The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-09-08
ROAD TAXEs-sPECIAL FUNDS.

Total receipts ............$ 4,273.00
Disbursements
District of Honolulu. ........ 1871
Balance in bank ..............s 2,653.S9
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD H. TRENT,
E.&O.E. County Treasurer.
Honolulu, September 5, 1905.
The report was placed on file as the
County Act provides for no other dis
posal Of 1t.
Communications were next read.
The Koolauloa Road Board made ap-
plication for permission to spend not
exceeding $500 for repairs to roads and
bridges in that district for September.
| The Board of Fire Commissioners
submitted the following estimate for
September: Salaries, sS675; material
and supplies, 1915.
WI. Frazee submitted Electric Light
Department estimates for September
for 1888. He also asked for $275 for
police and fire alarm system mainte
nance.
e. A. Douthitt, County Attorney,
rendered an opinion that while the
county can not establish grades for
new streets, such matter being terri
torial, the Territory has nothing to do
with the grading of property abutting
i such matter being within the jurisdic-
tion Of the Board of Supervisors.
County Attorney Douthitt informed
the board that he has appointed H. r..
Hitchcock prosecuting attorney in the
police court, such on account of press
of business being an absolute necessity.
Approved-salary not to exceed $3.50
per month.
Archer said that in two or three
months there would be nest of depu-
ty attornies in the county.
Lucas said the county went to ex-
pense in the matter but that the Ter
tory benefited by it. He wanted a
paid lawyer for the position and a good
man, if any were appointed at all.
Superintendent of Public Works Hol-
'loway communicated that the money in
the treasury to the credit of the road
boards was being spent in accordance
with an opinion rendered by the Attor-
ney General. This was his reply on re-
ceipt of County Attorney Douthitt's
opinion on the status of the road boards
in which he said that the boards
had no legal existence
1t was the sense of the board that
this was no reply.
L. f. Bishop communicated that the
boards request for permission to run
F electric wires over land, in connection
with the establishment of police
alarm box in the Deputy Sheriff's resi-
dence, was granted subject to rights of
tenantry.
A petition was read asking for the
establishment of an electric arc light
on the Cemetery road in Pauoa Valley.
Lucas wanted to know if the county
had "a right to charge for the furnish
ing of grade surveys.
Chairman Smith said that such an or
dinance could be considered.
The board approved of the appoint
ments by the Sheriff of regular and
special police and specials serving
without pay.
Moore stated that he had asked Su-
perintendent Holloway of the Public
Works as to the status of the electric
| light plant and when the Territory
would be able to turn the plant over to
the county. Holloway said it was nee
essary for the Public Works, as con-
trolling the water system, to have su-
pervision of the plant to see that the
water was not wasted.
Moore asked Holloway what he meant
by the Territory's share of the power
in the event of the county taking the
entire management. Holloway stated
that that included lights for public
buildings and perhaps for power for the
sewer pumping station. He further
said that he would explain the situa-
tion in letter to be addressed to the
board.
Deputy County Attorney Milverton
said that there was no territorial ap-
preparation for incidental expenses in
police-court and circuit-court expenses,
such as the procuration of expert and
other testimony in gambling and other
cases. He pointed out the necessity of
county appropriation to cover these
expenses.
Adams wanted these expenses added
to the costs of court"
Milverton stated that costs OF court
, are regulated by statute and limited
to clerks fees. costs Of serving papers
, and so forth.
Al Referred to Expenses Committee fol
report at next meeting.
y Adjourned until 1880 p. m. tonight.
The following bills were approved fol
August:
Q Police Department .............$ S50.7
= Kapiolani Park ................. 453.2
5 Keepers OF Parks ............. 61.S