The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-18
SUPERINTENDENT n. 3. WORN
RE-ePPoINTED AT A
SALARY OF 50 coo.
Board Disressrded Action Of IeeIsla
ture In Making County Superin-
tendert, Financial6eeretary.

The annual meeting OF the Board Of
Education was held last evening,
members Armbrecht. Cummins. Deloe
Etzler. Gollner. Ihlenfeld. Jepson, Nc
hee, Miller. Riester. Rogers. Sea-
bright. Steinbecker. Wilson and Reed
being In attendance. The first matter
submitted for consideration was the
question OF whether or not the re-
cent act passed by the legislature.
providing that the county superintend-
ent OF schools act as financial secre-
tary for every school district, affects
Wheeling independent district Ad.
vices TO the clerk of the board from
Attorney General Lilly were to the
effect that the Wheeling district
would be affected by the ruling and
that the superintendent of Ohio coun-
~ schools will be compelled to coun-
tersign all checks and vouchers is
! sued and received. Furthermore. vii.
liam McElroy as treasurer of the
! Board OF Education had been warned
by Tax Commissioner Fred o. Blue
not TO receive any checks or vouchers
unless they have the signature OF the
superintendent of county schools. Mr..
McElroy appeared at the meeting
last night and stated that he did not
wish to make himself liable in any
way by signing the vouchers. and ask.
ed that the board relieve him OF all
responsibility
II was then announced by the clerk
that Attorney Henry NJ. Russell o.
this city had been consulted in the
! matter and had declared that there
is n section OF the state laws that
provides that the Independent district
/ Of Wheeling will not be affected by
the new act OF the legislature. The
board decided TO accept the opinion
n ATTORNEY Russell and advised
Treasurer McElroy TO accept any
checks or vouchers bearing the sigma
ture of the clerk. regardless OF wheth-
er or not they bore the name Of the
! county superintendent and also agreed
J to accept all responsibility for their
| action.
The question 90 whether or not the
board will conform with the recent
/ act Of the legislature was referred ~
/ the finance committee with power TO
/ employ an attorney in case any court
! proceedings should be brought agains,
/ tho board.
Marshall County Commissioners.
/ Two school commissioners from
. Union district Of Marshall county.
were next given the floor The com
! missioners complained that the com
nissioners of Richie country district.
this county. had not kept the agree
ment made in regard 70 providing
I funds for the school NJ Mozart HiIl
About an even number Of children
! from Union district IN Marshall coun-
( ~. Richie district I'm Ohio county.
and Wheeling Independent district at
/ tend this school, and ~ has been
agreed that the expense would be
shared equally. The Marshall county
/ commissioners complained that. while
/ the Union and Wheeling commission
ers had paid their share 81 the OK
penss Of conducting the school. moth
/ ing had been paid Nv the commission
{ ers ~ Richie country district for two
! wears. They stated that last wear the
} Richie commissioners furnished one
! teacher. but offered such n low salary
! that an Incompetent teacher was So
! cured. The Marshall county commits
. sioners claimed that they have now
! paid about $1,000 for bills that shouId
I have been paid by the Richie com
p missioners and asked the local board
Z ~ t'''A ~ ~ NfAf action 10
take 20 secure settlement. T-pon
J the motion Of Miller N. matter was
referred TO The committee on teachers
ond schools with orders N look into
the contract with the Marshall com
. missionerq. make n settlement and
+ terminate the agreement
I The report % tho committee on ec-
| counts. asking that bills ~ the amoun,
! Of S7o4o5 be ordered paid was 70
/ ceiv'd and filed and the bills ordered
F. paid
/ Tho report % the buildings and
grounds committee. recommending
the payment 81 bills amounting to
$l4Sle. was received and filed The
! report ~ the same committee asking
/. mat Sl5.2'6 BE- Appropriated for i'm.
provements 20 the different school
buildings and grounds In tho CITY dur.
ing the ensuing year. was approved
l.. Upon recommendation Of tho build.
ines and grounds committee the
/ Sands Electrical Company vas grant.
cd The contract for wiring the High
school for stereopticon views The
bid ~ tho Sands company was sf521O.
I while The bid % the Standard Electric
company. tho only other bidder. was
S2Ss
~ THIS iuncfure tho report ~ tho
buildings and grounds committee
caused the board to 70 into executive
session n seems that tho board
wishes 10 erect a new school building
on me Island property recently nc
. quired hy condemnation proceedings
u hiring sol forth thar tho rrcacnt
building i7 unit and unsanitary How
over. II Is Understood that two ~ tho
member ~ tho board from Madison
district had not boon consulted In tho
matter ~ erecting nov building. and
That residents ~ tho leland had not
been consulted in tho matter Accord
inE n Tho chairman ~ tho buildings
and grounds committee. 10 ie Tho I'm
teniion IN erect n tfroom building.
but upon The motion ~ Mexico. mem.
Der from me Island. % was decided fo
ppftpon" action OH the report until
the ncVf regular meeting
Work Unanimously Reelected
Superintendent 20 o. Work. who
for tho past several years has boon
Tho cnlcient head ~ tho schools ~ the
CITY. was not only unanimously rr.
elected Tor term ~ two years. but
his SALARY was increased from $685.
d IN 81 NN0 nor rrnr Mo-. ofNrr fr