The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-29

Paele, i. Archer, Jack Lucas, h. i.
Attorney Milverton, Road Supervisor .
The very voluminous minutes of the
last meeting We're read and approved
The pass. ng of lyro-ls of the various
county departments for the latter hall
of September was then proceeded with
County employees are now paid semi
monthly in place of once month.
The Committee on Ways and Means
had nothing to report
Chairman Smith said that he had
certain warrants before him for house
numbering, etc. and that he was sup
posed to certify that the work had been
faithfully performed. He wanted to
know how he was to know that these
services had been faithfully performed.
The same question arose in the matter
of park keepers salaries, etc.
Five men, it transpired, are now
working on the parks.
Adams was of the opinion that the
chairman should sign in the matter
of park keepers salaries.
Warrants amounting to 1895 We're
Certified correct by various depart
rnent heads, and ordered paid.
Fixed salaries for all departments
for September, amounting to $3.50 We're
ordered paid.
Salary demands for 1920 were order
ed paid. Particulars in this case were
not given. The amount covers three
demands.
Demands for s16s by the Committee
on Roads, Bridges and Parks were ap-
proved.
The Roads and Bridges Committee
presented demand for s110 for road
men and cantonieres.
Demands totaling s1,6746O for road
department labor were approved.
1t was reported by George Nawaa-
koa that the steel bridge at Waipahu
had been taken away and a concrete
cuIvert was being substituted. The
Territory was doing the work out of
the road fund.
1.-The county would soon be pulled
up if it did that sort of thing" re-
marked Smith.
According to Nawaakoa, a frail
wooden bridge is being at present used
at Waipahu He wanted the steel |
structure replaced.
Adams asked for $3.50 for the police |
department materials and supplies
along the line of detective work.
The payment was authorized by a
resolution.
Police salary demands totaling 81
1O4.4s were passed.
Fire department salary demands to
the amount of $3675 We're approved.
Requisitions for $3.50 were put in by
the Committee on Sanitation and
Health. and approved. This was for
the garbage department.
The Electric Light departments de-
mands for $50 We're passed, also
demand for s10O for salaries in this
A discussion arose as to whether the lt
board should authorize the payment of
$500 odd for bills contracted by road
board of which Henry Cobb Adams 7
was chairman. While road boards
have gone out of existence the cred
itors are entitled to their warrants. !
Archer asked if the board could pay /
the bills.
Moore wanted to know if the $500
was to come put of the special road
tax i~ i
"Yes." said the chairman.
Adams noved to refer the matter to
Paele of kooiau. the district in ques-
ton. z
Smith asked for the report of the
special committee on a bill presented
by T. H. Davies & Co., for window il
broken by road worker
Adams reported that he had suggest ;
I'd that the county pay half. as the -
lamage was done by accident.
In reply to a call from the chair for a
/ report on the petitions to remove the