The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-15
COUNCIL SUSTAINS
CHIEF ALTMEYER
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n'CoEes
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Council o. las' nlEhts rree'irg SIS
nined Fire chief A.rue,-- ia h.s do
sharEe % VIM Mccomi.. '.rm-riy a
merlber % Ne is.au. Ho-- Compsr,.
despite re petition o' I.0 Is.and r.u
ksns ~bO sympstalE-I ,Ith Nrsoub-
Inc city soions appeared rr AFRO.
,hAt Mere should rs 1.t.. l.n. .l 1I
department ~ th. ..f.
Tho matter came 4. r ta~ Firs'
branch - council ui rrC.~I- asr
repressnief by AUY.a-s Harold
brennen. and CHEZ klfr..rr was
representsf by Franz 4 Our.sr
,hi"f Altm@yer Irrs-rf-i f.s siir OFF
me case by stating ,ta' Dol. rrarf-
were 70 have harmony In fl. depart
men' n APPEAR thai WcCuuls and
Fireman Smith had some lirtIr minor
dimcuitics which cauEed btI feelings
between them a'fmcssr called ~
the hose house and made rr.rf- f1
make peace between rho anrr..- far
tions. when McCpmls rrf...t aII
overture Captain N.D.cn-uf- ffe
foreman % the ls'and ho-. house ar.
. peared A. "a witness and stated hat
while AcC0nhB and SIR rI HHf NOT
speak there was poo dafrI.urr rr ne
part % the deparimcrf and firf s.rh
had done his duty other HIfur-fee
called Nere Assistant Ffra Chief gu-s.
who stated fh1t be arcomran .rd tt.rf
ffmeycr io o." Island BIOS. lole. iu
bis efforts 20 bring about "a r.ff'..rurrf
or the trouble According fp fl. nit.
ness. The testimony vac that A'fmev
or asked NCComh- ~ h- a.uI NOT
shake hands with Smith 49, srI The
dimculty To This McCoub- .-suf
ed and ro agreement was reached
Richard Turner foreman OF rho N.ri
liant houe rl.o testified col to AIT
meyer efforts 10 settle the discus
sion
Al the conclusion ~ fh. evidence
Councilman iiabera'I,k ~ fNe THIRD
ward. was ~ the opinion ''1f fh. mat.
ter should be amiCah't s.ffl.d and az
Tered motion tn Tho effect ff4f Nc
Combs and Smith kis- and make. gp"
by thaking hand Councilman Gro.
Kan. who Uus occlpt .us fhr chair Ir
Dr. Mc''rail's abs rcc utu .t. ra ~d
away shortly after OBJ. branch .nr.
vencd. PM th" motion and consider
able argument followed th.rf $40
meyer claimed that rli. could NOT
end the difficulty. and pa- supported
In his remark Dos Nuorr.. Frank
O'Brien. Who stated that 10 was only
a question ~ who should rur th. l..
partment and ttr matter of shaking
hands would nor 'Imius'. Poe. charges
brought
After thi. WAS d.-rfss..d ar con
siderable l"ur,h th. motion V1e lost
Mr.. VoclliuEcr fh-n moved fItf the
action Of the chief bv sustained AMI
when put fo vote WAS carried
Sweeney and ilahcrs'ick VOTING 40
Tho matter Na- fh,u referred fn IN.
Second brand. nhcl Hir onto moved
10 non concur il tht action o. thc
First branch. while "r Blum spoke loo
favor OF lts adoption Nr Kirk also
spoke against taking immediate &C.,
tiOn on the proposition and asked
that committee of three be appointed
10 confer with Ike comm ft~. OF Toe
FIRST branch 40 the point Alex Nt
cheli SPOKE or LelsIf of NcComh.
and stated that enc latter bad uu WIt
nesscs 10 present au, d~f.u..
Chief Altmcycr tuc1 IrHs'ufcd li-
side OF the case. when Nr Mitchell
again appeared ana stated that Nc
Combs had decided fo Withdraw hI.
petition. Mr. OTTO 'h"u offered o. mo
ton TO concur With ta- action OF 600,
First branch. which ua- carried