The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-27

inIiShi uScdSe, chronic Tncumdt)Sm Oi
diabetes.
but would talk the matter over with my
wife and decide the following day.
Decides to Resign.
81 had "A conference with my attor
ncy on the following day and decided
To present my resignation, stating
therein, in a general way, tho reasons
therefor. believing Ut that time that il
was the intention of the board to dis
miss me without giving me an oppor-
tunity 10 submit evidence in my de
fense, and believing that the public
and press should know of the two roa.
sons why | resigned.
TO this end on the evening of No
vcmber @. my attorney called ME up
by telephone aud said that Mr.. Ham
mond had called HIM and told him that
the board was waiting for by resigna-
ton. aud wanted to know how long it
would be before it arrived. Therenpon
Il sent to c. $. Martin my resignation,
which was as follows;
Salt Lake City. Utah November Q. 1909
To the Honorable the Board of Educa-
ton. Salt Lake City, Utah:
Gcntlcmcn--For moro than four years
last past ] have been superintendent Of
school buildings, under appointment by
your most honorable body. and have en-
duties conscientlously and 10 the best
of my ability.
Early In the present year / wns called
upon TO explain certain records in my
department. which were not understood
by at least ono member of your board
and | cndeavorcd to make those cXplana
tlons To the best of my ability. and /
believe that such eXpla nat ions were sat-
isiactory 10 practically all OF the MEM
bers OF your most honorable body: but
this. personal feelings
seemed to have arisen against me by at
least one certain member of your body
which believe to have been actuated by
malice. and. as a result. I was called
upon again TO appear before you TO an
swer any and all questions that might
be propounded to me In reference to the
affairs OF my department / attended all
OF the meetings OF yonr board In said
matter. and was given TO understand
ifom the nrst that j should have an op-
portunity TO clearly verify all statements
made by me when Your most honorable
body should have concluded interrogatlng
me; but Notwithstanding such assur-
ances, when You mad concluded your ex-
animation further hearing of the mat
ter in the early part OF July OF the pres
ent year, was continued indefinitely. and
since that time | have been furnished
no opportunity to present TO YOU absolute
and positive proof OF the trnthfulness of
every statement which ! made to you
upon questions propounded by YOU, and.
so far as ! can discover at this time,
there Is no disposition on the part OF
your most honorable body TO further pur-
sue this investigation.
/ have never at any time had any de-
sire TO force my services upon you, and
should have rendered my resignation
long since had II not been for the fact
that | felt that I was entitled TO protect
my good name by being furnished an oD-
portunity 10 produce The proof which I
had at my command to demonstrate my
absolute honesty and integrity In all
business transacted as an agent of your
hnG IL NsE,Es
that my determination 10 remain as an
employee OF your board pending tho ter
mination of your So-called investigation,
was most distasteful TO me and Was only
actuated by reason OF the facts above
recited
! do not desire longer TO continue in
your employ il l am not TO be furnished
the further opportunity OF adducipg the
proof which l have in answer 10 certain
made to me during the
course OF your examination. and | have
become thoroughly convinced tbat such
is not to be furnished me
and inasmuch as I am laboring under
the opinion here expressed. desire to-
and do hereby. tender TO YOU my resig
nation superintendent OF school build
ngs. said resignation 10 take effect Dc
cember ], and | ask you 10 kindly not
defer appointing my successor. that
may be relieved from further duties of
The office as soon as its affairs can be
turned into the hands OF my said success
sor, and / assure you that any assistance
that I can give him by way OF advice
~ reference 10 the duties and conditions
;heerfully given Very respectfully.
G, NJ. BR1DWELL, Supt
Too Much Ginger
''Iu few minutes after ] sent my
to Mr.. Martin my attorney
called me up and said that Mr.. Ham.
nond had called him again over the
telephone and said that the members
thought my resignation had too much
ginger in it. and that he (Hammond)
bought ] should present resignation
Without stating any facts, and my at
.orneY told him that if he were me he
you'd submit no other than the one
ne to tender any other.
'Within a few minutes after that
Nr- Martin called me up by phone and
aid he thought the resignation had TOO
much ginger in If. and as friend hc'I
advised me TO Withdraw II and sign
me which he and Mr., Hammond would
iraw mp and send over TO me. and tha It
he would see that my interests were
aiken care Of.
81 told him that if I had either 80
'esign or be dropped without a hear
Dg. my attorney had advised me that
, resignation would be the best. and
hat he could send over the resignation
md / would look ii over The rcsipna.
ion arrived within few minutes and.
lrou receipt of the same, laborng under
he fixed opinion from nv conversation
With my attorney and Mr. Martin. that
I was the intention of the board to
dismiss me, + signed tho resignation,
which is now on record in the files of
he hoard
Since my resignation was accepted
understand that Mr. . Thomas, Mr..
'iauque and Mr.. Hammond had had nm
prior to the visit Of Mr.
hammond To my attorney that he, Mr.. |
hammond, should approach my attorney
IN the subject of my resignation.
Coal Was Poor i'll Quality.
81 was prepared to provo that much
IF the difficulty in heating The school
was caused through the i'm. /