The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-17
CAPITOL JARREDBY
FORBES PLAN FOR
.MAINLANDJOURNEY
News Explodes In Political Circles
Around Territorial Offices Like
Submarine Mine, and Directors
Immediately Voice Reasons
Why Superintendent Of Public
Works Must Stay At Home

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The projected mainland trip of
.ChaTtes X, Forbes, superintendent OF
fnblic works, chairman of the public
utilities commission and chpirman of
the various loan fund commissions. as
shnounced in The Advertiser yesterday
norning, is causing mighty commo.
zion in governmental circles. The news
exploded in the Capitol like a subma-
tine mirc, and for the rest Of the day
government officials were unable to
concentrate their minds upon the af-
fairs Of state. -s..s.-sfa 80 'aaaf, q.
! "FoFbHs going to Washington
What's che man thinking orr WINS the
General exclamation. ''It,s impossi.
ne Why, lie can't get away, He
an y leave his work. o.. ....'..'..
Forbes might feel greatly fattered if
he knew how important he suddenly be.
came. Government officials who were
i:nown TO be decidedly hostile to the
superintendent of public works--for
The territorial government is not all
pne happy family, common opinion to
he centrary-expresse the greatest
uxiety as to what would become of
The Territory with Forbes away.
Would Delay Local Jobs
One government official pointed out
Mat would be the serious results if
'"rbes were to go away just at the
resent juncture.
1.-THE Territory has several big wa
1erfront contracts outstanding, he
For instance, there are the sheds to be
q a ..1 7 H.
nlu waterfront. Nobody hut the SUI
oerintendent of public works has the
authority properly TO supervise this
work The other members Of the har--
Dor board lack the nPccssG ry technical
experience. Furthermore. tho tcrrito-
rial inspectors are not in harmony with
the contractor and it is necessary that
the superintendent be at hand to sc tile
difficulties of that kind.
"But that is not all. The legislature
meets in February and il is necessary
Cor the board of harbOr commissioners,
headed by its chairman, who is Mr..
Forbes, to make a tour of the Islands
with view to getting data for the
larbor board 5 recommendations to the
legislature and for preparing its csti-
mates for the appropriation bill.
"Tbis work cannot be done without
Mr.. Forbes. And for Mr.. Forbes to
Undertake at this time n go on n joy.
ide to Washington, is, not only ride
llous but it is serious INJURY to the
Territory from which he draws his
wages.
Another thing: the public utilities
commission, of which Forbes is chair
nan, has before it lot of serious
Xork which would be greatly delayed
Nv Mr.. Forbes absence from the Ter
ritory." III
Another official laughingly suggested
hat il was unthinkable that Mr..
Forbes should not take a trip to Wash
ngton,, in view of the fact that stheft
Is enough money left in the loan funI
to pay for at least orc more visit on
that kind, including even a 500 dinner.
8 However, in view of that fact Cha
Mr.. Forbes projected visit to the, ma
tional capital leaked out prematurel J
ind he will now be unable TO get away
without its being known in advance,
he betting around the capitol is that
he will, for the present at least, forge
lis extra vacation and remain at home
10 ATTEND TO the large amount of work
that demands his continued presence.