The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-21
PROPOSED LEVY FOR sUPPLY1Ee
UNpERNOURrSHED CH1hoH6N
WITH MILK IS TURNED
DOWN
Action Follows Heated ArBunieH
Several Appropriations Were maoe
Last Evening.


After heated discussion concNrn' hR
tho legality and advisable taxes Tor
m, purchase Of laying milk levy ~
Nv. mills on each 500 taxes for the
purchase Of milk for the mal-nourished
school children OF the city, the measure
was turned down last night ny me
BOARD of Educat ion. by vote or nine
10 five Attorney J. Harold brennan
wns r-esent 20 discuss with members
the legality Of such levy.
Mr. brennan said in his talk h"f"r"
tho hoard last night There Ar" n" SID
,u,es ~ tho state ~ West Virginia.
which give tho Ruard of Education OF
ory city tho authority /" lay sn'n q
levy but such levy, which Is la"
for tho benefit of the children "i "
community. has never been cohN'S'',,
Tho city Of charleston laid milk
levy several years ago ana i "AS
proven n success In that ','!'
Dr Andrew Wilson stated thar ne
Thought tina, such r levy would I've
Questionable, defended should - y" pas
snd and contested. ard that with taxes
=, rrcscp. high. hn thought that th"N
should hr reduced instead NJ increase"
~. e,,b n low. charles I. SeaorlGh'
+, dorcnsc ~ tho levy. said that n"
,hourh, levy which 50 slightly w
creased the tarcs. but at III" E"f'e
limo would prove such hene''' "
,hc children Of the city should b" sup
nor,ed nv tho Hoard. He ais" rcIeFr %"
70 rciition signed by many nr"hl!"-
ont ritizrns Of this city supporting 'ne
milk levy. The public seems cn'hNS
;as,ir over It's passage ami It W"o'G
,.r,,c, =, tho part of the BOARD
"a rol 70 mass the levy said pr' NJ.
= v,IIiams pr +. l.. Armbrocht was
- ,bc orirtor that the levy should 60
49,, LEGISLATURE for decision ana mat
,ho work " laying milk i"NN Sn"uI'
~, ,akop m by future board OF eoN'"-
~ Williams made the motion that a
,,,o he taken and the result was ~
Co,,ovs: ayes. Williams. wagner h'H
n,a,, scahriEht and keNner; rnH'S'
,r,,hrcch,. Koch Et2lcr. KEENAN,. t""-
~ Miller. Mckee. Shrocder' """"''
Action Is Deferred.
,ctlon WAS deferred IN the apnrop'
zion If s9.N4S6? for the purchase ~
, ,ocuum cleaning system Tor A,a"!S"'
,chool. Prof. l. f. Ewing. pr'nc'pai ~
Madison school. was present ana o.
sC,ihed tho proposed system. ''''
Ewing Is credited with having ,nN'n,'r
,hc cleaner which consists Of thrc"
,yo,e~ mower machines. The initial cos
~ operating T. water power maC0'"e
~ th,s kind Is less than that or UoS'
cleaners. +, Is practically Impossible
n wear the machines out and BENG
ruin nv water power II Is inexpensive
Or 6 n Keesor and many OF 'he
teachers are anxious TO see such a sEs
,tn installed IN the Island school.
Appropriate Msdica! Fund
A, ,nnronriation Of SI9Sh7 for med'-
cal SUPPLIES for the high school and
Grades schools for the school year NJ
I??c-lo23 was approved ny the hoard
last evening. The hoa'd also recon-
mendcd the furnishing Of money FOR
tho enumeration Of the school youtf
Of tho city and the addition Of Sl.fH'
n the budget for part tins work 81
the teachers for the year Of l9?2-l92"
The salary of Miss Martha Wilson. wh'
hold the position as stenoSrapher &c
Supt Citizens but who lately has also
been doing srec;a! accounting work
was increased to Slcn. Attendance OF
rlcAr TrazIer's salary was Increased
from SI6O pcr month 10 $40.
library Appropriation.
total ~ SS6.551 was appropriated
- The library upon ndation
~ the library committee. Several Of