Mr. Mullis Resigns as
County Road Engineer. . . In Letter to Mr. Henderson He Says Circulation of
False Reports Makes His Work Too Unpleasant
The county commissioners, in session yesterday appointed Mr.
G.B. Caldwell, a member of the road electorate, to succeed Mr. F.G. Henderson,
chairman of the road commission, who handed in his resignation the latter part
of last week. Mr. J.Z. Green, editor of the Marshville Home, who has been a
bitter critic of the old commission, was appointed to fill the unexpired term
of Mr. J.T. Green, who resigned several days ago as a member of the electorate.
Mr. Ira Mullis has likewise resigned, but will remain in
charge of affairs until his successor can be appointed. A meeting of the
electorate has been set for Wednesday, at which time a road commission chairman
will be chosen. The selection of a new engineer to succeed Mr. Mullis will
doubtless be made before next week.
The resignation of Mr. Mullis was sent to Mr. Henderson
Saturday, and a copy of the letter which contained it follows:
April 3rd,
1920
Mr. F.G. Henderson,
Chairman, Union County Road Commission
Monroe, N.C.
My dear Sir:
For some time the enemies of the good roads movement in this
county have been at work undermining the workings of the organization by
circulating false reports, exaggerating, and so hampering the work and making
it so unpleasant that I feel that I cannot longer endure such a state of
affairs. For this reason I hereby offer my resignation as Engineer and General
Superintendent effective not later than 30 days hence, and as much earlier as
the convenience of the work will permit.
You will recall that back in January I suggested to your
Commission that a better position had been offered me and while I did not feel
that I would be justified in offering my resignation after having served as
Engineer and General Superintendent for less than a year, yet I gave you an
opportunity to express your views in the matter. In reply to this the Commission
assured me that they were of the same opinion as they were in July, 1919, when
I was employed to take charge of the work.
I wish to thank the Commission individually and collectively
for the support which has been given me and in this connection I would like to
say that our work together has been satisfactory to me and I would not now
resign were it not for the fact that at least two members of the Commission are
resigning also. I also feel that I should than many of the people in the county
for the co-operation which has been given us in many sections, and these I
shall always remember with pleasure. Most of the members of the Electorate have
also aided our work very materially in their respective townships and to these
members I express my appreciation for their support.
In conclusion, let me say that I shall expect the Commission
to have the books audited covering the month of March and such additional days
as I may be responsible for the bills and accounts. I also feel that it is due
me, the Commission, and the taxpayers that somebody like the Bureau of Public
Roads, Washington, D.C., review the work which has been done in the past so that
the parties above mentioned may stand on their merits or demerits as the case
may be.
Very truly yours,
Ira B. Mullis
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Caldwell Won’t
Accept. . . His Health Won’t Permit Him to Give Retired Time, He Says
Mr. G.B. Caldwell, who was appointed a member of the county
board of road electorate by the county commissioners to succeed Mr. F.G.
Henderson, who has resigned, declared this morning that he would not accept.
Having recently stood a serious operation, Mr. Caldwell feels that his health
will not permit him to give the necessary time to the work.
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