The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-08
ASCH SEATED.
A Rather Warm Meeting Last
Night
The Fire Department Delegates
Agree That Asch Was
Legally Elected.

The Board of Representatives of
the Honolulu Fire Department held
their regular monthly meeting yes
terday evening.
It has been common talk on the
streets lately that the newly elected
chief would not take his seat. The
meeting last night proved otherwise.
The meeting was called to order
about s o'clock Secretary Henry
Smith called the roll and read the
minutes Of the last meeting After
routine business was through with,
the question came up regarding the
right of julius Asch to receive the
Office of chief engineer. This brought
a number of members to their feet
with arguments pro and con.
James Boyd moved that the pro-
test be rejected, for the reason that
it was aimed against one man, and
not at the whole ticket.
Walter Hill, T. r. Lucas, Daniel
Logan, and many other prominent
delegates made sensible remarks.
After much deliberation, the ma
jority agreed that Julius Asch was
legally elected.
Secretary Henry Smith was ap-
pointed committee of one to intro
duce the newly elected officers and
escort them to their chairs. After
handshaking was INDUCED in, O
motion was made to elect a secretary
and treasurer for the ensuing two
years. Genial James Hunt was au-
thorized to cast the ballot for that
important Office, and selected Henry
Smith as his own successor. Mr..
Smith thanked the delegates for
their confidence, and the meeting
adjourned.
The following is the official vote
cast at the last election. The report
of the chairman of election, the pro-
test, the chairman's answer, and the
Treasurer's report
HONOLULU, January Z, 1892.
To the Members of the Board of Re-
representatives. of the Honolulu
Fire Department.
GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to advertise
ment in the daily newspapers of this
city, the election of engineers of the
Department took place in the lower
part of this hall on Monday, Deem
Der Z, 1891, between the hours of 80
P. NJ. and 9P. NJ. Following is the
result of the election:
For Chief Engineer-Julius Asch
received 14S votes, Robert More re-
| ceived 1873 votes; total cast, 2S1.
For First Assistant Engineer-Jas.
III. Hunt received 1877 votes, J. w.
Mcdonald received ia votes; total
cast, 291.
For Second Assistant Engineer
David L. Kalawaia received 161 votes,
| William Keawe received 120 votes;
total cast, 2S1.
The votes polled by Companies are
as follows-Engine Company No. 1,
81; Engine Company No. 2, 40; En-
CINE Company No. 4, so; Engine
Company No. 5, 4S; Hook and Ladder
Company, 40; Fire Police Company,
43; total, PSI.
Company No. polled one more
vote than the required number, so,
for the reason that l allowed Mr.. J.
Morse to vote, he having produced a
certificate of qualification. MY reason
for doing so is that it was represented
to me that said ]. Morse was absent
from Honolulu, and in lieu of his
name issued another certificate to
one John Hughes, a member of said
company. took it for granted that
the certificate issued for J. Morse was
withheld and not given out to him.
| would, however, report that the
officers of the company are free from
blame in this matter, as it appears
that there are two members of same
name in that company, one is Joseph
and the other James Morse. The alb
/ sent member Is Joseph Morse. The
certificate issued was merely "J.
Morse" / also allowed the three en-
gineers to vote as members of the De-
partment.
have yesterday received protest
against my declaring Julius Asch
elected as Chief Engineer for the en-
suing term. l have overruled the
protest, for it seemed to me that I,
having already declared Mr.. Asch
elected to said office on the day of
| election, to wit, December 9TH, 1891,
no other alternative is left to me.
Moreover, the grounds of the protest
are of such q serious nature, that it
seems to me, as chairman of the
election, would have no right to de-
mand the proofs or evidence to sub
stantiate the charges made except by
order of this Board. The:evidence re-
quired can only be produced on an
order Of this Board 1 append here
with the said protest and my ruling
on the same. HENRY SMITH.
| Chairman of Election.
| Honolulu.