Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-03

that there had. but was quick 70 deny
that this had Influenced him IN any
manner In the discharge % Haynes,
baslng his action wholly ON economy.
but for all that & win have TO wait
action by the council. Acc6rding to
the opinion rendered by the city at
torney to oouncllmen who have seen
him about the matter, the COMMITTEES
had not the power to discharge. hat
that this must be an action BY the
council a. body, a. 4 was when they
employed him. ECONOMY was the rea-
son assigned, but Councilman enlll-
van admitted that there was another
reason back OF Il. but declined 10 dla-
close Il for the purposes OF puhlica-
ton a. Il would, he said. damage the
engineer In professional way,
Councilman Hedal was seen with
relation to the matter and voiced the
same reason for the discharge Of
Haynes a. given by sulllvan---that Of
economy, He was asked 70 certain
correspondence between Haynes and
welle aid not have q bearing upon
his discharge, but denied q.
Councilman MoEuen had but little
Information TO oiier upon the action
OF sullivan and Hedal, I'VE had"
he said, contemplated dispensing
with Haynes services in the near fa-
ture, because his work Il practically
completed, lila work throughout has
been entirely satlsGaotory--the best
work Ia the line OF engineering We
have had, l do not know anything
about this trouble existing between
Sullivan and Haynes with relation 70
the sewer syutem, that IL, Am not
sufficiently acquainted with Il 10 that
| care to express an opinion upon Il.
When Sullivan and Hedal attempted
10 discharge the engineer they on.
ceeded their powers, lie was hired
by the council. and when he 10 dis
charged u win DO by the
council, aud until the council
takes action with relation 70
the matter. he Is ssill the city engln-
Ger, The AFFAIR will probably come
up for consideration N the council
IN the near future. and a. present I
do not care 10 further discuss the
matter"
Engineer Haynes was seen with
relation TO the matter and had the
following to say:
In my work AZ engineer for the
city found myself In need OF bench
marks, and one day ! called on welle
at his once and asked for them. |
had also been asked by members Of
the council to investigate the sewer
system a. to connections. manholes.
etc. These are matters that should
be Of reeoFd--uhould be on fie In the
city clerks once ~ they belong 70
the city, and felt that aa an Official
of II I had a right 10 ask Welle for
them, lie treated me In an insult
Ing manner. and finally advised me
that the party who had charge Of
them was out, aud failed TO secure
them. Later | took the matter up
by correspondence with him--wrote
him twice. and a letter came In reply
to mine yesterday, In 4 he declines
10 surrender these records up 20 me
lis abusive. and the letter aa = whole
II IN the character Of = personal at
tack upon me. weile evidently
thinks that the city II at his mercy
for Geld notes and sewer plans. and
aud 30 Il IL unleaa the Law Il invoked,
In bis letter to me be declines 10
give me his bench mark notes and
this puts the city TO the heavy ex-
pense Of again doing the same work
over, aud believe that he Is actual
ed In this respect because the city
did not employ him IN the work,
These records. az have said, belong
10 the city. endeayoFed for tive
months 10 secure them. and thlnk
that In whatever I have said In ms
letter 10 him l was justified By hi
action. Il IL evident TO me that
welle wants me out Of here, He
threatens 10 expose me TO the clty
council. aud u ! have done anything
for which ! uhoald be exposed, then
u IL hln duty 20 do 20. The sewel
system a. / have found Il h detective
throughout. ana I have written %
welie IN reply 20 bis last letter q
me telling him that In bis presenee
before 3 committee Of the council
yin prove 10 iss satisfaction the con