The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-12
PROPOSED NEW CHARTER READ
FOR FIRST TIME LAST NIGHT

mated from each of the tight wards
and voted upon by the city al large.
while the ninth will be Nominated and
elected from the city at large. The
manager form OF government a. in
.ss Is followed out. In that IL pro
viues Tor city manager selected BY
council He makes all appointments
not accredited to council
Following the meeting last uirht-
General Alfred Caldwell. who was
chairman OF the sub committee which
prepared the charter. was heartily
Congratulated upon his work. Much
on tne work OF preparation devolved
Secretary John Wallace. worked for
several weeks on the measure
A request for a copy OF the charter
mas already been received from the
National Short Ballot Association.
and II In predicted by members OF the
COMMITTEES that hereafter the Wheel
lnt ureu viii be taken as q model by
cities seking new charters.
A committee composed of Miss
Florence Hoge and Miss Carrie Zane.
representing the Equal Suffrage
League. appeared before the COMMITTEES
last night and asked that women be
given the right OF suffrage. They
were INFORMED that this would be i'm
possible. as the state law grants this
The Charter In Brief.
some OF the salient points in the
proposed charter are as follows:
one governing body for the
city, council OF nine. with an
appointive city manager.
Selection OF council COM
bination OF election at large and
nomination by wards.
municipal primary and nom
partisan ballot.
One member OF the council
nominated and elected by the city
AT large. the other eight to come
one from each ward, the two
leading candidates for ward rep
resentative at the primary from
their respective wards to become
the candidates against each other
on the general election ballots.
Council elected for two year
terms. and they elect one OF their
number as chairman. with the
title OF mayor.
Councilmen TO be paid IS each
FOR weekly meetings; mayor. Sc.
Council appoints city manager,
city clerk. city solicitor. police
Judge and loan commissioners.
City manager. the administra-
tive head and responsible for the
efficient administration of all de-
partmente, in other words the
executive head. lie makes all
appointments not credited to
council
No salaries specified. council
having power TO Ak. City man
ager must give his exclusive time
and financial connection of coun-
ctlmen or city officers with fran
chise holding corporations, public
contracts. Is made a felony and
strongly : prohibited. Greater
Wheeling extension with the con-
nf ~ h.. Cd faE
on ballots at November state and
county elections.
Initiative. referendum and re-
call on petition.
Annual audits by independent
accountants.
Stringent bribery penalties.
Registration of voters provided
for city elections.
General powers OF city retained
and amplified.
Charter to be submitted TO peo-
pie at city election in May. 1915.
and TO take effect in July. 1917.
In Attendance.
The meeting was attended by the
Board OF Trade-c. A. Bowers. w.
o. Alexander.
Municipal League. b. Brennan.
]. A. Blum.
Business Mems Associstion-C. B.
Taylor
Trades Assembly,. p. Corcoran.
City OF Wheeling-W. T. Otto, Gen.
Alfred Caldwell
Board of Education-R. II. Mckee.
DR.. Andrew Wilson and Edward Rog-
ers.
Warwood-S. p. Christian.
Fulton-Albert J. Schmidt.
Leatherwood-A G.. Hubbard.
Woodsdale-A. W. PAUL.
Edgwood-W. NJ. Herman
County-a large - (Unincorporated
territory J. ID. Merriman. A. ".
Fischer