The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-03
CITY HEADS
ARE ATTACKED
AT MEETING OF COUNCIL LAHTa
MONT AND CUTTING IN
SISTED ON
Police Department Gets rts shars Is$
cause OF Calibre of Msn who
Are on the Pay Roll

The matter OF formally approvinpi
we appointments Of the heads OF tho
various city departments by council lasG
night was carried over until the REL
c"ss"d meeting Thursday evening. BIZ
the INST branch. after the second brancA
had taken action. The appointments oc\
casioned considerable hot talk and. in-s
ridentaii;. "A Few digs at heads ocA
fcrred that the appointments were be-
ing made IN such a manner that pow
e-Iul political machine was being
built
Tho first appointments submitted fou
approval were those 81 Chief OF Police
Thomas Les land. calling for n force OF
ffty men. I'm addition 10 himself. includ-
ing nNe detectives and thirty-four-
roundsmen. Heretofore. the force has,
consisted ~ the same number OF mensi
but only four detectives and thirty-fivSf
roundsmen The change in the number
81 detectives and roundsmen immedi-
ately called forth objections from Coun<
Gilman kutts. who insisted that there
WASH 1 any use or more pstrolmen be-
ing pulled from the suburbs and Inadsj
detectives t. travel in pairs and
some on the force are not ~ to be-
policemen. and said that one II reports
ed To- have run. previous 60 his appoint-g
ment on the force. q good Joint" over
the creek. The appointments OF Chiert
L-yland were finally referred to the
The appointments OF Pire Chief F1d-
ward T. Rose. Of the fire department..
We're next considered and were approved
Ratcliffe was named pipeman at No g.. 7
IN the place % James Dixon. named by5
chief Rose.
The appointments OF the electric light
department. city prison department gas
department and the engineers Depart,
ment were unanimously approved. In
the list OF appointments OF tho health
department. the position OF speciap
Waterman AZ the crematory stables vasN
discontinued. on the grounds that ftj
was being filled nv "A man holding a city
position as a means OF increasing his
salary.
water Department Appointess-
When considering the appointments
81 the water department. the city water
works was referred 80 as political
hospital and political asylum" IL
vas charged that two men were appoint
ed 60 do one mans work and there was
con ~iderabie objection TO the appoint
u'nt - az assistant meter Inspector.
some claimed that IN order TO he con-
si~tsrt with their intention to reduce tho
eNTerfltureS 20 the estimated receipts.
council should do away with tho offices
OF carpenter. iauitor. and other "soft' .
jobs about the city water works.
~Irtriffeudeut ScroRRins. who VaR
Was present. was asked concerning the
appointments and stated that every man 4
employ ed b. the department Is absolutely
necessary IN order thai the plant may
80. f0rrr has been reduced from 20 men
800 1909 To- o.. men 80 the present TINA,
ii. -t.. That - position ~ asais tant
rne'e' inspector was uecessttated by theJ
operations - TIE meter law which gOesA
irf" erect Septernbe- u. and that thst
meters We-- found 90 be defective tho
Hruo. nfu'ut- we're referred 20 the vatsri
ans hight rurunI tee. which vas instructor
Cd o. Investigate the matter.