The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-26
no DATE FIXED FOE ELECTION
BUT II WILL PROBABLY BE
HELD IN NOVEMBER.
c4ty Manager Believes Bond Issue MAT
ter Should BE Disposed Of
YtrBt.
Speakers Say Continent IL NOV
Strongly In Favor OF Bona
Issue.

Matters Of importanc" in connection
with the coming election were dlscuSseu
at the meeting OF the Greater " he"lHS
committee held in the assembly room Ni
the chamber OF commerce last evening"
No certain date has been s"t up 10 this
time. although II is generally uhu'I
stood that the election will Dc hclo
some time during the latter part OF No.
Yembcr. The object II this issue - the
consolidation OF Warwood "oodsdalr.
Elm Grove. Leaf he rwood. Edgwood. Pat-
terson. Pleasant Valley and Fultor with
the city Of Wheeling. The appointment
Of a committee Of 20 members 10 assist
in the coming campaign was authorH-
ed. No certain date for tho election has
been set as yet.
A quorum OF the members or the
Greater Wheeling committee was pres
emit. together with Mayor Thoncr ana
City. Manager Ephlin. Chairman y. [.
stifel In calling the meeting to order
directed attention TO the fact that the
bill providing for a Greater Wheeling
had already passed the legislature and
" was up to the committee to make the
necessary arrangements for the coming
election. which under the act must Dc
held some time during the months OF
October and November. Suggestions as
70 the ideas OF members OF the commit
tee were then requested a. 70 what plans
might be made TO cooperate win the
city officials.
City Manager Ephtn-
City Manager Ephlin. in addressing
the committee, stated that ID was deem
ed advisable to hold the greater city
election after the bond issue had been
disposed Of Inasmuch as the bond
election entails a large amount or detail
preparatory work. an election on that
question will no doubt be held the latter
part OF October. After that has been
voted on attention could be directed TO
the Greater Wheeling campaign. and the
election date set on that project some
time during tho last week in November.
Sentiment Tavors Bond ISSUE.
Short talks were given by different
members OF the committee. and the con-
sensus Of opinion seemed to be that
sentiment had changed materially since
the agitation incident to the passage
81 IN" charter bill. Many who were at
that time bitterly opposed u the bill
ahvr changed their views and ar" now
solidly in favor 81 the annexation. II
was nt!mated hat n move might DC
made on the part Of thoS" opposed I"
thr movement 10 test the constitution
sjr IN court Of tho bill that provides
consolidation. but il was stated that the
city authorities would conduct proper
defense Of such aCtt-r and tina, il was
best not to cross that bridge until Il
VAS reached
Civic Bodies 70 Cooperate.
on motion !; was decided that the
secretary DO empowered TO request that
rho following civic bodlcs-Rotary club.
Trad" and Labor assembly. Chamber OF
Commerce and the Kiwanis cluh-el"ct
I committee Of five from each 0r8antza-
non which associated committee would
be IN turn authorized To appoint any
necessary committees looking 10 the
success OF the Greater Wheeling project.
plan publicity and cooperate with the
officials in charge Of tho election.
Law Governing Boundary Extension.
Under the law such an extension OF
boundaries shall be- proposed by rcS"-
luton Of N" city council OF N" city OF
Wheeling which shall accurately define
m" hcunary lines Of the territory pro-
posed to hc an<lCNed and tx tim" Tor
holding "A special election. submitting
in nc uuAlIfird voters Of IN" city OF
Wheeling and IN" outlying towns Whlch
shall vote az uni; for approval or re-
lection \ notice ~ the proposed Hl"c-
,iCr nluSr b.. rubtlehcd in each Of the
daily and weekly newspapers for a pc
rtrd ~ four successive weeks. tn" last
notification 70 bc not more than ten
DAYS hcfor" election. IT becomes the
duty ~ the city council. through the
r;tv solicitor TO notify III" mayor or
Zach municipality involved Mt least Sin
weeks brrnt" NE date set for tho cleo
,.or. The city council OF each town
shall then appoint clerks and judges for
each precinct and submit III" names Of
such appointc"s 70 IN" city council OF
Wheeling within three weeks from the
limo Of s"rv'cr OF notice. In tn" "r"nt
sucl. u.tirr iS nor Med III" city council
4 Wheeling becomes empowered t"
mako such selection.