Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-01
Campbell Explains
WHY ROCKS.
Were Transferred

u VI lne nearing DelOIe t0e HOUSE COm-
mittee on the Iwllei road appropriation
and the rocks used for Bishop street:
Investigation of Marston Campbell
/ by Representatives Harris. Vida and
Purdy, re stones used for cutters on
Bishop Street.
II. L. Cooper, Superintendent, Mar.
ston Campbell, Assistant Superinten-
dent, and c. B. Wilson, Road Super
visor also present.
Q. Harris: Was there appropriated
by the last Legislature a special ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the macadam-
izing of Iwilei Road?
A. Campbell: Yes.
q. Harris: Under whose charge il
It?
! A. Campbell: II Is under the con-
troll of the Superintendent OF Public
Works.
| Q. Harris: Do you approve all
, vouchers?
a. Campbell: No.
Mr.. Cooper: Vouchers are approved
by officers directly mourning the ex-
| pense, sometimes by the Road Super
visor and sometimes by Assistant Sup
erintendent.
Q. Harris: In the instance of Iwi-
lei Road, was the labor and cost of get.
ting those stones out charged to this
special appropriation?
A. Campbell: Yes.
| q. Harris: In case of mecadamizing
this street, would the mecadam be got
from the quarry. and II so. what would
the running expenses of the quarry be
charged to?
| "A. Campbell During my term of
Office as Road Supervisor, there wa9
but one general appropriation for the
roads and bridges of Honolulu, and the
running expenses of the quarrles were
I charged to this appropriation. Now
there are two Districts. the ith and 5th,
and the cost would be charged to what
ever district the quarry was in. But
the Act calls for the matchmaking of
Iwilei road, and not for the paving OF
this road with basalt rocks.
q. Harris. Has not some money
been drawn from the appropriation for
iih'hheullHiib lNlitl oAlttls
A. Campbell: There has. for these
! basalt rocks.
Q. Vida: Well, why should these
rocks which were paid out of this
special 'lwilei road appropriation be
used on Bishop street, does not Iwilei
road need attention just as well as
Bishop street, is 1t because the Alex
ander Young Hotel will soon be
opened, That is what want to know?
A. Campbell: Some time since an
agreement was entered into between
former Superintendent of Public Works
James II. Boyd, the Bishop Estate and
Alexander Young, whereby land was
given the Government for this street,
and the only compensation was that
the Government should properly gut
ter. macadamize and drain the street
Plans for the improvement OF Bishop
street were prepared by me, also the
specification, and they were approved
by Mr.. Cooper. The appropriation for
been passed in the Emergency Bill.
and as that appropriation was to expire
on the 30th OF June, and not knowing
at the time that 1t would be extended.
bids were called for by public tender
for the guttering and matchmaking OF
Bishop Street, and contract was award
ed to Concrete Construction Co. There
not being enoagh time to get the
stones ready for the cutters, and II be-
ing impossible at present time to use
these blocks for Iwilei road, which
were lying at Aala warehouse, | made
requisition on Mr.. Wilson, Road Super
visor for these blocks lying there in
tending to replace them. 1t was sim
ply a temporary transfer oil blocks from
there to Bishop street, and these
blocks will be returned.
q. Harris: How many will be
needed for Bishop street guttering?
A. Campbell: About 5000.
Q. Vida: Why should rocks paid OF
9TH District appropriation be trens.
ferred to the 18th District, has Gov
eminent official right to divert appro-
priations?
A. Campbell: This is a special ap-
preparation.
Vida: am not looking for any
technicalities.
@. Harris: How long would 1t take
to get out 10000 blocks.
A. Campbell: 1t is pretty hard to
estimate. 1t took about two months
to get the other lot out.
Mr.. Wilson: A man can get out ap-
proximately 20 blocks day.
Q. Purdy: When this appropria-
ton OF $4,000 was passed by the last
Legislature why was not work done on
same?
A. Campbell: take no RESPONSE
billty for that. 1t rests with nay super
Tor officer. In great many cases,
when appropriations we're passed and
we were ready to do the work, the
| Treasurer would say mo funds"
Mr.. Harris: states that over $1,000
900 of appropriations had been passed
by last Legislature and the estimated
| reVpnllo WAS only 81 mn 00O