The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-18
INFORMATION TO Be FILED TO-DAY
COMMANDER CHARGED VITA
WORKING CARPENTERS ONE
HOUR OVERTIME.
Regarded as Serious Matter BY
Local Builders and Federal Court
win Sc Asked to Take It Up
Meeting On Subject.

An Information OF a rather serious
nature viii likely be lodged before the
Federal grand jury today against
Commandant Merry. OF the United
states naval station The charge In
brief IS that Captain Merry has allow.
ed carpenters under his jurisdiction 10
Work overtime, 10 wit. nine hours a
day. the law prescribing eight hours.
The trouble springs from the EN-.
ployment OF Japanese BY Contractor
Campbell. who has the contract 10
erect the watchman's cottage on the
naval reservation. Campbell was Civ
en- the contract by regular award By
the then head OF the naval station
here He engaged with Japanese 20
put up the building and fulfll his
contract. The Japanese. or sub-con-
tractors were required TO work nine
in place OF eight hours a day.
a meeting OF the Master Builders
Association was held yesterday at
which Il was decided to proceed
against Captain Merry. Prior TO this
meeting the commandant had been
interviewed and replied with some We
hsmence that he had moth ng to DO
with the matter and that the contrac-
tor could work his men twenty hours
j day II he saw fit. His attention was
called to the experience Of Captain
Glass at Mare Island. In which the
responsibility for an eight hour day
was fixed upon the commanding Off
Ger. and similar incidents in other
navy yards. These accounts made no
difference. The commandant was OBJ
durate.
At the meeting held yesterday the
Master Builders decided to proceed
directly against Commander Merry.
A committee OF one consisting OF T.
A. Pettus. was appointed 70 draft and
submit the requisite information 20
the grand jury This information will
likely be filed today II the case sticks
Commander Merry will b. required TO
appear before Judge Estee 70 answer
to the charges preferred.
When the watchman's cottage was
started on the naval reservation there
was kick from the builders on the
ground that il was being constructed
by japanese. Contractor Campbell
denied that he had sub-let the con
tract 10 Asiatics. but be that as II
may. Asiatics put up the building and.
according to the Master Builders AS
ISOLATION worked nine hours a day In
doing so.
At the meeting held yesterday there
were some red-hot speeches in re-
gard to the matter. ANYTHING but a
spirit developed when the an
swer Of Commandant Merry. to the
effect that he had nothing to do with
the overtime on the naval station
grounds. was repeated. After very
little speech-making Il was decided 70
lay the matter at once before the
grand jury.
The following are the men and
firms concerned in the proceedings
against Captain Merry:
John Ouderkirk. Fred Harrison.
Sym T. Patv. F. W. Kern. Mcdonald
& Langston. The Concrete Construc-
ion Co. Geo. NJ Cook. J B. Cogs-
we'll. John Bowler. T. A. Pettus wm.
Dunbar. Lucas Bros. 2 ]. Wilhelm.
]. A. Hopper. Victor HoHmaun J n.
Craig. D. l. Davis. A. Harrison Miii
Co. Ltd. Wm- Muteh. II l. Kerr &
70. F. w Beardslee Wm. Wagner.
H. F. Bertlemann. Pacific Mill Co.
?. II. Redward.