The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-06-27
SUPERVISORS ELECT SMITH AS CHAIRMAN
Members Of the Board
! Favor Keeping Up
the Band.
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George w. Smith Is temporary chair
man and Y. r. Adams vice chairman
of the Board of Supervisors for the
County of oahu. These officers were
elected at an informal meeting held
yesterday afternoon in the Merchants
Association rooms, Young Building,
after a fifteen minute caucus of all the
supervisors in secret session.
That there was rivalry for the covet-
ed position of chairman was manifest
ed by the desire of some of the country
members to put supervisor-at-larg
Adams at the head Of the Board, but
the caucus resulted amicably in favor
of Smith.
The rooms were opened then to the
various county officers-elect and specta-
tors, when the formal election of the
two officers above named took place.
Mr.. Adams placed Mr. Smith In nom
ination for chairman, and he was Sec
onded by Mr.. Moore. who stated that
Il was merely intended to be tenn
porary arrangement for after July
permanent officers would be chosen.
Chairman Smith thanked the super
visors for the honor and he added:
1--WE are here as the trustees for the
people and we should conduct the busi-
ness of the county as we would conduct
our own financial affairs"
On the suggestion of the chair that
a vice-chairman would be proper Off
Ger for the board to have, Mr.. Lucas
nominated Mr.. Adams for the office,
and he was duly elected.
The meeting, the first at which all
the supervisors have come together
since the election, was attended by
supervisor-at-large Adams; supervisors
Smith, Lucas and Moore for Honolulu;
Cox for Waialua; Archer for Eva and
Paele for Koolaupoko. There were in
attendance, also, County Attorney
Douthitt. Treasurer Trent, Sheriff
Brown and Clerk Kalauokalani
MANY ROOMS OFFERED.
Several communications regarding
office space for the county departments
were read. The first was from the
Superintendent of Public Works offer
ing the use OF the throne room In the
capitol temporarily, as place of meet
ing until permanent quarters are secur-
ed. Eventually, the supervisors decid-
ed 10 accept the offer and will hold a
meeting there Monday night, when the
territorial auditor will be asked to come
before the board to explain some finan-
cial problems to the members.
Nine rooms on the second floor OF
the Mcintyre block, at a rental of SIZE
per month for a lease of is months,
were offered. The old Castle & Cooke
building, corner of King and Bethel
streets. was also offered, as was the
Kapiolani Building. corner of King and
Alakea streets and the new Robinson
Block on Queen street at a rental OF
5000 DER month
McCandless Bros. offered to lease the
county the second story of a proposed
new block faced with Hawaiian stone
TO be erected on the corner of King
and Bethel streets, adjoining the Won
Holt and Postoffice blocks. The build
ing which they declared would be an
ornament to the CITY, would cost about
$50 600
On motion of Moore the matter of the
selection of a building was left to a
subsequent meeting, at which time the
following committee on Public Build
ings, appointed by the chair, will re-
port: Messrs. Moore, Adams and Pa
ele.
At this juncture the chair declared an
adjournment for ten minutes during
which time the county officers went UT
to the Roof Garden and posed for their
pictures in group.
The chair called attention to the mat
ter OF transfer of departments of the
territory to the counties. and cited the
case of the police department which
he said would undoubtedly be turned
over entire to the county sheriff.
DoUTHITT's DUTIES.
Attorney Douthitt said he had many
matters to bring to the boards atten-
ton. One was his own duties in con-
nection with the police department. I'm
der the new law, the County Attorney
becomes the prosecuting attorney in the
police court for all criminal cases. The
cases must be prepared by him and car
ried through the Circuit and Supreme
Courts as well. Under the old system
the High Sheriff or his deputy prose
cuted all cases. The new system was
TO do away with the former method
of the arresting officer also pros
ecuting offenders. Mr.. Douthitt stated
that during the next three months there
would be many difficult legal knots tc
untangle, and he personally expected tc
be at the call of the Board of Super.
wilson's at all times, and he would there,
fore have little time to personally at
tend to police court prosecutions. Ye
after midnight, July 1, the police cour
matters must be attended by the Coun
~ Attorney.
He therefore suggested that the boarI
permit him to secure the services OF al
assistant, and for the onerous duties
in connection with the board he needed
stenographer. He stated that in al
probability, in the country districts
where the situation was entirely differ
ent. the Deputy sheriffs would continu
to prosecute before their police magis