Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-02-23
ENGINEER HAYMAN
SUMMAR|LY DISMISSED
BY COUNTY BOARD

ever. that the testimony should not be
given out except by order OF the
Board. This vas in conflict with a
statement by Mr. Hayman that he had
personally secured the stenographer
and that the transcript OF the record
was his own property II seems, how
ever. that both sides had secured the
same stenographer.
II was announced following the exc
cutive session that the Board had de-
cided 10 dismiss Mr.. Hayman. The
vote on this. IL was stated, was four
to three, the majority being those who
have heretofore been acting in con-
junction in the matter. namely, Com
missi0ners Barber. Kelly. Watts and
Brlce: and with Commissioners Wal
ton, Carr and Duvall voting in the
negative
This same lineup prevailed on
every vote. except on specifications D
and Of the charges. relating 10 filing
reports. as To which two items the
vote was unanimous TO sustain them.
The minority Commissioners. however.
held that these two subjects were
more matters OF routine than other
wise and in no way justified remova
from Office for malfeasance.
Charges And Answers
Mr. Hsyman answers the charges.
seriatim. as follows:
81 CHARGE Failed To properly
supervise the work on the Roads.
ANSWER This charge is SO gen
eral that almost anything can lie
brought up, and ! do not think ii
comes within the provision OF the
law. which reads. that the complaint
shall state specifically what is charg
ed This does not give a fair notice
or opportunity TO prepare a defense.
In any event IL is not true. have
served this county as Road Engineer
Tor ~ years and months, have
no other means OF support and have
devoted my entire time and attention
To this work. ! may not have visited
certain sections OF the county as often
as some persons in those sections
thought | should. but have always
given my attention where the most
important work was being done and
naturally could not be at two places
at one time This can be substantiated
by any number of contractors and
others who have done work for the
county
20. CHARGE Purchased material
In the name of the county without
having made requsition upon the
County Commissioners therefore and
scouting their written approval there
fore
ANSWER: This has been done
for a number of years. until in De-
cember your board passed an order
that ] should live up To the Road Law.
aud this was the only thing To which
my attention was called. Since that
time ! have put in acquisitions for
needed materials and they have been
passed by your Board.
'"ln recent years the Commission
ers prior TO your Board. have consil-
cred this provision in the law more
of a check on an Engineer in case
Of necessity than anything else. So
long as ] purchased materials in rea-
sonahle amounts. dealt fairly for the
county, and made the best bargains |
could. the County Commissioners have
been satisfied. The County Commits
sioners as a Board, and the individual
members thereof. have asked me to
buy materials from time to time. and
the formality of requistion was not
considered necessary.
Some members OF the present
Board have not followed this provis-
ion OF the law, even since you passed
an order that the Road Law should
be lived up to- Examples of this are
as follows: Mr. Barber directed An
drew krause To furnish gasoline in