The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-30
PAYROLLS TIED UP BY
JAMES H, BOYD'S
ABSENCE
s2S, 900 OF SEPTEMBER SALARIES
IN PUBLIC WORKS DEPART
MENT CANNOT BE PAID-TEM-
PORARY APPOINTMENT.

Jimmy Boyd was probably never as
much wanted a man as he was today.
There was weeping and wailing and
gnashing of teeth in every bureau un-
der the Public Works Department.
Large quantities of shoe leather and
some hack hire was wasted by several
score of people who went to the Capitol
today expecting to get their pay for the
month of September and didn't get 1t.
There are $2S,OOO of payrolls tied up
by the absence of Superintendent of
Public Works James H. Boyd. If he
does not return by the Ventura tomor-
row it is announced that a temporary
appointment of Superintendent of
Public Works will be made, so that
these payrolls can be approved and
the employees affected get their Sep
tember salaries next Saturday.
Every bureau in the Public Works
Department is affected so far as con-
Germs salaries on payrolls, that is all
salaries not specifically appropriated.
This includes the employees of the street
department, the fire department, the
water works, the public grounds, the
pilots and the pilot boat crew, the cleo
srical employees, in short all payrolls in
the Public Works Department not spe-
cially appropriated.
Today was the regular monthly pay
DAY IOF government elllDlOytS. II was
an unusually busy day at the Auditor s
office and the treasury. Ordinarily the
payrolls are made up and the warrants
prepared and distributed to the depart
ments through which they are paid by
the Auditors Department, a day or two
before the last day of the month. on
account of the troubles which the Au-
ditor, and in consequence the Auditor S
Department has been having of late,
,fe xrrg,- nnt 1An tnIo nd oh in
dividual entitled to a warrant had to
personally appear at the Auditors Of
flee and get his warrant and sign re-
ceipt for it and then take IL Gcvp ia
the treasury and get it cashed. This
brought an unusually large number of
people to the Capitol this morning for
most of the employees of the govern
ment come early for their pay.
Dozens however, came without get
ting pay. Few of the employees affect
. ed by the absence of Boyd had been
I notified of the difficulty the payrolls
were in, and they kept coming for their
warrants. The Auditors office had a
busy time explaining the situation to
the men, who for the most part took
the situation with good part.
The salary warrants were all signed
by Deputy Auditor Henry G. Meyers
as Acting Auditor. SO far as known
the only September salary warrant
that was not called for was that of
Auditor Austin. Up to noon he had not
called for his September salary war
rant; perhaps he intends to draw il
himself. 1t is suggested that if he in
tends to make the question of whe thel
ne shall be paid his salary for the
whole month of September or only for
that part of the month up to the time
of his suspension by the Governor, a
test matter to bring the whole subject
before the courts, it may lead to curl
Gus con. .binations. If he demands a
warrant for the whole months salary
from Acting Auditor Meyers it will be
an acknowledgment that he himself
really is suspended and that Meyer is
in the position of right. He canno'
draw a warrant himself because he
cannot get to his office.
The tie-up of these $4,000 Of payroll;
is one OF the unexpected consequences
of the aDscOndng of Treasurer Wright
When Boyd left for the coast with his
wife he made an arrangement will
Wright by which the latter was to bt
the Acting superintendent of Public
Works. But Wright quit the job JUS
at an unfortunate time for large
number of government employees.