Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-11-22
oaeIe'S KO0Iau Trouble
Before Supervisors For
Special Investigation
MORE MONEY FOR BAND BOYS

Now Adams told me personally that he
did not refuse to give him the cement,
so took away barrels and got back
to Punaluu at Q o'clock y IL. Of tho
18th inst.
From September to date one barrel
of cement is unaccounted for.
60 Four iron empty barrels are
lost, being property Of the public ana
has not been seen since the 23rd day
of October to date.
ca J. II. keanu has never made
any reports to the Boar0 OF Supervis.
ors in regard to the damaged bridge at
HauulaIand not even to pie.
have gave him orders strictly to
look into the needs Of the roads and
bridges, and made report TO the
Board-and also the homestead road
ut Pupukea, and also the homestead
road of Hauula, and on the 10Th went
down to Pupukea and look into the
homestead roads-and the trouble,
which reported to the Board at the
meeting of the 23rd of October.
The report that | broke the break.
water at Punaluu was false; 1t gave
away by itself as the work on it was
not done properly and that's the rea.
son | discharged Nohoanu, because the
work was done by him, through J. II.
Keanu I gave the order of discharge
on the 10Th Of October, and during that
time suggest to Keanu to have JOS.
cph Kea'unui Of Hauula as the mason.
but, Keanu says no. and requested me
to order the Koolaupoko mason over
10 Koolauloa, and on the 9Th Of Novem.
Der | send Mr.. Thomas Watson with
letter to J. II. Keanu and the watch.
man also who was taking care OF the
government warehouse IL which tho
cement are kept, notifying Keanu that
Mr.. Watson Is the mason who Is COM
Ing over and also ordering the watch.
man to give Mr.. Watson cement and
board and other things he needs for
the work. Another complain against
j II. Keanu was during last month
there were four men who work on tho
road were not entered in the Koolauloa
! road expense.
SO for the above reasons | have dis.
charged J. II. Keanu on the 18th da,
Of November, A. ID. 1905. and strictly
gave him the order TO return all GOV.
eminent tools over to J. X. Apuale.
hau-a temporary road Overseer that
I appointed till this board meets.
| have held back $1,000 from J. II.
Keanu on account of lost tools, of tho
property of the public the said ten
$4,000 dollars was handed over by
me to the Treasurer of the County on
the 10th day of November A. d. 1905
as per receipt attached to this, and
also minutes held September 8, 1905
relative to nomination for road over
seers,
Respectfully submitted.
]. X. PAELE.
Supervisor, Districts of Koolaupoko
and Koolauloa.
The Chair drew attention to a mum
Der of petitions received from Koolau
residents and voters asking that Road
Overseer Keanu be removed. Keanus
bondsmen had also sent In advices that
they wished to withdraw from the
bonds.
After considerable discussion Keanu
was suspended from date, pending the
Investigation of the whole matter, Pa.
ele's action included, by the special
committee appointed by the Chair.
The Board last night approved the
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Treasurer, and the bond of his clerk
and appropriated money to pay the
premiums thereon.
A note was received from the Gov
srnor, referring to the Board the fol
lowing letter from Mrs. Mary d
Prime:
To His Excellency, Governor Carter.
wish to call attention to the danger
nus condition OF the Waialae road, es