The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-15
NARWOOD WANTS
MANAGER PLAN
MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS
VOTES POE COMMISSION
GOVERNMENT.
Charter Committee Instructed Both
CouncilInen and Manager Shall
He Elective.

That the citizens Of Warwood favor L
commission form Of government was the
sentiment of mass meeting Oh c'tia :,,na
last evening at the call OF the commit
tee appointed TO draft a new Charter
for presentation to the legislature III
January, and the committee was IN
lstructed TO re-draft the proposed new
! charter. providing for commission gov
ernmcnt.
II was decided ut the mass meeting
that the new charter should embouy i
provision for 4 board of directors TO be
composed OF three citizens and q city
manager" all TO be elected by the peo-
pie OF the corporation. As an expert
mcnt the committee was authorized 70
provide for the manager salary OF
$%n0 for the first year, that sum TO ne
! thu minimum annual pay Of the towns
executive official Another provision
is that one meeting Of the council OF
term he adopted. shall hold regular
meetings once each month. each member
to receive for the first year three dol
agreed. should act in the capacity OF
mayor, have direction of all city depart
mcnts. be responsible AT all times for
the proper conduct Of the towns laws.
aCtmcnt OF city ordinances. only acting
as chairman of council meetings and
enforcing the laws passed by the dircc-
tors. The incoming council is to he
given authority by a charter provision
! TO regulate the salary OF the council
men and manager above the minimum
after the first year Special discussion
OF the problem of policing the town
brought out the sentiment that there
should be town marshall appointed
by the manager or directors and rrSpon-
Slhlc 10 the. manager for his conduct.
and that he shall do only police duty,
tho manager tn arrange for having the
other duties such as tax collections.
street and fire department service and
other services performed under his d.
rection in conformity TO such laws rs
shall be enacted by the council
The original motion for emhodying in
the proposed new charter the commits
sion form OF government, wit the board
int directors and manager plan and the
! offered by nr, J. q. Walden. after Mr.:
Christiaa and pr Walden had Offered
enthusiastic remarks in favor OF such
! a step.
The mass meeting adopted a motion.
after the commission government plan
had been decided upon. To cmbndy in the
| charter the provisions of the charter
| reported by the committee for the rcgu-
lation Of city affairs and extending The
powers Of council 10 that held by mod
ern towns.
! At tho opening Of the meeting. Chair
| man a. G.. Iteister called upon Attorney
! c. J.Smith to explain the provisions of
| the charter prepared 10y the committee.
! which did not provide for a commission
gorcrnIpent. but contemplated chiefly
the broadening OF the powers Of council
! to conduct city affairs.
The only change made. with the eXccp-
ton of the adoption Of the commission
government plan, WAS to eliminate a pro-
vision that non-rtSidentS owning prop
! erty In Warwond 10 the value of 81 .0nn
i'Should he entitled 10 vote in town cleo
tons.
, The charter. embodyine thc commits
| sion government plan. will he rp-dra ted
ut once. 1t may be submitted to another
mass meeting If ii car be completed in
time. before being referred back to coun-
ell for final order directing its subj
mission to the legislature. The charter
| will contain provision that it shall
he subjected 10 II vote of the people fnr
approval.
! The committee having in charge the
preparation of the charter is composed
Of A. G. Reister chairman: Mayor 4. H.
ktndleberger. Albert Lash. F. e.. Stein
bicker and t. ". Mahan. with Attorney
II &. ]. Smith rs legal advisor