Evening journal., 1896-04-15
DOLL TURNED DOWN.
Col. McCloskey Succeeds Hin
as Paving Inspector.
SIMMONS VOTED WITH PRATT

SIMMONS VOTED WITH PRATT
Another Phase OF tho Deal Begun for
Tom Lewis's Bencht-ohambers Re-
fused to vote-A Republican and Demo
crat Combined to Elect Democrat.
Republicans and German Americans
Are Mad.
By deal between William Simmons,
Republican, and William A. Pratt, Dem .
ocrat, members of the Board Of Street
and Sewer Directors, Colonel Francis
| McCloskey, Democrat, succeeds ex-
Building inspector Daniel Dohl as chief
inspector Of FIRE brick paving at a
monthly salary of $50
This surprise WAS sprung at the meet
| Ing Of the board last night. but not until
after the newspaper reporter had left the
building under the impression that all OF
the evenings business had been trans
acted
IL was Mr.. Pratt, Democrat, who made
the motion for Colonel McOioskey's ap-
| pointment, and Mr.. Simmons Republi
can, who seconded IL. Mr.. Chambers, the
other Republican N smber, refused TO be
come party to such a deal, aud re.
/ Trained from voting
LAST Winter Colonel McCloskey was
street commissioner at a salary OF 800 a
month. By q deal between the ruling
mbsrs Of the Board of Street and
Sewer Directors he was induced OF
forced to resign to make room for Thomss
Lewis, q Republican, whose political
Asperations in another direction had
been .thwArted and who threatened to
prove a kicker Of the worst sort It Is
believed that the lnduoement held out to
Colonel McOloskey was as follows:
/ &. You resign as street commissioner to
make room for Tom Lewis and when
Spring opens aud street work begins,
ne will throw Dan Dohl overheard and
put you on In his place
At all events that Is the wsy It has
worked out In the hands Of Directors
Simmons and Pratt. who have formed q
coalition which practically shuts Director
Chambers, the president. ont Of all par
ticipation In the administration of the
city's streets and ,ewers, and the ap-
pointment OF officers and agents OF the
board
This latest phase Of tho deal bstween
la Republican aud a Democrat TO run the
board to the exclusion OF Mr. Chambers
has created considerable dissatisfaction
In Republican ranks, especially among
the German. American voters, os whom
Mr. Dohl is q recognized leader.
/ cannot imagine what Mr. Simmons
hopes to gain by breaking away from his
Republican colleague aud playing Into
the hsnds OF the sole Democratic member
of the board, said prominent Rspubi.
can to an EVENING JOURNAL reporter
this morning "fhere must be some
good reason for Il which they do not car,
10 make public I propose, as a mai
who pave his proportionate share o. cit,
tsx, TO fnd out what mutual interest Il
is that brings about snd malntRini
this unnatural condition. II ther,
is any good reason WHY
Slmmons sheuld play Democrat one
week and Pratt play republican the next
week /, Gs an interested party, want tc
know wnat II is Ii cannot find out 10
my Individual capacity shall ask the
Board Of Trade investigating committee
to make inquiry along that line in con
nection ~ith the other lines OF investiga-
tion. We have q me ority OF that board
and are entitled to the benefit Of It, II
Mr.. simmons is going to play muRWumr
and play a game of you tickle me and III
tickle you with Mr.. Pratt. the sooner w
/ keb ~ tuo DObLOn or Ln6 LlCklinR business
and see how far It effects the public good
the better 1t will be.
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter N Ell
Director Chambers on Sixth street shortly
after o'clock this morning De admit
ted that Colonel MeCloskey had beer
elected and that he had Yefrsined from
voting. out further than that and stat
ing the salary no refused to talk.
1T Simmons has turned down Oar
Dohl for Democrat don't see why tn,
Democrats should kick remarked
German. American who takes an aotiv,
part In politics a. an earnest Republican
II is for the German Republicans 6,
make the protest. / don't think tha
Dohl has made an sctlve 6ghl
for the place and am not positlv,
that he had any promises, but whether
be had or had not his successor shoDlC
have been a Republican for we have g
msjority Of the board and are entitled "a
the Offices so far as Is consistent with
good government Mr. Simmons Ger
tainly has not made bid for the German
vote by turning down a Republican t,
, make room for q Democrat"
Colonel McOloskey's official duties vii