Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-29
CHARGE AHETT
WITH IMPROPER
USE Or FUNDS
Superintendent of Garbage Ac-
cused of Keeping Idle Man
on city's Payroll


Maintaining that R. w, Aylett. su,
lperfhtetisieiit or the earbage depart
lment, has made improper use of pub,
lie fands!!i and charging him with neg
ligence III duty for having failed to
report case coming under his super.
vision FOR a period 81 ave months, the
ways and means committee of the city
supervisors last night handed It's re
port in to the board. The report was
Iado9ted.:
aThe Ayiett case dates back to- Jas.
May, and has for the past several
meetings been brought UP for Slight
notice to the board. II has to do with
one, Al. r. Pimenta. laborer in the
city's g4rbage department, ? who was
injured By one OF the city automobiles,
i've months ago. .f~-'< ~.
According to the report, DR.. L. r.
Gaspar certified To- Agiett on the day
following the accident that the injured
man would not be able to resume his
duties for three or four weeks. Aylett
in the meantime kept Pimenta on the
payroll without consulting the super
yis0rs I'M the matter. s~s ~
In August. four months after the ac.
cident. Pimenta changed doctors, and
DR.. Wayson. city physician, reported
to Aylett that he did not think ri.
HentaB, condition due to.sany injury
reeeiyed while In the employ OF the
city. le9t - a1t IS gsssts s,Ft t.sF
aiT4ie report says ,tiiat Asistt aid not
lbakei this matter known I'D the
Hoard Until SeIteriibe ri 81 which awas
Ave e1s6itlis after the ab6id lent had Be
fRliBn him Further than This, Ayi6tt
Kept Pihienta eii tie payroll during
tlie month 6f sSeptefibefe though Nm
fOf1hsd ID Writing b. atlteh city pliysi-
elan that Pimefith HID not suffered
iiijify WfIiiei III city employ.
Gin prop 81 ljss OF fdt,Hs.ss. ssaa4Ia il t.4,s
esTlie ways ana means committee
h5ids thereto re that Ayiatt has been
defeliet iii MS duties ~ railing to re-
port the case and that ne has fI1ade
ad lfil5f0pef lis6 Z d the 81 i5iib funds
w keebihg olis the payFallstl the name 81
IL iHjtfeti siiltlo ya ION z after The seffii.
pi0ye recovered rom the effecfs on
his injury. Aylett win be furnished
with copy OF the report, ana VIII be
ordered to strike the naife Of Pinlenta
from his payroll at once Z 50 s.
Ringing directly upon the Aylett
case a resolution. was introduced al
the meeting last night by Chaifmati
Logan OF the ways and means commit
teeg relative to the carrying OF the
names 1f injured ptBsofis on the books
or the city. ss1ts .sil NJ
i The resolution passed first reading
and IS as follows:
s BE It resolved by the hoard of sd.
peryisofs Of the city and county OF
Honolulu, &
That pending the adoption of rules
ana regaiatiUhs for. offieefs: and over.
seefs under the Workn1en's CoripeT.
sati6h Act, any accident causing in
Jury to an employee Of the city and
county shall De reported to the clerk
or the city and county on the expfra
ton 0f524 hours after such accident:
and further that If DISABILITY OF such
employs as q result Of such accident
prevents him from reporting for work
after the lapse of "a hours following
such accident the name of siich en-.
ploye shall be stricken on the payroll
until further order OF the board Of st.
The report vas signed BY siipervi,
s6fs Logan and Fbtner OF the ways
and MEANS committee: Es-.l' -.