City Employment Chief Fired for 'Neglect'
Mayor Fawcett ousts superintendent of city free employment bureau, citing conflicts of interest.
B. R. Redlich, superintendent of the city free employment bureau, is out. Mayor Fawcett says he spent too much time attending to his own business and neglected the city's work, so he suggested that a resignation was in order. Redlich accepted the invitation and J. M. Ewing, an old soldier, was today placed in the position.
“Mayor Fawcett says he spent too much time attending to his own business and neglected the city's work.”
Then · 1909117 years apartNow · 2026
Public employment services in the early 20th century were hotbeds of patronage and local politics, mirroring modern-day debates over how municipalities handle labor, workforce development, and administrative transparency.
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