The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-30
SUPERVISORS
TO CAUCUS
Republicans Will
Hold Meeting
Today.
Organization of Board
May Be Decided
Upon.
Supervisors Must All Provide
Building for County
Offices.

The Republican members of the Oahu
: Board of Supervisors will hold their
first caucus this afternoon. 1t is the
intention then to discuss plans for the
organization of the board, and after
the, Republican majority has consider
ed the matter the Home Rulers viii
be called into caucus to decide upon
the action to be taken. 1t is barely a
month now before the county act goes
into effect and the supervisors will he
compelled to do considerable amount
of preliminary work before they take
office.
The county act intends that the gov
eminent of the county shall pass into
the hands of the recently elected Off
GERS on the fourth day Of January, and
for, that reason it will be necessary
that the supervisors organize the gov
eminent prior to that time, in order
that there may be no delay in taking
up the reins of control, or any transit
ton period which might lead to trou-
BILE.
One of the most important works be-
fore the supervisors is the necessity
for securing control of a building or
offices for the housing of the county
offices. There is at present on this ISL
and no building (which the Territory
could turn over to the county, as both
the executive and judiciary buildings
are we'll crowded. twill of course be
possible for the new officers, such as
the assessor, to step into the offices of
his predecessor, but this arrangement
can be carried out only in the case of
the assessor and High Sheriff. The
county attorney, auditor, treasurer and
the remaining officers will be compelled
to seek new quarters as. they do not
take the places of any Similar office
holders who now have quarters. There
has been some talk of securing offices
in the Young Building, but there can
of course be no action until meeting
of the entire board and this would
then have to be confirmed at later
meeting after the new law goes into
effect. seAs Is gs@s a
The Board of Supervisors also has
the appointment OF a number of Off
GERS. The district magistrate is one
of the officers to be named by the
supervisors, although the present board
can make no appointments, as the coiH-
missions of Judge Dickey and Judge
Lindsay hold for another year. The
board also appoints poundkeepers, a
health officer, road supervisors and
many minor officers. The board must
also approve the appointment of depu-
ties to the sheriff, the tax assessor and
also the appointment of policemen.
The Board of Supervisors is also
compelled to fix theg amount of the
bonds of the treasurer. tax collector
and other officials and also approve the
sureties.
In fact the Board of Supervisors is
given a multitude of duties, much of
which must be dispatched before the
board Is regularity organized in jan
uary, in order not to tie up public bust
ness. The caucus this afternoon is of
the four Republican members only.
A. Gilman, John Lucas, M. p Robin
son and A. Hooking. 1t is possible that
some decision may be reached as to the
selection of chairman for the board.
Both Robinson and Gilman are talked
of for chairman of the Oahu board.