Show MURDOCH GETS SECRETARY BY LEGAL TANGLE Kuhn Is Transferred After Opinion on Job Status When City Commissioner William Murdoch sat down at atthe atthe atthe the commission meeting Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- morning he was vas without without with with- out a secretary but upon leaving leaving leaving leav leav- ing he found he had one for at least 60 days in the person of Arthur Kuhn aid to former Mayor Louis Marcus It all aU came about after City Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney Fisher Harris Hams told the commission commission com corn mission that an act of ot the old commission last week in retaining Mr Kuhn as secretary of ot the t I civil service commission at a n salary of a month was ille me IlIe- IlIe gal Mr Harris explained the statute creating civil service commissions specifically prohibits payment of a Continued on Pare Pace Seven g Column u Four KUHN SELECTED MURDOCH'S AID Continued from rare ran One On salary Jary to anyone I acting Ung as Ie secre secretary retry re re- tary try and r requires that such duties be e assigned to a regular city employ em em- ploys ploy e Mayor E. E B. B Erwin was quick to assert allert that the action of ot the old commission which retained Mr Kuhn on motion of ot Mr Marcus thea mayor and appropriated to pay his salary alary for 60 days should houlbe be rescinded or Mr Kuhn transferred transferred trans trans- to a city department and a definite job Commissioner Murdoch then moved that Mr Kuhn be transferred to the department of or public affairs and nd finance with t the e. e to pay his salary for 60 days Iday Mr Kuhn could continue to to the civil service commission as he was while working for the former mayor may may- or Commissioner Murdoch said ald Not Satisfied Mayor Erwin did not seem satisfied satis zatis- lied fled and asked what Mr Kuhns Kuhn's duties would be in the finance de de- de- de This is all very sudden Budden Commissioner Com Corn missioner Murdoch replied I have not gone into the matter I suppose suppose sup sup- pose pOle since I have hav not appointed a Secretary that Mr Kuhn will bemy be bemy bemy my secretary The motion transferring Mr Kuhn carried unanimously No action cUon was taken on status of ot Herman Green who as chauffeur chauffeur chaut for former Mayor Marcus was wa's was paid 60 a month Green also re received re- re 25 a month for performing services for the civil service com corn mission Status Ch Changes I P Iy 4 r Arthur Kuhn |