The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-16
R0NI|SFDR TEACHERS SUGGESTED
INSTEAD OF INCREASE IN SALARY
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORTS
THAT CONDITIONS DO MOT
PERMIT MORE EXPENSE.
Instructors May Be Given Additional
Check al End OF School year.
Action at Next Meeting.

Col Jera \. Miller probably saved
from defeat 4 recommendation nt the
finance committees Of the board 81 eut'
cation. suggesting 4 bonus TO the e1e
menta-y teachers OF the CITY instead OIL
granting then an increase IN salary:
as reoueSted in a petition presented
AZ the January MEETING. last night. IL
the monthly meetin: or me BOARD
when he offered a motion tnat the rec
ommeudafion h. REFERRED BACK 20 tne
committee Tor investigation as 10 It's
legality.
Soon after the ren0rc Of the finance
ifRaittee had been read by !srk
Ink Stanton il was evident that
m3fch OPPOSITION hal developed against
srrs1ing the teachers their request.
The finance committee reported that
the condition OF the school budget did
not permit the 5000 increase asked oy
each teacher. but recommended that al
the end OF the school year Il bonus o.
given them equal 10 $50 per month.
IL was figured thar the amount each
of the. 152 elementary teachers woulu
receive would be- approximately $50
Seferred Back to Committee.
Several Of the board suggested that
immediate action be taken on me re-
MORT Col. Jerr \. Miller ended all dis
cussioa BY declaring that he WAS in
favor OF giving the teachers the bonus
Droyiding it was legal. and then offered
motion that it be referred back TO
the finance committee. * roll cal! vote
was taken. resulting as follows:
Aves-Etzler. Kahn. Kennen. kep-
ner. Lukens. Maxwell. Miller. Reed
Seabright. Stein. ::
Nays-Maury. Reymann. RleSter anu
Wagner.
zee reported bills totallng Sl.S9o.b4 loT
the schools Of the city, and suggested
the purchase Of 4 number Of new fN'
lures for the new Hubbard property.
The Steam Electric. Engineering Com
many was awarded the contract for IN
Sailing lighting fixtures in the new
property.
Progress was reported by the fin.
ance committee on the preparation VI
a bill TO be presented to the state leg
islature making it unnecessary u SUB
NIT the annual levy 10 vote OF the
people.
Civ Treasurer McElroy in his re-
port to the board showed the follow
ing balances: School fund. Sal .oii.+9;;
building fund. So $685.; and library.
S3,647.34: totaling $9I.23tn6. The
COMMITTEES on accounts reported the
expenses of The school durln" Janll'
ary al S2,SIS11. and the library com
rnittee asked for II" payment " bills
amounting 10 $2+l.69. and the pur-
chase OF new books amounting m
S1So.19.
Social Center Repots.
Social center at Mckinley school
and night school reports were favor
ABLY received. II was brought out in
the social center report. II session
were held during the monch. with an
average attendance Of SS5. Attend
ing night school II was SHOWN Their
are 205 pupils. So OF whom arr o!
foreign birth.
The Wheeling Electric company an
nounced an increase Of cents pei
kilowatt hour Of current used in the
Lincoln high school. owing 10 L rec"pl
ruling OF the public service commits
sion. The former rate was I cents 4
kilowatt. The minimum charge will
be $14 per month. which Is no advance
over the previous monthly amount.
A request for use Of the high school
gymnasium for drills was received
from Sergeant August FrederickS o!
the United States marine station. H.
is organizing Wheeling branch o!
the American Naval Marine scouts
and asked that they be permitted tc
drill in the gymnasium on Monday
evening OF each week. The request
was referred to the teachers and
schools committee.
Dr.. W. c. Etzler. in a motion
urged that steps be taken by the
teachers and schools committee fol
the school enumeration. In previous
wears there has been considerable
trouble in getting the enumeration
right. and L was suggested that the
committee ST. rt it's work as early as
possible. -.
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