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Ira Mullis Resigns as County Road Engineer; F.G. Henderson, Chairman of Road Commission, Also Steps Down, April 6, 1920

From the Monroe Journal, Tuesday, April 6, 1920

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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