Show I RD DISMISSES A CITY Darling Discharged by Board of Public Works on Petty Charges IN STORMY TILT f h Over Order of Dismissal J ling Said to Have Used City's Timber t I. I soused of ot petty grafting consisting ie e alleged misappropriation of olty city Ralph Darling for tor four tour y years air r man for tor th the board of ot public 3 tk ks has been dismissed from the price of the city through action of or chief board In ordering the I to discharge him I arlIng dismissal became effective erday morning toll following owing a 0 stormy storm i 1 u nt m a session of th the nt board which of or auel l C. C 1 m member nb r rot ot of the the I Darlings Darling's Immedi- Immedi rd rd Insisted upon I scored members bels bel's of ot I. I and board for tor not dismissing Darling o before when it was tacitly reed that he be should go o. o harges Charges of or petty grafting were pro- pro ted fed ed against as Darling b by John nC ney a a. former of the city i had worked under Darling as a aIr aMr Mr Ir Ii- man on sidewalk and other ie k k Roderick McKenzIe declined to toTon tor toron r ron T-on on the tho matter matterS but the majority the other members of or the board went ent voted to authorize Chief In- In tor C. C D. D e to inform Dar- Dar morning that his cre no longer required b by the Q chief allegation against Darling at lat he took some boards us used d as asree rc ree e molds in connection with work he ctt city Jail carted them to his In in the rear of or 59 Ninth East it t t. t and appropriated them to his tuse use use The boards it is claimed property of ot the cit city is also 1180 charged that on n other work repair to sl sidewalks walks and streets Inch in inIch Ich ch Darling has been emra engaged e he materials that were Tover over and used them for his own fit Instead of or turning them back the ctt city number of or Instances In which TV Dartis Dartis Dar- Dar 15 alleged to have ha made such mis- mis of or city material were re citto cit cit- to the members of or the board and matter was investigated j r. r Majority for Discharge bout two weeks ago at a meeting the board the matter was brought ht and nd it was agreed b by the majority members it is said that Darling uld be dismissed then en the board met Frida Friday night I Sherrill declared that Darling had been dismissed and wanted to know H He demanded to know of ot the thet if t Inspector wh why Darling was still work for the board and Mr Rooke Rook Rook- e him that ho he had not to discharge the man h his l t d a a. stormy storm session in th ch Sherrill Sherrii and d other members of board Indulged in some fierce deF doIn de- de F In ln In which acrimonious remarks closely upon the personal hurled hurled back bacle and forth ast st what was said eaid none of or the four tour Fabel's of ot the board present will Ill tell lit 1 is known that the session was as one and resulted In the pas- pas elot elof a 3 motion authorizing the chief lector ector to dismiss Darling at once I- I g Board Reticent of at the board who who were were d for or statements in relation to the ther r yesterday were reluctant to dis- dis the af Irman H. H G. G McMillan of the board I I that charges eS of ot petty graft graft- had been made against Darling b by a former under underling ling and added that the majority the board had agreed that thai it was to dismiss Darling rhe the charges are trivial and merely merel said gald Mr MiS McMillan last ta ht but the majority of the tho board Mr ell Darling should be dis- dis ed ed and so ordered I It rho he chief char charge o Is that Mr r. Dar Dar- took some old boards that had hada a used as molding boards in work the he city jail and appropriated them his own use Well he ma may have i en ena a t few tew covered cement-covered split and hauled them out to his so sa but the they were worth little or hing and I rather think the city gotten more from Mr Darling than got Fot from the city for he has been rood workman and has served th the thA irwell twell for a number of years ium crous charges chartes of ot this thin sort were fe Darling b by Mooney and of them are on a par with this urther than this Mr Ir McMillan Mc deed de- de e- e led ed to discuss the matter and Mr 11 11 who rals rais raised d th the th storm n in theion the tho don ion Friday night and forced the Is- Is could not be seen yesterday P 1 Friends Cherge of Darling declare the tho te against him are groundless and b by spite Mooney it is mod flied quit his work Then it Is mcd ed when hen he wanted to go o to work in on city repair work Darling ded de- de td d to take tale him back Then It Is teed red ed Mooney tooney Olne be began an making charges I Darling tic four members of or the board pros pros- night were Chairman H. H G. G n. Ro Roderick McKenzIe S S. Crill C. C trill rill and and TV W. J. J Halloran Mr Mc- Mc eie stated last night ht that he lie had In lined d to vote ote on the matter because was s not present at the meting who l charges narges a against Darling were first IBI and was not familiar with was Wa not present at the meeting when hen on on the vote of ot Mr Sherrill and to see Mr Darling at t his hili le eJ j i night were unavailing is as isol hed n d ol left eft in the afternoon on an nn au au- trip |