Evening journal., 1904-04-27
His Action of Yesterday
in Showing Them
Where They Had Vio-
lated Law Meant As a
Warning
Politically Announces
That Other Officials As
Well As Street and
Sewer Commissioners
Must Be Good or Go

Despite the apparently reliable rec,ren
that Mayor Charles ID. Birds acfton In
bringing to public notice the rhoricom-
ings Of the Board OF street and sewe,
commissioners as a surlcrfueo TO remove
'he members OF that board in order a,
make tt a Democratic body. Mavor Rird
inns morning cmphatically denied that
Suoh We're MS intentions The rumors
tn"t nave been current since Yesterday
are TO the effect that the mayor. vim
one osslstance Of CITY Council intended 90
remove the commissioners from. office to-
morrow night
reporter FOR The Evening Journal in.
''rViewed Mr.. Bird this morning.
Must be Good.
while tho mayor said he ala not lntona
TO ask the members OF the street ant
sewer Commission 10 resign al ahls dime
ne would not hesitate 10 do 20 AZ an,
t'me in the future. II tho affairs OF an.
department were not run according ~
law 'Cily Solicitor Harman's commune
Gallon TO The board yesterday morn,n,,
was only a warming" said An,vor plrd ~
nave no intentions whatever Of assi,s
eitner Mr. Carier Mr.. Melvin or Mr..
johnson to resign"
Have Violated Law.
MT Bird said; There has not beep
department IN the city that has not vjo-
lated ita oath and l do not propose ITO al
low such state Of affairs to continue.
IT was out Of this position Of che pres-
ont time you could not give me $4,000 70
again aecen It. but while I am Mayor of
wilmington things have got TO be rum
straight and the taxpayers receive value
IN return for what he gives the city.
Must be Kept Secret.
III everything was known that has
trenspircd IN the Street and sewer COM
mission the people would demand that +
should take decisive actlon. could ael
This Information II wanted M. but eno,,,h
TOR the present The Affairs Of ithae a..
pHrtment must In the future be carried on
IN strict accordance with the law.
on next Tuesday morning" continued
Mayor Bird Il intend to bring before tho
Board Of Street and Sewer Commissioners
the matter Of the Indebtedness OF the VIII
mington city Railway Company. This
corporation has owed the city something
Ike $1,000 for paving, for long time ana
propose TO soc that they pay IL. There
viii be no fooling In the matter and n tho
money is not forthcoming intend to ston
every street car the company operates in
this city"
With respect to the appointment OF
President Of Council Francis J. AncNultv
as Assistant CHIEF Engineer OF the Voter
Department.. Mayor Bird pointing TO a
stove said. Il know as much about than
appointment as that stove While Mr.. Nc
Nulty is a personal fnlend OF mine and a
good citizen, I would have opposed hin
appointment at this time had known 4,
was going 20 be made II Chief Engineer
Theodore Leisen needed an assistant
when the work on the new water plant be-
gins. J would have favored Mr.. McNultys
appointment then. As II Is. / think the
appointment was made too soon"
Another story this morning coming from
a well-known citizen positively declares
that Mayor Charles d. Bird az private
conference yesterday with the Street and
Sewer Commissioners asked each member
Of the department TO tender his resiena-
tion.
The Street and Sewer Directors were
seen individually this morning and the fol.
lowing are their answers to the question
asked; Were you askedto resign by Mayor
Bird yesterday?
A. L. Johnson-'There Is absolutely ne
truth IN it,"
Thomas II. Melvin-"No truth in II :"
President Carter OF the Street and Sew
er Commission could not be located.