The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-19


The city officials are far from asleep
when 1t comes 10 getting Greater Wheel
| ing her just dues in the 1920 census.
Mayor Thomas +. Thoner has been con-
| stantly on the job. and in day and night
communication with the census officials
aud the census bureau heads at Wash
| ington. In recent interview with
Frederick Martin. census supervisor for
this. district. Mayor Thoner succeeded IN
having him instruct the enumcrators to
make their reports IN such a way that
the suburbs can be instantly added 10
the city reports. Tho definite limits OF
the proposed Greater City were defined
and al people living within that district
| have had their census taken so that they
could be included with the city report
when the time comes.
Mayor Thoner has also gone tho limit
| IN keeping the matter before the census
heads at the capital. Major ". VI:
| Nicely. congressman for this district, at
the request Of the mayor, has taken the
| matter before the officials or the bu-
reau Of tho census and has their word
that as soon as the court hands down It's
decision in the Greater Wheeling case,
the matter will receive instant consider
alton at their hands. and that II possible
the added figures will be included in the
| census report.
The following is letter received by
Mayor ThoneF from MajSr NeSiy: ron
Hon T. T. Thoncr.
Wheeling. w. Va
Ny dear Mayor:
Replying to your several recent com:
| muricatiouS urging that tho census or
| Greater Wheeling be taken SO as 10 give
| your city credit for all who live within
the boundaries fixed by recent leSlslA-
! tive enactment. beg the liberty or say
| ing that have pressed your claims De-
| fore the department with tho utmost
VISOR Of which am capable. However.
the department has taken the posltlon
that its action must be based on the maj
Il let IN loo
are now pending in the Supreme Court
Of West Virginia. II II be legally deter
mined that the law providing for the
cnla rSement of your boundaries. and tho
election held hereunder are halld and
that Greater Wheeling was legally
| accomplished fact prior to January flrst.
nineteen twenty, then your city will be
given credit for whatever population the
enumeration shows within the new
boundary OF the greater city. II the de-
cISion OF the supreme Court in. the pre-
misses is adverse to Greater Wheellng'S
contention. then you will l." credited
only with the population within the old
boundaries.
In brief. tho Census Department holds
that it can. under no circumstances. as
sumo to adjudcate question that IS
purely legal III its nature. and that
determination Of which is now pending
before a competent tribunal within the
state.
<sirn, ySry sincerely Y. KUN X, SEELr.
The Greater wheclin cease is to come
before the state supreme court one week
from today II at that time the case is
decided in favor of the injunctonists,
the census matter must be dropped. but
II the court recides that Greater Wheel
ing shall not be enjoincd and that the
act has really been in operation since
tho first Of tho year tn Getty will receive
the benefit OF the added 10000 popula-
ton that will accrue to II by the annex
alton Of the adjacent territory.
AS the result Of his tlreless Efforts in
the interests Of Greater Wheeling,
Mayor Thoner has the assurance OF the
census officials and Of Major Neely that
the matter will be given the earliest pos
sible consideration Of the CENSUS bureau.
and that every effort will be made TO
give the city the benefit of the added
population II the injunction - dissolved.