Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-14
MEMBERS OF BOARD OF SUPER.
vlsoRs REACH AGREEMENT
ABOUT ENGINEERS OFFICE.
ASH TO REMAIN IN
OFFICE UNTIL JAN.
Whether He Will Be Displaced at That
Time Will Be Determined Later
Maytag Agrees to Reinstate White;
Zines Agrees to Employment of
Morehouse as Assistant.

Just before adjourning Thursday at
ternoon the member of the board OF SUI
pervisors came TO a temporary agree
7 mert, at LEAST, regarding affairs in the
3 county engineers office that were pre-
4cipita,ed Wednesday night by Super
visor Maytag discharging {. ]. White
assistant engineer. Maytag agreed TO
have White reinstated, provided Chair
Oman Emes consented to the employ
.3nent of w W. Morehouse to be assist
ant county engineer until Jan. l, 1914
To this Chairman Zines agreed. altlo
when the resolution was put to vote
pnly Maytag and Nichols voted for it.
Zines did not vote. Warehouses; salary
was fixed at s100 month.
Ash Remains in Office.
In the agreement Ash IS 10 remain
in office until Jan. l, at least, altao no
definite understanding was reached as
to just when an agreement would De
reached between the board members as
Ito the final disposition OF the contro-
Nersv regarding whether Ash should be
retained or not. Chairman Enles be-
iieves the board should stand back OF
its resolution by which ii hired ASH for
a wear The year will be UP Feb. Is.
1914. Maytag, believing Ash incom-
petent. thinks the beard should GET an
other man by the first OF next year TO
prepare the plans for the 1914 bridge
and other work. II Is probable that
this matter may be determined at the
December meeting.
Objects to Methods.
Preliminary 10 the resolution en-
Na,-
tag went over with the board long
list of his complaints against the en-
ginee-. He claimed that the bridge
contractors and the county bridge fore
man could not understand the plans
made by the county engineer. I'll bet
that automobile has travelled 1900
miles this summer just for the purpose
7r explaining plans he declared.
He pointed cut specific cases where
the county engineer had given instruc-
tions TO alter work after building had
been begun according 10 the plans. All
OF which. Maytag went on TO say, was
mighty expense"
Chairman Enes regretted that tie
county engineer was not present 10 ex-
plain the specific charges made by
Maytag. but the county engineer was
not III his office.
Regrets Discharge Of White.
I'm sorry you got into that trouble.
last night said the chairman.
so am l." admitted Maytag.
1T would have been better" contin
ued Zines. had You brought the mat
ter before the board and let it take ac-
ton on it. You didn't think OF dis
charging White until just then, did
you?"
NO. know I didn't. I'm sorry. I +
admit I lost my head was Maytag's
admission.
Warehouse is Qualified.
II is not at Al! improbable that when
the affair IS finally adjusted that More
house will be county engineer. He has
good qualifications, and is highly rec
commended, Supervisor Maytag says.
Morehouse is a graduate Of the Ohio
University. where he finished his en-
cheering course in 1900. He has had
experience in county work in Ohio, and
for two years has been resident en-
gineer OF the c.. ". & St P revision
and double tracking done in this coun- /
".
The supervisors are agreed that with
county work and private work for I
which an engineer is needed. there is
ample employment for three men in
The engineers office for a few months