The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-21
'R0ARD 0F EDUCATION IN DEEP
: WATER OVER PENSION QUESTION

sidsrcd Bills were approved and or
dered paid.
Special teachers were approved by tee
board, In. list being submitted by the
teachers and schools committee. me
German language teachers c.mnltt'e
reported the appointment OF teachers
for the coming year. The report or the
committee on text books was received
and filed. Similar action was taken
on the library report. II being SHOWN
that there we're 5.S92 books at the De-
rinning OF the month with reading
roon, Circulation of 1854 The report
Of Clerk stanton showing payment OF
electric light. gas and water bills. "as
ordered flied.
Physical Education" Committee,
4 letter from ". Francis hyde. SAL
Ing attention TO the physical prepared
ness OF school children. was read. ana
r special committee OF seven 70 be call
Ell the Physical Education committee
WAS named. This committee when cor or
siSts of Dr.. Wilson. DR.. Reed. ahe
MeSsrs SeabriGht. Rcymann. Millcl.
Ihlcnteld and LukcnS. is 70 meet win
%;r. HYDE and the medical Inspector Win
the idea OF considering the suggestions
made.
iutenden;. agreed TO pay $40 indebted
ness incurred by the athletic board over
its receipts. 1t also took upder CON
sideration his complaint OF the inaae-
science department. and also or tnc
noise in the basement detractlng atten-
lion in the Spanish class being taught
IN the board ROOM y report eSuo1llt-
ted showed that the expense IN Ine MAJ ia =,
ual training department amounted last
year TO $l.US per capita. ana the do'''eS-
tic science $0.S2 per capita
The request OF the commercial dc-
par,ment for minliograph was refer
red 70 the text book committee. The
. tn1 =
sons making application FOR certificates;
The board approved the appointment OF
Miss Mabel tortney Miller TO succeed
Miss Underwood. Resigned as secretary
10 Prof. Johns. Or. wilson ana LIT.
Reed reported TO the board concernlnS
The installation OF chlorinatins plants IN
the city L. taxi care OF the water dues
tion and tn" board went on record as
ndorSinE the system and asking the
hoard of control to take immediate &C
ZION leading to the installation of such
Plea for Pure Water.
Letters OF Mr.. Mayo Tallman. sanitary
engineer of the state health department,
10 Dr. Wilson and Mayor Kirk were
read. \ part OF the letter 10 the mayor
AS you probably are Informed. con-
slider that the question Of introducing
the dose OF chloride gas into the drink
ing water lisa simple one and should ~
easily handled By two large machines.
enc 10 be operated In the brick hnupo
at the reservoir. and the second In 4
small wooden house To be built over the
outlet that Is midway along the SIDE OF
tho reservoir. The cost OF such an IN
stallaticn would as you already KNOX,
probably not be great. rs wrote ~
Wilson this morning. II seems HtttS
Short OF wicked thet an impure drinking
water should be furnished the largest
city in the state OF West Virginia, while
ut small cost supply that is at leaSt
safe, even though il may not be fu!ly
satisfactory from the Standpolnt OF
color pr turbulity could be introduced
"Dr. Etzier suggested to ME that you
might feel that the use OF this chlorina-
ting apparatus would cause the people
TO give up the idea OF introducing 81
better water supply than you now nave.
do not believe that there can be the
slightest danger on this score, as the
great majority Of tho citizens OF Wheel
sing undoubtedly wish u supply that is
nee from all color and turbidiiE: in
Nher words. one that Is satisfactory
I'm the aesthetic standpoint
. do hone that steps Will be taken
n &c ,o-sStcguard the drinking water.
IF Wheeling Is 80 financially embar-
rassed that this cannot De done at the
presen, time. l feel so strongly on mo
matter that I would urge that n public
subscription be collected for. the pur-
pose. At the very best a pure water
supply. whether Srom wells. mechanical
filtration or tho Smith system. could not
be introduced before the fall OF 1917 or
tho spring Of 1918. and In the meantime
there would be many opportunities for
serious out break of typhoid fever IN
your city. You may have escaped TINS
for good many years but mat docs
not mean that WheelinGs good luck Is