The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-12
THAT HIGH
SCHOOL SITE
WAY HrESEsTiae O auasri nS
Prem a Taxpayer who Thiaks Tha, tAs
Board II AlrtSh NJ and Its Jug
meat n - Ne Relied uPon-

r,,,,- ,...,,,- March II. isiJ.
sir---As citizen o. Trfadelphi. dis
ulsI and one Interested In the estzb-
-.slii, % proper klnd o. high
proper conditions 4 Wtsh 10 point Out Il
lev facts that may b. OF some Interest
r,,,,,' " ssitst'9n over the site 81 the
F1rst-The Board % F-dur.tt.- ~
Iriaaelphia district provided on ths bal-
10 Tor citizens Who chose 10 DO -. 10
Ssh ssb sSsie'e Sssri IN 'hs ioSS'9a q
ts S t SS5e ,s ca, "a ne election OF
dre5 -, '..47 tsi1 about three hun
equal number OF votes wer. sratter.s
and some sixteen hundred voters did
aS Ss sApiess a preisrenee a. % ne 10
- drawn from this. That BE-. that the
-lSteen hundred voters were entirely
Judgment Of the menb vrs 81 the Bsard
81 Education The vote therefore. in
st.ad 81 being an endorsement of Elm
Grove A. location FOR the high school
was an endorsement OF the Hoard -
i-aucaion, and a vote OF confidence in
sert that the vote 81 three hundrs, -
against the other seventeen hundred
created binding moral influence upon
Iee board OF Education. j. an absurdity.
n clear majority OF all the votes cast
nal been cast FOR Elm Grove. or Tor
any other site that vote would have
been morally binding as 10 instructi5ns
hlt instead Of a clear majority being
cast Tor the Elm Grove site. only about
one vote Ia seven was cast FOR II
second-NoW what is the practical
tlsaIols ihAt L. the question Of dol
ar and cents. The board OF education
anhed Tor propositions for a satisfactory
site Tor a high school 70 be located any
Shere between the =" bridge and
Pleasant Valley. ive acres 10 H. ~.
minimum amount required Dps st,s
me Scalley farm at Elm Grove. was OF
4, 20 t ,sTs at5-Ss'ogo. that u. I'VE acres OF
10000 and another property Tor $40
Vuv. Win the statement that ADJOINING
psopeTues could be purchased. making
me entire cost about So. 600 THE
Clarke property OF about nine acres ,r
more near the park. and the Kraft prop
erty OF about the same acreage near dc
PAIh' are uuered az about $4,000 or
less They lie beautifully. DO not re-
lure hardly n dollars worth OF grad
purposes and are much cheaper fbon
S Sly OF the properties offered az Elm
Now, three-nfths OF the taxes TO h.
paid Tor this building are paid by p.o-
PIE living between the park and Fulton
III ~, iatISr 70 ask the children Of
70 60 a long distance to school az Elm
G[oNe than IL - TO ask the children 81
school at the park In 80 FAR a. tbc
objections Of the II rmrrs or residepts
-. ollu Etin grove are concerned. ar
aansement has been made 80 thar thev
WI secure the same street car Tar. for
their children from their residence 10
tne PARK a. they would secure To Film
HroNe. 80 FAR a. travel on the street
cars i concerned the two sites stand
, on the same footing
--, MS ~ brief outline Of the facts
ne members Of the board OF educa ff1y5
haNt given "a great deal OF Thought and
htloh 70 this matter, and I am COM
cent nave been especially consrfstf,TIs
win the exception = elm Grove 70
mummy IN the whole district has
gone 70 work 20 try to grab me benefits
on "a pubic eQtcrprise other ssgttorg
lu the district have been content to r,,i,.
Hs"n the good judgment and good faith
~ the commissioners n hDWevsr
mere are further demonstrations 81 ~ .
reprisals OF an interesting and yigor,,,is
character from other portions u M
uiHulct may be expected Heretofore
lhese narrow sectional questions b.y.
not heen raised In Triadelphia district
~ VIII De unwise Tor Elm Grove or To-
any other particular town 10 insfef ~,
missing them. tSIEnedl VII
IRlApELPHIA DISTRICT TAXPAyEB