New-York tribune., 1886-07-31
THE REMOVAL OF MCULLOH.
COMMISSIONER FISH TO EXPLAIN.
WHAT suEEuAN's APPOINTMENT MEASs-TnE OLD
sECRErARY's TESTIMONIALS.

WHAT suEEUAN's APPOINTMENT MEANs-rHE OLD
sECRErAKY's TESTIMONIALS.
The new members of the Aqucduct Commission
are not at all disturbed by the criticisms which
Their summary removal Of Secretary McCulloh and
appointment If Mr. >heehan. of Buffalo, IN hls place
have aroused hey claim 10 be satlsgcd that thclr
course is wise. When Commissioner Hamilton fish,
jr. was asked yesterday for h's reasons 1or
what he had say at the board ;
meeting next Wednesday. He intended then
to make a full statement Of his position IN
I'll he spoke officially, however, he did not WISH to
talk at all. lie would say tins much though that
politics did not enter at all into the motive of ms
course. Mr.. Sheehan was a Democrat, but so was
Mr.. McCulloh, who had been appointed 10y Mayor
Edison, and was heavily backed by certain Demo-
sas Of power and nuenee 1t Mas wa s%py sSopa an eT
sNnaly and believed that he would MAKE an OK
ct!ient secretary. He was about thrty,elght years
od had long been public man IN Bnha'o, hdu M
el,y, and was a lawyer Nh. Fish thought that all
these qualifications warranted him Ill voting lor
the change. lie added:
lining the socret,rv OF the commission ought to be
lawyer Questions cons antiy coming up on % wnicn @
he must xFedtous ana sns soab apeed to me-
for my support three weeks ago ana after looking
the subject all concluded IL wond oe Oest 10 give
him the place But | Will speak of the matter more
fully ON Wednesday
Commissioner Barnes thought it a good thing to
get rid of persons who had too many alliances.
Sad he:
MI sheehan comes 10 our service absolutely free from
disturbing alliances 1t may take him some little timo
10 become familiar with his duties but i'll the main he
can right on with mis- work.
Notwths andIng these cheerful views of the
situation. politicians unanimously consider that
the change III tie secIctaryShip really means that
TIE control of the work Is gradually gong over
into the hands If Governor Hill and Aqucduct
Contractor and Democratic Manager John
OBncn.
The report yesterday that there had been re-
newal ~ the Construction Committee of the wordy
war If Wednesday Ill tie Aqneduct Commission
N-..Vf lp nj Of Ser
TO be incorrect. Commissioner BALDWIN sad last
evening that he knew of no DISPUTE having taken
place among the members Of the commission on
There a strong feeling over the removal OF Mr.
NcCulloh. bu hc and the other friends OF the Sec
retary had expressed their sentiments at the time
H. certainly had had no wrang!e with any member
of tie commission nor had be heard or seen any IN
dcatlOn OF one among the other members. On thc
contrary, there was pleasant feeling continuing
mill the members separated for the day.
Mr. McCulloh has issued III pamphlet form teSt-
monials as to his standing rs a business man ana
citizen signed bv cXMayOr Edison, George :. COe
president of the American Exchange Bank, Treas
!rer Jordan William A. Booth. president of the
Third National Bank, j. ID. Nermilyc. president OF
the Merchants Bank, and Others. In ms preface
addressed 10 1.-THE citizens of Newly ork, Mr.
McCuoh saws that his sole motive III making
public the testimonials Is to show that his removal
by the Aqucduct C0mmlsSioneTs was made hot pc
cause he had failed in his official duty, knt Tor
political reasons. He prints lndorSemcnts"a h'g
wor and efficiency from President spencer and
Commissioners DOwd and Baldwin, OF the Connls-
sion and from Controller loew and eX-Sayor
Edison. under whom he served III the comm lcslon
Ii was rumOrcd trat Controller Locw had offered
the position of second AUDITOR IN the tInance pc-
partment, now vacant, to Mr. Mct ulIOn. In thls
position he would nave the supervision of the esll-
mates of work done by the contractors and the
accounts of the AqucduCt COmmlsson. ne Con
troher said that ne had not offered the place TO Nj
McCuloh. He knew that the latter felt himself
in honor bound TO remain III the employ OF the
Aqueduct Commission until october !, the period
Of his engagement and therefore he could not accept
the place spoken Ot.