The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-27
ERMATINCER URGES BOARD TO
OBSERVE CHANGES IN SYSTEM
Deposed Highway Commission
Secretary Ends Official
Work Last Night
ASKED FOR FORMAL NOTICE
Members Of Highway Commits
sion to inspect Oh Roads
in Idaho Soon

J. J. Ermatinger last night retired
from active service q secretary Of the
state highway department.
Removed BY the commission yes
tcrday. effective May l, Ermatinger
received no formal notice Of the com.
missions action until late yesterday
afternoon.
just as the commission adjourned
Ermatingcr asked II they had taken
action In his case and was told that
they had decided TO remove him. He
asked to BE- relieved Of his duties at
once and the request was granted.
He will be paid up 10 May I.
Forced 10 Ak
Ermatinger said last night that he
regretted having to ask the commits
sion for information In the case and
expressed regret that he had been
forced to ask for formal notification.
The intention Of the commission,
as disclosed by the record. was to
have H. G. Frahm. chief engineer.
who also will handle the work Of Sec
retary, notify Ermatinger Of his re-
moval by serving upon him q copy
Of the minutes.
Ermatinger said he might issue q
formal statement with reference to
hts removal 1t later date.
Meanwhile, he said, he Is not sorry
to leave. He feels that to has done
his part to put the highway depart
ment on q sound business basis and
Is content.
II feel that the changes which
have effected In some Of the prac-
tices Of the department should be
Of benefit to 1t II continued" he said.
AN accounting system has been in
stalled. which, II continued and prop
erly operated, will furnish the COM
mission with all the information It
needs to keep Z close check on its
operations. II the commissioners
will only use this information they
will find themselves In position to
do . constructive work for the de-
partment and the people OF the state
II they ignore the facts as shown BY
the actual figures they will have dif-
iiculty In improving the situations ir
the department which need. correc-
tion."
Inspect Idaho Reads
| At the meeting yesterday It VA
decided that COMMISSIONS I. J. Moe
Valley City, and J. A. Dinnie, Grand
Forks, together with two engineer
of the department, will make trir
to Idaho early In May to inspect .
new system Of oiling roads IN ust
There.
Crawling projects in Cass anc
Pembina counties were held UP pend
in9 = decision ~ to whether the nev
oiling system shall be used on them
The department already has som'
oiling projects Of the Idaho type ant
engineers said they are favorably I'M
; pressed with the results. The project
held up are IL miles north Of Gas
. Selton on highway No. 10 and 13'
, miles between Emerson and Joltettt
|, on federal highway No. 81.
Gravel contracts awarded yesterda.
we're Pierce county, lis miles nortl
. from Rugby on highway No. 2. =. J
Maloney, Madison, 8. D.. 4l7.o26.23.
!, Mclean county, 1872 miles on No.
north from Washburn and No. Z cas-
, from Underwood. E. ]. Maloney. $l7.
/ 53o.3l. s,
II Mclean county. 1853 miles nortl
!. from Underwood on highway No.
Martin Joyce. Brandon, s. D., $2S.
!, 450.53.
ward county, 80 miles north fror
!, Kenmare on highway No. 3. Marti
/ Joyce. 39Oll.14. Trail county. II.
! miles west from Mayville on high
= way No. Z. Interstate Constructio
! company, Aberdeen. 8. D.. $24,678.3'