Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-02

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i From other sources it is learned
tkat the city engineer told SmiddN
that 'they', evidently meaning tbs
Democratic majority on the board
were after Smiddy's scalp and it was
intimated that he might resign anC
i thus, to use phrase that about sums
/ up the situation, beat the can
:, Suiddy promptly filed his resignation
yesterday -. =. j..
! City Engineer Whitehouse was no;
in town this morning and nothing
could Ebe learned from his office re
earding Smiddy's probably success
or, b4t Supervisor Hardesty himself
confirf med the reports of what may
take place. although he does not ad
Unit that there is any such deal on
foot as has been outlined.
Immediately after RiVenburghs ar
] rival yesterday, the report began &c
spread that he was slated for Smid
dy's place. Later the developments
Indicated that the road committee
did not wish to take this action and
found another way to complete the
slate. through the expected dismissal
of Chief Clerk Cathcart.
!. Supervisor Hardesty stated this
morning that he had informed differ
| ent members of the board of super
yisorS that he stood ready to resign
| at any time, and gave as his reason
that he did not seem to he in accord
with the other members. and that
many of his recommendations, such
as THE one he said he made more thar
two months ago to have Smiddy put
on the carpet" were ignored,
Whether or not he will resign, he
said, depends upon the outcome of q
meeting of the supervisors as a com
mittde this evening, when tho mater
of the additional appropriation fer
Leah Home will be threshed out. He
refused to state, however, III what
way the meeting will have bearing
\ on his threatened resignation, unless
| it is found in his statement that he
will give up his position on the b oard
| il the mayor will appoint him slperin.
| tendent of Kapiolani Park, a position
which will pay $50 month, or be
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resignation of Smiddy. This position
carries salary of $500 month I'm,
| der the new statute, the mayor is
given authority to appoint successor
to Smiddy to be approved by the
| board
In speaking of the supervisor situ3
| ton this morning, Hardesty stated
that he had never desired the position
and only became candidate for the
Office after being urged by MANY of
his friends. He said that the $50 a
month salary he drays as supervisor
hardly pays him for the loss of time,
and that his present position also In.
capacitated him from bidding for city
and county contracting work, because
Of the law prohibiting one in the EN-.
ploy of the city and county to engage
in contracting work for the govern
ment.
81 told Mayor Fern some time ago
that was willing to get out because
we We're not getting on we'll In the
board of supervisors. / wanted him to
give me the job as keeper of Kapio-
lani Park. At that time I didn't know
anything about the resignation of
Smiddy ! had tried to get him put
on the carpet because he spoke i'll OF
me, have been told, but the other
supervisors ignored my suggestion. 1t
was not until last Saturday that Super
visor Petrie, chairman of the road com
mittee. came to me and said that
Whitehouse and Smiddy were not pull
ing well together, and said he thought
Smiddy ought to be let out The next
! heard of it was yesterday when
Whitehouse told me he had called for
Smiddy's resignation l learned that
Sn1iddy handed in his resignation yes
terday afternoon .. RI
L haven't been promised his job
yet, but l am willing to take it if I
am given chance. Wien we meet
tonight maybe something will be said
about 1t. | will be glad to get out of
my supervisors job 1t costs me too
much time and the results are. not
satisfactory When we first came into
office. Paeheco, Wo1ter and 7 stood to
gether, but before long .Pacheco got
too radical in fighting the roads de;
partment, so ] broke with him. Most
of the time have been voting with
the other side and doing the best
conld."
At the office of the mayor today it
was stated that nothing was known Of
Hardesty's contemplated resignation.
The mayor says that if Hardesty
shouid resign. it will be MP TO him to
fill the vacancy by appointment. aud
that no confirmation by the board is
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