The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-25

crease passenger fares. and hearings
have been had in both cases. and IN al
4: least one Of these cases 1t was arranged
! that q brief will be filed on behalf Of tho
city. Having been present at the hear
, inrs in both cases and being familiar
with the facts, would probably be IN
: better position to prepare brief than
| an attorney not familiar with tho owl
drncc taken. Then too there are TWO
| important cases pending In the circuit
court and n good deal of work has been
! done in one Of those cases. but the case
is not yet concluded. Three or four
I ordinances will have to be passed before
! tho codiflration Of our ordinances can be
| finished and work has been started on
| those ordinances. There arc a GOOD many
| other matters Of lesser consequence than
those mentioned which need some at
! tcntion. and being familiar with all those
! matters, I believe that I can best serrs
! the city in the office of city solicitor.
1 regret that there was not sufficient
| opportunity to consider this mattery
| fully before your meeting last evening.
| Had 1t been possible for ME to 20 into
/ this important matter fully with you at
that time. am sure we should have ar
rived at tho conclusion that the matters
pending in tho office Of the city solicitor
! were in such condition that 1t would
| neither be desirable nor advantageous to
make any change in officers at this
! time After most deliberate and mature
| consideration Of the matter, therefore. l
am Of tho opinion that I should not, In
! Justice to you or to me. undertake tho
duties Of the office Of city manager. Re-
spectfully,
NJ. J..~CCLLINAN.
Councilman Chester Thompson NOV
! cd that Mr. Culllnan's resignation be
| filed and accepted. Councilman Albert
Kress seconded the motion Tho roll
call vote was unanimous.
And Gets It.
/ Mayor vester then declared the office
| Of city solicitor vacant Krcss nomi-
| mated MI. Culllnan- Blum seconded tho
nomination The vote for Mr.. Guilt
mans return to the office Of solicitor
! was unanimous,
councilman Kress offered resolu-
| ton that Mayor Vester. DR.. F.. L. Arm
brcch. OF the Eighth ward and Council
| man-nt-Large Thomas +. Thoncr be
| named as q committee to confer with
heads Of city departments and TO SUI
perviSe the general operation OF city
affairs. This resolution passed BY
unanimous vote. Messrs. Thoner and
! Armbrccht being excused from voting
on their own nuneS
| Mayor Ecstcr offered a resolution
chat banks be authorized to honor city
! vouchers and checks signed by the
city auditor and treasurer. nj the past
all checks have borne these signatures
in addition to that of the city manager.
Graner the Goat.
This action on the part OF council
means that the office Of city manager
will remain vacant until after the next
council Is elected. II means that Lafe
Graner, chief clerk to the city manager.
will continue 10 act "a purchasing
| agent IN the absence OF the manager.
and that he will generally act as man
ager pro TEN at the chief clerks SAL
AIRY. He has practically done This since
February /. except for the advice and
direction given by the late City Man
aged Maggie in bis illness: The commit
tee named last night Is the same COM
mittee named to co-operatc with MIR.
Cullinan ON the night he was elected
: manager.
Mr.. CuTlnan's explanation stands as
accepted by council. However the fact
remains that "Wednesday morning NJ J.
Cullinan went to the office Of city man.
ager and there authorized tho purchase |
! OF a carload OF bricks for street repairs.
an act that can only be carried out BY ,
the city manager. He conferred with
heads Of departments and told them
that the city was 10 continue as Mr..
Magic operated il. Between the hours
Of 1890 and II 80 he left his office and
! went TO the office OF Mayor c. VI. YES
ter. During the day no conferred with
various councllmen- At 1870 Ncdncs- ,
day afternoon he said that nc would
no, qualify as solicitor and Mayor Yes
tors call for council followed. "hcth-
or Mayor Ncstcr knew that CuIlinan
would moi accept prior 10 1870 o'clock
or moi has no, been made known.
Rumor has It that Mayor Fcstcr and {
the powers that DO al opposed Culiinan
for manager. but that they had one pu,
OYER on them. when tho solicitor was
placed in nomination at Tuesdays meet
Ing. Whether the citizens will accept
the cooked and primed" result of Il star !
chamber session Of council remains I"
be scon- If the letter from Mr.. Cullin- |
, an meant what It said there could have !
been no possibility Of il having been !
given fair consideration before an open !
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