Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-26

Gudehus to said position, Of SUPER
visor. W~hereupon, the said MEM
bers OF the said Board did again pro-
test to the said Mayor that they could
not I'm good conscience vote for or
appoint the said Gudehus because Of
his incompetency and unfitness. and
because they were entitled by law,
before making IN appointment. to
have a list of at least four eligibles
certified to the Board of Recreation
by the Civil Service Commission,
from which list of eligibles a compe-
tent appointment might be made.
Demand BY Mayor
And the said Thomas b. Smith,
Mayor. did again state to the said
members of Said Board that he would
require them to vote for the said
Gudehus. as he personally desired TO
reward the said Gudehus, and had
promised to give him an appointment
on the city payroll as a reward for
personal services to him, the said
Thomas b. Smith, and again did
threaten the said members of the
said Board hat If they did not vote
for the said Gudehus he would re-
move them from office, and appoint
others in their stead who would vote
for the said Gudehus. and thus enable
him, the said Thomas b. Smith. to
reward the said Gudehus for personal
services done for him, the said Thorn
as b.. Smith.
And the said Henry Berkowitz did,
in a letter written to the said Thomas
b. Smith, Mayor. set forth his con-
scientious official objections to the
appointment of the said Gudehus be-
cause of his want of qualification and
fitness and to the purse of the said
Mayor in endeavoring to have such
said appointments made, and other
citizens, also interested IL. the welfare
of said City and the education of the
public school children of said City.
did. in writing and otherwise, per-
sonally protest to said Mayor against
his action in endeavoring to compel
the said Board of Recreation to APP
point the said Gudehus to said office
of supervisor, Notwithstanding the
members of said Board were unable
in good conscience. because of the
incompetence and unfitness of said
Gudehus, to vote for his appoint
ment.
Calls for designations
And the said Thomas r. Smith,
Mayor, did thereafter demand that the
Shiu VI Sulu poaiu vi
alton should resign their offices be.
cause of their said refusal to vote for
said Gudehus for the post of super
visor and in order h a the said Mayor
might appoint others in their stead
who would appoint said Gudehus.
"The said members of said board
did not comply with the demand of
said Mayor that they should resign
their offices for the reason aforesaid.
and thereafter held a meeting of said
Board of Recreation on the 10th day
of July, 1918. at which they passed
"A resolution requesting the said Civil
Service Commission to hold an addi-
tional examination and certify to the
said Board of Recreation; as required
by law, a list of at least four ~eligibles
for the said post of supervisor, from
which list the said board might make
"A lawful selection and competent ap-
pointment.
"Whereupon the said Thomas Il.
Smith, Mayor. i'm execution of his
threat to remove the said members of
the said board II they did not violate
their official %cOnsciences and make an
appointment believed by them to be
unfit and improper. did. In the unlaw.
full, wrongful and abusive exercise of