The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-01-06
PROGRESS
IS SLOW
As to Construction
with Less
Detail.


tie accomplished. Chairman Cooper
read the remainder of his part OF the
draft and 1t was agreed to with the
exception of the provision that the
county supervisors should fix the sal
aries of county officers. After brief
discussion 1t was decided that 1t would
be better to have these salaries fixed
in the act as Is done in California
Then Commissioner Watson began
20 read his draft of that portion of
the bill relating to county officers and
their duties. That opened the pyro-
technics. Mr.. Watson had found that
the present laws of the territory do
not cover many duties of officials
which have been carried out by GUS
tom. An example of this is the daily
account Of monies received rendered to
the Auditor by the Treasurer which is
indispensable but which is not requir-
ed by law. In order to cover these
numerous omissions aud to provide for
a uniform system of financial admin
istration in the counties Mr.. Watson
had carefully drawn his sections so
as to embody the best usage in these
matters.
Another thing that Mr.. Watson had
done was to carefully define the duties
and powers of the county officials
When he read his draft Stewart went
for him. He said that he did not
think that there was any need of go
ing into detail in these matters, that
a bill which would start the counties
off was all that was necessary and
that the details could be arranged
later. He took the chapter of the Or
ganic Act relating to the powers of the
Attorney General and said that all that
was needed to provide for the powers
of the County Attorney was to say
that 1.-The County Attorney shall ex-
ercise, within his county the powers
of the Attorney General" The other
commissioners tried to make him see
that in the Organic Act the Attorney
General was required to give advice
to the Governor and act for the Terri
tory and that to apply this to the
county the words Board of Supervis-
ors and County must at least be SUBJ
stituted but Stewart seemed to think
that it was a waste of words and
time to put details into the county
act
Stewart then read selections from
his bill which gave the governor pow
err of removal over all county officers
and made the heads of the Territorial
departments supervisors of the ac-
tons of the corresponding officials in
the counties. Commissioner Watson
wanted to know what business the
Attorney General had roofing around
In the offices of the County Attorneys
and Stewart said that system of in
spection was good thing quoting the
army as an example. At this Watson,
Democrat, responded, 81 am opposed
to militarism," sally which brought
out much laughter.
The duties of Treasurer were gone
over and We're left much as in the last
county act. The provisions regard
ing his duties in connection with the
coroner and. with money and other eff
fects found upon dead bodies were
stricken out as was the provision re-
lating to the inspection of his books by
supervisors and grand jury, this be-
ing already provided for in another
place. He was also made ex officio
After some discussion the CHAPTER
oh 'he sherin was passed over as the
commissioners could not agree on the
DIVISION of powers between the High
sheriff and the County Sheriffs espe-
cially in the matter of the Jurisdiction
over prisoners and jails. The chapter
on County Attorney was then taken
up and was proceeding we'll until
stewart began to object to the detail
ed outlining of his powers. The dis
cussion took UP all the time until the
adjournment at 10 o'clock. The COM
mission will meet again tonight at
go Just before adjournment Conn
missioner Crabbe presented a reeolu-
lion providing for the printing of the
act or acts decided upon by the COM
mission at the end of its labors for
distribution to the caucus of legisla.
tors now meeting, central committees.
governor Attorney General, ". s.
Dis'rlct Attorney and the various
commercial and industrial bodies. IT
was provided that the secretary of the
conlmiss sion get bids from the various
pruning offices on the basis of from
90 to 200 copies. The resolution was
passed unanimously. There is some
uoupt' however, as to whether tho
money for this work will be ayaila-
BILE.
Inc Following communications were
presented by Commissioner Watson
ana placed on file. The commissioners
seemed very favorably disposed TO-
ward Mr., Cohen's suggestion and it is
iikeiy that some such provision will he
inserted in the act.
Honolulu, T. H.. June IA 1904
T. NJ. Watson, Esq, Member County
Commission. Honolulu.
Dear Sir; Referring to the matter
OF theatre and show licenses in the
contemplated county act, permit me to-
say that the license rate at present
VIZ 80, and stamps for each per-
romance is eXorbitant and unmst
In no other community is a theatre
OF local Snowman charged such rate.
In san Francisco theatre which
gives 90 performances per year paws
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