The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-10
No DEARTH
Of MONEY
Supervisors Meeting
Solves Financial
Problem.

The adjourned meeting of the Board
of Supervisors last night was short
and uneventful, coming to an end an
hour after convening.
1t was demonstrated that there is
plenty of money in sight to meet Nov
ember estimates and So the financial
apprehension incident closes.
The road workers were ordered back
to work yesterday as soon as assur-
ances were given certain of the super
visors that the monetary problem had
been untangled.
A gentleman from Pupulzea enter
tanned the meeting with plant as to
the urgent need of road work in his
district and was finally solaced with
$500
It was decided to appropriate $500 for
the bringing here from the mainland of
Park Expert Robinson, who, for the
reasonable sum of $500 guarantees to
plan to beautify Honolulu with parks
and boulevards in manner hitherto
udreamed of locally.
Present were Chairman Smith. Su-
pervisor-at-Large Adams, Supervisors
Lucas, Cox, Paele, Archer, County At
torney Douthitt, Deputy County Attor-
ney Milverton, Thos. Dunno, Auditor
Bicknell. Capt. Sam Johnson, Detective
Lake, Clerk Kalauokalani, Stenograph-
er Aea, Clerk Buffandeau, representa-
tives of the press, Sam Nawaakoa
AS the meeting was an adjourned
one no minutes were read.
1t was discovered that Moore was
absent and the phone was used, in
an attempt to locate him. A rumor
disposed.
Lucas said that he, Adams, Moore
and Road Supervisor Johnson met at
Notes on Wednesday, and on the un-
derstanding that the territorial auditor
would this month give the county war
rants to the amount of $4,000. had told
Johnson to put the road men to work
again, the road employees having been
laid off on account of the uncertainty
existing as to whether the county
would receive enough money to allow
the road department its required $15,-
600.
This action was approved by the
board.
News arrived that Moore was sick in
bed
The board figured that its estimates
for November would amount to about
$44,265.
With the balance already on hand,
it was stated that about $4,000 would
be left over for December.
The new Pupukea road matter came
up.
The chair stated that in the matter
of new roads the superintendent of
Public Works had the laying out and
grading.
An earnest Pupukeaite named Stall
maker who was present told the board
that the road was already located and
the grade fixed. Mr.. Holloway had
told him that it was now up to the
supervisors.
Adams thought the board oughtn't
to go into new roads at present. There
We're some terribly bad roads in his
precinct
The earnest resident of Pupukea fig
ured that Pupukeaites had paid enough
into the territorial Golfers to justify
their modest road request being grant
ed.
60 to the Governor" said Lucas,
land tell your troubles to him"
I've been told that the Board OF
Supervisors is, our last resort" said
StaInaker, dejectedly.
1t was finally decided to appropriate
$500 for the road.
Lucas presented a resolution to ap-
propriate $500 for the bringing here
from Rochester, n. Y, Park Expert
Robinson. Robinson is to draw up a
plan for the beautifica-
tion of the city.
Archer wanted particulars.
Lucas said that for $500 Robinson
" ould lay out parks, boulevards, etc.
for Honolulu.
The resolution was adopted.
Treasurer Trent's additional $4,000
bond. for payment of premium. was
brought up.
The matter was referred to the chair
for investigation.
The proposed cemetery regulations
ordinance was referred to, but it was
decided to await the decision of the
Supreme Court in the matter of where
he board stands on ordinances before