The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-25
SUPERVISORS ELECT SMITH AS CHAIRMAN
Members of the Board
Favor Keeping Up
the Band.

George W. Smith is temporary chair
man and E. 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
after 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-large
Adams at the head of the Board, but
the caucus resulted amicably in favor
of Smith.
The rooms were opened then to the
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
it was merely intended to be a tenn
porary arrangement, for after July 1
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 bust
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
Cox for Waialua; Archer for Eva and
Paele for Koolaupoko. There We're 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 a place of meet
ing until permanent quarters are secur-
i 60ni d
ed to 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 $175
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 per month
! McCandless Bros. offered to lease the
county the second story of a proposed
new block faced with Hawaiian stone
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
$4,000
On motion of Moore the matter of the
selection of a building was left to
subsequent meeting, al 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 up
to the Roof Garden and posed for their
pictures in a 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.
DOTTTHJTT,S DJTTJES