The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-28
NEW COUNCIL To
.NEE 7 TOMORROW
MAYOR OF WHEELING WILL BE
ONE OF NINE ELECTED
LAST WEEK.
Appointment of Officers Is Source OF
Little More Than Conjecture
Bio Task Ahead.

! Tn" first meeting Of WhrcllnS'S So
icallrd good government council
, elected Thursday in the first election
under the new charter Will be helu
tomorrow. The charter provides that
! the meeting 5c held al o'clock or az
tsOOn thereafter us Il quorum OIL us
/ members shall be in attendance.
| Just how far the new council Will
! 20 in It's organization at the first meet
ing is yet Il matter Of conjecture. me
charter provides that within ten days
after their election The couucllmeh
shall appoint one Of their number as
, their chairman, who shall be known
officially as mayor III the city ana
who shall be recognized as such Tor
ceremonial purposes, Cor the purpose
Of being served with civil processes
against the city and for other pur-
poses specified in The charter.
The mayor ami other officers OF
! The city in office when this charter
takes effect" section 100 uf the new
charter says, shall continue To nave.
Ienjoy and exercise all the powers. I'M,
munilicS. capacities, privileges ana
;dutieS heretofore given, conferred Or
Imposed upon them by law. IN so lar
las such officers are those inc Eii!
icouncir Is authorized TO appoint under
this charter, during The pleasure OF
the last mentioned council. and IN so
lar rs the residue of such officers or
employees are concerned, during lhc
pleaSur" Of the city manager.
The appninrivr officers tn BE- named
by the new council are city mana
ger, city clerk. Il city solicitor, d
Judge OF police court chief or ponce
land such commissioners or municipal!
loan and bond issues as are required
by the laws Of the state Or city oTui'
nance.
Selection Of the men who are 10
compose the civil service commission
for the examination OF applicants lut
positions III The fire, water and health
departments, fix the salaries OF alp
puintivc officers and employees in the
EScvrral departments. figure the Cost of
operating the city aud OF making
whatever improvements II decides 10
provide for in the new appropriation
are some OF The tasks that confront
the now council.
Men well acquainted with the plans
of the good government ticket adHu,
Gates inSiS1 thai Hon. q. O. Nagle Viii
be the choice Of council tor city man
laScr OUT OF the larGe list OF men Gig
ible for the place. None OF the others
ialready suggested, however, nave IN
lllltdlfll Iildl llcN W III luIh wv ieNN 49,
the honor. \ political prOgnUStlcaiur
who guessed practically the entire list
OF successful council candidates Wills
,pered to an lnlclligcncer reporter that
! col. George \. l.aughlin has advised
! Campbell IT, Henderson, manager Ol
The rrl"yraph not TO be a candidate
flor chief OF police and that l-auShilh
lis supporting j. E. Sill, who. he says.
rs as good Is certain of appointment
Louis lmchwaId'S friends insist that
he has just as good chance as SIN
John NJ. Short. Ecrl +. Phillips.
Thomas Kelly, William tlrm;.ns,
Charles Sharp, James liabh. Carl
Schullzc. Albert Custer and Others are
iiaIkcd OF for the place. Friends Of
Captain Henry Frohme. 4 lorn,r po-
lice official and deputy ShcrlI hrii"I'
that he has lust as good Shu" 10 be
chief us any man in the city II he VIII
become a candidate.
For city clerk lis sill! Il :U"a-,
John Wallace is declared by many IL
he sure Of the place. hut ". II. Smith
lis credited by some with The -N'rr>H
OF the ticket that went through ana
they say he ought 10 have som' Posi-
lion He has advertised IN" fact that
he's not Il candidate for cry nlanas'
and The GIIICr Of city clerk. II Is "hi$'
prrrd about. is The only other uliic"
he would wan. Will" CITY AUdil"r
Charles H. Nhrens has not Declared
his intentions. many nl hi> friends at
w0rkin" ~ secure his appointment a.
clerk in reward for his Impartial. Of
iicirnt di>rharg" o! his duties during
the wears h" HAS boon N IN" auditor ;
office
JUDGE Fen 5. Honcckor. Marsh Nat
kins. George e. B"nrrkc. !. j. Me-
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