The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-01-22
BrunswIck. Ga. Jan. u. 1908.

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! Hon Mayor and Council:
Jentlemen:-In answer to the re-
| quest contained in the resolution of
Alderman Taylor as to the authority
for discharging J. Il. b. Manor and ap-
pointing C. G. Goodbread in his place
at the crematory and the reason
therefore. and to the request contain
/ ed in the resolution of Alderman Leo
as 10 the authority and the reason
that J. j Spears name is held on the
city payroll. beg to submit the fol-
lowing
Under express authority contained
in resolution passed by your honor
able body on January 9Th, 1909, the
appointment ef subordinate employees,
the fixing ofhheir compensation where
not otherwise fixed by council, and
he discharge OF said subordinate en-.
ia0yes Was placed in the hands of the
heads of departments, by and with the
consent OF council committees of such
department: a custom that has pre-
vailed, as | have been informed. for
the past ten years.
assumed my duties as alderman
on January 4th at noon and not hay-
ing had any previous experience of
the committee work of council. | as
the chairman Of the sanitation, light
and water committee consulted the
mayor as to past customs. etc. | was
informed that the chairmanshiD of a
committee carried usually the bulk of
responsibility for the proper conduct
Of a department
l had no intention of ignoring anv-
one, but having consulted with the
mayor and the head or the department
III question and such action being sat
lsfa>tory TO them, made the changes
referred to, under the impression that
was practically responsible for the
successful working of the department.
and said action being in my Judgment
TO the best interests of the city
AS for my reason for the removal of
Alr Manor ! might suggest to your
honorable body that it was matter
or discretion and that in my opinion.
the duties heretofore DISCHARGED Inv
hlm at the crematory can be equally
as well discharged by Mr.. Goodbread
who has been connected with the citv
public works and sanitary departments
III Varions capacities, to my personal
knowledge, for upwards of twenty
Years. With regard 10 the statement
N the resolution that he is physically
lhcapacitated from working I attach
40 certificates that he is not Ono
from Dr. Butts and the other from
DR.. Branham
In the matter Of retention of Sir.
Spears beg to state that the office
previously held by him. that OF SIM
erintendent of sanitation was neroad
with that Of chief of fire department.
the newly-elected chief took charge If
me fire department on January 7tb.
the weekly payrolls in the sanitary do
pariment bad to be made I'M on SAT
urday the 9th covering the neriod
since the preceding Saturday the
2d). and the fire chief had NOT tben
taken charge Of the sanitary denarf-
ment. consequently was not in a noei-
ION 10 kno" anything about that sub
leat and furthermore, undl he could
'inil'ari2e himself with the duties Of
ne department it wos my oninior
'aat the best interest Of the CITY mighs
@e served by having Mr.. Spears con-
'lnue for the present. / therefore in
structed him to continue, the mavor
md head of the department consent
ing. at the same rate Of pay as be-
f9re.
The statement that his name an
ears on the weekly roll is error. The
present @rrangement was to be hut
mnorary affair, Tut Il was my in.
tantion to retain Mr.. Spears in the
p9fartment as ena # ~ several in