The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-28
OAHU GETS
GOLD BRICK
Finds Things Out About
the County
Act.

Supervisor Lucas awoke to the fact
last night during the meeting of the
tains nearly all the revenue producing
departments while the counties get the
dead horse" bureaus and that the
counties had to maintain all the in
lstitutions they took over
The principal discovery of last
nights meeting of the Board with gov
ernment officials was that while the
Territory would turn over to Oahu
county the road department. equipment,
comprising mules, horses, wagons,
steam and ordinary rollers and all the
paraphernalia for constructing and
maintaining roads, etc. as well as the
electric light station and garbage
crematory, it reserved the right to
claim them at any time, as they rep
resented a vast amount of territorial
funds superintendent Holloway said
he felt responsible for all this property,
and to that extent thought that the
person or persons chosen by the coun-
ty to look after all this equipment
should be satisfactory to the Superin-
tendent. In other words, his wishes as
to such appointees should be needed.
This request, in measure, referred to
Road Supervisor Sam Johnson, whom
the superintendent would desire to re-
tain in his present office.
The officials in attendance at the
meeting were superintendent of Public
Works Holloway. Treasurer Campbell.
Auditor Fisher and Road Supervisor
Johnson The audience was largely
made up of office seekers comprising
in part. Charley Clarke, Birbe, Henry
Vida and Piianaia, mingling with Sem
ators Achi. McCandless and Kalama |
and Representative Mahelona.
This evening the Attorney General |
and High Sheriff will be asked to at |
present his statement of estimated ex-
penses for the police department for
July. The Supervisors will then en-
deavor to learn from the Attorney Cen
eral whether or not in his opinion, the
police department can be actually
turned over to Sheriff Brown or not.
Chairman Smith, and Messrs. Adams, !
Lucas and Moon. Archer and Paele
were present Superintendent Hollo-
way was not there at the opening of
the meeting, but Road Supervisor Sam
Johnson was on hand with a volu
minous looking roll of papers sticking |
put of his pocket. The Supervisors
waited until Mr. Holloway arrived be-
fore proceeding with their work.
Mr.. Holloway said the first thing to
was the disposition of the road
department. material He had not made
lp his mind as to what to do. He
lad not talked with the Governor. He
favored turning the stuff over to the
providing that the Territory
,ould have it when needed, and at the
same time have some one whom he
avored appointed for looking after it.
Mr.. Holloway proposed the present in
,umbent. The equipment was valuable
md as a territorial officer he did not feel |
ike turning over such property with
,ut security. For instance, if mules
lied. he would be responsible. If roll
ers, etc, We're not kept in good order
" the county, the wanted the right
o take them back again.
AS to building the territorial roads,
md completing those roads which are
,eing constructed under the loan fund,
hat would probably be done by con-
ract. In answer to Supervisor Lucas's
INQUIRY. the superintendent said that
f the county did not take over the
ninals and equipment, the. Territory
would probably sell the same. He had
ot arrived at any basis for the trans
er. but had come to see whether the 4
ountv had any proposition to make
o take over the road equipment. cleo
ric light plant, fire department and
arbage department.
Mr.. Holloway said, $4,000 had been
10 maintain roads, bridges l.
nd highways, with $4,000 for payroll /
or Honolulu alone. This covered the I
ost of maintaining the quarries. Dur
ng the past year that money has been +;
pent. and $4,000 had been asked for 7
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