Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-01
.MIEHLSTE|N ASKS PROMPTHEARING
SUPERVISOR PACHHCO's CHARGES

ials for the improvements therein,
said J. ]. Miehlstein ordered the Ho-
nolulu Electric Company TO install
electric fans In tine following market
stalls, with the understanding that he
was to collect the usual commission,
to-wit, thirteen and a third per cent
or $500 on each fan selling for $37 so:
&C. l.. Meat Co., fan; 49,. :
Sam Wo, 3 fans; .. ...... .
"Lau Ing, / fan. 49,: -
Chinese Made Protests. -. ILL.,.
This commission, however, was not
paid to Miehlstein. because the Chi
nese market men complained OF the
exhorbitant price of the work and
refused absolutely to liquidate their
bills unless a disccant was made. Ac-
cordingly the Honolulu Electric Com
pany made the following discounts:
&C. L. Meat Company, $500 from
s6s.36.
Sam wo, 's40.45 from $190.45.
'14au Ing, $500 from $685..
On account of these big discounts
the management OF the Honolulu Elec-
trio Company refused to pay any COM
missions to Miehlstein.
"Fifth-That at the time the Homo
lulu Electric Company went into vol
untary bankruptcy there was a ship
ment of Fifteen Century fourtbfadS
electric fans at one of the local docks
consigned to said Honolulu Electric
Company. Miehlstein, wishing to ac-
quire these fans, paid the amount OF
the draft to the First National Bank
OF Hawaii and now, has said fans
stored away in some part Of the city.
Two of these fans have already been
installed in the King street market
by Miehlstein, who has charged Lum
Tin $40 for said fans. sThese fans
cost Miehlstein, landed at the dock, a
little over $50 each.
"Sixth--That ]. j. Miehlstein pur-l
chased a lot of secondhand marble
slabs from some firm in Honolulu and
had same installed in the c. Y. Hop
Wo Company meat market on King
street. and charged this latter firm
at the same rate as new marble.
Seventh That J. ]. sMiehlstein has
used the time, stationery and type
writer of the building and plumbing
Inspectors office to bill his accounts
10 the several market men with whom
he has done business within the past
lew months.
"AIl OF the foregoing information
can be sHbstantiated by documentary
evidence and oral testimony IL this
board Of supervisors sees fit to make
said information the subject Of an
official investigation and INQUIRY.
en-. C. PACHECO,
Member Board Of Supervisors, City
and County of Honolulu.
Honolulu, June 30th, 1914"
Commenting on the charges, as he
them to the board, Super
visor Pacheco said:
"The information / have given Isl
unite serious and I stand ready to
what have said with
documentary evidence have received
from marketmen. ] believe tho board
should take this Up at once and make
i thorough investigation.
To which Peters replied:
This matter has been given con-
siderable publicity and that publicity
has not come from parties interested. !
but from q member OF the board Of
You cannot 60 ahead
with the Investigation too soon to suit j
Mr.. Miehlstein. As for these charges. 1
theye merely are that Miehlstein has
received commissions for work he has
done If simply by reason of the fact
that Mr.. Miehlstein or any other en-
pioye of the city and county receives
i salary from the municipality he Is |