The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-04-25
GIVES LETTER TO PUBLIC

is determined that the facts as she
knows them relating to the Queen s
/ Hospital bill of twelve dollars for treat.
ing Emily Kahihimoku shall be given.
Miss Sterritt insists that Doctor Way.
son did inform her that he did not
/ approve the bill, and true to her prom.
/ Use, she went TO Superintendent Eek
ardt of the Queen s Hospital in March,
had him make out his bin on terri.
torial bill head, presented 1t to the
proper authorities, 1t was allowed and
the warrant was waiting delivery in
the territorial auditors office Tuesday
afternoon.
In this event, taking the correspond.
enee given out by Doctor Wayson yes
terday, the city has already paid this
bin, approved by Doctor Wayson, and
the Territory has just completed allow
| ing the same bill.
Miss Sterritt refused to discuss this
phase of the mixup last night, prefer
ring that the statements be allowed to
| tell their own story.
eff this bill was paid by the city
in January, as Doctor Wayson now
| says, why is it that he sent letter
addressed to Miss Maynard, my assist
ant, in February, refusing to sanction
J tie bill, and why did the hospital send
in bill in Marchi'' asked Miss Ster,
rift yesterday.
| In explanation of the apparent non.
payment of the bill by the Territory,
/ Miss Sterritt says she was under the
| impression that the bill had been paid
by the city until Doctor Wayson S let.
ter in February, and that early in
| March she asked Superintendent Eek
ardt to make out n statement Of the
amount said to be due on a territorial
blank. He did so. The bills are al
lowed each month. This bill reached
the auditor too late to be paid in
March, went over until this month and
was ready to be sent out yesterday
says Miss Sterritt,
Doctor Wavson Yesterday made NIB
,;o = cony of n letter sent In Super;n.
tendent Eckardt rs well as reply re-
ceiyed from the head of the hospital
They follow:
Letters Exchanged.
lt %. Honolulu. April %, 1913.
Mr.. ]. F. Eckardt, supt. Queens Hos
initial
Dear Sir:-Win Won kindly inform
me if the account of $l2 against the
name of Emily Kohukimoku. an in.
mate of the Girls, Industrial School
has been paid by either Miss Sterritt
matron of the school or by territorial
warrant; also, was not this account
paid by the city and county in Their
January bill which had been approved
bv me. Very truly,
J. r.. WAYSON. MD,
CITY and County Physician.
nt- Honolulu, April 90, 1913.
T. r. Wayson. MD. CITY and County
Physician, Honolulu.
Dear Sir;-In answer to YOUR letter
of even date, 1 respectfully reply that
the account of Sl2 against the patient
Emily Kahukimoku. was paid in the
January account of the C. &C. bill
and that the same has not been re
funded bv either Miss Sterritt or by
territorial warrant. Your truly.
JOHANNES +. ECKARDT,
Superintendent.
1t would appear that there is a con
tradiction in this correspondence over
n statement made by the city physician
in his letter to Miss Maynard under
date of February II, last. Miss Ster
rift last night made public this com
munication. 1t reads as follows:
Honolulu, Hawaii, February IL. 1913.
Dear Miss Maynard:-I have Just
learned from Mr.. Eckardt of the
Queens HOSPITAL that Emily Kahiki
moku. an inmate of the Girls Reform
School was admitted by card signed