Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-26
4 NEW SUPERINTENDENT
Appointed by The Gas Trustees
Yesterday Afternoon,
At the Close Of a Somewhat TumultuOus
Meeting---The Origin and Present
State of the Trouble.

At the Close Of a Somewhat TumutuOus
Meeting---The Origin and Present
State of the Trouble,
A special meeting Of the Board OF Gas
convened a. the gas office about
, o'clock yesterday afternoon, aud after q
protracted and somewhat stormy session
tie Board removed Mr.. James NJ. Dillon,
of the Works, and appoint
ed Mr.. Samuel NJ. Darrah, for long tina
an employee of the works, to the position
.hus vacated. The trouble which culmi.
mated in the removal Of Superintendent
Dillon is OF quite recent origin, and may
be stated as follows, "a the result Of inter
views with Trustees Sesley and Jepson:
From the time o. the appointment OF
the present Board Of Trustees down 10 the
selection by Council Of DR.. I. Il. Logan
10 fill the vacancy occasioned by the resig-
nation OF NJ. August Rolf, the relations
between the Trustees and Superintendent
Dillon hsd been
VERY CORDIAL
The members 0! the Board were very
lsvorably inclined toward him, and he was
told BY them that they would proceed very
slowly 10 the matter Of his removal, II he
was 20 be removed At ell. Before the res
ignation of Mr.. Rolf, Mr.. Jepson, mem
Der of the Board, went to Superintendent
Dillon and asked him to appoint labor
ing man of advanced years and who very
much needed employment, providing such
employment could be given without addi'
tional expense 10 the city. This man was
given work, and he continued to perform
tie duties assigned him until the day after
the election OF Dr. Logan 81 q Trustee by
Council. That morning, according to the
statement of the gentleman, hs vas called
into the office by the Superintendent, and
sUMuARILY DISCHARGED,
without Mr.. Jepson or any other OF the
Trustees being notified of the act.
Shortly alter this the Democratic mem
beers Of tine Board were informed from au
rheutic sources, that day l.borer, '!srmGa
Walters, Democrat, employed a. the sug.
ges;ion of Mr.. Rolf, had been removed, and
a Republican put in his place. Tie Demo
cratic Trustees were told that this change
was made st the request Of De- Logan,
although the Doctor emphaticalIy denies
that such was the case. When Sgperiu
tendeut Dillon was G5keI about this case
Yesterday By the Trustees, ne ssid The MAJ
employed at Nc Roll suggestion had uol
been discharged at 81, bar vas then ii
work. When asked when he went to WORK
he said he mad started yesterday morning
The Trusteaa were
NOT ENTIRELY SATISFIED
With this statement, and upon iEqa:ry as
ce.taiaed tbat tie man had really been dis
charged and the Republican nP?oiated ia
his stead, but the Superintendent, haariua
mutterings Of coming storm, retired him
in hurry, All rciGsiatsd the i1rmsr EN-,
ployc, with view Of avestiDE any trouble
his action nigh: have stirred up
Acting on the alleged precedent SET b.
Dr. Logan in seclring he appointment Of
the man recommended By him to the Su
perinfendeut, and desiring to have tour
men given employment ut the WORKS
Messrs. Seeley and Jepson, the Democratic
members Of the Board, sent verbal notice
to Superintendent Dillon, on Saturday,
thst they would on Monday morning send
out four gentlemen who were
TO rs GIVEN POSITIONS
OF the works. Accordingly, al ) o'clock
Yesterday morning, Messrs CnMies Ferrell,
James Higgins, John McAndrews and A.
r McCaun presented themselves al Super
enteadsnt Dillon office, esch bearing let
tiers addressed - him, reading as follows
"WHEELWG, January p, 1856.
$40 SupL james w. DjHoH:
This will introduce to you Nc. -
--, whom the Trustees have ap
pointed to I'LL the place Of Mr. --.---
-, removed. to take effect Monday
moruiag, January %, 1886.
BY order Of the Trustees.
Per GEORGE He'll,
Secretary.
Mr.. Dilton was not az the works at that
hour, aud the men retired, returning some.
what later in the morning when the Super
iutendant Was on hand, BE read the let.
ters, and then told the men to come back
at 9 o'clock aud he would
LOOK INTO THE NATTER.
At that hour the four gentlemen returned,
when they were told by Superintendent
Dillon that they must come back this
morning, whea he would see about giving
them work.
1t should here be stated that rule | | OF
the Board requires that appointments at
The works must be made by the
Superintendent and confirmed by
the Board, but, having uni
formly treated Mr.. Dillon With c0uaiiers.
ton, tbs Trustees expected that be would
gladly concur in any changes they might
be DESTROYS of making, aud therefore sen
to him asking him TO recommend
The appointments suggested by them,
together with any Dr. Logan might lave
made, back to the Board, where they would
be confirmed in accordance with the tcrms
of rule IL.
The men, however, were not put 10
work, as expected by the majority OF the
Board, and President Sseley therefore
CALLED MEETING
for 3 clock yesterday afternoon TO take
some definite action in the matter Al
this meeting Mr.. Dillon tlatly refused to
make the changes COUGHING bis refusal in
\ l !
ton would tolerate for an instant from an
employee. After thinking over the matter,
however, the Superintendent agreed to rec
ommend one Of the appointees as c sort Of
compromise with the Board The Board,
however, refused to BE- triAed with in this
way, and deeming it impossible to get
slorg bsrmonioUs'y with Mr.. Dillor,
the President announced that the next
thing in order would be the election of
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