Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-04-16 | Page 9 | Superintendent Ralph Darling Resigns Office

SUPERINTENDENT RAlPH DARlING RESIGNS OFFICE I t f Leaves Post After 16 Years Service to Avoid Clash Wi With l Superior After lter sixteen years ears of ot service ser In the street department of oC Salt Lake e during during during dur dur- ing which time he hc or organized and d de developed dC- dC the the tho t repair department of tho the city Ralph Darling has bas tendered tendered ten ten- dered his resignation as superintendent dent of or that department to T. T T. T Burton Burton Bur Bur- ton commissioner of or streets and pubIC public public pub pub- lic IC Improvements to take effect May 1 In referring to hi his resignation yesterday yesterday yes yes- Mr Darling said there thore was vas no personal reeling feeling between him and Mr Burton but ho he found his methods of or orI I handling the work failed to harmonize harmon harmon- ize izo with those of or l Mr lr Burton and he considered it better to allow the commissioner com corn missioner to replace him with some someone someone someone one who ho would carr carry out the commissioners commissioner's commissioners commissioner's commis commis- Ideas rather than those he had gained while in the department Mr fr Darling said ald that he could see that eventually a friction would have resulted between himself and antI the commissioner commissioner com corn missioner and therefore he believed belie it best to resl resign n early In the year ear so as not to hamper Mr Burton when street repairing work was in progress ss Darling The resignation of oC Mr came cam as a surprise to lo me said Commissioner Commissioner Com Corn missioner Burt Burton n last night There has been no friction between us and andI I had no idea he was even cven considerIng considering considering consider consider- ing making makIng- a change o. When hen he turned In his resignation Mr Ir Darling told me mc he was considering a business offer which laich he intended to accept on June Ihen 1 I. When hen asked as to Mr rr Darlings Darling's successor successor suc sue cessor Mr Ir Burton said that it would probably be ten days before he could mako any decision but he had al already at- at ready received a number of or applIcations I i