Show vv AGAINST ROAD BOARD CHANGES CHANCES Directors of the Ogden chapter ot of the American Association of Engineers Engineer at a meeting held late Wednesday placed themselves un- un unanImously unanimously un unanimously on record as opposing any changes chang's for br political reasons only In the personnel of ot the Utah tate state road commissions commission engineer engineer- engineerIng engineering ing leg force torce and authorized the fol- fol following following fol following lowing resolution e Whereas Vh rens It has has become cur cur- currently currently cur currently reported In the dally daily press and elsewhere that a change is to tobe tobe tobe be made In the office orrice of chief en- en en engineer Ineer of the Utah state road com corn commission commission mission and Whereas It has hu been reported that several other changes In personnel of ot the highway de- de department de department were contemplated all allot ot of such such changes being by reason ot of the known or assumed political leanings of oC the and Whereas The law establishing the present state road commIssion as a partisan bl and presumablY board bond recognizes that political affiliation Is not the prop prop- propel proper el er or test of ot an fitness for tor forthe the position to which he Is ap- ap appointed appointed ap appointed pointed that removals for such reason are costly to the people of the state as Is well welt known from prevIous experience that no busi bust business business ness nest Institution disrupts Its organ organ- organIzation organization organization In this manner and that such tuch a system applied to public employee and nd especially to protes- protes professional and technical positions Is contrary to the best Int Interests rests ot of the taxpayer and the general pub pub- public pub public lic lie Therefore It is 1 hereby resolved that the Ogden chapter of ot the American Association of at Engineers through its board of ot directors Is opposed to all changes and re- re removals re removals morals for tor political reasons ot of public in technical tion and that the governing board ot of the Engineering council of ot Utah be requested to make representations representations representations and present resolutions to the governor of ot the state and to the members of ot the the state road com corn commission mission mission tending to prevent such changes and removals also Resolved That a a representative e or of the Ogden chapter and its boat d dof ot of directors attend a meeting ot of representatives of ot the member so- so societies societies so societies of the Engineering council o of Utah and Its itt governing board Instructed to present a copy or of those re resolutions and the wishes of the chapter r as ns regards regard the above subject and that a 0 a copy be sent Int to the other r engineering and Interested bodies In the state |