The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-30
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house until after they had been hauled
| from the lot for about FIVE days. He
then admits of receiving requisitior
from Mr.. Campbell for these stones.
! GAVE ORDERS FOR BLOCKS.
In conclusion, your committee would
call the attention of this Honorable
House to a few of the most important
| statements as made before them. In
| the first place. out OF the $4,000 ap-
4 preparation for Iwilei Road about $42C
has been drawn. This pays for the
basalt blocks and some preliminary
work which was done on the road
That the vouchers for this payment OF
1920 were signed by the then Road Su-
pervisor. c. 3. Dwight.
Secondly, that Mr.. Campbell admits
of using the stone on Bishop street,
and assumes the responsibility. And
further states in the stenographic notes
herewith attached, that the 5000 blocks
were simply temporarily transferred
for the use of Bishop street, and that
there was an understanding between
Mr.. Cooper, Superintendent OF Public
Works and himself that these blocks
should be returned to the Iwilei road
by having new stones cut and replac-
ing those used.
Your committee makes no recon-
mendation in regard to this matter,
leaving it to the good judgment of this
Honorable Body that they will do what
is right and proper in the matter, and
from the report of the meeting held
and the statements therein contained,
that a decision will be reached salts
factory to all.
Attached to the report was a steno-
graphic report of the meeting of the
committee with Messrs. Cooper and
Campbell.
HARRIS SAYS MISREPRESENTA-
TION.
Vida moved to adopt the majority
report and Harris moved that the
House take up both reports. He said
that the majority report contained |
statement which was an injustice to
both Mr.. Campbell and Alexander
Young. At no time did Mr.. Campbell
say that Bishop street was being put
into shape for the opening of the
Young Hotel. Vida declares that the
statement was made but Harris read /
n chow
that Vida tried to put such statements
INTO CampbelPs mouth, but he stood
simply upon the contract between the
of Public Works for
The completion of the road.
Harris said that if there was to be a
technical question of the diversion OF
public funds the only thing to be done
vas to go back to the source of the
regularity. Basalt blocks were not
necessary in the matchmaking of Iwi-
eli road and if there was any irregu-
arity it must have been that of the
Road Supervisor and the Superinten-
he expenditure for these blocks. He
hen produced the original warrants for
he making of the blocks and showed
hat they were signed by c. B. Dwight,
!. H. Boyd and H. E. Cooper. He de-
Jared that it was impossible to pick
ut one man and condemn him for I
aving government money by using =,
locks already on hand, and not go |
IIa g.,
bowed from the testimony that Mr.. i
dwight and Mr.. Cooper had decided to t
ave Iwilei road with blocks, but had !
Ound that many of these were too :
lrge for paving, but could be used for t
utters, and argued then that there 5
as no diversion of public money in 5
sing those blocks but rather a care I
IL watching of the public interest Y
Harris repeated that the statement
lat Campbell had said the street was I
cling paved for the opening of the Z
Dung Hotel, was untrue as shown by I
lie stenographic notes. He asked ev- fl
v member to watch closely their &C b
on and not to approve a misstate- r
ent OF the facts. He declared this Il
as also an insinuation that Alexan- II
IT Young had taken a course which
as not honorable. K
FROM DWIGHT AND BOYD. D
Lewis got the Soor to ask some ques- N
,ns He wanted to know how many
the blocks were too big and if it was
It the fact that the big ones were o,
t and the small ones used. He was X
ted the testimony and after a few d,
,rds said that he had received his hi
from c. B. Dwight, con- m
med by j. H Boyd. He said that ~,
E big stones We're an experiment, h
d Harris declared that was a diver h,
n of public funds. W