The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-30
thing in regard TO the statements which
Mr.. Dale denounced.


Mr.. Dale denounced.
THEIR OATH NOT VIOLATED.
4 hold my oath with as much rever-
} ence as you do" said Commissioner Car
son sharply. 1T is merely difference Of
opinion 1t is, | think, the best thing for
the county to keep Mai. BlandfOrd."
Il agree with Mr.. Carson said Com
missioner Charlton. I'VE are pushing an
/ important work to completion. Maj.
/ BlandfOrd knows most about it, and in
view of the conditions ! think | do my
| constituents full justice in voting to re-
store him under his promise, and to give
/ him a chance. ! will add. however, as a
/ part of my original motion, that the time
/ lost by Maj Blandford be deducted from
| his salary"
! Il simply say" said Mr.. Kehoe, "that
/ agree fully with the views of Commits
| sioners Charlton and Carson in regard to
Maj Blandford. 1t would take another
man long time to familiarize himself
with the work"
QUESTION AS TO ABILITY.
THAT is a poor reason to advance" said
Mr., Chaplin, las TO what Mai. Blandford
has done. Any other man can 90 and do
the work as well as Mai BlandfOrd. His
practical ability is very poor
Il don't care what is said put in DR.
| Charlton, Il am going to stand on the
technical knowledge of an educated man
rather than that of one who is unedu
Gated. "
His experience may be all right" put
in Mr.. Chaplin again, but he can't do
practical work"
Il take him as a thoroughly efficient
man, said DR.. Charlton.
Il will 90 further than Mr.. Chaplin
retorted Chairman Dale, land say that
his work is very badly DONE
i don't care said DR., Charlton, II
will not mt INV roIr-Ia6 ra AGAINST tpph-
nical knowledge"
81 think you will when you see IT," was
Chairman Dalc's reply.
KNEW WHAT HE WAS SAYING.
81 think understand well enough what
l am saying" said DR.. Charlton.
ANY man who sees the Brampton canal
will think Just as ] do" said Chairman
Dale. Il have made suggestions to Mai.
BlandfOrd several times, but he has paid
no attention to them. / am not an edu-
Gated engineer, but, in my opinion,
dynamite is wasted in blowing up trees
and the people are robbed by this techni-
cal knowledge
Maj Blandford finds fault with me
because | dare interfere with this bust
ness. Perhaps when Maj. Blandford gets
sober he will cut down trees instead of
using dynamite to blow them up. Every
pound of dirt removed costs the county
doubAt NIdJ IL OuSHJ, On account Oh his
technical knowledge. May be its because
he's drunk.
He has hard feelings against me be-
cause of my suggestions. l told you here
at the last meeting that Mai. Blandford
was the county commissioners of Chat
ham county. | now repeat that state
ment.n
THE VOTE TAKEN.
The question was then put AMI DIR.
CharltOn's motion as stated above was
adopted by a vote of 3 to ,. Affirmative:
Carson, Charlton and KehOe; negative:
Dale and Chaplin
Mai Blandford agreed to sign the
pledge, and as soon as he does so he
will be restored TO his position. Mai.
Landlords friends sympathized with
him deeply in his trying position.
MAJ. BLANDFoRD's STATEMENT
In speaking of the statement in regard
to the personal i'll feeling between himself
and Chairman Dale, Maj Blandford said
after the meeting
Mr.. Dale's orders are delivered in such
a manner thai they are very unpleasant,
not because they are from the chairman,
but because he seemed TO disregard my
professional position and wanted to make
me feel it. He stated in the presence of
two or three guards some time ago that
he would have the work done as he wanted
it, or he would resign.
In regard TO the statement which APP
peared in the MORNING News, | believe
it to be true and l know of others who will
verify it,
The MORNING News authority for the
statements to which Commissioner Dale |
took exception, and the truth of all but
one of which he practically admitted,
was two members of the meeting at
which he moved to demand Mai Bland
ford's resignation. The statement to
which MIR. Dale took particular exception
was in reference to the differences that
have existed between himself and Mai.
Blandford, and the truth of which was
sustained by the latter in his replies to
Chairman Dale's questions in the pro-
ceedings reported above.