The Detroit times., 1917-01-11
ROT TIM z 8


cused az umeg 80 that some OF tbs
picturesque testimony R,ight b.
taken without restraint
A'tho me meeting was adjourned
ar O'Clock 90 Dc resumed Friday
afternoon and thc his case-th
Narr, Hollands aGair had not heel
disposed ~. ,he session As a whol 81
resulted IN victory for the men who
complained that they had been un.
fairly dealt With by the building dc
psrtmeuf ~ tho city
building inspectors Halpin and
Steu.eu who we're dismissed by
tho huullng commission withonr
trial on the recommendation Of CHEZ
Inspector usipont. complained ;ha'
their Dismissal WAS unjust The
clv0 service commission upheld
hem 10 this contention and VA.
about 90 order them back on the
job when Vincent brennan. assist.
am corporation counsel who az.
pesrcd FOR The building department.
asked that he matter be refeyrrd
back 20 he building commission
that 80 might have Al opportunity
10 reverse l,s Action. This was
done ard u is probable tha; the
men VIII be re!nstAsed AZ once. II
not, me civil service commission
will order their reinstatement =, It's
RsSt meeting
Hollands Starts Fireworks
When he case o, Harry Holland
VAS taken 10 The fireworks started
Hollands had appealed 70 the com
mission % reverse the anding 81
The baildlnS commission which fred
h.m as en- Inspector after charges
81 characterization and misconduct
hat been aled against him by Chief
Inspector Dgponi Hollands has ao-
cased som-one connected with the
ouilaiug apartment OF grating and
hAs been Instrumental IN causing
sss arrest ~ one builder charged
wirh at,empun1 70 hrite him He
declares hat ln ne six months he
Was AN Inspector De discovered $50
violations ~ 'he bAldlns code IN
cases where D., had reported aga.ust
the violations He further declares
thst money vas used in fixing
the complaints in short his con.
teaucn that H. wa. dismissed
becFise ne was honest ard refused
20 sink a. violations " NE buld-
.ne code
Az the opening OF tge hearins
jane r. Ma no presided Al III
meeting declared that fhe commis-
sion vocld consider only The charges
81 lbordlEauon and misconduct
and a0ald nos 50 iu.o the other
.tAnlla lals gass D that has been 10
in- around
Secretary Ledy q ths buildlns
commission. The f-s, witness. read
n lert4r from CHIEF Inspector Du
uont whcA ~ said had been -ut
mlued fo the commission ~ ane
81 Us regular NEE inss 20 ron
,a.ned charges upon which Hollands
was dismissed.
Building Commissioner McDoaaii
jumped 20 his taet and asked he
might d. heard Tt- emission
~as granted and Commissioner 81
Donald declared that The letter had
nos been presented 20 the conn So
sion ard had nor been discussed
lie, us BE- cleAn-cut ard bones
fin mis- investigation. BIO cried
Then quivering WITH lndiEnsfon hts
voice rising 20 a shonf DE- warned
the cvil service comm ssiorers to
De- thoro and not 20 gloss 'h.us
over
On sou mean me- demanded
Attorney Brennan You are look
ing At ne when you .nsinuate We
ar 80; 1rylag 20 be honest
Give Al a square Deal"
so replied Sir. Mcrsrald 8
mean myself am looking direct
ly into = mirror As a member 81,
fhe building commission want aa
cpel and above board investigation
81, ihe affairs % that comnissiog z
want % see that everybody has A
square deal
LlGy said then THAT The letter
may not have been formally pre-
sented 20 ne comm'sstOn. bu' thu.
n was passed around Commission
er Haggsrty also aid that BAD
beer
Two or ihrea vitnesse were
called 70 tell about profanc l4n
ruage Hollands had used 70 huld-
ers vheu ~ found saal' Nth 'heir
Fors 7, was during The discu sion
~ the wording % Hollands alleged
picturesque ianggage iha, De stem.
ozrspner vas permitted 20 Withdraw
from the room Ths witnes.es Fasc
what hey said were very lIfelke
limitations ~ Hollands and his em.
phatic language
Two of he Witnesses a confrscto-
and his foreman, threatened 90
Tick Hollands and The foreman
actually tried 20 assault him a.
once re was restrained ~ COM
missioner Guthard.
chief Inspector Dupont testified
that Hollands exceeded his author