The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-23
George M. Baldwin Succeeds to Contract and Sup
 plies Job
PLAYING POLITICS,
 IS LEEDS PROTEST
Stormy Session Tn Mayor s Office Precedes Ousting
 of Employe

George l.. Cat1in, clerk of the board of contract and supply, was deposed aa clerk of the board and George M- Baldwin was appointed his successor lzlt d stormy meeting of the board held l4his noon in Mayor wilson's office in
 Tzae Appointing of Mfr. Baldwin was not without protest. and was carried over the head of Norman Leeds. whog declared that the deposing of Catlin at the present time would convance the residents of the city that the Ad- .zIliuistration is letting politics enter Into the board of contract and sup ply.
 On the motion of Cbmnni issioner iTxeeds Mayor Wilson was appointed temporary cnaarman, until the board was organized It was the first at- tendance of the newly appointed com l1niss1oner. Dr. Robert J. Lynch On s4he motion of Commissioner Seeley, Hyorman Leeds was made president of sthe board
 He accepted and proposed the fol- 4oWtng resolutions
 Where's, There has appeared in the public press various statements that lfhe board of contract and supply in tends to retire George L. Catlin, the sc1erk of the board and,
 Whereas, It is believed that such reports have been inspired by politi- !ca1 considerations and no such action in fact 6aS been ba-Een OF COnLS1n- plated by this board,
 Now, therefore, for the purpose of denying such reports and of publicly putting this board on record as be- ling opposed to any political interfer- ence in the execution of it's duties, fit is,
 ssRsso1ved, That the board approves sof the efficient and entirely non-par- Itisan manner in which Mir. Cat1in has Iconducted the duties of his office and made the purchases which have been delegated to him by this board.''
 Mayor Wilson stated that, as there was as yet no motion to appoint a. lsuccessor to the present clerk. the resolution was out of order. He was upheld in his opinion by Commission CTS W. D. SseIey and R J. Lynch and tafter some discussion, it was tabled lon the motion of Commissioner fSee1ey- Mayor Wilson then am snounced that the board was open sfor the nomination of a. clerk. Commissioner See1ey nominated 1George M- Baldwin. His nomination Twas seconded by Commissioner Lynch. Mr. Leeds took the floor.
 Tn two annual reports, Mayor Will fson has commended the board of con Etract and supply. and touched upon tthe wonderful Improvements since it Twas cencepted. He approved of the t1nanner fin which it was run. There is la great deal of discontent over putting out the man who made 1t possible. 1.-TWO men are voting to put him out land one against
 Mayor Wilson interposed and re- marked, ''At least. you are assuming bso.S
 .It is the same thing. One man iuonfnafes his successor while the other seconds the motion. He is 7bein g ldepoBed by the powers to be because gof one reason or another. One is be- icmmse he fmaaed to contribute to the scarnpa1gn fund Mir. Macdonald, for Inner commissioner, under whom MT. iCa111n was appointed, refused to allow him to do so because it would bring uo1ffacs into the department. After EHFr. Macdonald left the board the guuestfOn came up again and Mir. Cat Ttr, cent his check. It was returned Evvffh Q request that it be increased to l@1OO or not to contribute at all. He s1slS v,ryt aezad the check demanded.''
 s.H6ater on there was deal to put I %7-~c1pnf. an automobile. Tt was turned ig17vzr Tor three reasons. One was that line city attorney had expressed it as his opinion that it was not legal be- caa1ae there were no funds for the purpose The other was that one of Fa1e members of the board of contract and supply was connected with the arm that was to sell the car to the city
 s@This is the man that proposes the r.a,anre The facts warrant the be- 1lef that has Judgment is not unbiased arr rsroposing the change of clerks. The rEfsn4- nienber od the board knows zs1thing why MT. Eeesey wouad desire