Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-01-06
DAMON Will
FURNISH BOND
Under CONDITIONS

AZ li6 opShlus VI Ine iuHrn'ns SEES
sion OF the Board of Supervisors, Mr..
Lucas reported that he had seen DR..
Cooper with reference to DR.. Noblitt,
whose name was proposed by the
Home Rulers yesterday for the posi-
tion of County Physician. The Presi.
dent Of the Board of Health had stated
that DR.. Noblitt has no license to
practice. However, 1t was the inten
ton of the committee to investigate
further and report. Mr. Harvey, a mem
Der Of the committee. contending that
Dr. Noblitt Is the possessor of q Ii.
Cense.
Mr.. Gilman said he did not want 10
suggest anything that would be detrt.
mental to the welfare OF the Board or
that would in any way retard the work,
but he considered that an Interpreter
was superiluous. All the members of
the Board with the exception OF him.
self understood and spoke the Hawaii.
IN language and the thoughts express.
ed could be communicated to those
who did not understand English. Mr..
Gilman concluded by mrving that the
Interpreter be dispensed with.
Mr.. Mahoe said he felt sorry he had
been the cause of the appointment of
I temporary interpreter. He felt that
every member was Interested In at.
lending. TO the AFFAIRS of the Board and
that therefore II was Necessary for
avery member to understand what was
.oing on. Something might be said
md the members might not tell him
Everything.
Mr.. Robinson stood by Mr.. Mahoe
and on a show of hands the motion OF
Mr.. Gilman was lost by vote OF To =.
Several motions on an Interpreter
we're made and all Withdrawal. leaving
he state of affairs as at present. with
x. n. Boyd acting.
The following letter from Treasurer
Damon was read:
Honolulu. II. T.. Jan. 5. 1904.
To the Board of Supervisors, County
OF Oahu. Honolulu.
Sirs:-l am In receipt of your com.
Of January ., and IN reply
would say that | am willing to furnish
the bond provided certain conditions
set forth by Mr.. Damon Sr. are assent.
ed TO-
am. sirs. yours truly.
tSigned) $. f. DAMON.
Mr.. Gilman had the following to say:
1T Is not up to dhe Supervisors &c
take action on that letter. because 1t
places Us in the position of agreeing
% conditions made by an outsider,
which we have no right to TO-"
Mr.. Gilman here read the section rel.
alive to the funds in the hands of the
Treasurer.
Attorney Rawlins said he was some.
what Interested In the matter himself
since he, with the Auditor. was reQuir.
ed once a month to look into the mat
Ter of the funds in the Treasurer's Of.
fice. II these funds were to be depos.
tied In some bank he for one would
refuse to swear to the amount found
from time to time. The intent of the
County Act was TIM, all ,ounty NOR.
avs sbouIJ no Ion, 4, tho of,,co ard tho
safe NJ rho Treasurer n, course I,
Mr.. Damon sbou,d ouaIifv no wouId
NOT have an Office or a safe M proyi.
sions having yet been made, but Ger.
tojnIv a n,ace cou,d be cot ao,ds In
some bond mr. denosit comna,v wbare
he comfy funds couIJ he ken, senar.
ate If womb not no nj all within tho
nroyince Of tho Treasurer IN denosit
tho courtv funds with otber funds In
,ny bank.
MIR Robinsop suggested that II
would not he well fot the Superyisors
10 Mace themselves in n position of
making fish of one and fowl of anota.
er. The county might some time he
in need of funds and would have "a
call ON the hanks. They In ,lun might
point IN the fact thar the Superyisors
were deuosIting all of their funds in
enc bank.
The following reply to Mr., Damon.
drafted nv Mr.. Gilman. was unanimous.
IL adouted.