Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-12-06
To Railroad Material
BY Rapid Transit
For Road Improvement
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TRENT'S LAWYERS FEE TURNED DOWN

Oahu County Supervisors met last
night, handled bunch of routine bust.
less and transacted some important
new business. Most important of all,
perhaps, was the decision to contract
with the Rapid Transit for the hauling
of filling material over its tracks and
over temporary tracks to be placed
for road and park improvement.
Something of sensation was sprung
when kick was made against paying
a bill for $500 for lawyers fee, sent
In by Treasurer Trent, the Board de.
Gliding that the bill should not be paid.
holding 1t to be private account be-
cause Trent incurred the expense, It
Is claimed, against the wishes of the
Board in the blanket warrant legal
wrangle.
Present at the meeting we're Super.
visors Geo. W. Smith, chairman, II. T..
Moore, Frank Archer, J. X. Paele, +.
X. Adams, Andrew Cox ami John Lucas
Clerk ID. KalOuokalani, Jr., Stenograph.
er Aea, Detective Lake. Auditor James
Bicknell, County Attorney +. A. Dou.
thitt, Road Supervisor Samuel John.
son. Clerk Eugene Buffandeau, Eva
Road Overseer Geo. Nawakoa, Mr.. Sol.
onion Peck, Sheriff A. NJ. Brown, Mr..
Seeley Shaw and members of the press.
Judge Writings Bill.
Treasurer Trent sent a note to the
To, ,,.l,t Ia, snt hot ,,.flI
probably be unnecessary to remind the
Supervisors that the County Attorney S
Office was asked to defend the suit for
the County Treasurer and declined to
do so whereupon | was put TO the ne.
Cessity of seeking counsel. Judge
Whiting fought the McClanahan in.
junction with energy in the Circuit
Court where a decision was rendered
adverse to his client. Not being sat.
isfed with this decision an appeal was
taken with the result that Judge Whit.
ing won his case. II seems to me that
fee of 5000 Is not unreasonable and
trust that same will beordered paid.
Wasn't 1t contrary to the wishes OF
W. 'o"'N I""' ~
ed?" asked Lucas.
1T was" said County Attorney Dou.
thltt, but ! do not wish to appear as
criticizing the action of Mr.. Trent;
! merely refer you to the proceedings in
the matter
III ireht sees III 10 employ couhsei
contrary to the wish of the Board,
no not see why we Sho"iu pay out any
"oore ADVISES ''me.
thihh IL would DE wen 10 put III.
niatter over un'i' the next meeting VI
me boaru' salu Moore, anu ASK MT
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