Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-07
WHITE WINGED
DOVE OF PEACE
overs Over City Council and Sui
Ivan Is Sustained

ne city council last evening dis
ed with the services of Engineer
mes, His dismissal was made in
form of a motion, and the ground
ged was that the labor for which
lad been employed was at an end.
that there remained no more for
to do. Haynes was hired by rea-
Of his competency as engineer to
III up the work of former engi-
rs in the grading of city streets,
has for the past several months
engaged in this, and in making
grades in the several districts
sblished by the council for that
pose. Haynes, while at work on
street grading, also interested
self in the sewer system which
been installed in the city-did so,
said, at the request of members of
cOuncil-and in doing so became
olved in correspondence with re-
On to il with Otto Weile, of Spo-
e, who installed the system.
asked Weile for records, which he
lined should be on file with the
clerk, and also for informa-
pertaining to the system.
Hes reply was in the way of a
Eimand of Haynes because of the
racter of his letter-a personal
ack as Haynes termed it, and in
letter he declined to give him the
0Fmation. Haynes services as
sineer were terminated several
3 ago by ]. T. Sullivan, chairman
The committee on streets and al
5, he assigning as the reason for
termination that the work for
ich Haynes had been employed was
npleted. Haynes declined to rec
nize his authority, and maintained
i he was discharged because of
correspondence had between him
and Weile, and in an interview
charged that the system installed
Weile was defective. He specific
charged in the interview wherein
was defective, and challenged
Ellie to appear before him at
Feting of the council, and show
Rt his statements were untrue.
le statement was made yesterday
a. Weile would be in attendance at
council meeting, and it was an
lpated that the challenge of Haynes
puld be accepted and that a debate
pald follow between the two, and
re crowd had assembled to hear it
q also to listen to report bearing
his dismissal which was to be filed
Haynes. The council chamber
IS crowded with citizens and dis
sulshed business men of the city
70 were interested in the matter,
who had come to hear the charges
Ade by Haynes refuted, but they
re disappointed, and all the infor-
allon that they were able to carry
'ae to their friends after the meet
: was that Haynes had been dis
used. The matter came up for
.aSlderation when the committee on
reefs and alleys was called upon by
= mayor for a report. After the
panittee had reported favorable to
\ granting of petition for the va
l'iOn OF an alley in lot 20, O'Brien's
'VOhd addition to the city. Council
~ sullivan announced that he had
sVehsed with the services of the
y engineer. After the announce
l'a' brief silence prevailed among
Z members of the council, and then
'aneiiman Ransimer asked if one
~ was empowered to discharge the
aelneer. The mayor offered an ex-
@aation to the effect that he un-
as'ood that the labor for which he
= been employed was completed
I mat it was now up to the council
consideration and action. Rams
y came back with the inquiry as
shether one man had a right to
''uarge the engineer, and then the
sOt again explained. He stated
{, Il was his understanding that the
slueer had been employed for the
use OF making a survey of the
- OF the city. and that he had
'e'ed that work-that Sullivan
given him notice that his ser
= were at an end, and that it was
J, natter for the council to con-
as to whether it would ratify
seoon of Sullivan or not. The
seemed undetermined as to
. action to pursue. none offered
sgestions. but Raasimer. who