The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-22
THE SUPERVISORS.

No important office; the system Of county government will
exist supervisors We shall have for the County OF Oahu
District from Fifth and three large The pay each
will be fifty dollars month The other counties five
each Thus total number of supervisors the Territory will
be and their salaries will amount to $3.50
month
The powers the supervisors extensive They supernted
the conduct all other county officers Te have the entire control OF
the laying out construction and maintaining and repairing OF all pubh
roads, bridges and They for the hospitals They will
under their all rights real and forth All
Ja court houses and hospitals are under their usdcon lh can
sell land belonging the county They examine and audit the county
They order for all expenses against the
They take charge OF all public play grounds They levy taxes Tor the
and repairs roads and highways They look after the
pounds Section OF the most important 1t states that is
the duty supervisors establish and fix all salaries and establish
such other funds they deem for the transaction
OF business OF the county and to transfer moneys from one fund to an
other as the public interest may require
Board of Supervisors provide for the destruction
vegetation particularly fruit and vines 1t must also provide
for the prisoners bury the INDECENT dead 1t look
storing OF oils and explosives 1t look after the public
carry all orders OF the Territorial Board of Health 1t
plant shade along the roads 1t will also have that
statistical collected adudi-
upon claims that may be brought against the
From this rapid and cursory resume what the duties of the
of Supervisors be very evident that when the voters elect
members for this body they Choose competent and able In
competent unked very ange up affairs of the
The mistakes which e make will have to be
borne period years There will be redress until
can be reversed at the next election II the voters make mistake they
will have abide by until the ulness time relieves them
The Board Supervisors ought be different set Of men from
the members OF the legislature he senator's and members have purely
Legislative duties when those duties finished they depart for their
homes and them The members of the
Board OF Supervisors have executive duties they sit monthly for
period OF enour months and should they feel SO Inclined they
could SIT every month Tor the whole twenty MONTHS we du
of the material which formed the last legislature would have
such continuous session.
All this show how very important it for have the
best material members Of the Board OF Supervisors and
the remuneration is going to be stumbling block
To of affairs OF intellect and business ability the supervisor
salary bagaele nothing To very mediocre
the will be actual nducemen OF the theory
is that in such positions the citizen will sacrifice
the sake Of his and for the benefit of his fellow citizens But
the sacrifice will be all the side OF the capable while the
able will feel that he doing we'll for himself will be
look round and his office be made do something better
However all these things going learn by and
experience the evils OF bad choice the quicker will learn fight
very hardest against bad choice and the suffer- the
shall realize that entirely
with ourselves and that upon work. the work, depends
future comfort