The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-15
pn. GAnRIsos,s c;IrARaEs.
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Tho spe cial Committee Of Investigation Ha.
a1tsetips.
Yesterday morning Mayor Grub and
President Sweeney, Of the Second Branch
OF Council, met and appointed the follow,
ing members as the special Joint commit
tee 10 investigate tile charges preferred by
| Health Officer Garrison against Clerk Gal,
ligan, Of the Board Of Public Works, and
| the Board ITSELF: First Branch-Messrs
| Dobbins, Donaldson and Gavin; Second
| Branch-Messfs. Jones, Pickett and Wa
tethouse. Yesterday afternoon call for
the committee to meet last evening was
Issued. BY s O'Clock last night Messrs.
Jones, Dobbins, Donaldson and Gavin had
reached the City Hall and they forming Q
quorum, thecommittee organized by k.
| Inc m. Jones chairman and Mr.. Dobbins,
secretary. Mr.. Gall!gan, DR.. Garrison and
Solicitor o Keetfe were also present.
The proceedings were opened BY Mr..
Galligaii, who said that he first desired
| the committee to pas upon the question
of whether IL or Council, had tho right Il
Investigate bis actions as Clerk Of the
Board. He said the charges, they were
not charges properly speaking, but he
would call Them such, were referred TO the
committee under rule 40, which reads that
charges against any officer Of the city shall
be-pfeferred in writing, etc. he claimed
that he was not an fficer Of the city and
r. nd section 8 Of chapter 50 ofthe Acts OF
1882. which creates the Board, defines its
duties, powers, ETC., and isas follows;
"Ihe Board Of Public Works under rules
and regulations to be adopted by them,
and confirmed by the Council, shall have
tho management Of and contract for, the
Improvement, cleansing, care and repairs
Of the sewers, streets and alleys OF the city
and employ and discharge at their dlsore-
tiona city engineer, and such other OFF.
lcers and employees as may be necessary,
Ipraseribe their duties and have the con.
trol and supervision thereof shall supervise
the execution Of such contracts, and the
disbursement Of all moneys Tor or upon the
savers, streets and alleys; such officers
and the salaries TO be paid them, TO be ap-
proved and confirmed by Council
Mr.. Galligan continuing said, that he
lclaimed that Council or one OF Its COM
tmittees had no more right 10 haul him up
before It, or hound him before the public
thantit hadt bring up one Of the Boards
workmen out OF q ditch and arraign him
for speaking disrespe ctfully 70 the Super
Iintenient. he was an employe ofthe
Board assmuch "a the workman, had
never taken on oath before Council as
Clefk. could be discharged at any time by
| the Board and II charges were 70 be made
against him they should have been made
| beforethe Board. He asked that Solicitor
| 0lKeelie give his opinion on his posi- iop
| before the commit toe passed omit.
The Solicitor spoke at some length Ills
position WA, thai this was g case In which
|heeould not properly give the committee
BIZ opinion on the law, O. he doubted
whether the committee was expected or
had the right TO goibeyond what II had
been ordered to do, and that was, accord-
ING To the endorsement ON the back Of the
char es made by the Council clerks, re.
ferfed for inyestig ion and report The
Solicitor eaid further, that in case he
ahould give his opinion on the law that
Mi. GaIiisan hid quoted, and the eouis
mittee ahould fepottthe same 10 Council,
and Council should refuse 10 accept the
report Of the committee, and eventually
Impeachment proceedings ahould be, by
Council, ordered institued against MI.
Cialligap, he, the Solicitor, would then APP