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'''Alpheus Valentine Conway''' (1861-1940), former elected at-large mayor and prominent in both in civic and business life of Charlottesville, played an important part in early development of City’s life in the turn of the turn of the twentieth century. | '''Alpheus Valentine Conway''' (1861-1940), former elected at-large mayor and prominent in both in civic and business life of Charlottesville, played an important part in early development of City’s life in the turn of the turn of the twentieth century. | ||
Best known by his official career, Conway occupied the position of Mayor and Business Manager of Charlottesville. Elected by the voters in the [[1912 election]], he officiated as an executive Mayor for one year, from September 1, 1912. In September 1913, the form of government was changed and he became Business Manager. He served the city as councilman, alderman, mayor, business manager, assessor, judge of election, and other capacities. | Best known by his official career, Conway occupied the position of Mayor and Business Manager of Charlottesville. Elected by the voters in the [[1912 election]], he officiated as an executive Mayor for one year, from September 1, 1912. In September 1913, the form of government was changed and he became Business Manager. He served the city as councilman, alderman, mayor, business manager, assessor, judge of election, and other capacities. | ||
A Municipal Business Manager was provided for Charlottesville by ordinance. All duties of an executive or administrative character which had been performed by several council committees under ordinances in force before the creation of the new office were then required to be discharged exclusively by Municipal Business Manager, the committees acting in an advisory capacity. <ref>{{cite web|title= The American City, Vol. XIII, No. 5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DJEAAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA4-PA420&lpg=RA4-PA420&dq=a+v+conway+charlottesville+va&source=bl&ots=wnxjyc4oQK&sig=ACfU3U3BFIlm1NH1QwcEEBV_mb71a1wIUQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjGrsqHssDgAhWHdd8KHUGNDpYQ6AEwAHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=a%20v%20conway%20charlottesville%20va&f=false |author= Contributors Arthur Hastings Grant, Harold Sinley Buttenheim |work= Original from Harvard University|publisher= The Civic Press, Buttenheim Publishing Corporation|location= 87 Nassau Street, New York|publishdate= July-December,1915; Digitized Mar 21, 2007, The Google Books Digital Content Store|accessdate= | A Municipal Business Manager was provided for Charlottesville by ordinance. All duties of an executive or administrative character which had been performed by several council committees under ordinances in force before the creation of the new office were then required to be discharged exclusively by Municipal Business Manager, the committees acting in an advisory capacity. <ref>{{cite web|title= The American City, Vol. XIII, No. 5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DJEAAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA4-PA420&lpg=RA4-PA420&dq=a+v+conway+charlottesville+va&source=bl&ots=wnxjyc4oQK&sig=ACfU3U3BFIlm1NH1QwcEEBV_mb71a1wIUQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjGrsqHssDgAhWHdd8KHUGNDpYQ6AEwAHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=a%20v%20conway%20charlottesville%20va&f=false |author= Contributors Arthur Hastings Grant, Harold Sinley Buttenheim |work= Original from Harvard University|publisher= The Civic Press, Buttenheim Publishing Corporation|location= 87 Nassau Street, New York|publishdate= July-December,1915; Digitized Mar 21, 2007, The Google Books Digital Content Store|accessdate=August 4, 2019}}</ref> | ||
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Alpheus Valentine Conway (1861-1940), former elected at-large mayor and prominent in both in civic and business life of Charlottesville, played an important part in early development of City’s life in the turn of the turn of the twentieth century.
Best known by his official career, Conway occupied the position of Mayor and Business Manager of Charlottesville. Elected by the voters in the 1912 election, he officiated as an executive Mayor for one year, from September 1, 1912. In September 1913, the form of government was changed and he became Business Manager. He served the city as councilman, alderman, mayor, business manager, assessor, judge of election, and other capacities. A Municipal Business Manager was provided for Charlottesville by ordinance. All duties of an executive or administrative character which had been performed by several council committees under ordinances in force before the creation of the new office were then required to be discharged exclusively by Municipal Business Manager, the committees acting in an advisory capacity. [1]
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- ↑ Web. The American City, Vol. XIII, No. 5, Contributors Arthur Hastings Grant, Harold Sinley Buttenheim, Original from Harvard University, The Civic Press, Buttenheim Publishing Corporation, 87 Nassau Street, New York, July-December,1915; Digitized Mar 21, 2007, The Google Books Digital Content Store, retrieved August 4, 2019.