The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-11-25

af,nt t0 iako charge q che Department
lf pubur works during the abseH.e oi
ST. u Boyd
Thia letter Nas delivered to ~
81 Iursf yesterday afternoon.
Very respectfully
t-Ign,lJ ALEX. -. HAWEs. JR.
Secretary 90 the Governor.
Upon the discovery ~ shortages lr
the cash u the public Works ONCE J
ordered an investigation of the accounts
of the office by the Deputy Auditor and
his reports showed a condition Of things
in such accounts that reflected Iu my
opinion upon the integrity or compe.
tency II the Superintendent. As such
Investigations were not completed 81
the time Mr.. Boyd was expects. to ar
rive In Honolulu on his return from San
Francisco. about October q or 22d,
sent him a letter of which the follow
ing Ii copy. to be delivered to him
upon his arrival in Honolulu:
Honolulu, T. H.. oct 2lst, 1902.
AIR. James II. Boyd, Superintendent OF
Public Works. Honolulu. 7. II.
Sir:-During your absence from ths
Territory matters have come to light in
the Department of Public Works which
| in connection with the absence of the
| Treasurer, who was deputed by you u
attend to your official duties, made 1t
necessary for me to take charge Of the
work OF the Department.
| / have placed Mr.. Henry f.. Cooper
in charge as my agent and personal
| representative to exercise the powers
and discharge the duties of the posi-
| zion Of Superintendent of Public Works
and have instituted an investigation Of
| the accounts of the Department. which
| Investigation is not yet completed ard
which has developed some matters af-
fecting your management of the Office
requiring an explanation from you.
Pending such investigation ana eX-
planation, l deem 1t my duty in the
| public interests to retain charge of the
| office and have authorized Mr.. Cooper
| to continue to exercise the powers ard
discharge the duties appertaning %
! the Superintendent of Public Works un-
| til further notice.
| | request and require you to abstain
for the time being from all interference
with Mr.. Cooper in his exercise of such
authority, and desire you to meet me
| at the Executive Chambers as soon as
may be, that YOU may hear the matters
referred to affecting your administra-
,ion of the Office and requiring expla-
nation as aforesaid.
Very respectfully,
! (Sigped) SANFORD b. DOLE.
On the same day l delivered to Mr..
Cooper letter of which the following
is a. copy, continuing him in charge of
the Public Works Office until further
notice:
Honolulu, T. H., Oct. 2lst, 1902.
Mr.. Henry f. Cooper.
Sir:-R eferring to my letter of Octo.
Der lst requesting you to assume and
discharge the duties and exercise the
powers of the Superintendent of Public
Works, as my agent and personal rep
resentative during my pleasure and the
absence Of Mr.. James II. Boyd from the
Territory" l now request you to con-
tinue to exercise such authority and
discharge such duties until further no.
tice, even though Mr.. James II. Boyd
shall in the meantime return to the
Territory.
Very respectfully,
| (Signad) SANFORD B. DOLE.
Mr.. Boyd arrived on the morning OF
the 22d, and during the day met Mr.
Cooper and myself at which interview
the matter of $4,000 received by him from
MCssrs. Il. II. Davies x Co. for the
cancellation of a lease of a Hilo busi-
ness lot and not entered in the office
accounts nor deposited as a government
realization, was discussed. This money
was received upon an understanding
between Mr.. Boyd and Messrs. T. II
| Davies & Co. that it should be expended
for the Improvement and extension OF
| Bridge street in Hilo, and Mr.. Boyd eX-
planned that under such agreement he
felt obliged to treat it is a special fund
and not pass 1t through the regular
accounts and cash deposits of the office
1t further transpired at the interview
in question that certain moneys for land
sales in the Public Works Department
had been received by Mr.. Boyd which
had not been entered in the genera
books of the office nor deposited with
the cash, but had been kept in n specia
book under his own control and super
vision. Mr.. Boyd admitted that this
was irregular and asked for an oppor'
tunity to balance this book and make
a statement of the account.
ON the 25th of October 1 forwarded
a letter to Mr.. Boyd making inquiries
in regard to some of the matters
brought up at the said interview, OF
which the following is n copy:
Honolulu, T. II. oct. 25th, 1902.
Mr.. James II. Boyd, Superintendent OF
Publlc Works, Honolulu, Il. II.
Sir Referring to my letter to yor
of October 2lst and your interview with
Mr.. Cooper and me of October 22d,
desire to ask you the following ques-
tlons:
l. In regard TO the three Thousand
dollars received by you from Messrs
T. H. Davies x Co., in connection Will
the cancellation of their lease of HilC
business lot: (a) What have you done
with this money since receiving it" Oh
Where has II been kept? (c) If depos-
ited with any outside party or bank OF
what account was il deposited and with
what party or bank? Please make i'm
mediate payment of this three thou
sand dollars To the office of the Public
| Works Dppartmeut