The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20
EYISLE TIRED
. OF CHARLESFORBES
Maui Chamber Of Commerce
Wants Maui Man In Charge
.of Public Works
Object To Having Their Money
Handled BY Outsider From
Honolulu

Maui has large sized crouch TO
register with the legislature on the
trust or lack of trust, shown by the
solons in the ability Of county authori-
ties 70 handle funds appropriated for
Improvement projects on the Valley
Isle. NJ ~
And incidentally Maui joins the
rapidly growing number, of those who
protest against having public affairs
superintendent by Charles r. Forbes
who is chairman Of the Maui loan
fund commission along with the other
loan commission, ds we'll as superin-
tendent Of public works and possessor
of many other official capacities. u.
Briefly Maui doesn't want Forbes
running Maui affairs and objects TO
his handling the money for Maui inn
provcments instead of the officials Of
the county, according to the Mani
News.
This objection found full expression
in special meeting Of the Maui cham
Der Of commerce last week when the
chamber found that every bill, appro-
priating money for use on Mani ear
ries the provision that the work is TO
be done under the direction Of the
superintendent of public works.
President Wadsworth, according TO
the Maui News, summed up the situa,
ton by stating that while practically
all the appropriation bills for Maui are
payable from a proposed Territorial
loan fund, which Maui Is bound 70 pay
back In every instance, the county has
been ignored in the expenditure and
the superintendent Of public works,
Forbes, made solely responsible.
President Wadsworth who is mem
Der of the Maui loan fund commission
added that if this commission has
been unsatisfactory IL should be re-
placed but the course should not be
pursued Of having county work, paid
for by the county, handled by terri.
torial officials.
The chamber investigation revealed
that all the bills appropriating money
for Maui had been Drafted in the same
manner, putting Forbes as superin
tendent Of works in charge Of expendi
lures, and considerable speculation was
INDUCED in by the members AS to how
this had happened says the Maui
News. M
Even the appropriation of $4,000
for completing the Olinda reservoir
which is being built under direction
of the loan fund board is turned over
to Forbes as superintendent of public
works by the bill now before the legis
lature. ,w rr" y aas,s. Z ~
The same is true of the appropria
| tion of $4,000 asked for county
building, of the appropriation Of SIS,
600 asked for the proposed lao VALLEY
road, $4,000 item for q proposed
Lahaina court house and an appro
| 3riation for sea wall at Lahaina.
| 1t was found that an appropriation
of 100000 constructing road from
kailua to Nahiku, in the Koolal
ditch district, has been introduced al
a loan fund measure. This raised th,
\ question among the chamber member
/ as to what had become of the pro
posed Territorial road bill, a projec
approved by the chamber some tim,
ago. AS in the other measures, thi
100000 appropriation bill provide
that the expenditure of the money b,
left TO the superintendent of publi
works, Mr.. Forbes, ''while Maui coun
! ~ will foot the bills and look pleas
ant, "7adds the News. pr
j The chamber of commerce wants /,
know why it has not been advised Of
| the course Of Mani Legislation. Their
IS n. feeling that Maui is not clos
enough Elm touch with what is bein,
lone by the Legislature. Proposal wa
made that the chamber maintain
,alaried representative in Honolulu t,
| help the Maui delegation draft bills.
| The chamber adopted q resolution
lsktng the Maui delegation to keel
he chamber Informed Of what is 90
ing on in the Capitol, and why.
1t is rumored that the Maui cham
Der of commerce is contemplating
proposal TO form d fighting phalanx
iharter an Inter-Island steamer /,
Honolulu and march en- masse into
session of the legislature.
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