Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
Advisory Board Regrets Resigna-
ton of Sidney A. Butler, Su-
pervisoriaI Aspirant
BLANCHARD ASSUMES CHAIR
Former Secretary Elevated to
Position Left Vacant by Re-
tiring of Noted Worker

chairman OF the Los Angeles good
roads advisory committee, in order to
conduct his campaign for the nomina-
tion and election. received a glowing
eulogy from the advisory committee,
which met yesterday and adopted reso-
lutions of regret commencing his loyal
and efficient surVices as a member of
the committee which has labored so
strenuously, without pay, to conserve
the interests of the taxpayers in the
construction of the county's highways.
+. w Blanchard. neyt to Mr.. Butler,
has been one of the most active and en-
ergetic members of the committee, and
he was appointed chairman to succeed
Mr.. Butler. Mr.. Blanchard had been
the committees secretary until yester-
day.
Mr.. Butler has long been prominent
In good roads work, first as president
of the Good Roads association and later
as chairman of the advisory commit
tee, but when he left Los Angeles on a
tour of the world. partly in the inter-
est of the highways of Los Angeles
county, the bulk of his duties fell on
Mr.. Blanchard as secretary, and on
Mayor Farley of Pasadena, vice chair
man.
The committee yesterday appointed
James A. Anderson to succeed Mr.. But
Ter on the committee. The committee
Butler, submitting his resignation;
MIR. BUTLER's LETTER
l hereby tender my resignation as
chairman and as a member of the
good roads advisory committee, and
it is with much regret that l feel
compelled to take this action; but
having consented to place myself j..
before the people of the Third su-
perYisoral district as their candi-
date, / feel that l had better sever
my connection with the advisory
committee, not wishing to take any
advantage of my connection with
that committee to advance my can
ddacy.
The work of the committee is in
good hands, and 1t seems unneces-
cary for me to say that l heartily
approve of the late action taken
by you during my absence.
You would have failed in the per-
formance of your duty to the peo-
pie had you done less than you did.
Wishing for you all continuation
of unity and corporation in all of
your future work, I remain,
S. A. BUTLER.
BOARD LAUDs ASSOCIATE
The committee accepted the resigna-
ton with much regret, and adopted the
deep appreciation with which his ser
vices on the committee were regarded:
Whereas, Sidney A. Butler has
rendered his resignation as mem
ber of and chairman of the good
roads advisory committee, Whlch
said committee was created by the
hoard of supervisors for the purpose
of protecting the taxpayers inter-
est and also for the purpose of
obtaining the confidence of the vot-
ers that there might be constructed
within Los Angeles county 307 miles
of permanent highways, at a cost
not to exceed $3,500,000; and
Whereas, Mr.. Butler has given OF
his time and money in an unselflsh
and patriotic manner to this move
ment, and has on every occasion
evinced his ability fully to compre-
hend difficult situations, and has
shown that he has the courage of
his convictions and will not be IN
huenced by private gain to petray
a public trust; and
Whereas, This committee does now
and always has recognized that to
him more than any one member OF
this committee is due the credit or
saving the county approximately
100000 and in defeating the effort
of the board of supervisors TO sell
at private sale the good roads bond
issue: and
Whereas, Mr.. Butler gave as his
reason for resigning that he has
consented to stand as a candidate
for supervisor from the Third su-
perVisorial district, and that he does
not wish to use his connection with
this committee to further his inter
ests as such candidate: therefore
be it
Resolved, That we do hereby ac-
4t,y, IN 11n C1AiT
which he has rendered it, and we do
hereby recognize the force of the
reasons set forth in his resignation,
and that in thus accepting his res
ignation we do hereby commend his
consistent action in upholding one OF
the fundamental rules of this com
mittee, which is that under no cir
cumstances shall politics be permit
ted to be considered in it's delibera-
tions, or be permitted to influence
it's actions in any matter whatever.
Be it further
Resolved, That in the opinion of
this committee Mr.. Buffers expert
ence has equipped him in such
manner that when coupled with his
we'll known business aolllty ana
sturdy honesty will enable him to
he of great service as a member of
the board of supervisors, to the
cause of good, clean and efficient
government, and the building of the
system of permanent highways and
of the perfection of buslnessllke
method of caring for the highways
after they have been constructed,
without which it is. in our opinion,
useless to spend money in their
construction. Be it further
Resolved, That we believe that his
election means the elimination from
county government of selfish inter-
ests fostered by combinations of
members thereof and the creating
of a board of supervisors that will
hear and deter1ane measures upon
their respective merits, and not as