Show THREE MEMBERS Of BOARD Of NOllIS AR ARE SLATED TO GO CO Mayor Bransford Will Vil AsK Council Counci to Authorize Their Dismissal Mayor John S. S Bransford will i send a communication to the city council counci tonight In which he will a ask ak k that body bod to concur concu In the removal of ot II H. G. G McMillan Ic Irlan chairman chairman chair chair- man Charles D. D and C. C P P. Brooks of ot the board of ot public works for fo forthe forthe the good goo of the service BEnice Members o othe 01 the council this morning declared that tha oJ that body would stand b by the mayor maor I In his efforts to remove remo the three members member member from the board In speaking of his isis contemplated action acton the ma mayor or said this morning It I Is with wit deep regret that I feel compelled to take tak the action of ot asking the council counci to concur concu In the removal of ot three members of ot th the board of ot public works The situation however has reached a point where I think some action is demanded of ot me b by bythe the people of ot this ct city For some Iome time three of ot the members of the board have hav not been In harmony with the office v with wih it the rih city council i nor with h the e city engl engi- fleer neer riho The o situation t g h has got to such a point that I feel compelled to take some action acton In the matter and tonight I will 1 ask the council counci to concur with wiLls me in th the removal remo-al of three of the It I was Intimated this moring morning that tha the tho three members of the board boar would woul refuse to give gi up their office c even though o oPt oa r the council o confirmed Er Jr fh the action C r of th the mayor a claiming t that under unGer section 0 oi of chapter Pt 17 the e members m of the board boan were appointed for two years ears and that tha they could not be he removed until the ex ex- ton of ot their term Mayor Has the Power City Attorney Dininny stated this mornIng morning morn morn- Ing ing- that hat white while e he had a not looked closely r ty sel fo Into the law t there r was a no question In his mind but that the mayor maor with wih the consent of ot the council could remove an any appointive e officer I 1 believe belee that the law lawo which gives the h mayor major O the power 0 to ap appoint tip tip- point o with the h consent o 0 of the council 11 will wll also give gl him the power to remove with wih the consent of ot the same bod body said Mr r. r Dininny When asked whom he lie expected to appoint ap tip- point pint to fill fil the vacancies which are ex exic expected ex- ex t to be created tonight by the h council coun coun- h tf fh i cil dl ic the mayor stated that he had severa several good men men In sight He admitted that tha he had approached several men and that tha they had the matter mater under consideration It I is not an easy matter to secure the kind of man man- ma that I would like Ite for the Important important important im Im- im- im position of ot a member of ot the board but I believe beleve that I will be able to ge gemen get getmen getmen men that will wi be satisfactory to myself the council counci and the people of the city said the mayor The trouble between the mayor maor and other city officials and the three members of the board of ot public works is of ot several severa o months' months standing It I has been an open secret for months for mon months that all al was wa not harmony harmony har her mony mossy between the chairman of the board and the city engineer It I Is I also abo an open secret that time and time again the thema ma mayor major or has had lied to call cal members of the bOard and the city engineer on the carpet carpet carpet car car- pet In an effort to have ha harmony In the departments Climax Is Reached The climax came however ho In the re refusal refusal re- re tUMI of ot the board to approve the estimates estimates estimates esti esti- mates of ot P P. J. J Moran for the paving of Main street from South Temple to Fourth South Routh streets The three s memes-s of ot the board absolutely refused to approve ol or of orthe the he estimates on the ground that Moran loran had not lived lh-ed up to his contract In the matter mater of ot expansion joints on the sidewalk sidewalk sidewalk side side- walk work on the street It I is understood that the work was done clone with the consent of t the mayor mavor a and d the city e engineer e yet tJI n ial f ee the he e ea board a refuses to approve p e of It it claiming claim claim- Ing ng that its Is orders had not been followed In Is alleged that some of the members of the board are In favor of ot changing the contract with Davis Si Heuser for the North forth Temple street aqueduct by which the he contractors will wi be allowed to build the aqueduct to Ninth West est only Instead of to the river as provided by the con- con tract While the mayor did not care to discuss this phase of ot the matter mattei- this morning he stated that he did not believe beleve that hat the contract should be changed As AsI I remember It when the people of this city voted on the last bond election electon this work was a part of the promised Improvements Improvements improvements Im Im- im- im for which the people were asked to vote the bonds I cannot s see e how tow we can change that at this date It Itis I Is B not only Only- the people of the he west eat side who have an Interest Interest In this matter but every tax pa payer er who voted for the bond Issue If I I am correct the board of ot public works the city council counci the mayor or no noone noone noone one else has a a. right to change the plans The people voted the money for this Improvement and It I should be be- made |