The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-08-19

May 5-"Proeeeded with the check
ing up Of warrants and pay roll de
mands -
MAY g." Continued with the exam.
nation Of the County Auditors nc.
counts
May This was longer meet.
ing. The commissioners adopted
resolution with regard 10 the warning
the Supervisors against paying illegal
warrants. The commission then pro.
ceeded with its examination of the
County Auditors accounts
May 80 Proceeded with its exam.
nation Of the County Auditors &c.
counts"
May 9-'Continued the investiga.
tion Of the County Auditors ac.
counts. -
May lo--on this day the commission
held a public session 1T which it sc.
cured the Coenty Clerks records.
May l2-Willismson was appointed
TO go to Honolulu to confer with the
Attorney General "The commission
continued its investigation Of &C.
counts"
May l3--,'The investigation Of ae.
May 1.-THE investigation OF ac.
counts was proceeded with
May ia discussion was held rela
tive to the calling Of witnesses from
Kau and Kona, and also regarding the
payment of certain bills 1.-THE com
missioners then continued their check
ing Of the County Auditors ac
counts
On May Is public session was held
at Pahala.
On that day also, Long rescued a
lady from being drowned IN creek
near Pahala, but this item the modest
secretary fails to mention in the min.
utes.
May IL, continued their checking
OF the county auditor q accounts
May 10 and 90 were devoted TO pub,
lie sessions in Hilo.
May y, "took up the checking Of
cconnts.'
May ~, CONTINUED the checking Of
accounts" In the afternoon the com
missioners attended the. trial of the
Lalakea case, +
May %, "the checking Of accounts
was contipued.' The commissioners
attended the Lalakea and Mcguire hear
ines.
May q, ''the checking Of accounts
was continued" .-t
May 20. "the checking Of accounts
was continued" The commissioners
attended the Lalakea case.
May 81, "checking was continued.
May 2s, Checking was continued.
May 20, "cheeking continued"
May 80, legal holiday
May 81. Public session TO get data
FROM g. E. King. Pay rolls approved.
! June 2. Form of letter to supervisor,
approved. The adjournment Of th'
commission for six weeks was decided
upon.
July IL. Session held az count,
building to examine North Hilo wit
nesses. tt
July Is. Session held in count,
building to examine South Hilo wit
nesses. So
July 10. Session held in COUNTY
building to examine North Hilo wit
July 81. Crushed rock witnesses er
amined.
July 90 Crushed rock witnesses ex
amined.
From Anoust / until AnSnst ID wbe,
this examination was made, there wer
no further entries.
One of the items which has cause,
J the most comment is that involving tn
, payment Of the salaries of the commits
sioners. Thus IL will be noticed ths
, the commissioners were paid 1910 eec
for May, thus receiving payment 70
, Sundays. and legal holidays. The cor
tention has been made that the commif
, sioners should be paid for only the day
} when they actually work. and the
therefore SUNDAYS and HOLIDAYS copl
, not he charged for legally. This opir
ion Is held by county attorneys d'
: partment. Thu. commission has receive
! from Attorney General Tbaver an opir
I ion which bears on this subject, as TO
, lows:
ontr,on hv A+tor,av a.n.Ya,
Honolulu, May o, 1913
nave yonr two letters OF the MT
inst, asking my opinion as " whetht
!, the members Of the hawal Count
= commission are entitled to per diel
zee Tor all OF the time they are engage
: tnelr dpties or whether they are on
). 70 receive surh per dien Tor Gays VINE
q tney are onicihiiy IN session
n "SeetIOn 10 Of Act ~ Of the Law
y II A 81 H.. A.