The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-07-07
TO INVESTIGATE.
CHARGES OF
CRAFT
Double Payment Made to
LabOrsrs, CIeaO-Up
Day Cause.
Low is INDIGNANT
Supervisors Have Lively
Meeting and Gere
Criticized.
LOW is INDIGNANT
(From Thursdays Advertiser-)


ssGraft" doomed large in the pro
ceedings Of the board of supervisors last
night, when Supervisor Low asked that
the board on the mayor appoint spe-
cial committee to investigate charge
against the county with reference to
che pay of road workers on Cleanup
Day, the charge being that the road
workers supplied by the county on that
day were paid out of the private funds
subscribed to the Cleanup Day work,
and on Monday last the board passed
an appropriation Of $46s for the pay
of employees on the same day, the names
being duplicated in the committee and
county lists.
Mr.. Low stated that he would like
60 have an investigation of 90 this graft
ing proposition which has been made
public.u He went on to state that he
was one of those who worked in the
Punahou district, which includes Gin
surgent Manoa, - and that he issued
tickets to laborers independent of those
issued with the signature of w. Wolters,
the chairman of the Cleanup Day hired
laborels' committee.
He pleaded guilty to having issued at
least six of these tickets, signed by
himself and not by Wolters. He stated
that the tickets signed by Wolters had
run out early and that several laborers
were without cards. Without cards
their services would have to be dis
pensed with.
with Judgment and Pen.
In this predicament he went to Cap
tain Guild, of the Punahou district com
mittee, and laid the matter before him.
Mr.. Low states that Mr. Guild told him
to use his Judgment, and he therefore is
sued tickets with his own signature en-
blazoned thereon.
ssT suppose they think ] was doing q
little quitting" said Mr.. Low. "There
were probably hundred tickets which
were given out without VOTERS sig
nature The whole program was loosely
plnnned and carried out loosely and the
thing was not well organized. The coun-
ty did its duty in the matter where
tbs Territory fell down. The county
was called upon and supplied wagons
and materials Therefore, under the
circumstances, move that this matter
be referred to special committee for
investigation.
Supervisor Murray saw no reason for
a special committee looking into the
matter and suggested it be referred to
the road committee.
ssI dent care who investigates,
said he, "as know that I am not
meant
Honor of BOARD.
Mr.. Low expressed the opinion that
1t was NOT case where an individual
member of the board could pass out
as the honor of the entire board was
at stake. 1t was referred to the road
committee, however.
The whole matter concerns the pay
of 200 road employees for whom the
county has appropriated $500 for the
pay for the day. The board, however
did not turn the half thousand over TO
the committee, but sent the laborers
On Cleanup Day Foreman Growing.
berg of the county, sent the road labor
ers to various districts, and this started
confusion, as the Cleanup Day commit
tee had planned otherwise. Then some
of tile men passed their cards on to 9th
er men and checks were presented by
men who, it is alleged, did not perform
any work.
There is q mixup all along the line
and tlis honor of the board is at stake
SO ii WIS stated at the board meeting
and That must not be furnished.
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fFle plant certain old pieces Of electrical
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