The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-08-29
NEW SYSTEM
IN VOGUE

bv the Board of Supervisors last night |
This method is to be the basis OF pay
ment for the month of August.
I,ucas for the Committee on Roads
and Bridges said he had bills amount
ing to s1O74 from the Koolaupoko Road
BOARD for materials used in April. The
chair said the Supervisors had nothing
to do with bills incurred at that time.
This was three months before the
County Board came into existence.
Adams said he did not advise turning
the bills down summarily. He sug-
gested holding the matter in allegiance
until the Supervisors learned their
status with the Road Boards. The
chair replied by asking:
"Are we to assume liabilities incurred
by the Territory"
The matter was referred to the Roads
and Bridges Committee.
Lucas of this committee reported that
the Road Department had already ex-
pended s7l06 out of the August appro-
rriation OF $4,000. He also reported that
the Kalihi quarry was putting out the
hardest macadam material. 1t was pro-
posed to use this in completing the
Queen street extension
He stated that a number of mules of
the department had been turned out
10 pasture to save on the feed bills.
Each mule, said Adams, costs about 80
per month to feed in the stables.
The expenses in the department, all
told. were about $3.50 per day. He
thought the department might run
little over the appropriation and II the
bills went over the amount allotted, he
wanted the Board to see that the de-
partment was reimbursed. Mr.. Isaac
of the Road Department said the ex-
pense was closer to 5000 per day.
Adams objected to paying out money
for repairing Kuakini lane, which he
understood was private lane. Lucas
said 1t was used by citizens, taxpayers,
and was generally looked upon and
used as n public thoroughfare. The
matter was passed by without further
comment.
A redwood culvert on Liliha street
had decayed, and new cement culvert
was being Installed. Lucas read the
above and n number of other interesting
items concerning work on streets all
over the city.
.I see by this list there Is a lot Of
work being done that we didn't author
ize, and I think we should investigate
the matter and ascertain why" an
nounced Adams.
at don't seem to me the work has
been done as we designated" said
Adams, ''I don't know all about 1t of
course, but I can't see It,"
1.-The Queen street work is the most
AZ .,
gested the chair.
Adams then began tearing the report
to pieces saying, however, that he ap-
preciated the fact that he didn't know
everything about 1t.
''I think we can get n little money,
though II it is needed" said Adams
He ascertained that out of the July
money there were $790 left over, with
garbage receipts running the total VI
to s14O0, and from this fund money
might be taken.
81 want you to understand that there
Is no bunko game in this business.
said Lucas tartly, "and you can't run
the Road Department on a shoestring
either
Lucas said that Alexander Young
wanted to take the members of the
board for an automobile trip over tn,
Waikiki road to show the bumps in 1t
my criticism about the general road
work is that only one man is put OF
to n job and there is no one looking
after him." said Adams. "It is trying
to do little jobs all over the city in
stead of concentrating work on some
particular Job"
al l,1N, 40
and Lucas concerning the curbing OF
streets. Mr., Holloway couldn't en-
force the law, because he had no money
TO spend on the work. What money
was reimbursed to the government by
property owners went into the treasury
not to Holloway's department.
We've got to do it ourselves, II we
only pass an ordinance" replied Lucas
"Otherwise we might as well throw W
the sponge and quit the job"
Adams presented communication
from Sheriff Brown in regard to bill
for which he had TO advance tn
money This referred to informers. H
wanted to present the vouchers oftene
than once month. Otherwise he woul
have TO pay money out of his persona
funds. Three lots of such advance!
amounting to s163, he had in his hands
Adams did not think the Sheri
should be Obliged to advance none
for benefits derived by the count,
Sheriff Henry also advanced money oil
of his pocket
Mr.. Rawlins who was present, sai
these payments were necessary. II
formers were not always to be foun
It was necessary to pay them as soc
as cases We're finished, or rather wo
in court.
The chair thought 1t would be wi
to make an appropriation each mon
for informers' fees.
Adams presented a bill of $62
which was for examining horseshoe
under the 1905 law. He recommend
this bill be paid, as it was work whi
the Sheriff was required to do by la
The Board appropriated the mon'
Archer, for the Committee on Sal
tarium, presented a report that
wages to be paid employees of
Garbage Department be $l.75 per di
the same for Sundays. The comm
tee recommended the adoption of q
system by the Board, instead of &C
tfnuing that In vogue which was C
S.s.Nn ga 1a4,