Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-14
BOARD Of WORKS
MEMBERSs|LENT
OVER CRITICISM
Engineer Sherrerd and 6. M.
Shipman Not Angered by
Joshua BrierIey.

The rapping administered to the
Board of Works and Chief Engineer
Morris r.. Sherrerd and Charles M.
Shipman. superintendent of works, by
the Eighth Ward Improvement Asso-
citation last night evidently did not
prove disconcerting to either of the
gentlemen who came in for the lions
share of the abuse Although Joshua
Brierley declared that Sherrerd was
the know-it-all and boss of the board,
Mr. Sherrerd bears no ill-wnl against
Brierley. Even though the latter ac-
cused the chief engineer of putting his
nephew into office TO embarrass Ship
man, Sherrerd is not out after
Bhierley's scalp.
MIR. Sherrerd was asked to make a
statement regarding thu things said
alout him. Il do not feel That l ougft'
80 say anything" said the chief engi-
nsoi. Il will say. however, that Mr.
RrierIey is not as we'll informed or
municipal affairs as he might be. NY
nerhew has not been in the citys EN- :
play for two months. and when he got
his job it was not because of his re-
%lationiship to me, but because he sue
cessfully passed a civil service eNaml-
nation. AS to making an address be-
fore the association, l shall be pleased
TO do so at any time on any pubic
question"
Mr.. shipman l%aughingly refused to
he b, ought out.
Nothing to say, was all that could
ba gotten out of MIN. He did not seem
worried. however, and did not appear
to be anxious about his job.
Three members of the Eighth Ward
Imrrovement Association last night ad-
ministered a spanking to the Board or
Works. it's chief engineer. Morris y,
Z ssherrerd. and the superintendent OF
works, Charles NJ. Shipman. The men
we're agreed in their denunciation OF
the board, but did not come to terms
as to which individual or group OF
individuals are responsible for the
things that the association does not
approve.
There seems to be no logical reason
for the sweeping d%enunciations which
were precipitated by Joshua Brierley
when Alexander F'ordyce blamed the
Board of Trade for not devoting more
attention to the abandonment of the
Morris canal.
Mr.. Brierley evidently thought Sher-
ferd was to blame for the lack of inter
est. and remarked: TASK Mr.. Sherrerd,
the man who knows everything. the
boss of the commission and the Board
of Works.
President Edward Ball, Fordyce and
Brierley were the gentlemen who TOOK
part in the rapping contest. Fordyce
thought that. with the possible eXcep-
tion of William Mungle. there was not
a practical man on the Board of Works
He also thought that Mr.. Ship~lan was
not the right man for his office. Brier-
ley, on the other hand. thought that
Shipman was all right, but declared
that Sherrerd was the guilty one. He
said that Sherrerd had put his nephew
into office to ''embarras Shipman.'
Bah took still another view, when he
said that Sherrerd was fine and all that
sort of thing, but that Shipman held
his job. not because he was capable,
but because 1t was soft"
After considerable discussion and
amplification of the charges made
against the Board OF Works officials
the president asked that personalities
be dropped.
Before his was done. however. Brier-
ley dcclaTeu lHdt as y lheihper VI thV
association he had a right to express
Ills opinions.
The subject Of securing speakers 70
address the association to stimulate
attendance was brought up. and some
ono suggested that Chief Engineer
Sherrerd be asked to make an address
This idea was thought a good one and
Brierley was asked to see Sherrerd in
person AT this Brierley jumped up and
said. certainty I'll ask him. | am
no afraid to talk to my servants. 1t
is because he forgets that he is our
servant thai he acts as he does