Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-07-01
Appreciates Dole.

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Atkinson said that too few people had
appreciated the work done and the good
accomplished by Sanford b. Dole as
Governor. Dole was grand man and
had discharged difficult duties in
fearless and impartial manner. Great
cheering greeted this sentiment and
cries Of That's right" filled the room.
Henry E. Cooper addressed the
throng. He said that Congress was
indeed to be thanked for those few
words In the Organic Act which al
lowed the Legislature of Hawaii to pro-
vide counties for the Islands. He pro.
phesied all kinds of success for County
government.
Commander Lucien Young of the
United States gunboat Bennington
toasted Sheriff Brown in eloquent
words, saying that he knew the man,
had been shooting with him. in fact.
and would wager that no iii word could
ever in truth be said against him.
Sheriff Brown drank the health of
the Acting Governor and whole lot
of nice things were said about Jack"
County Attorney Douthitt, Frank
Thompson and A. g. NJ. Robertson
made eloquent speeches, not without
sprinkling their talks with numerous
witty remarks.
Ready to Organize.
4 Supervisor Geo. w. Smith, after the
County officers had been received by
the Acting Governor at Capitol, seeing
that midnight was close at hand,
asked that the Governor excuse the
Supervisors and other officers, as they
had to meet at headquarters in the Nc
, lntyre block at 1891. Withdrawing
from the executive chamber, the Coun-
ty officials FASTENED to their first off,
cial meeting. On the table at head
quarters a magnificent bunch of roses
and lilies greeted the officers. A card
was attached bearing the following
Legend
ITO the Chairman and Supervisors.
County of Oahu. from Acting Governor
J Atkinson, July 1. 1905"
! Calling the Board to order. Geo. w.
Smith said: Gentlemen, as temporary
chairman of the Board of Supervisors
for the County of Oahu, | call you to
order"
The presentation OF certificates Of
: election was then called for and the
attested oaths were passed on. The
bonds OF the Supervisors were taken up
and approved as follows:
+. r. Adams. $4,000. with Pacific
Surety Co.; John Lucas. $4,000. Pacific
Surety Co.. Frank Archer, $4,000, Pa
cific Surety Co.; Herbert T. Moore.
$4,000, Pacific Surety Co; George w.
Smith. $4,000. Pacific Surety Co.. An
! drew Cox, $4,000, United States Fidelity
Co.; Jas. X. Paele, $4,000, United States
Fidelity Co.
Organization Effected.
J L. r. Adams nominated G. w. Smith
for permanent chairman of the Board
and Mr.. Smith was duly elected. Adams
was elected Vice Chairman. The ap.
proval OF the bonds Of County officers
other than Supervisors followed. Reso-
lutions on the taking over of depart
ments from the Territory were then
in order. The personnel of depart
ments was continued for the present
month. until those in charge can ascer-
tain just what changes are to be made
and can bring the matter to the atten-
ton of the Board for action.
Taking over Police.
The resolution taking over the police
department reads as follows:
BE II resolved by the Board OF Su-
pervisors of the County of Oahu, That
Arthur NJ. Brown, Sheriff OF the Coun-
ty OF Oahu, is hereby authorized to i'm
mediately assume control of the Police
Department as 1t existed on the 3Oth
day of June, 1905, and to continue the
same during the month OF July, 1905,
and make such changes as, in his
| judgment, may increase the efficiency
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