The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-28

approval by the auditor, Adams Coy
Lucas and Smith voted affirmativelv
Paele voted against and Moore did M,
vote.
This closed the incident and The chat,
took up petitions and memorials
l.. A. Thurston of the Kapiolani
Park Board made a report of affairs
concerning the park. The payroll was
$3.50 a month and superintendent and
five men were in charge. The only i'm
| provements made were along the makaj
| side of the park from the keepers
lodge to the old grandstand To fur
Their improve the place would REQUIRE
! the hauling of $4,000 cubic yards of dirt
and the laying of $50 feet of pipe.
The cost would be sl1OO and as at the
present time dirt could be hauled for
80 cents a cubic yard which was much
cheaper than it had ever been obtained
before, the park board thought it
a good opportunity to make some i'm
provements, at time when it could be
done cheaply
The reason it could be done cheaply,
Mr.. Thurston explained, was because
contractor had some idle teams, and
he was willing to supply the dirt need
ed at 35 cents a cubic yard, to keep
some of his men employed and to pay
for the feed and care of his horses
which would otherwise remain idle.
Mr.. Thurston further stated that if
the board saw fit to give the park board
SO much month until the cost Of
the improvements was covered, they
could go along with the work
Mr.. Moore agreed with Mr.. Thurs
tons statements and the matter with
the report was submitted to the proper
committee.
Lucas said if the men are in the en-
ploy of the county he favored letting
them off with full pay. He put this In
the form of a motion which was Sec
onded by Moore.
A. S. Cleghorn submitted an esti-
mate for Kapiolani Park for August,
which was referred to the committee on
roads, parks and bridges.
Superintendent Holloway presented a
statement concerning the new govern
ment electric plant in Nuuanu valley,
saying that as soon as the new genera
tors are installed some fittings would
be needed, and he wanted to know
whether part of the county appropria-
tion for maintenance could be applied
to purchasing fittings to make a tenn
porary connection with other reser-
was sufficient money to buy fittings as
well as run the plant, the county had
appropriated too much. Mr.. Frazer,
of the plant, said he
had run very low this month and there
fore had a little money to spare. The
new plant would be finished in about
two months. If the county continued
it's appropriation, the fittings could be
purchased out of this fund About 81
new arc lights would be provided.
When the new reservoir in the valley
was completed about 300 new lights
would be put in.
Chairman Smith thought the plan
was feasible. Moore thought the
money could be used for improvements
that would save money. Mr.. Frazer
said the machinery was all on the |
ground.
A motion was passed authorizing the |
of the electric plant to |
$500 to install the machinery now on |
hand
w. H. Kailimai applied for a posi-
ion as parkkeeper. Placed On file.
Taxpayers of Kapiolani park asked |
hat the main road there be repaired
md oiled. The petition was signed by
many citizens including the Pacific
Commercial Gable Co., by J. D. Gaines;
J. B. Castle, L. A. Thurston, Mrs.
Mrs. Williams, Cecil
Brown, T. Hollinger, E. S. Cunha, c.
F. Hart, G. Kunst.
Mr.. Moore asked if it was necessary
% draft a resolution regarding the
governing of the garbage department
according to his recommendation This
was to gather the garbage before day
light in the business district.
Lucas presented the draft of an ordi-
nance relating to the use of guns in
he county. 1t stated that irresponsible
persons hunted with guns in thickly
settled places, and for the protection
# residents a license of 81 would be
equired from each person intending
o use a firearm.
The proposed ordinance, it was dis
overed, gave a perpetual license Luz
as said he didn't mind it being amend
d to years limit. Referred to the