The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-20
LAKE WILL Be
PUT UNDER
FIRE
Supervisors to lnvesti-
gate Action of the
Detective.

Detective Lake of the County Attor-
ney's Department is to be investigat-
ed. This was decided oy the Board of
Lucas brought the thing about by
stating that J. Lewis and G. McCor-
riston had been grossly insulted and
assaulted by Lake, on Saturday even
detective was drunk.
After reading what was said to be
an inspired article on the incident in
an afternoon paper, the board decided
to investigate by committee.
Lewis and McCorriston were both
present at the meeting, as we'll as
witnesses for both sides, but nothing
was done in the matter pending the
matter.
The whole thing is regarded by many
as an attempt on the part of the Po-
lice Department to discredit the Coun-
ty Attorneys Department. It has been
known for a long time that the active
crusade against criminals by the
County Attorneys Department has
been unfavorably regarded by the Po-
lice Department.
So successful has the County Attor-
ney's Department been in bringing
wrong-doers to book, that people with
grievance who wish to enlist the aid
of the law have of late been telling
their troubles TO County Attorney
Douthitt, instead of Sheriff Brown.
Such was the case in the affair which
led to Lakes pilikia. A Japanese was
victimized by bogus check passer and
went to County Attorney Douthitt.
Douthitt detailed Lake, seeking re-
dress, and it was In this connection
that Lewis and McCorriston were ar
rested by Lake, the appearance of one
of the young men being identical with
the description furnished by Wada, the
Japanese.
Here was splendid chance for the
Police Department to even off a lot of
old scores against the County Attor-
ney's Department and to show that the
Police Department was not the only
department employing incapable and
Incompetent" men
The rest OF the meeting was stale,
fiat and mostly Improbable.
Present were: Chairman Adams, Su-
pervisors Moore, Lucas, Paele, Archer.
Clerks Buffandeau and Kalauokalani,
Stenographer Aea, Judge Weaver, J.
Lewis, George McCorrfston, County
Attorney Douthitt, Detective Lake,
James Mott. L. NJ. Whitehouse, Harry
Murray, Capt. Sam johnson, Consul
Splitter. County Engineer Gere.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The following appropriations were
made:
Robinson park system, $500.
Kooiaupoko road district, $575.75.
Koolauloa Road District No. I,
s4SS.25.
County Engineer. $3.50.
Electric Light Department (payrolD.
$204.G5.
Police and fire alarm system (pay-
rolD, $3.50,
Electric Light Department (material
ana SupplleS), $lSlU.6f.
Aala Park bandstand, s11S4
Garbage Department payroll,
1868. .65.
Road Department, s31S1.24
Road Department (speciaD, s1242.59.
Koolaupoko road district, $4S.S7.
Road Department, $135.
POUNDMASTER POUNDS WIFE.
Lucas called the attention of the
board to the fact of the wife beating
oropensities of the Makiki poundmas-
er and stated that q new man. Ca
'atti, had been placed in the office. the
original incumbent being in Jail There
should be sober, reliable, humane men
n charge Of the public pounds, said
lucas, such men as would reflect credit
N the board.
Someone said that Caratti already
lad a job in the Makiki cemetery and
ugested that some of the voters
night take umbrage if the two plums
all TO one man.
A spirited discussion on who pays
he poundmasters ensued. the an ;
'wer to the conundrum being The
County,
WALKERS LITTLE ERROR.
Lucas reported that John Walker !
vas the lowest bidder for the con- {
itruction of the Kahauiki bridge. The {
lid however was not in proper form. :
4e moved that the contract be award {
d TO the lowest legal bidder, which {
vas the Burren Construction Co.
According to an opinion furnished by {
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