The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-06
THE LESSER
LEGISLATURE
County Board Learns
About Road
Dept.

The Board of Supervisors learned
many things yesterday afternoon, es-
pecially about road department work.
They learned first Of all that the $1,000
which they appropriated On July l for
carrying on the road work was intend
ed to keep on the payrolls all the men
who had been working on June 80. That
meant that the whole $1,000 had to be
expended. Sam Johnson, the road SUI
matter, and asked the Board to change
it, as he might not need that amount
OF money.
Then the Board found that it had
$1746 in road taxes in the hands of the
County Treasurer to be expended in
maintaining roads in Honolulu district,
that sum being designed to aid in the
general road work.
Then after the supervisors had APP
propriated $4,000 for general road work
for all payrolls, they learned that
large amount of this has to be expend-
ed to supply feed for the departments
mules, for coal, etc, to keep the steam
rollers going, for electric lights in the
stables, for telephones, and for rentals
of property, especially where the ce-
ment pipe is made and kept by the
department AS the system gradually
unfolded the supervisors opened their
eyes in establishment. Some of the su-
pervisors thought that the $4,000 were
to be expended IN paying voters only
for work done, having failed to take
into consideration the fact that the
mules which draw the wagons of dirt,
etc, have stomachs and therefore have
to be fed. and the bills paid.
Most of the afternoons session was
devoted to learning about the road and
garbage departments. Sam Johnson
was present, armed with payrolls list,
documents of all kinds, and had an an
swer to every question, some of which
rather fioored the august body.
However, the road supervisor was di-
rected to use the $1746, road taxes. in
completing Nuuanu and School streets.
Out of the $4,000 he was directed to do
work on other roads, such as COM
pIeting Fort street above Beretania.
At another meeting the road super
visor will be asked to explain the sys-
tenn of the collection of garbage fees
a bout town. He explained it in general
yesterday, but later will supply lists
of people who pay the fees. An effort
is to be made by the Board to solicit
additional fees from people who do not
now utilize the service.
At the opening of the session Paele
expressed his doubt as to the validity
of the resolutions passed at midnight
on July l taking over from the Terri
tory the several departments now run
ming under the county authority, espe-
cially where sums of money therein
We're appropriated. He did not think
that the Board could appropriate by
resolution, but considered it necessary
to follow the precedent established by
the legislature and appropriate money
by act. The matter was referred to
the county attorney for a written opin-
ion.
The offer of .Viggo Jacobson to pre-
pare a welcome to the members of the
Taft party on behalf of the County
Board, at an expense of 500, was laid
pm the table, the county having no
funds for such a purpose.
County clerk Kalauokalani's appoint |
nent Of Jos. Aea as stenographer, was
approved.
James Low Of the Eva road board /
vas present. He was told that the |
Jerk would ask him in writing to sup