The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-07-13
FOUR MORE SEEK
CITY'S BIG JOB
City Clerk Harrington Gets
New Flood Of Applica-
tons for Manager Job.
ARE EXPERIENCED MEN
Three New Applicants Are
Now Holding Positions
as Managers.

The food gates of applicants for the
position Of city manager of Kenosha
seems to have been let down again and
City Clerk Harrington had four new
applications for the position this morn
ing. 1t was not stated that the city
council had called for new applications,
but the letters received seemed to in
dictate that the men who want jobs Of
this kind were again looking toward
Kenosha from all over the country.
The applications received today in
cldded bids from three men who are
now serving as city managers, but all
of them are willing to change and come
to Kenosha. Thellist includes Clarence
E. Ridley, city manager of Bluefeld,
w. Va; H, D. Herbert, city manager Of
Carlisle, Pa; and Edd Wrenn, city
manager of Riedsville, N. G.
Having heard that Kenosha has not
been able to get the kind of a man it
wants for city manager" starts one
of the letters, and others indicate that
the impression is abroad that the city
council of Kenosha has reached no
CuOlC0 HOT IOQlu uO mail WIN S6Sluo
to measure up to the job.
Little Room for Expansion Indicated.
II believe that I am just as big as
the Kenosha Job" writes Lemar D.
Cambrey of Muskegon, Mich. He has
been an applicant for the position for
some time and he now suggests that
he wants to come to Kenosha and talk
over the matter with the members of
the Kenosha council. He has been an
engineer for some time and has had
wide experience working along muni
cipal lines. Mr.. Cambrey was one of
the first men to apply for the position
in Kenosha and it is probable that he
will have chance to come over and
show his wares as soon as President
Walter H. Afford returns from the east.
James N. Routh of st. Paul, Mimi,
has never been city manager, but he
is an engineer of long experience and
he would like to be considered as an
interested spectator in the selection of
the manager for Kenosha. He has been
highly endorsed by people of St. Paul,
who declare that they know the char
acter of the work he is able to do.
Ridley Refers to Shoecraft.
1t is interesting to note that Clarence
E. Ridley, the city manager of Blue
field, gives as his first reference tc
the council, Ezra Shoecraft of Flint,
Mich, who has been considered as one
of the leading applicants for the Ke-
nosha job. Manager Ridley is 81 years
of age, graduate of the University OF
Michigan and Columbia and he has
served two years of a four-year terri
as manager of the West Virginia city
He was connected with the engineering
department of Flint under Mr.. Shoe
craft. Later he was connected with the
engineering department of Port Arthur.
Texas, and still later he took special
course in CITY management in New
York City. He has sent to the city
some splendid recommendations of the
work he has done and is willing to
personally interview the members of
the council if they show an interest
in his work.
Herbert in City of $4,000.
City Manager Herbert of Carlisle is
working as the executive head of a
city of $4,000 people and his job there
appears to be secure. He is 40 years
of age and has had 18 years, experience
as an engineer. much of the time being
spent in municipal work, The salary
of the city manager at Carlisle is
$4,000 a year and Mr. Herbert is not
adverse 70 lettering his condition.
Edd Wrenn. who sends his applica-
ton from Riedsville, n. c., has had six
years experience as executive head of
that city. He is lawyer by profession
and a graduate of Lake Forest college.
He does not profess to have any large
engineering experience. but people in
Riedsville who have lived under his
management seem to be strong for him.
He is the first lawyer to apply for the
position of city manager of Kenosha.