Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-01

U. Purdy: DID Mr.. cooper author
ize you to do so?
A. Campbell: I suggested 1t to him.
Mr. Cooper: Mr.. Campbell, you
should state how it was.
Mr. Wilson: Mr.. Campbell, let me
correct you. They had been hauling
about five days before | had requisi-
tion served on me.
Mr. Campbell Well, shall take the
responsibility of tuis upon my should
ers.
Mr.. Wilson. | was informed by Mr..
Dwight, about a month after he went
out Of office that there were about H..
900 blocks for Iwilei Road, some at
Aala and the rest out at the quarry.
Purdy asks leave to engage an in.
terpreter and Geo. Markham is en-.
gaged) Markham interprets following
resolution in Hawaiian
Whereas. the people of the Fifth
District have always suffered from
lack of public improvements, most of
the public moneys being used to i'm.
Prove the Fourth District and,
/ whereas, an appropriation of So.
900 was made by the last Legislature
tc macadamize iwilei road in the Fifth
District. and n quantity OF stone was
purchased for the work, which stone Is
now being used by order OF Marston
Campbell. Assistant superintendent Of
Public Works, to macadamize Bishop
Street in the Fourth District. thus di.
verting the appropriation and making
a use of it contrary to law; therefore
dissolved, That the diversion OF an
appropriation shows that said Marston
Campbell is not fit and proper per.
son to have charge of public affairs and
this House condemns his acts in the
premises and hereby records its want
of confidence in him.
HENRY c. VIDA.
Representative of the Fifth
District"
Q. Markham: Mr.. Purdy asks II
Bishop street is being macadamized
with stone paid out of the Iwilei road
appropriation?
are being used for the guttering of
Bishop street, and they were charged
up to the appropriation for macadam.
izing Iwilei road.
q. Markham: VIII the stones be
returned to the Iwilei road?
-. Campbell: Yes; just as soon as
We can get them out.
Q. Markham: Have you an agree.
ment to that effect?
A. Campbell: No, but II is an un.
Outstanding between Superintendent
Cooper and myself.
Q. Markham: Did Mr.. Cooper au.
thorize you to get this stone?
A. Campbell: No.
Q. Markham: Then who is respon-
Sible for this?
A. Campbell: l take all responsI.
bility.
O. Markham: Then does not the
resolution hit the nail on the head?
A. Campbell: do not think 50.
Q. II an appropriation has been
passed by the Legislature for a Ger.
tain road. does the law authorize you
to divert It for some other purpose7
A. Campbell: No; but on the ith
inst, contract for Bishop street ma
cadamizing and guttering was signed
with the Concrete Construction Co.
The Iwilei road appropriation on the
ith inst. only had 26 days on which to
draw the 10000. Taking the 5000
stones away from that road did not In
any sense Of the word mean a mis.ap-
preparation of funds. We only had 20
days to run, and 1t would have been
impossible to complete that road.
q. Markham: Mr.. Purdy would
like to know II this is the system that
is going to be carried out; If so 1t will
hinder the outer districts?
A. Campbell: Contract between
Superintendent Of Public Works and
Concrete Construction Co. to macadam.
Ice and gutter Bishop street must he
completed within 80 days. II was 70
be paid for out of emergency appro.
prlation. These blocks were idly lying
at Aala Park, and | made requsition
on Mr., Wilson for them. They will be
replaced.
Mr.. Markham: Well, 1t Is the prin.
ciple. Mr.. Purdy feels that Iwilei road
money should have been spent on Iwi.
lei road
A. Campbell: The appropriation
calls for the matchmaking of Iwilei
road and not for the pavement with ba.
salt rocks, and these 10000 blocks are
only one.tenth of the number Of blocks
necessary to pave this Iwilei street,
and to get all the stone necessary to
pave this street will cost over $2l, 800;
Q. Vida: Well, II the appropriation
calls for matchmaking Iwilei road.
why We're these blocks paid out of APP
preparation for matchmaking Iwilei
road?
A. Campbel: am not responsible
for that. | was sick at the time these
were purchased, and they would have
laid here years without being touch
ed.
q Markham. How muph of thia