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Feb. 23, 1910. 
Editor North Shore Breeze: 
Dear Sir: We believe it is gen- 
erally known among the citizens of 
Manchester that this Board has de- 
cided not to reappoint Mr. F. M. 
Andrews as Superintendent of the 
department, after his present term 
expires, April 1. This matter ap- 
pears to have become an issue in the 
election to be held March 7, and 
we believe many wrong impressions 
concerning the question are being 
received by the voters of the town. 
We think, therefore, that it would 
be well if we were to issue a state- 
ment to the voters, giving our rea- 
sons for desiring a change of Super- 
intendent. 
Our reasons, which we desire to 
state as briefly as possible, are, that 
the department has fallen into a 
badly demoralized condition as re- 
gards discipline and for the past 
two years there has been constant 
friction between the employees of 
the department and the superin- 
tendent and consequent annoyance 
and trouble for the members of the 
Board. On several occasions the 
Board have had reason to expect the 
resignation of one or both of the 
engineers, as well as other em- 
ployees of the department, as a re- 
sult of these conditions. Not only 
has there been this trouble between 
the Superintendent and his men, but 
it has been his policy to incite bad 
feeling between these men against 
each other with the result that as 
he himself admitted to the Chair- 
man of the Board: ‘‘there is no dis- 
cipline left and I Should not care to 
remain here under these condi- 
tions.’’ Observing these conditions, 
the Board has made earnest en- 
deavor to locate the cause and our 
investigations have convinced us 
that the trouble lies with Mr. An- 
drews, rather than with the men, 
and that the only remedy was to re- 
move Mr. Andrews, or the entire 
working force under him. 
In addition to the conditions 
above mentioned the Board has re- 
ceived,many complaints of incivility 
and sometimes insult from Mr. An- 
drews.* There’ have been many 0oc- 
casions on which there has been 
much ‘unnecessary objection and 
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argument about simple business of 
the department which should have 
gone through without friction, and 
much bad feeling has been caused 
among consumers and others by the 
very peppery temperament of the 
Superintendent. 
The Board feels that the public 
have the right to expect and de- 
mand ordinary courtesy and civility 
from its servants, but in the ease of 
Mr. Andrews these qualities seem 
altogether lacking and many people 
hesitate to approach him on busi- 
ness of the department. Mr. An- 
drews has never been loyal to any 
Board, under which he has served, 
but has persistently and publicly 
criticised any or all of the Board, 
whenever or wherever opportunity 
has presented itself, nor has he con- 
fined his criticism to the Water 
Board alone but has included the 
town officials gnerally from top to 
bottom. In short, Mr. Andrews has 
simply talked himself out of good 
standing. 
These are our main reasons for 
desiring a change in this office and 
we believe they are sufficient. 
The existing conditions would not 
be tolerated by any business man in 
his own affairs and we believe it to 
be for the best interest of the de- 
partment to make the change at this 
time. 
We are informed that the report 
is being circulated that our late 
member, Mr. Stanley, was not in fa- 
vor of this action and we wish to 
state that the action of the Board 
was unanimous and Mr. Stanley 
was entirely in accord with the 
other members of the Board, regard- 
ing this question. 
This matter having become an is- 
sue in the election, the question 
seems to have resolved itself into 
this: Shall the Water Department 
be operated to promote the 1:1er- 
ests of Mr. Andrews or in the best 
interests of the department and ihe 
town? We leave the decision to the 
voters. 
Very respectfully, 
F. J. MERRILL, 
JAMES HOARE, 
Board of Water Commissioners. 
Town Meeting Politicians Should 
Remember : 
That both parties can’t get a bar- 
gain at the same horse trade. 
That there’s nothing so uncertain 
as the things you are dead sure of. 
And that ‘‘Knock not, lest ye be 
knocked,’’ applies forcibly to them. 
We can find something to knock in 
everyone, and every one can find 
something to knock in us. Be char- 
ee 13 
TOWN MEETING NOTES. 
Town meeting comes a week from 
next Monday morning. The meet- 
ing will be called to order at 9 
o’clock and voting on the town of- 
ficers will be started at 12 o’clock. 
pu polls will be open until about 
30. 
Since our last issue, only two or 
three candidates have appeared in 
the field. Albert Cunningham filed 
papers last night, for the school 
board, making three now in the field 
—L. W. Floyd, who is a candidate 
for re-election after serving for 18 
years, Dr. R. T. Glendenning and 
Mr. Cunningham. 
Allen S. Peabody is the only can- 
didate for the board of selectmen 
and also for assessors, outside the 
old board. Edward S. Knight, Fred 
K. Swett and Walter R. Bell are 
candidates for re-election as select- 
men. Mr. Knight’s term expires as 
a member of the board of assessors 
and he is a candidate for re-election. 
Our suggestion of last week that 
the office of park commissioner was 
hunting for a taker, seemed to have 
met results, for no sooner had the 
paper come out than one or two ¢an- 
didates appeared, and by Saturday 
night there were three in the field. 
They are Walter C. Calderwood, 
Richard L. Cheever and Herman C. 
Sweet. Mr. Calderwood is superin 
tendent of the David Fenton com. 
pany boat-yard, Richard Cheever is 
the freight agent of the B. & M 
station and Mr. Swett is a carpenter 
by trade. All three have many 
friends who are anxious to see them 
succeed in winning out at the polls. 
Neither of them have any special 
issue or plank upon which he is 
running, 
Most of the interest in the coming 
“election centers, as we have said in 
previous issues, in the election of a 
member for the water board for 
three years, and also for two years 
to serve the unexpired term of the 
late J. T. Stanley. The candidates 
for the three years’ term are Fred- 
erick J. Merrill and George E. Hil- 
dreth; for the unexpired term, Hor- 
ace Standley, Senter Stanley and 
Charles C. Dodge. The board of wa- 
ter commissioners have a communi- 
cation in this issue, setting forth 
their position. 
itable to others and you will show 
the truest character toward yourself. 
Knocking is the sign of envy. The 
knocker envies his stronger brother, 
so takes out his little hammer and 
futilely, but none the less irritating- 
ly taps him. 
