The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-03
$4,000 INCREASE.
MADE BY COUNCIL
IN ANNUAL SALARY
MAYOR THoNER WILL GO TO
CHARLESTON TO ASK STATE
EXECUTIVE FOE CITY OF
rICIAL'S RELEASE
FROM ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINT
ldENr TO SUCCEED n. P. WHIT
AKER AS HIGHWAY COM
MISSIONER
COUNCIL IN SPECIAL SESSION DE-
CIDES UPON MORE PAY IF MIR.
powLER CAN SEE WAY
TO STAY.

CITY Manager Charles II. DOwier Will
remain IN that office instead Of hecom-
ing n member of ~. West Virginia
state highway commission July !. pro-
vided Governor T. + Morgan will re-
lease him from his acceptance or IN"
highway commission appointment. This
developed last evening in a special s"S-
sion Of city council. Besides urging
city Manager not 10 give up his present
post At this time council agreed. w'th
Cne dissenting vote. 10 an incl'HSe p'
1000 year in Mr.. Dow''r'S salary IT
30 remains ms city manager.
Mayor Thomas ?. ThoTc-. repre-
sentative Of the Chamber Of commerce
md representative NJ the committee o.
me hundred. were appointed 1t an eN'
rcutIve meeting 81 city council LAST
evening to 20 10 Charleston ana confer
with Governor Morgan. asking the cN-
rcutiye OF the state 20 relieve ''E
MANAGER Bowler Of his promise l" a. =,
rept the appointment on m" state ro'"
commission succeeding y. I. Wh!'"N'r'
who recently resigned
oner More Money.
counc,, mo, IN eSscu,iv" session A.'
nigh, IN the city managers Office On
all ~ Mayor Thoncr. Mayor IH"n'l
-,,..a that he was asked 10 call th-
,rectlpr and present TO the memh'rS "'
rouncu the resolutions passed "E XIV.
,.b,r,her Of Commerce and commute, W
cro hundred. which reGu"s'e" '''E
Manager powler not TO accept INC ,''-
continent on the state road '"t'''''NN'''
,,d rss;pn "a city manager. Ia" ''S
rutinns wore read .
>to,,hers Of council then d'ScuSSo"
rhc salary OF the city manager am
.s,.,rr tia, If City Manager DOW
80. confronted with IN" question:
..iyi,. rride and an in"r'aS'' ~ -,
.b,t bc might reconsider MS ''H'-
~ o,,ciI decided that $N.""" H'"'"
80. 10 200 much 20 pay Mr.. power
,,,,i, as the executive Of the cry Inv
.S,,r, now is $4,000 year
c,,,, Manager Dowlcr was c2"'" q,
-; L,ma on the telerhon" an" "I"e
- come 20 his office. on the III -, 80
go Manager Dowler Mayor "'",
IA him OF the action or MEME
,,,nnci,. requesting that he h"I w.. =.
.,bs shin In the middle or the stream
1.hs proposition Of HAVING ~"
main as city manager on '"e
cF civic pride was made 70 "'''''
rIyfn1. City Manager p""'"r
ne had IC'cIlth ''''N'''
,ir,mcnt rs a member Of the state
~f.SIr commission and could NOT WIN
draw He stated however. that II '"N-
nrror Morgan could b. persuaded to re-
lieye him Of the appointment no W""'H
ha glad To- continue IN me capacity o.
city manager
Rress Opposes Raise.
If was then decided that Mayor
1,borer a representative Of the 'ham-
bsr of Commerce. and a representative
cf'the Committee % One Hundred he
apnoirted 20 so To Charleston and inter-
view Governor Morgan with view ~
changing his determination to have MT
Dowler serve on the road commission.
The directors OF the Chamber OF Com
merce yesterday, directed A. c. St'tel'
chairman OF the board. 70 personally call
upon City Manager Dowler with n view
If having him reconsider handing In hts
roslgnatIon as city manager. The sam
Sction was taken ny the Committee OF
one Hundred.
AN members Of council except Coun-
Gilman Albert L. kress. voted for the
increase Of $4,000 a year in the city
managers salary. Councilman kress
refralned from voting on the motion.