The Detroit times., 1917-10-24
Action Is Result OF AL
legged Story TO
Grand Jury
LONG LIST OF
FORMAL CHAR GES
Chief, Tho, Is Tha He
Slandered President
Oakman

Hugo Glmartn secfy. ~
the water commission. was pont
cd for % days. Tuesday ai aoon
ON Monday ne will be give au op
portunify Co appear before e board
and show cause why he slola not
be permanently discharged W,d.
nesday morning Mr. China Na-
not Al his doak 10 the wat board
office. and Harry $ Sarkc p1r
chasing agent, VAS acting sec-,.
tary
Tho suspension of Mr. a.
iB directly duh 20 the charg, bc
went before Judge Connoli ttius
as grand Jury. and gave sr-ion
~ wator boat affairs whic f,ct
ed upon Robcir OAkman. ie'rt
~ the board That the con l"n
ers mean the suspension ip per
mnneni ie stated by = mo hcr or
the board. vino says, howe tha
under iyil ervico rules di
charged empioye is ent.is hl-
uay in couri ro avoid au Dia
with fh eitu service ga. ion
hc ,e-n.u ION suspending urrun
has sot Monday aftcrnoo ai
O'Clock as tho time when b ua b"
heard In bis own defense
The charges against a. martin
were preferred by Prcsid Oak
man After the charges re read
lo the board and discussed Alexander
bow offered fhe resolution pend
ing thc ecretsy and -tipula Us shat
he Mould be heard br he board next
Monday The resolution ai,o gdte
GilmatNn access 10 hooka DAB g,c.
ords of no commission so uld
prepare his defense bur " atip-
ulatod chat be- should exam those
book under the supervision oi tho
acting aecrotary or some other oft
cor ~ fho board
The charCe- preferred by tomniis-
.ioncr Oakman declare tha' Gilman.
I'm has proven himself incompetent
and inefficient and that h. uAF 70.
fused and neglected 10 perform ihe
duties uf mis- Office He 'i-o tc
cueod of having used his office io
further hls own private and political
ambitions and power IL D. alleged
that one one occasion no ordered a
subordinate cmplOye ~ the depart
menf to act az challenger for VT.
EUmartin at an election and fo lic 90
his immediate chief 20 explain his
absence. ~ being declared that Gil
martin told The employc 10 say ihat
hc WAS sick He is also accused ~
having used the property of tine board
Tor nls own private uses u is stipu
L.. = Isf D. a.f.ff 20 hs
gasoline owned hy the CITY for his
private automobile and that he used
water department employees to clean
and repair his automobile To d.
charged. too. that he had water de
partment employees working about
his own home a. ~ he employed
them.
These. however. arc not Che chief
charges upon which his dismissal
is based After recitine various
WAYS in which Gilmartiu is ALLEGED
20 have shown himself inefficient
and incompetent. Mr OakWan de-
clares that he has been guilty or
nhstructing the work or the board
that ne wiliully and mallciously
made false charges against the
heads OF departments and The presi-
dent ~ ihe board. and that no trcat-
Cd them with disresyect and con
tempt lie is charged with vii.
fully and maliciously slandering The
president and has attempted 90 on
ter n conspiracy with others FOR the
purpose Of placing the president In
disrepute"
lie did this. 50 is charged. by stat.
ink. presumably before the grand
jury
THAT tho president has diverted
to Isis Duiu use carload of pipe be
lonriur 20 tho board by falsely
stating Nat The president was IN
debted 90 The board IN the amount
~ s.. 900 by falsely stating that the
president had installed n meter at
Otsceo.ave and the city limits for
hts private gain and for the pur.
pose W defrauding the water board ="
n is also charged that Giimartin
has usurped the powers OF the com
missioners.