The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-09-19
Trent Has A
Hard Luck Night


Treasurer Trent turned down by the Board Supervisors last
night effort get private counsel represent him in the Nc
oey Doutht had declined to appear for him Trent said that the
presented fair test the blanket proposition and that
his opinion should be fought to the limit His letter was fled
Chairman Smith asked Deputy County Attorney N1veron
pament did think that the Mechanism would give fair
test of the question involved and did to take the He
Court the Mechanism started and that the look
led like scheme put the attorney false position by forcing him
proposition did approve lie also said that there
such confidence between the treasurer and attorney as should
exist between attorney and cHen ana that was lot a
attorney represent client who did not follow his advice and give
The test case we offered to Mr. Kinney who has been advising
Trent awaiting his action said Myeon Mr. McCanahan who
ceedne which in our opinion does not furnish lair test OF the
We shall either go ahead with the bring mandamus to
compel Mr. Trent blanket OF the kind we have be-
fore advised paying but the kind involved the Mechanism
With explanation Board dropped the Ignoring
The Board received letter from calling attention lot OF
for which he said there had been appropriations The
Under date August 80 addressed Board Of Supervisors
communication calling attention to the fact that warrants were beng
drawn appropriations OF the making OF which the treasurer had
confusion warrants being regular form paid
appropriate the necessary the Immediately
their should be called the oversight in the first
The Treasurer respectfully that Will kindly
make appropriations in due form be required to square
these respective accounts as hereinabove shown
Auditor Bne questioned and said that the treasurer has been
notified OF motions authorizing the payments but had declared that
1.-THE that had power appropriate either
bv resolution No action taken in the matter
1t appeared night for his request for 5000
adding turned down Adams said could
be secured for $500 that would just good the office
anyhow Moore said the machine would insure
and Adams replied that mistakes could
with adding machine The request for machine was
voted down.
reply been by Deputy County Attorney MyeTon to
questioning the DOuthtt follows
The objections you have to the warrant two-tod FIRST
specify the liability for which drawn; second that
lit does not when such liability accrued.
opinion the face of the warrant that 1t is
the County Attorney sufficient statement OF the
liability for AS you perhaps aware the Board
Supervisors 1906 the OF this war
rant being issued for the OF putting the County
department position promptly such incidental
expenses as would necessarily be incurred by him in the proper
conduct OF his Office.
The time of the liability in opinion would not be
when disbursements might actually be made by the
would be the time when the County Attorney
called Board Of Supervisors the necessity OF such
appropriations and requested that the be made and the Board
Supervisors recognizing such necessity ordered the warrant issued
paid That date least would fix the time OF the accrua OF the
liability so far the County OF Oahu is concerned
UNLESS you any other objection this warrant wodld advise
you to>pay the same