The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-03
HUNDREDS OF TRIAoELPHIA DIS
TRfcT CITIZENS AT MASS
MEETING.
sian Resolutions Asking Board 10
Consider Other Loeztion-Oeelsre
Changing La~ Was fraud.

A mass meeting. to protest against
the proposed location Of the new High
school for Triadelphia district, was
held last evening on the Elm Grove
a park. More than 300 voters were
In attendance and some interesting
facts were brought TO light a. TO the
methods hat are alleged 20 have
been used in the selection Of the
Clark property for che school site.
The meeting was called to order bv
q. W. Campbell and he appointed SIR.
John T~hornburg as chairman and
John Reister a. secretary.
Henry Stein. former mayor OF Elm
o addressed the meeting in be
OF the committee that had met
with the board OF education on pre-
Nlous occasions. Mr.. Stein told OF
me different propositions that had
been offered and OF their rejection
by the board. One point made par.
tlcularly strong Be him was the fact
mat the county commissioner made
the board a proposition on 10 or II
acres OF what II known az the county
poor farm. This proposition showed
NAT the board OF education had been
eiiered this site and had been asked
oy the commissioners 10 make them
an offer. He said one member Of the
board. namely James Beans. said
tnat ne positively would not consider
me site. On one occasion ne IL said
20 nave remarked. Il am for the
Olark site, first, last and all the
time"
~ a meeting that was heid 20 ,.r.
action on the location OF the building. Al
III Hess was IN favor OF the
~ rropsrty and Mr.. Beans In favor
cussion Mr.. Hess conceded TO MIR Beans
sshhsa me Clark property was selected as
nine acres a.; = cost OF $4,000.
School Law Changed.
ar stein then pointed to the fact
s99nd issue the school law governing
nlEh schools read that a high school
must be located within the corporate
units OF some town where a school or
sons our grades u. maintained For
property was held up until n LAWYER or
some other party made a trip 10 the
legislature and mad that portion Of the
law stricken out. shortly after this
had been accomplished. the above men
Tor the school
MT. Stein. speaking for the committee
which u composed OF Dr. A. p. Ruble,
nenry stein. Frazier Atkinson. Harry
hennsn and A.. Powell. said that IN his
could have beers purchase for 800 400
end would not have entailed the expense
y laying a sewer az a cost OF not less
than tl.5oO and OF grading which Will
sosi approximately the same figure. As
" u. they are paying t2i 900 Tor nine
acres and viii have the above expense
over and above the purchase Price.
II was said at the meeting last eve
nlng that the board % education n said
70 have that the only ones al
Elm Grove that were displeascd with
Ihe location OF the BUILDING IN the
realty men A resolution was adopted
20 be sent to the board and ask that
they consider Il before taking any dem
be sent 10 NJ. r. Shawkey. state super
intendent OF schools. He will be I'M at
tendance e h laying % the corner
snd the committee will confer with him
Majority Favored Elm Grove.
short address In which he asked 10 be
advised as TO why the state school law
was changed IN this particular instance
and time. lie said that the issue
PIE and ~ they rejected a.. and a ma
jofity OF the voters favored the Clark
property ne would be one % the nrst
70 say locate IL there. but a. the vote
AZ the election showed an. o~verwheimink
majority OF the voters Of the district
favored Elm Grove as the proper place
Committees were appointed 10 take DC.
tltions oil over the district TO get their
signatures on resolutions that we're OF
Tered. The present committee consist
Frazier Atkinson. Harry Brennan and
~. foWell, were given authority TO an
polht a. many assistants a. they deem
necessary 70 carry out the work. Meet
houses OF the district this min
take nction on the matter and another