Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-11
HARBoR BOARD PROBING
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the board of harbor commissioners.
''Oar divers discovered" he said,
| that about five of the cluster piles
which act as bumpers to the wharf
are covered with 16-ounce copper.
These are the only piles so covered.
all the rest having been examined
and found TO be covered with 49,
] ounce as specified. I do. not for a
minute believe that Foreman Agasy
would knowingly substitute inferior
copper in an attempt TO deceive the
authorities. AS only five piles are
found TO be covered by the 16-ounce,
the Lord-Young Company would only
make dollar or two by the decep-
ton. i am convinced that the whole
| thing is scheme put up on Agasy
by laborers under him who had a
/ grudge to work off"
J Harbor Commissioner James Wake
field stated this morning that he and
Colonel Mccarthy would begin their
investigation today or, tomorrow.
I"About twenty per cent of the cost
of the wharf has been held back by
the territory as directed by law"
Wakefield said so that there is no
danger of the territory losing through
any inferior material that may have
/, been used in the construction of the
i wharf H.. ..~..
Aerley's Story .:'. H..
The matter came up before a meet
ing of the harbor commission Wed
nesday afternoon, and at that time
EIIerley testified and was questioned
and answered as follows, according to
the stenographic report: ~....
4 Mr.. Mccarthy: Mr. Herley called
at my Office yesterday and made some
statements relative to the Queen
street bulkhead wharf, and he is here
today to make them to the board
Mr.. Herley: What 1 wanted to
say was that / know there is 16 OF.
on tina: wharf. The copper was found
on the piles by the diver. want to
state that there is s16 OF. copper
/ placed on the piles BECAUSE / put it
there at the instruction of Mr.. James
/ Agasy, foreman for the Lord Young
company. Now while | state this, |
have never seen specifications or
/ plans of the wharf although he had
me drive the piles. Here are the
only plans l ever got and here is
what he wanted me to build the
wharf on This is all ever got from
him to show me what was to work
/ on -. 49,.
Mr.. Wakefield: DO you know how
much 16 or. copper was put on?"
/ Mr.. Herleg: .NoafI don't know
how much was put on. There was
L nz 10 M II 7
had to do was to feel it to know the
difference" III ~
Mr.. Wakefield: Gould. you state
whether the 16 OF. 81 copper was
cased in the same case, as the Is
or? % ~. ~ -. ~.
Mr.. Herley: 1T alib came togeth-
er, all marked Is o., i, came in ten
/ Eundle sheets. AT the same. time
that morning there were ten sheets
shy. Mr.. Agasy had already signed
the bill of ladfng to the Inter-Island
driver for it. Mr.. Agasy said he
thought the reason it was ten sheets
shy was because it didn't come by
sheets but came by weight At the
wind-up there were ten sheets short,
and l. had forgotten all about the
affair, until was reminded that /
stole ten sheets of copper, and that
is the reason | am coming back on
Mr.. Agasy."
Mr.. Wakefield: "How many piles,
do you remember, was the 16 or. cop-
per placed on?" l.. l., ~
Mr.. Herley: 1T was placed on the
corner piles" ~. #
Mr.. Park: May / be allowed to
speak on the matter? The only 16
OF. copper that was found was o.
the cluster piles; sthere were not
more than 10 or 10 sheets in the
whole business spoke to Lord
Young about it, and they said they
knew nothing about it; but are per-
fectly willing to have it taken off and
put on Is OF. Pr.
Mr.. Herley: "Mr. Agasy told me it
was 16 OF. copper and told me to put
it on 81 '... -.
Mr.. Mccarthy: what was this you
told me yesterday about finding an
| extra sheet of copper and he told you
C throw ii overboard?" -
Mr.. Herley: Yes, sir. There was
an extra sheet of copper left after
/ the work was done and / asked him
4 W w Win anu oOlu
well I'll tell you just what he said
L don't give a damn what you do with
it-get rid of it-throw it overheard"
| Mr.. Wakefield: where did he tell
J you to put the Is OF. copper.
| Mr.. Herley: Told me to keep a
little space at the top for the IS OF.
| and put the 16 o. below"
Mr.. Park: 81 don't think there are
more than piles that it applies to-"
Mr.. Richley: Five"
Mr. Wakefield: Were the cluster
piles the only piles that you coppered,
| Mr.. Herley?" :
Mr.. Herley: THAT is all sir;
don't know anything about the other
! piles at all. But on, those piles | put
on the 16 OF. copper at Mr.. Agasy's
| orders. 1t was put on knowingly and
wilfuIly by Agasy."
Mr. Wakefield: where did the
copper come FROM
| Mr.. Herley: The copper was bought