The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-03-23
Supervisors Support Mayor In
Charge That Building In
speotOr Neglected Duty
MAKES CLAIM WAS IL.
L a. ., =, NOT FEELING WELL
Arnold, Hollinger and AHA Vote
For Dismissal With Larsen
and Quinn Opposing /.
lFrom satnrday Advertiser.l J

(From saturday AdvertiseT.) o.
Charles G. Murasky is no longer city
building inspector. -,
He was automatically "fred" last
night when the board Of supervisors
approved the act of Mayor Lane in
% shspending'' MurasRy on the charge
Of i'willful neglect Of duty" M
Mayor and supervisors were agreed
that the mayor can keep Murasky
suspended" as long as ne pleases, and
that also. in the meantime he can name
building inspector as be Pleases, sub.
ieet 10 the approval of the supervisors.
arurasky Not sFeeling wen 4
Mufasky responded to the demand
made on him that he appear before the
supervisors last night. He admitted
that he was absent from his Office from
March 8 TO II, inclusive, but said ne
did 30 feeaBse he was not not feeling
Nellsn Il n ~.t,' r'.. .. @...g...
He admitted that on the second day
OF his absence from Office he was placed
|! under arrest ut the instance of his wife
tor alleged violation of the Edmundi
Act. It was not brought out, however
that Murasky was acquitted Of ths
| charge at reH.ng before Commits
sioner Curry Thursday. y
| Mufasky, however,, stated that ht
was 90 perturbed in mind during tn,
| days Of his absence from Office that
he did not think of telephoning the
| mayor or some other official and mott
flying them that he could not attehd
| 10 his duties. He said he had tried
to call up his owA Office, but was unabl,
to get the number. e.. s.,I. y. 49,. .
Larsen and Quinn Opposed =
i Arnold, IIollinger and AHA voted TO
lahfihg ~ Mprasky. larsen and Quinn
Iyoted to z give him another chance,
| Logan sat- as chairman Of the commit
| tee of the whole and did not vote
When the committee of the whole 70
| port came before the regular boart
| Logan voted against Nfurasky. :
Murasky, When called on by LogaI
as chairman of the Committee of the
whole to explain the charges Of absens'
| from his Office without leave, had littl'
10 say, lie said he was not fleeing
l'well'p on March 3 and that was tn,
reason he was not. at bis Office thai
| day. The next day he. was ARRESTED
and was compelled to arrange FOR bonds
and that kept him from his office. tn,
next two days he also sid he did no
"feel we'll" and it was ON the fourth
day that he received notification Of sus
pension from the mayor. He statet
he felt q "little ashamed of himself, ,
and that was thereasoh he did not com
munieate with the mayor. r.. 10
Suspended by ForIaer AdnHinistratiol
! Arnold and Hollinger both handle,
Mufasky without gloves. They poiRte,
out that he had been suspended by tn
former city administration because o
absence from duty; that he had bee
arrested for violating a city ordinanc
and heavily fined, then reprinanded
then arrested again, and on top Of thi
had wilifully neglected his duty n
an employee of the city. Arnold saldL
az am and have been sound frien,
Of Murasky, hut when q city employ
willfully. neglects his duty 'sentimen
is not 30 be considered. II we over
look tffs case it means that employc
will run over us at will and have tn
upPef hand. 1t is up TO Us to set n
example. - ~: -1 M Esg.tr
| LaiocH HiduC du lnlpdn5iOuou plea ~
Mnrasky and cited the golden rule. II
admitted that Murasky had been negli
gent Of duty; that he had oversteppe,
the bounds Of propriety; that he ha,
been guilty of On inexcusable escapade
that he had thought cloud on him
| self and favilg and concluded with
Larsen Mikes Impassiousd Plea
However, none Of rs are perfect
There Is no question Of Mr.. Murasky
honesty. He should be given anothe
chance. I believe in doing 20 other
what you would have them do to you. ;
Mayor Lane would give no intima
tioh last night as to whom he will
appoint 10 succeed Murasky. Fred W
Beckley, present deputy inspector
Henry Frietas and Solomon X Fuku
mura are known, however, to be favor
ite candidates. Other applicants nv,
w D.. McWayne, Thomas Mott, D
A: Devine, A. p. Mcdonald, Edwin b
Keef, John W., Cook and Charles O'suI