were excluded.
The board had requested that rep
~resentatives OF the R. w. Kyle Co.,
Stanton Heater Co. Columbus Heat
ing & Ventilating Co. and Ciesey 4
Farls be present. n in stating the
reason for asking that the board con
slider the report in executive session
was at the request OF the Wheeling
Business Mems Association. for the
reason hat Il was expected pine
thing would develop that might In
lure the business OF some local peo-
pie.
The reporters were then excluded.
and the reading of the report OF Mr..
Williams. which is a very lengthy
I, document. was then taken up by
Clerk Stanton. This occupied the re-
maInder of the session. and the many
other matters pending will go over
to a future time.
The meeting was attended by a
large delegation OF Island citizens, as
an evidence OF their desire TO see ia
vorable action upon the condemna-
ton matter, and petitions containing
the names OF about 600 taxpayers
were presented.
John Wallace, acting as spokesman
for the Island citizens. was given the
privilege OF the floor. and he stated
briefly what the delegation was here
for and what the Island people want
ed. Attorney r VI. Addleman also
spoke OF the Island citizens wants
and the advantage OF acquiring the
property ar this time.
Messrs. Steen. Rodgers. Arhbrecht
and other members OF the board who
previously had opposed the matter.
stated their willingness q support Il
and the only dissenting voice was DR..
Wilson. and on the final roll call he
was excused from voting and the res
olutlOn passed unanimously.
Then came the Williams report and
the board went into a committee OF
the whole.