Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-22

dilOWeQ u ehteIlO lOT years uOE
was any blame placed on any one.
Dismissed for misconduct were
Herbert Lyness of 3709 Richton
avenue, Alex Rovin of 3711 Webb
avenue, Archie Gordon Of 3081
Oakman, and Emmett S. Cunning.
ham OF 2219 MacDougall avenue.
All were tract verifiers, appointed
in the Summer of 1884. q
MISSED EOS DAYS
The report, covering all en-
ployes in the department, showed
that Lyness missed 293 full days
work and was late 291 times. It
was discovered he was working
part-time in various shoe stores
as a clerk, the report stated.
In 1889. it was charged that
practically every Saturday of the
year Lyness acted in the capacity
of shoe clerk for a firm and re-
ceived pay each week for his serv.
ices" -
On July 26, 1871, ii was pointed
out, Lyness checked into the of
flee at 11:53 a. m, and checked
out at 1901 p. m. It was shown
that on numerous other days he
checked out before quitting time.
Rovin, who was i'll a great deal.
lost 957 days in the eight-year
period and was late 167 times. He
spent much time in Herman Kiefer
Hospital, the report stated, and
has furnished certificates from his
doctor covering part of his abb
sences.
~ TARDY MARKS
Emmett Cunningham. who now
lis on his annual vacation, failed
to appear for work 2041s days.
giving illness as the reason. The
records show u tardy marks
against him.
Gordon has averaged "a absent
days per year for his term Of en-
ployment but has never been
tardy. He has missed 194h days
in the period, giving illness as the
reason. All four presented affi-
davits from their doctors covering
part of their missing days. :.
John F. Sweeney, superintend-
ent of the tract index department
for the past 10 years, and county
employe since 1914, said that
while he knew of all the absences.
he did not have the power to hire
and fire, the employees being app
pointed by the board members.
II made a daily report on thu
employees to the auditors" he
explained, land 1 thought IL was
up to them to do something
about II. L never specifically
mentioned any employee to them
as being absent too often, but I
was always reprimanding the
men myself"
SAYS HE BELIEVED THEM
Sweeney said he believed them
when they said they were i'll. He
said:
There was n report made to
me that Lyness was working In
shoe store this year on . day
he had taken OF rs q religious
holiday, and i reported IL to TIE
board. / never heard anything
after that about what they did.
Lyness and Rovin were The
worst offenders In tho Depart
ment. Gordon refused 70 taxa
orders from me and = numh6P
Of times Cunningham coun1 net
be found, although She hal (;
checked In for work In IT,
morning." added Sweeney.
CUSTER OVER PROTESTS
The meeting was held and tn
custer ordered over the protests
OF Edward II. Williams, one Of the
auditors, who sought to have tlbo
hearing postponed. II was alno
over his objections that Sweenev
was called in TO the meeting ana
asked his opinion on what oetj6n
was necessary clean up In
department.
Fired earlier this week wera
John J. Jurewicz and Edward y.
Milewski. Jurewicz was chaYee6
with operating a contracting but
ness partly on time and MiIews)d
was fired for nsubordinati ton Over
remarks he il said TO have mo6o
TO county officials about the -
vestigation.