Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-17
One Of Accused
Car Inspectors
Tries 10 Resign
Keneipp PIuns No
Immediate Action;
9 Face Dismissal

Immeol0re ACTION.
9 Face Dismissal
One of the nine automobile In
spectors threatened with dismissal
because of faulty inspection Of
cars has submitted his resigna-
ton. but Traffic Director George
E. Keneipp said no immediate
action will be taken toward ac-
cepting it.
The resignation came from
Charles j. Koch, 1923 Queens street,
Alexandria. Director Keneipp said
that, since Mr.. Koch's case is
pending before the Commissioners,
he is taking no action at present
on the letter.
Rumors that other designations
were forthcoming, however, re-
manned merely rumors, as Mr..
keneipp said he had no knowl-
edge of them.
The Commissioners told the
nine by registered letter yesterday
that they will be fired in 80 days
II they can't give a satisfactory
explanation Of their actions. The
letters listed the charges against
each man.
Dates, Cars Cited.
The letters were specific as tn
dates, motor and registration
numbers of cars inspected and the
models Of the cars. The letters
said the cars were approved con-
|trary to inspection regulations,
The inspections ranged from
March to late May of this year.
Cars suspected of having been
approved without proper attention
to regulations were given a second
inspection, this time at the North
east station. The nine men against
whom the charges were placed
worked at the Southwest station.
The Commissioners today grant,
ed Leo A. Rover, attorney repre-.
senting seven of the men. pefmis-
sion to see the records of both the
first and second inspections made
OF the automobiles involved in the
charges.
Specific Charges.
The specific charges against
each OF the men showed these
alleged violations of inspection
regulations:
Fred B. Maddox, 81 Ford drive.
FAIR Haven, Acknowledgment 20.
car with clouded door glass, ragged
fender, loose bumper, faulty head
lights and bad brakes; April 20.
loose steering wheel: May 8, rear
stop light out; May 9, rear stop
light out and right vent glass miss
ing; May 10. cracked vent glass.
loose bumper, poor steering align
ment. faulty windshield wipers
land bad brakes.
William N. Boswell, 1903 Merri.
mack avenue, HyattSville. Md
April IL, cracked front door glass.
faulty windshield wiper; April Is.
torn tenders, loose bumper, poor
steering alignment, smoking en-
lgine; April Is, cracked door vent.
worn steering assembly, leaky
muller. cracked windshield; April
I26, vent glass cracked, fender torn
and bad brakes.
Also May 8. rear stop light out;
door glass cracked, smoking en-
llgine. faulty windshield wipers,
bad brakes; May IA, loose steering
and leaky mufder; May IA, door
'iglass discolored, loose bumper,
bad brakes, torn floor covering;
MAY Is, vent glass cracked, steer
ling alignment of, bad brakes:
MAY 81, door glass cracked, fen
Iders broken, bad headlamps.
Other Charges.
Leroy c. Hoover, 4729 Sixty
/, eighth avenue, Defense Heights,
IMd.-April 5, bad headlamps, poor
steering; May 8, defective steer
ing; May 8, defective hood latch,
bad brakes; May 10. bad tail light,
. door glass cracked, running board
!, bad, loose bumper, bad headlights,
.lpoor steering alignment, bad
brakes, rusted floor; May 10, poor
headlights: May 10, loose bumper,
,lpoor steering alignment, bad
brakes. torn floor covering.
Harold H. Long, 26 Blackhawk
drive, Forest Heights. Md.-April
Is, bad bumpers, poor headlights.
poor steering alignment, bad
brakes, torn floor covering; April
bad brakes; May 10, rear tag
light bad, windshield cracked, bad
brakes.
Mr.. Koch-March 8, rear lights
Iout, tenders torn, loose bumpers,
Cracked windshield, bad brakes.
broken flooring; May Is. steering
ASSEMBLY bad, bad tire.
Andrew C. Newman, 3010 Daw-
lson avenue, Silver Spring, Md
!, April 80, poor steering; May IA,
! poor steering; May %. torn fen
. der, broken hood catch. poor steer
ling, bad brakes: May %, bad
brakes.
Henry R. Magruder, ST., 1923
Vista street N.E.-April 80, steer
, ling alignment bad, windshield
swipers not working, bad brakes.
:. Charles H. Violette, / East
lLuray avenue, Alexandria, Va
MAY IA, faulty windshield wipers,
bad brakes; May Is. stop lights
, Iout. rear lights out, side door
lIglass cloudy: poor headlights,
faulty windshield wipers, bad
brakes.
/ James H. Johnson, 4030 Thirty
fourth street, Mount Rainier, Md.
March 8, poor steering; May 8.
steering bad, bad brakes, floor