The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-03
Dickson Charges Fight on
Moore Is "Conceived in
Envy, Jealousy and Revenge
and Nourished in Misrepre-
sentation"- 8 to 2
HARRISON'S ATTITUDE IS
DECISIVE IN LONG FIGHT
Numerous Witnesses Heard
Yesterday and CIoe and Har-
rison Announce That EWi
dence CompeIs Them to Vote
With President McLendor

George C. Moore, city street
commissioner, was dismissed from
service of the city of Birmingham
by commission resolution Tuesday
afternoon by vote of three to two.
, Commissioners w. E. Dickson,
under whom Moore worked, and
Mrs. Mary Echols voting nay, and
Commissioners w. L. Harrison, w. B.
Cloe and D. Z. McLendon, author of
NIle resolution, voting aye. Moore
as charged by President McLen-
sn with alleged pay roll irregular
Elies.
VI Tuesday night Commissioner
Dickson announced that he had APP
| pointed R. w. Bob" Arnold, now
In charge of street and garbage
9work in West End, to succeed
! Moore. He said he would offer a
resolution confirming A1nold's APP
pointrnent at the next meeting of
the commission. Mr. Arnold has
been in city serevice in the health
and street departments for II
years.
Intense Feeling Aroused
Dismissal of Mr.. Moore has already
aroused intense feeling among COM
missioners. Commissioner Dickson
4 branded the pay roll padding charges
of President McLen0on, IN an i'm
Iassioned speech. in which he fought
10 prove Moores innocence of Grim
iral intent, as Conceived in envy
jealousy and revenge and nourished
during its short life by misrepre-
sentation.'
With the commission chamber III
the city hall packed TO Overlooking
largely by employees of the street
department, Commissioner Dickson
was cheered on AS he made one
thrust after another at the president
of the commission and made the issue
u more and more personal. 1t was the
first time he had spoken to the pub
lie on the charges since they were
first taken up nearly week ago
and he Embossed all his artillery AT
the commi ssion president. He de-
manded that pay checks OF the mu-
enicipal garage. in President McLen-
don's department, be brought before
the commi ssion, and pointed out tina!
they were Endorsed and cashed o..
Barney w. Phillips. manager, ap-
pointed by McLendon. He declared
amid cheers, that he would not con-
Wet "the blacklist negro" on the tes-
timopy submitted by President Nc
Lendon and his private detectives.
He referred insinuating1y to this
employment of Dick McLendon
brother of the president of the COM
mission, at the municipal garage las,
summer.
Commissioners William l.. Harri
con and w. s. Cloe voted with Presi-
dent McLendon in discharging Moore
while Commissioner Mary Echols
stood with Commissioner Dickson IL
opposing the presidents resolution.
says He Acted Unwisely
Mr. Dickson said that Moore had
acted unwisely in employing man
about whom he admittedly knew
nothing, and who subsequently
proved to be unworthy, working
Under a number of different names
and that he had acted very unwisely
In indorsing and cashing checks fol
him and claiming that he was the
uDayee. He said that Commissioner
dickson had been careless in not
presenting a resolution to the com
mission that was prepared i'll his
office confirming Easley's employ
ment, and that the entire commits
sion had been negligent in allowing
such irregularities to transpire. lie
made facetious references to the
methodical conduct of his own de-
partment.
commissioner Cloe was the only
member Of the commission who die
no, speak. He was silent throughout
sthe whole meeting. except for one Oh
two questions put to Moore when
he was on the witness stand. He
nodded his declination of privilege tc
sneak and said he was ready to vote
III. e. Gray, clerk, then read this
following resolution: BE it resolved
nv the commission of the city OF
Eirmingham that the services oil
George Moore, street commissioner
are dispensed with. effective Janu'
airy, 2, 1928"
You have heard the resolution az
read" said President McLendon. III
thare is no objection the vote will BIZ
taH en-. Those in favor of the resolu.
ti3n say aye. opposed, no." The CLERK
th{ kn called the roll. raising his voics
~ he came to Commissioner Harri-
The dramatic moment of the tria
Jame, when after Commissioner Dick
icon and President Mcr.endCn hat
yspoken, Commissioner Harrison
9lwhose return from a holiday hunt
Wing trip Commissioner. Dickson hat
eagerly awaited and for which he hat
fi!ibustered commission conferences
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