The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-08-08

| This is for printing and materials in
the county offices. Approved and or
dered paid.
demand No. 434, amounting to SAB. 20,
for repairs to Honolulu Police Station.
Approved and ordered paid.
Mr. Adams presented salary de-
mands of David Wahine, keeper of
police shooting butts, $40; f. Strouch,
luna in charge of prisoners caring for
parks, S5; Kimikuma and two other
police officers at Waialua, $40 each.
These are for July salaries.
Mr.. Archer moved that special
committee Investigate the salary de-
mand for salaries of two police off,
GERS at Waialua. The deputy sheriff
of Waialua, he stated, sent in the name
of only one police officer at Waialua,
but at the end of the month sent in a
demand for salaries for three officers.
Mr.. Archer was appointed committee
of one to investigate the matter
Mr.. Lucas wanted to know why the
county should pay the lunas in charge
, of prisoners even If they engaged i'm
county work. He thought that the ter
ritorial legislature appropriated money
for the care and maintenance of prison.
ers. He thought that the territory was
rubbing 1t into the county and maxi
ing the county pay for men whom the
4, territory had money to pay. High
Sheriff Henry appointed the lunas and
| the county paid for the men the terri
F, torial authority wanted. Lucas inti-
mated that the good straight ticket"
Board of Supervisors should not pay
for Henry appointees when men were
being fired from the prison because
| they didn't vote for Henry.
| Lucas objected to the payment of the
bill for the luna. The demand was
referred to the Committee on Roads,
Bridges and Parks for investigation.
| In reply to a question from Archer.
Lucas explained why the keeper of Aala
park had been removed
Mr.. Lucas reported from the special
committee appointed to investigate the
alleged Irregularities in the Koolauloa
| Road Board. He reported that the
| trouble had occurred during the ter
+ ritorial administration and was out of
the province of the board. There SEEM
| ed to be no crime committed The
matter was simply one of loose bust
ness methods.
| A communication from the County
Attorney announcing the appointment
of F. w. Milverton as Deputy County
Attorney was read and the appoint
ment confirmed.
The communication from the treas
| urer published yesterday, stating that
I a
count was read and placed on file.
Several communications from the
various road boards asking various
questions We're read. The Koolaupoko
board asked whether the cantoners
should be paid from the road appro-
| priation. 1t was moved and seconded
that the board be notified that such
was the case.
A communication from the Acting
Governor relating to leaves of absence
| of certain officers was filed.
The clerk read a communication from
C. S. Holloway, Superintendent of Pub
lie Works, stating that the electric
light plant could not be turned over
| to the county, but that the county
had the use of 1t by paying the run
ming expenses. Moore asked whether
it would not be better that the county
have an agreement with the territory
giving II the use of the station for a
certain specified time. AS it was the
territory might lease the plant to the,
Hawaiian Electric Co, or any other
persons at any time thus forcing the
county to pay for it's light. Referred
to the Electric Light Committee.
Several communications from the Su-
perintendent of Public Works acknowl-
edging the receipt OF certain commun-
ications were filed.
Letters from the Republican County
Committee and other persons endors-
ing certain persons for office were
placed on file to be considered when
vacancies occurred.
A letter from certain persons asking
for employment in the quarry was re-
ferred TO the road supervisor
A communication from the Territorial
Board of Health calling the attention
of the supervisors to the unsanitary
mud hole In the lot near Halekauila
and South streets was read. The board
suggested that the county haul the
necessary earth about 500 yards at 25c
per YARD, the territory to furnish the
earth. This with other communica-
tons regarding unsanitary places was
referred to the Committee on SANTA
ton and Public Health.
A communication from Treasurer
Trent calling attention TO alleged over I,
charges in the garbage department was
read, There was little comment on It, !
but it was evident that the garbage de-
nartment plan was news TO the SUI
pervisors who had accepted the pay