The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-05-05

q consequence the whole of the work is
laid up. Some of the board were in
favor of caneeling the contract and
calling for new one but others want
ed to wait until the road department
had inspected the work in question.
Eben Low brought in verbal report
to say that he had been over the work
with Wilder and, in his opinion, il the
contractors or their LOndsmen could
not do the work the full extent of the
law should be put on them. The matter
was finally decided that the committee
should go ont today and bring in re-
lport tonight to the board.
with or without Pay7
Most Of the members had the kick
ling fever last night and from the word
go some straight talk was INDUCED in.
After two or three unimportant routine
matters had been dealt with the report
of the electric lighting department
came up for consideration. W.. L.
Frazee stated that during the period
from January / to April 80, lab lights
had been installed. The circuits were
all carrying their full load and no more
current could be put on them until ar.
engagements could be made to put in a
lnew transformer. He also recommends
ed the appropriation of some $4,000,
half of which amount could be made
available in July and the rest in 1912.
A further communication from
Frazee was an application for three
months' leave of absence. owing to ILL.,
ness. The matter was almost through
when Amana asked whether the leave
was to be granted with pay or withont
i The mayor intimated that it was the
usual thing for pay TO be given. Amana
made objection to this, however, and
stated that in his opinion two months
would be quite sufficient. Mcclellan
came to the reseue anc spoke of the
} good work Frazee had done and also the
. fact that he had been sick and at times
had mot been in a fit state to do the
= work.
. Amana could not see it this way and
| said that he had never looked sick MOI
Al had he ever reported the fact to the
board. Low had asked for two weeks
leave some time ago and some of the
! members had kicked about his pay go
ing on for that length of time. Muir.
ray replied that if Frazee's leave was
!, worked out in proportion to the time
) he had served and compared with Low
I it wonld be for eight or nine month";
} and not only for three. Finally the
matter was carried for leave to be
granted with full pay.
The Nuuanu Contract.
When the matter Of the Nuuanu con
. tract came mp for discussion on a 70
port presented by Wilder, il was sug
gested that the road committee shoulC
, investigate the matter and report bacl
y again as to what it was best to do OF
: A., I ~
: this, however. He said that he ha6
been called on yesterday to go out
and make an inspection of the Worl
with Wilder and that from what h'
had seen there the work was verJ
faulty. He had told the latter to throw
! out what he considered should be done
: 1--WE should not establish a prece
: dent he continued. fLet us put oul
1 foot down good and hard and If th'
!. contractor or the bondsmen can moi
come up to the conditions of theil
word then let the full course Of the Law
be taken and an example made Of
4 them,y
Mcclellan gently pointed out tn,
i fact to Low that he did not compris.
) the whole of the road committee
!. Dwight and Arnold should also have /
1 say, and he accordingly moved that tn,
{ committee make an inspection Of th,
( work today and report back to th,
0 board at special meeting to be helt
! tonight at haif.past seven o. clock.
i Amana thoroughly agreed with EbeI
Low that IL they could not comply will
their contract II should be dispensed
4 with and fresh tenders called. Th,
! road at tbs present time Is in verJ
5 dangerous condition. 81 move that ths
matter be referred to the city anl
county attorney" be went on. "Dit
you make the motion, Mr.. EbeI
! Lowf" "No, did not, = replied Low
~ did not make any motion at all. >
/. Wilder clipped In and said that b,
had noticed that some 81 the boar
we're IN favor Of making an Inspection
ana that Others we're not. II they az
3 not wiah . penalize the man Why no
2 cancel the contract, A. the present
tins they could not do any noFk AZ al
Low mndn strenuous obiecliDn
> Heainsi lke iees ~ making nn lnspae
iina toasY aad asked then Il they hal
? not anY faifh BE- fheiT road fupffidiond
ga o. - blm, Murray thea aeked hlH
i ~ aaa The Superintendent hal kneHi
III The Hlg bad they nal reported lll
Haiisf before. TAe faaa saraflniaaa
eal should aal haFa ~ lbe go.
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