Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-05

meeting of the Board OF Supervisors
last night took the form of a vigor-
Gus attack upon Kealoha by all the
other members of the Board with the
exception of Archer, who constituted
himself a rather weak defender of
the object of the onslaught.
Flat charges of falsehood and neg
ligenCe of duty, and hints at nothing
less than possible or accomplished
misrepresentation of County funds on
the part of the Supervisor from Koo-
laulOa were made by both Hustacc
and Harvey, while all the others with
the exception of Archer chimed in on
the chorus of denunciatlOn of STU
pervisor who would take the County
funds meant for the payment of the
road labOrers, and hold them for over
a week, with no better excuse than
that he gave a little luau."
Kealoha was accused of having
drawn from the bank about $14OO of
the County money, which he had re-
tanned in his own possession without
any Justification. He had practically
no excuse to make, though when
Chairman Hustace significantly said
he would like to know where that
money was, Kealoha said he had 1t at
home. He was ordered to turn II over
to the County Treasurer the first
thing this morning, and a resolution
was passed taking out Of his hands
for all time in the future the hand
ling Of public funds.
Kcaloha sat and squirmed. sweat.
ing prOfusely us one after another OF
his brother Supervisors took his turn
at jumping on him. A fatuous smile
served only to aCCentuate his evident
embarrassment. After the meeting
was over he fastened out into the
street, where the air was not sc
to continue among themselves theiI
denunciation of his actions.
There was evidently more back OF
the affair than virtuous Indignation
on the part of the six at the neglect
of public duty on the part of the one
Some of the Supervisors were prob.
ably getting even with Kealoha fol
changing his vote on the division OF
the garbage and road departments
while all of them We're after him or
account of his attitude in regard tC
the William Henry road" in Koo
laulOa.
! In fact, 1t was over the matter O
paying the bills for the work done OF
this road that the whole row arose
Kealoha admitted to the Board tha'
he had ordered the work on the Ke
Opololia road. Dwight said he wa,
greatly surprised to hear that, as Kc
aloha had denied to him that he hat
ordered the work done. Same here,
said Hustace. And then the fire
works commenced.
The matter of the Keopololia roaC
was the first thing that came up If
the meeting, dfter the various bill,
had been read and passed.
A communication from County En-
ginecr Gere was read, relative to tn,
ownership of the KaOpalOlia road II
KOolauloa High Henry's road. Tn,
engineer gave It as his opinion tina
here was no doubt but that the rOa,
in question Is public highway, hav
ing been used as such for grea
many years, without adverse claim b.
amy other party. lie said he was sat
lsfied that the work done on the road
consisting OF giving 1880 feet of tn
road dressing Of four to six inche
OF gravel, was a fair value for tn
bill of $206l5 rendered therefor.
The matter of approving the bill
came up later in the meeting, bein
brought up by Kealoha. Dwight eS
amined the bills and said they wer
signed by High Sherin Henry and h
doubted the authority of the Hig
Sherff to do such a thing.
Hustace thought II would be bette
to pay the bill so the men could &c
the money. But as long as ! am |
the chair" he said, II don't want an
such Il thing to come up again. Thi
work was not done as 1t should hav
been done. The Overseers over on tn
other side of the island knew nothn
about it,"
Archer reminded the chairman thu
at the previous meeting when the ma
Ter first came up, he had favored pa
ing the bill, but had later changed h
mind and sided with the chairman
Ilustace explained how he had can
to change his own mind.
Harvey said there was no doubt
his mind but that the Supervisor f.
KooIaulOa had ordered the work don
tut for some reason he was afraid
let the Board know It,
But the work had been done and &
though High Sheriff Henry had |
: business to o. X. the bill. yet the me
who did the work ought to be pal
: lie therefore moved that the bills
approved. But any proceedings of Il
kind in the future ought to be stoppe
But he could prove that Kealoha hi
> lied.
Dwight said he was surprised
> near that KealOha had admitted
Il some of the Supervisors that he hi
pTIarp1 tho work Ipna ''I agkab Il