The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-18
BISHOP & co. ms. DEPT
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.

BISHOP & co. ms. DEPT.
! ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.
A lengthy communication from James
A. Low criticising the work of Road
4 Supervisor Nawaakoa of the Eva dis
tr1ct, and the attitude of Supervisor
Archer In the matter, was read. The
charges of incompetence referred TO
the expenditure of S27. 900.
| The chair said that he had no doubt
that Archer would welcome an inves-
tigation as we'll as other people.
/ Lucas didn't want to be a member
| on the investigation committee.
| The chair appointed Messrs. Moore
| and Dwight to investigate the charges
| and report as early as possible.
A POLITICAL JOB.
| Politics was scented in the following
communication which was referred to
| the committee on roads:
| Honolulu, August 10th, 1906
| To the Supervisors of the County of
Oahu.
| Gentlemen: 1 hereby make the follow
ing complaint before your honorable
body, and state my case as follows
to wit:
l was driver on the road depart
fnent for about year from the stables
at kakaako; that two weeks ago, Mr..
Coster, the stable boss at Kakaako
told me to leave my home at Vine
yard street in the 10th precinct and
come and live at Kakaako; and many
others, and if I would not do it, I
would lose my position; I refused to
do so. and so informed said Coster;
and 1 believe now on account of the
same I am kicked out of my job
T 4!
obeyed the said order of said Coster
are still working. /
1 hereby request that a committee
of your board may be appointed to in |
yestigate this matter, and that / may |
be reinstated in my position.
l have the honor to be, your obedi- |
ent servant.
M. NELSON.
Colonel Sam Johnson said that he was /
quite sure that Nelson was not fired /
for any such reason as outlined by him.
McCLANAHAN'S KICK.
E. B. McClanahan wrote as follows
on the condition of Manoa road:
Honolulu, T. H, August Is. 1906
Board of Supervisors. County of Oahu,
Territory of Hawaii.
Gentlemen: 1t is not at all agree
able to again call the attention of your
honorable body (see my letter of Sep
TENDER s. 1860 to the condition of the
Manoa road, but circumstances force
me to do SO. This public thorough
fare efrom.-a- peint-opposite the end of
the Manoa car line to my residence,
distance of some two miles, has reached
condition of disrepair that is intol-
cradle. 1t is not necessary for me to
go into details-they can be had from
the chairman of the Road Board, who
should be familiar with them
] have appealed in vain to the au-
thority having the matter directly in
hand and fully appreciate that I am
apt to be classed as a Kicker in now
taking my case to the court of last
resort.
To be perfectly frank with you, there
has been no work done on this road
with but one exception, when a few
men worked on it less than week.
nearly a year ago, since Jimmy Boyd's
time. It is true that some $4,000 or
$4,000 was supposed to have been spent {
on the Manoa (pleasure) drive by the
Territorial Government, but the Ma
aoa drive should not be confused with (
while the former-weH, am at loss
% know what it ever was intended
or.
/ am not familiar with the method of
lpportionment by which the road funds
ire used, nor do / know the monthly
lverage amount of these funds, but if
my fair system of apportionment has F
,een followed, and if the Manoa road, 8
me of the most delightful drives to :,
,e found in our city, is said to have
lad its just apportionment of these "
unds, since the inauguration of Coun- a
v Government, then all l can say is g
hat the funds have been very small r.
nd entirely Inadequate, and far short II
f the actual expenditures for similar h
urposes under the old Territorial form h
~nvernment c.
While I have no objection to offer h.
D the contemplated work of macad- W
MIXING the Waialae road, for I favor U
God roads everywhere. and do not n,
avor half measures, still I do submit a,
nat if one country road is to be ma w
adamized, there is room for my Pc =;
ton that some effort be made at least w
, properly repair the bridges and fill RI
g the mud holes in another road of of
lual, if not greater, public utility.
Trusting that the matter may re- &c
i've consideration at your hands, and +
aiieving that you will appreciate my fl
avine called your attention to a con- RI
ton of which you We're ignorant, be- in
we me- sincerely yours, II
E B. MCLANAHAN. ad
The chair was inclined to think that
cClanahan's pet district had been
elected by the road gang and made pa
bones in telling Lucas SO. Lucas rir
id that he would do something for VI
E road even if he had to overdraw wi
order to do so. pit
FIRES on
Chief Engineer Thurston of the fire 1e-
partment reported to seven alarms %
fire having been responded to dur e.
: July. causing property less amount -
2 to 1888. The liability of the insur-
&c companies as adjusted totaled
the
NJ MIKE RE LINT 627