The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-06-30
OAHU GETS
GOLD BRICK
From wednesdays ADVERTISER


last night during the meeting of the
County Board that the Territory re-
tains nearly all the revenue producing
departments while the counties get the
dead horse" bureaus. and that the
counties had to maintain all the in
stitutions they took over.
The principal discovery OF last
nights meeting of the Board with gov
ernment officials was that while the
Territory would turn over to Oahu
county the road department equipment,
comprising mules, horses. wagons.
steam and ordinary rollers and all the
paraphernalia for constructing and
maintaining roads. etc, as well as the
electric light station and garbage
rematory. IL reserved the right to
claim them at any time. as they rep
resented a vast amount of territorial
funds Superintendent Holloway said
he felt responsible for all this property,
and to that extent thought that the
person or persons chosen by the coun-
ty to look after all this equipment,
should be satisfactory to the Superin-
tendent. In other words, his wishes as
to such appointees should be needed.
This request, in measure, referred to
Road Supervisor Sam Johnson, whom
the superintendent would desire to re-
tain in his present office.
The officials in attendance at the
meeting were Superintendent of Public
Works Holloway Treasurer Campbell.
Auditor Fisher and Road Supervisor
Johnson. The audience was largely
Af nnrnnrietnp
in part. Charley Clarke, Birbe. Henry
Vida and Piianaia, mingling with Sem
ators Achi. McCandless and Kalama
and Representative Mahelona.
This evening the Attorney General
/. and Nigh Sheriff will be asked to at
tend, at which time Sheriff Brown will
present his statement of estimated ex-
pensss for the police department for
July. The Supervisors will then en-
deaver to learn from the Attorney Cen
eral whether or not in his opinion, the
police department can be actually
turned over to Sheriff Brown or not.
Chairman Smith. and Messrs. Adams,
Lucas and Moon, Archer and Paele
were present. Superintendent Hollo-
way was not there at the opening of
the meeting, but Road Supervisor Sam
Johnson was on hand with a volu-
minous looking roll of papers sticking
out Of his pocket. The Supervisors
waited until Mr.. Holloway arrived be-
fore proceeding with their work.
Mr.. Holloway said the first thing to
consider was the disposition of the road
department material. He had not made
up his mind as to what to do. He
had not talked with the Governor. He
favored turning the stuff over to the
counties providing that the Territory
could have II when needed. and at the
same time have some one whom he
favored appointed for looking after It.
Mr.. Holloway proposed the present In
cumbent. The equipment was valuable
and as a territorial officer he did not feel
like turning over such property with
out security. For instance, IL mules
died, he would be responsible. If roll
lers, etc, were not kept in good order
by the county, the wanted the right
to take them back again.
AS to building the territorial roads,
and completing those roads which are
being constructed under the loan fund,
that would probably be done by con-
inquiry, the Superintendent said that
II the county did not take over the
animals and equipment, the Territory
would probably sell the same. He had
not arrived at any basis for the trans
fer, but had come to see whether the
county had any proposition to make
to take over the road equipment, cleo
trio light plant, fire department and
garbage department.
Mr.. Holloway said, $4,000 had been
appropriated TO maintain roads, bridges
and highways, with $4,000 for payroll
for Honolulu alone This covered the
cost OF maintaining the quarries. Dur
ing the past year that money has been
spentA and $4,000 had been asked for
each district for additional work The
total for all work on Oahu was $136, 900
The payroll, $4,000, was additional.
The counties received the entire road
tax. He thought that until oahu coun-
ty could determine what revenue 1t
would have, 1t would be we'll to keep
the present road supervisor to take
general charge, and to delegate the
outside' work TO the present road
boards. None of these members re-
NSiNNh pay hS ipdu SuptlNlSOTS NtIC
paid. Mr.. Holloway thought this would
be the simplest plan for the next six
months. He said the County Board had
confidence in the various road SUPER
visors around the island. The various
boards have road supervisors to look
after the work, who receive salaries.
The superintendent thought IL the su-
pervisors decided to make as little
change as possible, and If they made
estimates for six months and the
road boards made the money go as far
as possible. all would be well. The
road boards as appointed by the Gov
ernor go out of existence on July 1,
and simply reappointing them would
keep the work going on as before. The
road taxes are expended by the road
boards by drawing drafts on the treas
urer.
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