The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-11-06

pad each are therein stated.
A statement of the cost of import
ing supplies for the department,
through a local firm here, is attached
hereto for the information of the
board.
An information was laid before the
board by the Fire Marshal relating
to the false alarm given on the 2Sth
Oct last, causing the engines to pro-
coed unnecessarily toward the Soap
Works at LeleO. After some discus
sion the matter was dropped from
further consideration.
The committee on the relief ex-
tended to a member of China Engine
Company No. 5, recommended that
said member have allowances made
to him until the end of this month.
Granted and the committee was dis
charged.
Mr.. Boyd then proposed that the
reply of the Minister of the Interior
be taken up for consideration. On
the secretary saying that there was
nothing in it for consideration, it be-
ing evasive and not responsive to the
issue, further consideration was
dropped.
Delegate Smith proposed, seconded
by Mr.. Boyd, that hereafter all bills
incurred by any member against the
department shall first be read to the
board before being approved by the
Chief Engineer; this provision not
to apply to the usual pay roll of
monthly wages paid to the regular
paid employees of the department,
the use of horses, and rents. Passed
unanimously.
Delegate Smith then said that
owing to the evasive letter of the
Minister of the Interior, the hoard
had better legislate its own rules,
and he hoped the following would
not be in conflict with any vested
rights. The following additions to
the bylaws were proposed, which by
the constitution were laid over one
month before action:
Resolved, That the Chief Engineer,
before making his acquisitions to the
Minister of the Interior for importing
new apparatus or supplies for this
department, report his intention so
to do to this board, stating the OBJ
ject, propriety and necessity of the
same.
Resolved, That the following
standing committees consisting of 3
members each, be appointed by the
Chief Engineer Immediately upon
his being installed into that office,
said committees to be renewed at the
first meeting of the board in Deem
Der of each year, and the vacancies
to be filed from time to time as
necessity requires
Finance and auditing committee
whose duty it shall be to report or
all bills that may be referred to them,
and also to report on all financial
matters of the department;
Committee on supplies and repairs,
whose duty it shall be to report on
all requirements of the department ;
to recommend to this board what
they shall deem best to promote the
welfare and good working of the
department, and if required to fur
nish estimates of the cost of supplies
needed for this department, and the
probable cost of intended repairs.
Committee on correspondence,
whose duty shall be to do all neces-
sary writing for the department
more especially all matters that may
be referred to said committee; the
secretary to be member OF this
committee.
Committee on grievances, whose
duty it shall be to report on all mat
tiers that may be referred to them
such as charges preferred, company
appeals, and other matters that re
quire their attention,
Miscellaneous committee, whoSt
duty it shall be to report on any de
partment matters referred to then
not otherwise applicable to the othe
committees.
The following rules for the conduo
Of elections for engineers were car
ried unanimously;
/. That voters shall have FREE
access to the ballot box without in
reference from any other person
during the time such voters are de
posting THEN ballots at the polls.
2, That ballots shall be of uni
form size and color as follows; The,
shall be u inches square, shall b
printed or written on plain whit
paper, and no other color shall b
allowed, Any ballot having more than
two names for one Office shall be re-
corded us scattering as regards tn
one office. The printed names o
each ballot to be inserted one inc
apart so as to allow any written nam
to be inserted in place of the printe
name, Written names to he mad
1 plain and legihle,
a. Thai the secretary furnish [