The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-01
OUT
OF HIS JOB
Health Board Accepts
Resignation.
NO TINE WASTED OVER II
FereiFa Says Inspector Tried to Coeree
Him Into Pstronizins
Trust.


job. His resignation was accepted by
The Board of Health yesterday and the
fat sinecure is lost to Duffy forever.
Civil Engineer Kane, who has been as
sistant to Engineer Edwards in charge
of the new sewer work for the Govern
rient. has been appointed assistant to
the plumbing inspector who will be
named to succeed Duffy.
1t took but moment for the Board
tc wipe Duffy's name off the slate once
/. was brought up. His letter OF resig-
nation was read when yesterdays ses-
SION of the Board opened. a motion was
made that 1t be accepted. was heartily
seconded, and Duffy was out in the
cold world to hoe his own row.
Duffy will get into business for him
self at once That is he will come out
into plain view as a contracting plumb
er and whereas in the past, while an
cmploye of the Board of Health, he has
thrown work into the hands of his
friends, he now will hustle vigorously
for himself.
Duffy has been repeatedly charg-
ed with attempting to coerce
householders into patronizing those
example of this came to light yester-
day when f. G.. Ferreira came to the
Advertiser Office and told OF his expe-
riences with Duffy.
Mr.. Ferreira has house on Keeau-
moku street near Wilder avenue. He
went to Emmeluth to buy some plumb
ing goods. That firm refused to sell un-
less they were given the job to put in
the work. At the Pacific Hardware
Company they told him they would sell
the goods to him through a member of
the trust. IL they sold to him they
would be liable to "a fine by the ASSOC
cation of which they declared them
selves a member.
II first went to Emmeluth because
he had done some work for me-" said
Ferreira. Il asked for figures on a
patent closet. They gave me the fig
ures but said they would not sell to me
unless / would agree to let them have
the job of installing it. AT the Pacific
Hardware Company l was told 1 could
tuy the closet through one of the mem
beers OF the trust. but they could not sell
to me personally as they would be SUD-
ject to a fine by the association of
which they were member.
Then l went to Sing Chan Company
on King street. They had closet out
tit, the price OF which was 50 more
than asked by the trust firms. How
eTer. 1 made UP my mind to buy 1t even
81. the higher price as 1 had Intended
giving the job of placing it in my house
to- a Portuguese friend of mine who
was both a plumber and timer, and
had at one time worked for Emmeluth.
He was not. however, a member of the
plumbers trust. This plumber / could
get to work for me for $3.50 day and
although the price of the closet was
higher at Sing CHAINS, figured that 1
could make big saving I'm labor.
Il sought Plumbing Inspector Duffy
and asked for a permit to do the plumb
irg. He asked me who was going to
dc the job. 1 told him of my Portu-
euese friend. Duffy then told me that
if j had the fixtures put in by my
friend he would have it all torn out.
i tell you what you can do, get the
work done by England or Gehring. &
Butzke, they'll do 1t all right said
Duffy to me. / told him I would rather
pay the So extra for the closet and
save money on the labor by employing
the Portuguese plumber. l told him l
could save about $40 all told that way
He said he would not permit me to do
that. He did not refuse to give me a
permit. but said he would refuse to ac-
cept the job when done. Then ! said.
Well, guess cannot get it done that
way, / SUPPOSE He said, OF course
not
He was very pointed in telling me
to have the work done by England or
Gehring & Butzke. The result has been
that ! have been compelled to get the
work done by other parties who belong
10 the trust"