Evening star., 1955-07-12
|DuPreLaWyer
Sees D. Men
In Land Sales
Request Is Filed
For Hearing for
Suspended offieiol

y
missioner Of personnel for a
public hearing on the charges
lagainst Mr.. Du Pre-, who was
assistant right-of-way engineer
flor new Route $40. the inter-
county belt freeway and two
lother roads projects in nearby
Maryland. Mr.. Du Pre- lives In
bethesda.
Hearing May Come In Week
The personnel commissioner,
Russell S. Davis, said he will
TRY to arrange the hearing for
sometime next week. He will de-
Icide whether Mr.. Du Pre- should
be dismissed or reinstated.
Mr.. 'Tabler's hearing request
also contained, he said. a gen.
leral denial Of the three specific
counts listed against Mr.. Du Pre-
In formal charges sent to the
personnel commissioner by the
roads commission yesterday.
The charges were prepared by
Joseph d. Buscher. an assistant
attorney general who handles
legal affairs for the commission.
A general charge Of conduct as
to bring the State Roads Com
mission and the classified serv-
ice into public disrepute" was
followed by these three specific
counts:
II. On or about June o, 1855.
Mr.. Dyke Cullum Of Montgomery
County. Md, In the presence Of
James r. Miller, attorney, in
formed Mr.. Joseph D. Buscher,
special assistant attorney gen.
leral for the State Roads Com
mission. that on several occa-
sions during the past three years,
Mr.. Du Pre- had suggested that II
he. Mr.. Du Pre-, furnished Ger.
tain Information relative to pro-
posed road locations; and II.
acting upon Mr.. Du Pres recon-
mendations, Mr.. Cullum should
purchase property in the Vi
cinity Of proposed road locations
and II such property should be
enhanced in value and later sold
for q profit, that Mr.. Du Pre-
would share in the profits.
%. On October 8. 1854. Mr..
Du Pre- took an option from John
lB. Hudson and Dorothy Hudson.
his wife, for the purchase Of
property located at 1914 Con-
necticut avenue, Montgomery
County, for $26.500. which he
recommended that the State
Roads Commission approve. The
option was subsequently ap-
proved by the State Roads Com
mission and the conveyance con-
sumated. Mr.. John B. Hudson,
on or about September 30. ac-
ltually entered into q contract
to purchase and. subsequently,
purchased said property at a
substantially less price than the
price paid by the State Roads
Commission. Mr.. Du Pres ac-
ltion, in recommending that the
commission purchase the prop
lerty at the price Of $26,500. re-
suited In the commission pay
ling substantially more for the
property than it could have been
purchased for had Mr.. Du Pre-
exercised proper judgment in
handling this transaction.
Call ON Basiliko Claimed
IS. On or about July 6, 1855,
Mr.. Francis DeSalles Alexander
appeared before the State Roads
Commission and stated that dur
ing 1862 and 1853, while he was
working for MIR. John Basiliko,
trading as Basile Realty Co. Of
Washington, that Mr.. Du Pre-
Ifrequented the Office Of his en-
lployer on several occasions and
brought with him certain State
Roads Commission plats which
he discussed with Mr.. Basiliko.
Mr.. John Basiliko has several
brothers, also in the real estate
business in Washington. He
stated that he was told by Mr..
Basiliko that Mr.. .Du Pre- had
given Mr.. Basiliko certain In
formation relative to proposed
State roads locations; that he
further stated that he had been
told by Mr.. Basiliko that, as a
result Of information furnished
by Mr.. Du Pre-, Mr.. Basiliko had
purchased or caused to be pur-
chased, certain real estate In
Montgomery County in the
vicinity Of the proposed roads
land, as q result. profits were
made on the transactions when
the State Roads Commission
purchased rights Of way through
1.-THE land in question. He, Mr.,
Alexander, also stated that he
had been told by one Of the
Messrs. Basiliko that Mr.. Du Pre-
was to share in the profits from
1.-THE sale Of the real estate In
volved for furnishing informa-
ton as to the locations Of pro-
posed roads in Montgomery
County"
IN. 6. GiImer to Retire
JAS State Controller
RICHMOND, Va. July 10 up.
State Controller Henry q.
Gilmer has announced his de-
lcisi,y, IN Yetira affartiva Ati0tfef