The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-03
MANAGER NAGLE
HAS BUSY DAY
RUSH. FOR LICENSES AT CLERKS
OFFICE FEATURES FIRST DAY
OF NEW ADMiNlST RATION.
Six New Policemen Named Yesterday
-Colored Citizens Remember
Retiring Mayor Kirk.

City Manager George o. Magic yes
terday spent busy day in his once
getting line on the operation OF me
| city government. With the exception
I! of the changes already announced ano
! the addition Of five men TO the ponce
| force, no official changes were mace
Yesterday. Mr.. Nagle indicated that
there will not likely be any further
changes for a few days. at least.
The Office of City Clerk ". Il.
Smith was the busiest spot In the
city hall yesterday. There was. a
grand rush to secure city licenses ano
| a total OF 172 had been issued wnen
the office closed at 5 o'clock. A. u.
| Winter, assistant clerk. was on tne
Job, and ex-Auditor Charles Ahrens
and City License Officer Arthur In
gram assisted In issuing Licenses.
Out of about 1900 licenses issuea
last year about 100 cannot be col
! lected this year because Of the new
state law prohibiting cities from col
, lecting license tax on automobiles
/ and motorcycles: A few Licenses VIII
be cut off the list because OF the re-
/ fusal Of the county com miss1oners IN
! denying licenses to applicants IN
whose places liquor was found.
In addition TO issuing licenses. the
| clerk had the semi-monthly payroll
! to handle Yesterday. Acting Treas
urer William Robertson sent assist
ants from his office to collect the IL
cense tai fees in the clerks ONCE as
the licenses were issued.
New Policemen.
: Six new appointments In the ponce
/ department we're made yesterday. by
Chief J. c. Sill with the approval OF
= City Manager Maggie. The new ON
: GERS are G. II. Neider, First ward:
Frank Reed Second ward: John Nau,
Fourth ward: Will Eigenbrod. Eighth
ward; F. S. Longwell. Sixth ward and
Lou Barum, Eleventh street corner
man. The appointments f1ll the four
vacancies existing when the admin
! istration changed and the two occa-
stoned by the resignation of Trattlc
! Barum resigned from Chief Ley
lands force two weeks before his
! term expired. John Nau was pat
! rolman under the administration OF
! Captain John S. Ritz as chief. Frank
Reed was for several years police
/ officer at the Victoria theatre.
Mayor Kirk Remembered.
I Acting for the colored city employees
and colored citizens Of Wheeling,
Attorney E. j.. Graham and Col. VIM.
Turner yesterday presented to H. l..
Kirk, retiring mayor Of the city. a
handsome engraved gold handled Jim.
brella expressing the appreciation OF
the colored citizens for the retiring
mayors services. City Manager G. @.
Maggie made a brief address in con-
nection with the presentation.
Magic Takes Oath.
Mr.. Maggie formally took his oath
OF office Yesterday. although be had
previously filed his $4,000 bond. He
was busy all day, and last evening
informed the press that there was
nothing new 10 be announced.
Early yesterday. Mr.. B. ": Peter
son sent 10 the ONCE OF Mr.. Nagle a
beautiful basket OF roses and sweet
peas, which attracted the attention
Of everyone who passed through the
building. The band of the Rutherford
shows gave the city officials a rouslnE
serenade during the afternoon.