The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-24
ROSE DAWSON APPEARS
On THE WITNESS STAND
Supt. Atkinson and Dr. Rodgers Also Testified.
ASome GImpses OF the Department Machin-
cry in Good Running Order.

The witnesses in the school investiga-
tion yesterday were Dr. c. T. Rodgers,
secretary of the Board of Public In
son and Miss Rose Dawson, secretary
and school agent. Dr.. Rodgers made a
good impression, answering all qqes-
tions clearly and showing that the
voluminous work of the Board had been
carried forward with precision and
dispatch Nothing sensational de-
veloped in the money inquiry. Super
intendent Atkinson being recalled. ex-
planned certain contracts and said until
recently he had sent full report to
the Governor of the business of the
office. The Governor said he was sat
isfied with the presentation made and
the work being done. Later the Gov
ernor ceased to desire these reports. as
they We're voluminous."
Miss Rose Dawson was the star wit
ness. She testified as follows:
MISS DAWSON TESTIFIES.
Miss Rose Dawson. assistant secre-
tary and school agent, was called She
had been in that position since 1898. She
thought the duties of school agent
should be separate from other work.
She stated she kept no record of i'm
provements. She relied on her memory
while work was being done on different
schools. However, most of this work
was being done by contract. so she did
not have to look after her men. Mr..
Atkinson visited the schools OCCASION
this was after school hours. She made
up vouchers for some of the men, for
w<le they spoke good English they
could not express it well, especially in
vouchers, the Auditor requiring that
this work be very exact. The amounts,
however they could read clearly. Esti-
mates We're generally given verbally.
"Only in one instance there was a
written proposal submitted and that
was in the case of Aki. That was at
the High School. 1t was a statement,
not q contract We wanted to put up
fge sinks for Mr. Richmond and then
he wanted six. He brought me a state
ment that the material would be $40.
Axis own work would be 500 for his
labor. We talked it over and an agree
ment was made for $120, but that was
for five sinks. Then Mr.. Richmond
wanted more sinks and we changed the
matter
In that agreement the amount was to
be?''
"$2OO."
who was to furnish the materials"
The department"
L sent requisition for the materials
to the Iron Works. No I did not pre-
serve the original a agreement with Aki.
The arrangement was this: L wanted
five sinks. Aki is a plumber. His
original agreement was for $120 for
his material and mems labor. That
was not carried out because Mr.. Rich
mond wanted another sink. The final
agreement was this: He was to put in
six new sinks and his labor was to be
S100. The men whom I have employed
at the High School were to give their
time after hours and on Sundays as
this was to be rush work and Aki was
to pay me 500 for my mems extra
time to be paid to them. l told Aki
my men We're working for so much
day and if you are willing to pay for
my mems extra time. you can put that
in the agreement.
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Men who work at all sorts of work
for the department. The claim did not
include material He gave me an order
which [ sent to the Iron Works and
the department paid the bill. That was
outside the 5000. The 5000 was for Ia
Dor. In July and August my men were
working at the High School preparing
it for the school opening. putting In
extra desks. etc
Were those other repairs going on
at the same time that Ali was putting
in those sinks.
Il had to open partition in one of
the rooms. These men did the neces-
sarv carpenter work in connection with
Axis work. Bertleman wanted about
$1,000 for the same work. and we
thought by this arrangement we could
save. I do not know who was work
ing under Aki as his plumber The
men doing the carpenter work We're
KaIfmahana. Opel1a, Manana and KiheI.
I have statements from these men
They did the extra work. The warrant
for the 5000 was endorsed to me. I
think. Aki received the money and