The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-05
WRLTCH'S FIRM
GETS TEN THOUSAND
ON ARDM0RE JOB
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he bad no state license also made n H.
LEGAL for him 10 be cui'l}cn q. 30 en-
girccr IN any capacity
A Walton Rmployc
hut pcrhap, the most Startling l.l.
ture oi the whole affair Wa NV DIS
,oyery lha, Baker, while drawing
pay from Carter county iur deciding
whether contractors and engineers
were charging the proper 'mouu's iof
their work. was also smnlo}rl hN the
Macintosh & Walton Go. lu OKLA
homa CIV engineering firm u e.
Walton candidate for mayor oi OKLA
homa (,tN IS member OF the Mac.
nro,h x Walton Coz
The Macintosh & Walton Go,
wa, engaged last summer as consult.
'ng engineers IN a ShDODl road
building project At Ardmorc Baker
wl, employed as their Aldmore tcprc.
.cniatIy, AZ the same time he wa, on
the payroll OF Carter county J under
stand Baker received Sl3O q month
from the Macintosh & Walton Co,
and like amount from Garter county
The fact that he was M the Mach
'nto,h & Walton payroll when that
firm wa, doing county work was 'lonc
sufficient To- dlsQualliy Baker from
approving bill, presented hy tl1,
iim. hut Baker va, further dlHIulI.
lied because he va not 4 licensed en-
gin-cr--ln fact. he was not n ciy'l en-
gincer at al. and so admitted un the
witness stand AZ Nrdmorc
"\S = result Of my investigation
and nv consequent rriu'll 10 allow
claim, approved illegally hy Hlkgr hc
was dismissed by the county
Baker was indicted rs a rruit o'
the grand iuy's nye,ugauon. ARD
will soon face trial under one mdlr'
mcnt that Is srill pending in iIe dl,
trlct court oi Carter county ln,csu
gators Of Mr.. rarku,unS depdG
ment say they were told III Ardmor
tha, Baker had previously been N
VOWED 10 a similar engineering scan
dal at Sherman Texas, and that a'
result oi public exposure Of IN
! deal moved to Oklahoma
Last Dccnrbcr when Mr. Parklu
son learned oi Bakers dual Cruncc
tor Mr. Parkinson wrote The follow
ing letter 90 County Clerk Ha'.i', O
Carter county
Patkinson's Letter
Dear Sir Your attention 0, fc
,pcg,iuIly directed to the second para
graph ot section J. article ,, ,haptc
. l7l. laws ot l9lS, reading as follow
"All bill, for road work, tile an
thing, culsert and bridge Cun,truc
ton. az tor repairs designated b, m
engineer. shall be filed IN i,cn5c
form and certified to by the count
engineer before being allowed BIS th
board and before warrants IN paw
men,s th6tclor are drawn by th
clerk
"a violation OF thu, section 'ha
render the county clerk liable on hi
bond Tor the amouu, OF said wafran
"'Nou are therefore advised that ~
the judgment OF thu, department u.
I &. {. Baker. " no IS assuming I ar
y prove claims drawn ior state an
4 county highway construction, {, NJ
, qualified as an engineer under d
81 laws OF the state, and therefore h'
81 no authority 10 act or 10 assume
c as county engineer OF Carte
{ county, Oklahoma
"'You are hereby notified 90 i,,u
. no warrants on and after receipt hcrt
OF. except on strict compliance Wi,
the foregoing statute.
" Respectfully yours. tSignet
Fred Parkinson. state examiner
Parkinson followed this leut
E with a poJsonal visit OF mSpeCtlo
! that resulted IN the discovery tn,
Baker had. it is said, illegally al
proved claims to,aling S0OOuO, an
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