The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-04
vANDAGRIFFT
RESIGNS AS
BOARD Chief
General City Hall Shakeup
Follows Action Taken>by
Indicted Official.
CONES NEW PRESIDENT
0Sbon Is Chosen Building
Commissioner; McNay
Is Denoted.

Resignation Of Virgil Vandagrifft
as president Of the board Of works
today was the signal for another city
nall shake-up.
When Mayor Duvall, after con-
sulting half a dozen friends and
city councilmen, announced his re-
vised list, nine officials we're in
volved, and observers believed he
had warded off an impeachment
resolution which some councilmen
had threatened to introduce tonight.
The changes:
FRANK CONES, promoted from
board member to board of works
president. Salary, $4,000.
CHARLES L. RIDDLE, promoted
from assistant street commissioner
to board of works member. Salary.
$2,500.
ROBERT F. MNAY. former
grand titan of the Indiana Ku-Klux
Klan, denoted from municipal
garage superintendent at $4,000 a
year to city sign inspector at $2.500.
FRANK HAUGHAM, father-in-
law of Councilman Boynton ].
Moore. promoted from sign In
spector at $2,500 to assistant city
building commissioner at $500.
w. A. OSBON, promoted from as
sistant city building commissioner
to building commissioner, succeed
ing Bert Westover, who resigned to
take better job. Salary, $4,000.
WILLIAM HAMILTON, former
municipal garage superintendent.
friend Of several city councilmen, as
assistant street commissioner to sue
ceed Riddle. Salary, $4,000.
RAY SEIBERT, promoted from
municipal garage foreman to super
intendent. Seibert is Councilman
Moore's brother-in-law. Salary.
$4,000.
EMMANUEL WETTER, brother
OF Municipal Judge Paul Wetter.
oookkeeper, for board of works, sue
ceeding Ralph Boyer. Salary, $4,000.
RAY DAGLISH, municipal gar
age foreman, succeeding Seibert.
Salary, $4,000.
Hold Up Impeachment
vandagrifft's resignation stated
that he was leaving because he be-
lleyed no man under indictment
should serve in public Office, NOS
matter how innocent he might be-
lieve himself. Vandagrifft is un-
der indictment in Criminal Court.
Belief that the council would not
start impeachment proceedings was
based upon the fact that council
recessed the regular meeting Mon
day night until tonight, leaving the
implied threat over the mayors
head.
Promotion Of two relatives of
Councilman Moore, who had said
he would introduce the impeach-
ment move, was regarded as sig
niflcant.
McNay was denoted in response
to council objections to his appoint
ment last Friday. 1t was indicated.
"The council majority has moved
into the king row of the municipal
checker game" commented one city
official.
Vandagrifft was appointed presi-
dent of the works board April Is.
after the entire old board had re-
signed.
Concrete Banned From Bids
The old board, Roy G. Shane
berger. president; Oren S. Hack and
Lemuel Trotter, had served since
the administration begun. 1t re-
signed because effort was made to
force 1t to eliminate concrete from
accepted street paving materials.
The new board, under Wanda
grifft's presidency, changed specifi-
cations to make 1t almost impossible
for contractor to bid upon con-
crete successfully, and at the same
time made it almost necessary to
bid upon asphalt.
Vandagrifft and Mayor Duvall
have been friends and business as
sociates for many years.
Before he went on the board he
was widely known as a promoter of
various enterprises.
He is under indictment In Crimi-
nal Court on a chares Of violating
the Indiana blue sky law In the sale
Of securities in an unregistered "oil