The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-29
Honolulu, October %, 1902.

HOnoluIu October 81 1902
Hon. s. r. Dole. Governor Territory Of
Hawaii
SiTNT have to acl,nowIedpe recent
of vour communication of the 25th.
inst at the hands of a messenger and
afte,, tba usual office hours. relating TO
matter contained in vour letter To me
of the 21st inst and to NV interview
Win vourseIf and Secretary Cooper
and asking questions.
/ an regard TO the three thousand
dollars received by you from Messrs
7. II. Davies & Co. in connection with
the cancellation of their lease Of a Hilo
business lot
,. Il understand from you at the IN
terview, that you had rec entity Ieceiv-
ed payments on account of lani sales
which money had not been entered in
the Office as government reallzatlonS
and had in fact not been entered at all
in the Office"
In answer to the foregoing man
questions, l have to state that l reel
| they can be properly answered by me
! but, the subdivision of each are. 10
my view, highly improper ana lead to
the belief that they were formulated in
haste and not with the regard due TO
my official position and powers ana as
an associate cabinet officer.
| In answer to the matter contained II
your letter of the list inst, L Deg
/ leave to state that in compliance WIN
your simple request" I have carefully
avoided for the time being, from all in
reference with Secretary Cooper in his
exercise of such authority, but L by no
means acknowledge any Legality or
| right in this assumption OF my duae]
| and powers as Superlntenueht or PUP
| lie Works; that this is IN accord with
your own, Sir, note in your address TO
me by my official title.
To the first question l respectfully
desire to say, in answer that: The sum
! of three thousand dollars was received
bv me from Messrs. 7. Il. Davies &
| Co. was duly receipted for by me as
SUPERINTENDENT of Public Works and
entry made thereof NV official letter
book which has been placed before the
public without my knowledge or con-
sent. explains the status of the work
up to a few days before / left Oh nly
| vacation TO the Coast. so there can be
no question to answer relative ID con-
cealment or evasion. That it is prob
able the transaction is misunderstood
appears in your quotation lin Connec-
| ton with the cancellation of their lease
of a Hilo business lot as the condition
of the deposit was very plainly shown
by my receipt, to which l respectfully
refer you, the money was received by
me to be expended for the Improves
ment and extension of Bridge street,
Hilo, Hawaii AS superintendent o.
Public Works, L would not nave peen
| faithful to my otllclal trust II h&u
! permitted the construction, approval OIL
the work and expenditures OF money
thereon other than through myset IN
my official capacity. 10 hnd a proper
placement OF the amount to nave II
available Tor the special purpose pro-
| posed, deVolved on me personally, not
upon any clerk of mine, nor any other
member of the government.
| The money could not be made gov
eminent realization 1t could not nave
! been deposited with either the ltegis-
! trar or the Auditor as special fund,
my office could not be made banking
| house, so the money was properly