Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-22
SERIOUS CHARGES
MADE AGAINST
J. ]. MIEHLsIElN
Building and Plumbing Inspec-
tor Accused of Taking "Rake-
off" on Market improvements
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ternoon when seen by a representa-
tive of the Star.Bulletin. As far as
know it is simply spite work.
1t is true that acted as supervising
architect OF the King and Oahu mar
kets, but the supervisors knew of this
long ago. and | was Informed that
they had no objections to my doing
this work.
Il took this work up after attorneys
and fish market men had engaged in
long disputes and seemed unable to
agree on anything. They finally came
to me and asked that draw up the
plans and specifications, and on No
vember "A, 1913, Judge A. s. Hum
phreys, representing certain of the
marketmen, informed the board. of
health in a letter that had been en-
gagged TO draw up these plans and
specifications. My commission for
this work. which was done after bust
ness hours, was seven and one-half
per cent, 1t was never understood
that l should not engage in private
work ON the side: on. the contrary I
always maintained thattI was not ex-
eluded from dong sucn work after
hours, and in this supervisors agreed
with me- ~ .s.-
THE charge that l received two
and one-haH per cent from the ma
terial men is utterly untrue. never
received a cent from them. 49,
This all seems to me, as I said
before. a bit of spite work. have
heard for. two or three weeks that
something of this kind was coming
up, it: certainly is very unfair. But
/ am glad it has come to the surface
now, and ask nothing better than a
chance to meet the accusations
squarely. ~
There is nothing in the law that
says / shall not do private work as
an architect The city and county at
torney engages in private practice,
and other officials do private work
on, the side for compensations.
have always been given to- under
stanl that the supervisors had no OBJ
lection to US doing SO. OF course, If /
they have that is a different matter:
but never before have heard any
intimatton that they did object"
Supervisor Nee leIlan was not pres
emit at the. caucus and as he is the
chairman, of the ways and means com
mittee, and has, therefore, an import
AMI voice in budget-making, many of
the items were passed over for the
time being. -s.szs.s r, 81.
The matter of restoring the dona-
tons to the Associated Charities and
Promotion Committee, and perhaps to
the other organizations that have up
to lately received financial assistance
from the board, was discussed at con-
length, but no final action
was taken. -~~-t :. = "A
1t was decided to increase the fund
for maintenance of Honolulu roads
from $4,000 to $4,000 The other
districts will probably remain at the
same figure. The management of the
public baths was discussed on the basis
Of information received from the city
and county auditor which showed that
the baths have been running behind
slightly for the last two months. AM
effort will be made to persuade the
board to sell the concession to do
away with this loss. ......--.
The board will meet again in caucus
soon. 1t was stated this morning that
not many items in the budget will be !
changed, as they were all cut to the
lowest practical figure possible six
months ago. II