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Tom Cannon, the ex-Strcct Foreman oyer
whose insigniicance there would have been al
ready too much cry we're 1t not for the fact that
he is following his instincts, and trying to work
out one of the most disreputab1e schemes that
he has ever been engaged into accom-
plish through high official the removal Of
M1. Prindiyi1le from his position as member
Of the Board Of Public Works, was ycster-
day, and has been for days, hanging as it were
to the tails of the told mans" coat, and stick
ing there as to the hope of his only salvation.
Meanwhile, he is disseminating as widely as he
can s1anderous reports concerning Mr.. Prindi-
Vile Ono Of these tales that reporter heard
was that Mr.. ?. had engaged with Cannon to
could be used to good advantage for election
purposcs- There were numerous others said to
be going around to throw ''stag1nocs" ito use
the words Of an c1-Aldezman) upon the charac-
mics that he ever requested, or engaged with
Cannon to employ number OF nen
the Board once directed their Superintendent,
George Wilson, to notify all the street forcmen
to reduce the number Of their men, in view Of
the small appropriation made By the Council for
that work. Cannon, az well as the other fore
men, had received an order from Supt4 Wilson
to reduce his list to certain number, but this
order be refused to obey, and, when remon-
were actually needed for a short time to get the
streets in passable condition; and he added,
For Gods sake, don't interfere with me till
after the election, anyway" To this Nj. Prin-
diyil}c replied that orders from the Superintend-
ent must be obcycd, nud that II the foremen felt
that there WAS any emergency which required an
increaec Of employees, it should be reported to
the Superintendent, whose consent should first
be obtained to the increase. He added that,
L the men ~ wefe really needed, they
in certain localities, as it seemed to him was the
case, and he distinctly told Cannon that the
matter Of the election should not in any way in
1ucnce the increasing or diminishing OF the
cty's help. Mr. T. moreover adds TINT Cannon
was
FORCED UPON THE BOARD
by Mayor Colvin, and that the Board never de-
sired to employ him. The very first payroll
that Cannon brought in after his appointment
WIS the cause Of trouble. Cannon said that he
did not wish to swear to the roll without muking
certain explanations. Mr.. Prindiyille declined to
hear any explanations or administer any
affidavit with any qualifications or reservations
HI said to Cannon, stThc roll is easily prepared !;
there is column for the name Of the enployc,
4 column for the compensation, and total
column. II you cannot swear to tho roll as it
is, go and prepare one to which you can swear"
Cannon's entire course has given the Board
The better class of citizens Of tc North Division.
mcndcd by Aid Kirk, Collector j. D. Harvey,
the Rev. Robert Col1yer, City-Attorncy Tuthill,
and others, and there can be no question about
the change being for the city's benefit.
Mr. Sullivan, Secretary Board of Public Works,
when asked what he knew about the hummer
Cannou's appointment, conduct, and removal,
checrfuily informed the reporter that the ap-
pointment was made by order OF Mayor Colyin,
during his (Cannon's) term Of office Supt. VIII
son had complained repeatedly of violation Of
orders, and on one occasion had said that the
Board should either dispense with him or Can
non.
Alr. Sullivan also said: "On one occasion
Cannon told me that hc would not obey Supt.
Wilson's orders, and said that no matter
how many men he employed, he should put on
more II the Aldermen who through Mayor Col
yin, secured his appointment wanted him to.
During that conversation Cannon said that he
must sec to 1t that Dave Murphy was reelected,
hut that he did not want Sweeney again In the
Council, and he should make any combination
that was necessary to elect Murphy and defcat
Sweeney.
The Secretary did not think there was any
thing personal or political In Cannon's removal,
but TINT the Board lad done it believing that
the city was the loser By having such man in
its employ. "
cAHEoN's RECORD.
It might be we'll for Cannon were his record
not so we'll known. He is known bully and
disturber Of political meetings that are in the
interests Of honesty: and continually has at his
back gang Of rufIiaus who are ready at any
time to do the bidding Of the man in whose in
tercsts they are employed Cannon himself, as
aboye stated, has been thick with Mayor Colvin
since his removal Colyin's efforts to have his
worker replaced have been the cause Of COM
nent rejecting upon the Chief Magistrate, and
it. is wondered what dirty work Cannon has
done for him. The Mayors efforts to hare him
5ciustated by Mr.. Chesbrough have been In
vain, for the City Engineer, having inquired into
tho character and reputation Of the hummer,
came to the conclusion that, rather than make
such atl appointment, he would allow Colvin to
try his strength In getting another City En-
gineer-
CITY-HALL.
BRtpEwELL PRISONERS.