The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-03-24

the money allotted to his department
by the Legislature, as well as other
funds, was disposed Of, is told Of in two
lengthy and complete reports filed by
| l.. c. Ables, accountant, with the Srf-
ate Committee on Public Expenditures es,
which were read in the Senate yester-
| day. One report had to do with the
shortages of various officials, including
that of Charles Wilcox. The other
dealt with the princely manner in
which Road Engineer Robert n. Boyd
and Frank Godfrey, a special repre-
sentative, spent public money while on
| tours of inspection on other islands.
The report covering the Public Works
shortages, is as follows:
THE PAYROLL ITEMS.
Honolulu, March II, 1908.
Hon. ]. ID. Paris, Chairman Committee
on Public Expenditures.
Dear Sir: / beg to make report here
| with as to the items amounting to
s2337S5, a shortage in the office of Su-
perintendent of Public Works during
the administration of b. II. Wright
when employed as chief clerk, being the
same items now recommended by the
Governor under special Message to the
Legislature under the head of appro-
priation for unpaid bills, included in his
| message under date of Feb. 2S, 1908, the
same being there included under item
of Roads and Bridges, Fourth District;
| find upon examination that warrants
for these amounts have been drawn by
the Auditor and that payrolls for the
same are now on file in his office prop
erly receipted; that the warrants have
been paid by the Treasury Department.
In view of these facts am of the opin-
ion that the same can not be properly
classed as unpaid bills, but must be
paid by special appropriation for that
purpose.
The facts relative to those amounts
l find to be as follows:
B. II. wRIGHTs SHORTAGE.
Copy from letter of Fl. f. Cooper,
Supt. of Public Works, to Gov. Dole,
dated Feb. 13, 1908.
Payroll June 80 Kealaakaiole to
Boundary of Lihue ............s 475.65
Payroll June 80 Kealaakaiole to
Boundary of Lihue ............ 359.10
Payroll July 80 Kealaakaiole to
Boundary of Lihue. ........... 424.10
Payroll June 30 Complete Road
Pahala to Volcano House,. 275.00
Payroll June 30 Completion
Road Huehue to Boundary
South kohala ................. 5000
Payroll June 80 Completion
Road Huehue to Boundary
South kohala =. .............. 1890
s2,3S7S5
"The payrolls were approved and
warrants issued in the name of Chas.
Wilcox, Disbursing Agent and the
funds We're turned over by him to B.
II. Wright. The money, however, was
not RENTED to the payees of the pay
rolls. AS warrants have been drawn
and payment of the bills made the
Auditor cannot issue new warrants
without specific appropriations for their
payment"
WHERE WILCOX FIGURES.
Taking these warrants up separately
| find that Warrant No 5S27 dated
July 10. for s475.65 and Warrant No.
1928, dated July Is, for S359.10, We're en-
dorsed by Chas. Wilcox clerk, and the
money paid to him on July 81 by Henry |
c. Hapai. Registrar.
Warrant dated July %, No. $685. for |
$275. Warrant dated July 81, No. 5S4S, |
for $685. and Warrant dated July 81, No. |
5Si9, for Sll9, We're stamped by the |
Registrar for the Treasury Department |
July 81 1902, and paid by The Bank of |
Hawaii on the same date to Chas. Will
cox, Clerk These warrants were paid
by The Bank of Hawaii by an arrange
ment with the Territorial Treasurer
whereby the Territory was to pay six !
per cent interest on the money thus ad-
vanced. / find The Bank of Hawaii |
was reimbursed by the Treasurer Nov.
10, 1902. Warrant No. 1925, dated
August Is, 1902, for s424.1O was endorsed !
by Chas. Wilcox, Clerk, and by him
only and was paid Nov. 20, 1902.
Upon first examination of Mr.. Hapai
he was very positive that he had paid
the same to Mr.. Wilcox on that date
but upon further investigation l find
that this warrant was paid on Nov.
20, 1902, on which day warrants We're
paid to the amount of 500, ,00S.17 among
which We're warrants to the amount of
SlSl l,674.54 which warrants had been de-
posted in the Chinese Fund as security
for that amount of this fund being then
in use by the Territory. From this fact
am unable to trace this warrant fur
ther.
find in this connection that when the
Chinese Fund was counted by Mr..
Cooper as Treasurer and Mr.. Hapai as
Registrar that the same consisted of:
warrants .................. SlS1 .614.54
Nash '...'.........,... ll,60l.s0
|. o. u, w. II. Wright. 17,949.91
Total Sl61, 226.25
NO DOLLAR MARK SHOWN.
No memorandum having been kept by
either Mr. Cooper or Mr.. Hapai at the
time of counting this fund II is impos-
sible to locate any particular warrant
which was in the Chinese Fund at the
time of payment of same Nov. %, 1902.
AS TO the statement of Mr.. Wilcox l
refer you to his typewriter statement
with other matters touching on the
matter which / have seen copies of and