Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-03-23
RODGERS KICK ON PAYING OUT.
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spondence. We have book, 1t was
there when went to the Department,
in which church and school lands ap
pear recorded"
Have you any record of the prop
erty in the care of each particular
SCHOOL,"
mot beyond books, much. At the
time of annexation all departments
were called upon to furnish inventor
les Of property"
No Free Tenants.
Are there parties occupying school
lands who are not paying rent for the
same?'
mot that know Of"
Have you any duties in reference
TO school inspectors7"
II have very little to do with them"
Anything to do with school
agents?"
Considerable, in the way Of corre-
spondence."
Making Of Payrolls.
who makes up the payrolls?"
Usually 1t is the work Of the school
agent. Many times I make them out
myself, as to teachers salaries, and
then the Honolulu school agent fills in
as to janitors and SO FORTH"
The Detail Book.
Mr.. Judd had noticed detail" book
in the office and asked what It was.
''The detail book is one In which are
copied bills and vouchers. We are not
required, I want to say right here, to
keep this detail book.
"Outside of cash business, the ordi.
nary bills and labor payrolls go to the
Auditor once a month. We don't han.
die any money. The warrants do not
poss through our hands. All warrants
are copied in extenso In the detail
book. II is kept, this detail book, for
the convenience OF the Office"
Out Of His Pocket.
When It Is necessary to make cash
purchases. stamps for example. Mr..
Rodgers testified that he went down
into his own pocket.
AT the opening OF a school year
when We take in a lot of money,
make deposits with the Treasurer
more frequently"
From Cash on Hand.
| Judd asked the witness II he did not
sometimes take money from the cash
on hand in the office for stamps, etc.
Wltress said he did.
But, as a matter of fact, II Is my
money, because I've got to see that II
is good. It is practically my own mon.
ey. II has to be visible at the end of
the month";"
Deputy Attorney General Prosser
handed Judd a bunch OF bills. Judd
picked out one, making the following
note:--
Payroll, bill, July 81. 1904. for $3.50
In favor Of DR.. Rodgers.
"You will notice that the warrant Is
payable to you, Doctor"
Yes; | see 1t Is"
"Why was that warrant made pay.
able to Miss Dawson, the school
agent?"
Kicked Against System.
Secretary Rodgers here said he had
from time to time kicked" most siren.
uously against his doing the disburs.
ing for the Board.
THAT is something that I've contin.
uously kicked against,-being made
disbursing clerk. My proposition was
that the school agent In each district
should do this business.
"Why do | endorse the warrant to
the school agent? Because want to
show that that money went out of my
hands; that I paid 1t. For this reason
| endorsed II to the school agent"
Knew Nothing Of Work.
''ln this particular case you don't
know whether this work was perform
ed or not?"
II know nothing about the work.
don't approve the bill. I'd like to get
rid of the whole business Of disburs
ing. There is no sense OF the war
rants being made payable to me-"
81 call your attention to Warrant
No. 1928"
THE same remarks apply. The
money is for work which she (Miss
: Davison) knows about and l don't
know about"
D Attorney Dunno said he would like
TO kI ow whether this was an instance
!. OF an isolated case or of system. II,
wanted to know II all school agent.
were not doing the same thing.
: Judd asked Dunno to put his sugges
ton for a question into writing.
a Not Assignments.
9 Judd put the question to Sscretar,
Rodgers.
!. Are these assignments-"
0 "They are not assignments; they arr
|. endorsements"