Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-06
REPORT ON THE CEMENT

Following is the report made to the
House Friday in the investigation of
the use Of cement in charge Of the
Public Works department:
Honolulu. July Bird. 1903.
Your special committee to whom
was referred House Resolution &c. in
trOduCed by Mr.. II. c. Vida. reciting
That large quantity Of cement be-
longing to the Government has disap-
peared and is row not in the hands Of
the government, nor Is there any rec.
ord OF any government work having
been done with the same. and asking
that a special committee be appointed
20 investigate the same and report to
this House what disposition has been
made Of the said cement" bcgs leave
20 report as follows:
THAT your committee has made in.
VestigatIon as directed. and more par
ticularly with regard to a certain lot Of
1880 barrels of cement charged to ap.
preparation for roads and bridges. Ho-
uolulu and stored in warehouses on
Richards street and also PunChbOwl
street. and finds rs follows:
THAT mp to the month OF August
1900. II was the custom Of the Road
Supervisor Department to purchase
cement as well as other material as il
became necessary, but at this time a
departure was made and there was
bought by the Government
/ $50 barrels cement of II. HaCkfeld
& Co, Aug llth-l5th and
/ 1000 barrels cement OF r. II. Davies
a Co, Oct. 3lst.
Representing the $3.50 barrels cement
referred to above, for which was paid
the sum Of s975O1O and the amount
charged TO appropriation for roads and
bridges, Honolulu, under the control
Of the Road Supervisors Department,
Mr.. Marston Campbell being then its
chief.
This cement has since been all used
up. but the Road Supervisors Depart
ment appears only to have used. and
that for roads and bridges principally,
500 barrels. the rest having been d.
yerted to the following works outside
of this department.
reservoir. s25 barrels.
In manufacturing pipe for Fort and
Kukui street sewers, $50 barrels.
The rest It is claimed was all used
for outfall sewer. sewerage system in
general and Nuuanu crossing. but OF
chit. 10 10 d.
the Public Works Department. w. L,
Rowell, former Assistant Superintcn.
dent Of Public Works in charge Of this
work, confirms this amount 666 bar.
rels.
These amounts with the 500 barrels
usel by the Road Department already
referred to make up the total of 2S3Q
barrels.
II is explained by Messrs. Campbell
former Road Supervisor, and w. Il.
Rowell. Assistant Superintendent OF
Public Works, tnat material was need.
ed for the completion Of Diamond Head
reservoir and the sewerage system OF
Honolulu, the appropriation for which
. had run out, and 1t was arranged. the
then Superintendent of Public Works
concurring. to draw upon the credit ia
appropriation for roads and bridges, ia
repay back whenever the appropriation
was made. There has been no appro'
priation made for the purposes antici'
pated by either OF the Legislatures
since them, and in consequence the
roads and bridges OF Honolulu have
been deprived Of $1,000 OF its appre
priation.
Mr.. Campbell aforesaid claims free
dom from all responsibility in the mat
ter. as the warehouses storing the &c
ment we're under the control Of n Mr.
Edwards, resident engineer in charge
OF sewer construction. But as all the
bills for the said cement bear the en-
dorsement Of Marston Campbell, ant
the same were paid for out of his de
partment from appropriation for roads
and bridges as aforesaid, your commit
tee considers that this claim falls tC
the ground, but that 1t was plainly the
duty Of the Road Supervisor to keep Q
sharp look out for It and safeguard tbs