The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-05
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the Board had heretofore refused 10
pay. claiming that there had never
been any sanction for the work. Ke-
aloha presented the payroll. which was
/ passed over TO Dwight for inspection.
Prior TO this a report from the County
Engineer had been read. stating that
/ the road was a public road and that
( the work done was worth the money
/ asked.
( Dwight Immediately objected TO the
/ payroll because il had been Q. XII by
/ High Sheriff Henry and not by the
/ proper county official. He announced
his intention Of opposing the account.
I He stated that >Ke.aIoha had expressly
/ denied to him ever ordefing the work
done. Hustace corroborated the denial.
/ Harvey took the ether side. He stated
/ that Kdaloha had acknowledged
that he had ordered the work. but was
ashamed for some reason 10 confess
4 10 the Board about it. In spite Of what
I Kealoha had told the Chairman and
+ Dwight, the fact remained that he had
ordered the work done. Harvey offer
ed 10 bring an affidavit 10 show that
: KeaIoha had led 10 the Board.
1 other members took hand in the
/ debate, some stating that Kealoha had
! said one thing and some another In
| the meanwhile the Supervisor from
Koolauloa sat pIacidly in his seat while
/ his reputation as a truthteller was be-
/ ing discussed. Finally Harvey put the
question to him point blank, seeing
that he was not going 10 speak for
himself.
Didn't you tell me that you had
ordered the men TO do that worke' he
asked.
But even this did not phase Kealoi1a.
/ who calmly spat in the spittoon beside
! his chair and refused to answer.
Hustace then suggested that the bin
be paid on the express understanding
that it was not 10 be considered a
nrecedent. aAs long as I sit in this
I chair / do not want TO have anything
like this occur again he said
The payroll was passed, Dwight con-
sistently voting no.
MIsHANDLING OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
There is another matter 1 want
straightened out, announced Hus-
| tace later in the meeting. and tnat
is why you have not paid the road
/ Iaborers on the other side Of the IS
i land for last month and the laborefs
/ of the Laiemaloo district Tor Inc
month of September
The question was addressed to kea-
| loha. who began to explain that ne
/ had not had time 10 attend 10 II
Hustace asked a number Of very
pointed questions, which brought out
the fact that a warrant for 1870 mad
been cashed by Kealoha on the day
following the Lass meeting OF the
Board and a warrant for Slo9 cashed
last month. the payrols yet being ufi-
Maid Keaioha stated that he hao
Maid some of the men who had hpIlted
him IN in Honolulu and that ne had
not paid the rest because he had given
luau and had not been able 10 get
over TO his district.
He was severely roasted on all sides
for this neglect Of duty. all put Ar
cher taking a hand. Archer wanted
IA excuse him because he did not live
in the district and the county did not
nav his expenses of going and coming.
He thought that an appropriation Tor
such expenses ought TO be made IN
stead Of roasting the man.
II was finally moved by Harvey ana
seconded by Dwight that hereafter the
warrants for the road work in hea-
Ioha's district be drawn in favor OF
the road supervisors, not the super
visor. and that Kealoha be ordered
70 return to the County Treasurer al
the money he had left and the UNPAID
pavrolls Kealol1a voted hlmseH III
favor of this motion, remarklng that
II vo,,ld save him considerable work
AFTER FdSHMARKET BUILDING.
chairman Hustace brought up the
proposition of securing the old hsn-#
marker building 10 place on Aala
Park where he thought it would be
of immense benefit as playground
for the children of Aala during the
rainy weather, and where puplle meet
3ngs could be held.
II see maj the Kilohana Art people
are after the building and the CIVIC
Federation also wants il. ! think We
had better get 10 work and see II We
csS,t SET il first l viii appoint
afessrs. Dwight Archer and Fern as
committee to see the Superintend-
eat Of Public Works and let Us know
what can be done
Cox wanted TO know where the
pressing the hope that the Territory
would give the building 70 the county
If il is left where It l.. someone VIII
get il for a coal shed or a warehouse,
and We don't want that" he further
explained.
WILD wEsTERs ASK AID.
Eben P. Low asked for the services
of the county band for his Wild West
show, which was granted, and was
also promised the help Of the FIRE de-
partment in the parade. The last was
debated al length before being agreed
10,
WANTS RAPID TRANSIT.
j request from Mrs. Emaia L. Pue-
anna ka kaualii KamakaIuki that th7
Board issue an order to the Rapid
Transit Company TO lay tracks up the
Ka1ihi road and institute service
there, was laid on the table
Samuel K Kamakaia presented
petition that he be put back in the
county band on q salary. This was re-
frF band