The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-09
QUESTION NOW
IS WHO'S WHO?''
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY AT
TORNEY REMAIN IN MIX-UP
OVER APPOINTMENT


Meeting of the Supervisors wanted to
know the status of the so-called Dep
lty County Attorney Olson, for Coun-
" Attorney Cathcart politely inform
ed the assembled County Fathers that
he did not recognize Olson as As dep
uty, having accepted his resignation.
Olson was present
Chairman Hustace announced that
the Board had refused to approve
Cathcart's acceptance of Olson's resig-
nation and that the Board desired the .
services Of Olson and Olson, therefore,
was still Deputy County Attorney.
Cathcart said he merely wished to
state that he did not recognize Olson
and the rest of the matter could be
fought out in the courts
Cathcart, with the unColored langu-
age of jurist stating a proposition in
law and in a manner revealing no ami
mus, stated that when he had appoint
ed Olson he had done so while he was
away and needed a substitute and that
Olson had informed him on his return
that his associations with the law firm
of Holmes e Stanley were such that
he would be unable to give any atten-
ton to matters in court, but that he
would have to put in night work, give
advice. This was agreeable until the
Attorney Generals Department put all
the criminal work on the County At
torney's Office and then Cathcart re-
allied that he needed a man who could
devote the majority of his time to
County work. This Olson was not
able to do and Olson had told Cathcart
that when the time came that ne need
ed help in court work he would cheer
fully resign
Cathcart had called for the resigna-
ton under this understanding and Oh
son had handed in his resignation. He
asked Olson if he had not stated the
facts
Olson stated that he did not recall
saying that ne would resign at any
time he might be asked, but he had re-
signed when asked and he had resign
ed voluntarily.
Cathcart thought that if there was
to have been any objection to the pro-
cedure Olson might have refused to re-
sign. He also thought it was up to
| Olson to withdraw when he had re-
| signed and his resignation had been
accepted. Chairman Hustace stated
that the Board appreciated Mr.. Olson's
work and wanted him for an advisor.
as the Board was concerned, but in
sisted that he needed help in the Grim
| inal work in court. For this reason
he had appointed Attorney Milverton
his deputy. Hustace instructed the
County Clerk to return the County At
torney's written notice of the appoint
ment of Milverton.
Olson remarked that since the Board
| had refused to approve the acceptance
Of his resignation he did not consider
that there was anything for him to do
but to continue to give his services 10
! the Board. Cathcart told the Board
that he was deyoting all his time 10
! County work and was doing more than
should be expected of him. 1t was to
be presumed that a deputy would at
tend to at least half of the work.
AS the situation stood at the close
of the meeting, Olson was still dep
uty, as far as the action of the Board
was concerned; Cathcart refused to
recognize him as such and mad an
nounced Milverton as his deputy,
whom the Beard refused to recognize
as such, according to the chairman
order; and a lawsuit is imminent 10
determine who's who, the head of
department in his department in re-
gard to his appointees, or the Board
over all, in spite of the power of a
head of department to appoint. Hus-
tace stated that Cathcart would soon
get help from the Attorney Generals
Office in the prosecution of cases.
Chairman Hustace drew attention tC
Eva road work and appointed Super
visors Dwight and Archer to make al
investigation, declaring that there
was something going on that required
looking into. He did not specify as tC
alleged irregularities. They had some
thing to do with the employment o.
labor. I'VE don't want any monkey
business" said Hustace.
Police statistics handed to the BoarC
showed an increase in 1907 of 62 ar
rests over those made in 1906 and al
increase of SO convictions.
Road Supervisor Johnson reported
reviewing the work for 1907, showing
Road reconstruction, 1856 feet, Sl5,
S84.36; roads dressed with materia
other than macadam, 26,90O feet, S.,
1865; filling and grading, S6,031.32
oiling, S2,S9SS9; concrete and ston'
paved cutters, $3,17O,S9; new culvert'
= and repairing retaining walls, $2,323.
| II; cleaning streets and operating