The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-12-09
ORDERED To
BEGIN WORK
Holloway Takes Next
Step in Insane Asy-
lum Contract.

the construction of the main building
of the insane asylum. the Hawaiian
American Construction Company, a let
ter notifying them to proceed with
work on the building" said Commits
sionar of Public Works Holloway yes
terday.
And can they make the cement
blocks according to the specifications
the Commissioner was asked.
We'll, 1 suppose they can make
Them
What was the nature of the letter,
Mr.. Holloway"
1T was mere formal notification to
begin work.
What the next step will be nobody
seems to know. The matter was un-
derstood to be in the Governors hands
yesterday, but there was no indication
from the chief executive of the Terri
tory that any decision had been reach
edit it is up to the Governor to make
a decision. Mr.. Holloway, however,
had said several days ago that he
would give the Hawaiian American
Construction Company time to hear
from Mr.. Amweg by the steamer Sono-
ma, and the time given was up on
Wednesday. The notice to go ahead
with the work probably follows a fail
ure to hear from the contractors as to
what Amweg has accomplished.
1--WE have received no notice from the
Commissioner of Public Works to go
ahead with work on the insane asylum
contract to-day" said Mr. wilmington,
speaking for the contractors last night.
1.-THE matter is in the hands of the
Governor. That is all We care to say
concerning 1t at this time
1t was nearly five o'clock in the aft
ernoon when Mr. Holloway said that
he had sent the letter to the contract
ors, so it might well not reach its des-
tination until to-day.
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Mr.. Peters in reply laid stress on
the provision of the embeZzlement
statute, making one an embezzler who
converted money to his own use which
had been received by him in a public
capacity either through appointment"
or regulation"
SEA FRONTAGE DISPUTE.
submitted before the Supreme Court is
that of Territory of Hawaii VS.. L. B.
Kerr. The defendant appeals from an
injunction against building a retain
ing wall into tho, sea at Waikiki, taking
in new land from the domain of the
Pacific Ocean. p. L. Weaver repre-
sented the Territory and S. H. Derby
the defendant.
FUNERAL WRECKING SUIT.
Return of summons for the January
term has been made in suit brought
by Francis Jose against Honolulu Rap
i'd Transit and Land Co., claiming $4,000
damages on account of the wrecking
of the hearse containing the dead body
of the plaintiffs wife, from being
struck by an electric car on King
street on the 4th= day of September,
1904. 1t is alleged that the car was
neglgently and at an unlawful rate
of speed being driven at the time and
place of the collision and that no bell,
gong or alarm was sounded before the
car struck the hearse. The hearse was
broken and the coffin demolished, 1t
is represented, with consequences
whereby the plaintiff "was greatly
nauseated and sickened and sustained
and suffered a great nervous shock,
and sustained and suffered great mem
tai anguish and pain% A. S. Hum
phreys is attorney for plaintiff.
OLD DIVORCE CASE.
The divorce case of Mary Naukana
II n0nr, A a ,i,,1,
an order of temporary alimony of IS
week was made on March 81, 1908,
came on again before Judge De Bolt
yesterday. C. w. Ashford appeared for
the libellant and the libellee in person.
The court, after hearing evidence,
granted the divorce on the ground of
non-support and ordered the libellee to
pay the libellant's counsel a fee of $50
and also to pay the costs of court. 1t
was further ordered that the owner
ship and custody of the household fur
niture and effects be confirmed to the
libellant.
COURT NOTES.
Carlos A. Long filed his bond I'm $780,
900 as administrator de honis non with
the will annexed of the estate of Rob-
eTt William Holt, deceased, with John
F. Colburn, Jas. f. Morgan and Anto-
nino A. Long as sureties. Judge Rob-
inson approved the amount of the pen
atty and the sufficiency of the sure
ties.
Identical demurrers to the pleas in
abatement of defendants have cen
filed for plaintiff by its attorneys, Kin
ney, McClanahan & Cooper and c. A.
Galbraith in the suit of VIM. w. Bierce,
Ltd, VS.. Clinton ]. Hutchins, trustee.
and Arthur B. Wood. William Water
house and Albert Waterhouse, execu-
tors of the estate of Henry Warehouse.
Judge Robinson continued the trial
of Emmett May. indicted at the May
term for embezzlement, until Monday
morning.
The ejectment case of Ching Man
Sing VS.. Mary A. Richards ct al. goes
to the jury before Judge De Bolt this
morning. the matter of instructions
having been arranged yesterday after
noon,