The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-16
DISPUTED
WARRANTS
SUPERINTENDENT HOLLOWAY
AND THE AUDITOR HAVING
MIX-UP OVER APPROPRIATIONS.

by Auditor Fisher IN regard to the
So AIRY demands which his department
has issued on the treasury, to be paid
from the appropriation for running ex-
penses of the water works, he would |
have the amounts owed paid by the
Nuuanu Dam contractor, l.. M. White
house, although this method will cost |
the Territory more for the reason that
the contractor will have the right to
his Is per cent. Auditor Fishers re-
fusal to pass the demands will be
matter on which the Supreme Court |
will have to pass as soon as 1t is re-
organized, and this may take some lit
tie time.
The question on which the court
must pass is whether or not the Super
intendent of Public Works has a right
to draw on, or the Auditor to pay from
the appropriation of $71, 900 made to-
cover the running expenses of the
Honolulu Water Works for the bi-en-
MEL period.
This is the only money that by any
chance is available for carrying on
the work on the Nuuanu or Makili
dams, and Fisher doesn't believe
payment legal Because of this stand
taken the payrolls for July, amount
ing to between 1880 and $4,000, for
work done on the reservoirs, were held
up, and the laborers to whom the
, money was due, have been camping
. on the trails of all the department
heads whom they thought might have
anything to do with the matter.
The only provision made by the last
Legislature for carrying on the Nuu-
anu dam construction was in the loan
bill and as yet there has been no step
taken to realize on a bond issue. Five
thousand dollars which was appro-
priated from the treasury for com
e. pletion of the Makil1i reservoir" with
, out reserve of any kind was exhausted
some time ago and the work far from
finished.
The Auditor is subject to a fine OF
$500 in case he allows money to be
diverted from the object for which 1t
I was appropriated and hence he is I'M
nishing money to keep the dam work
n going.
$ Among the items Of salary which
s was refused payment by the Auditor,
t was one of $175, salary of b. r. How,
a land, as assistant engineer. This the
Auditors department holds should be
I paid out of either the Nuuanu dam
9 appropriation, of which there is moth.
r ing left, or out of the appropriation OF
e $3.50 per month allowed by Act 1876 for
p PAY of Engineers, Architect and
p Craftsmen" on general work.
Q There however is not enough left
r from this fund, for the reason that j,
l. II. Rowland, the former Assistant
y Superintendent of Public Works, and
q Supervising Engineer, and Superinten-
\ dent of Water Works, whose salary
was eliminated by the Legislature in
Y making up the salaries appropriation
n is still drawing his same pay OF $25(
, per month from the Territory, but I'M
nj der the head of engineer only, and paiC
? from the appropriation of $3.50 pei
% month above referred to. This leaves
10 but 500 per month in the fund, or in
, sufficient to pay b. F. Rowland as as
o. sistant engineer or the Nuuanu dan
project. ,,a.-, ~ --.'
"a In this connection, the last Legisla
o. ture at the time it cut off the salar!
10 of Assistant Superintendent Rowland
also cut out the item for his steno
20 grapher. Rowland, however, still ha
or a lady stenographer I'm his Office whic
ii was supposed to have been abolished
va but she is on the pay roll as 'Deput
to and Clerk in Sewer Department at
in salary of SIS per month
,u Another Office which was abolishe
nd by the Legislature by the eliminatio
nm of the salary, was that of clerk of As
n sistant superintendent of Public Work
no at SIPS This has not been filled frOI
We any other source, 49,
70 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ere nor, and will do so although he wi
'er remain and give Governor Frear II
lds benefit of his long experience for solr
he days
ee- The Governor had a number Of cal
lch ers this morning among whom wi
Adjutant General Jones who was close
ice ed with the Governor for nearly q
lily hour discussing military matters
hat Tomorrow a number of formal cal
ing from Consular representatives are a
lef nounced will be made
ain Secretary Mott-Smith, who for SOL
the time during the Republic was Minist
ear Of Foreign Affairs is again oocupyi
re the same suite of rooms in the Capt.
VAS as he did during his other term
has office. The experience which he gal