The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-06-30
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LOAN COUNTY PROPERTY

department. we must nave the police
department continue without any
break"
The chair, in answer to a query. said
the county expected to take over realiz-
ations from public utilities. as, for in
stance, the garbage department, where
the expense of maintenance was $4,000
month, and the $1,000 month income
reduced the expense to $1,000.
rs not this so per cent of all the
taxes which is to be turned over to
you, as a county. merely for the pur-
pose of keeping up public works." ask
ed the Governor. 1t was a question
which could not be answered off-hand
by the Board.
The Governor went on to say that II the
law turned over certain duties former
ly done by the Territory. the Territory
should turn over. the tools to do the
work, whether 1t be a garbage cart, a
pick or a patrol wagon.
what you have got to go on is all
written in that book" said the Gov
ernor pointing to copy of the Coun-
ty Act, but I have very little written
out for me. I have to learn my les
son, and use common sense"
when will you be ready to let us
know when you can. or whether you
can turn over this property to u.s."
asked Adams
The police department is practically
ready to be turned over to you on Sat
urday. / talked with the High Sheriff
today and advised him what to do 1
will be ready soon to advise about the
other departments
The chair said he desired to have all
the properties turned over by Saturday
so that there would be no interregnum.
| The Governor said that the tools Used
! by the Territory heretofore in duties
which are now turned over to the
county, will undoubtedly be transferred
| to the county. Where the Territory
and County use the same tools, in their
respective work a question would be
! involved which he was not ready to
solve Just yet.
The Governor said the supervisors
must remember above all things that
they would be responsible to the letter
| for all property taken over, else they
would be Soaked" AS to the electric
! light station, 1t belonged to Kauai and
Hawaii as much as to Oahu. 1t might
be turned over to the supervisors for
use. Lucas said If it was turned over
to the county, the county should have
the right to dictate concerning it. There
should be no strings to it, to be jerkad
| by the Public Works Department.
The Governor called Lucas's atten-
ton to the fact that that sort of fric-
ton should not obtain between the Ter
ritory and County.
There will be no difficulty in any
matters to maintain. If the auditor and
treasurer will only give us the $37,7
a month We are entitled to-" said
Adams laughing.
THE band is one of the most I'M
derpaid and hardworlling institutions
in the Territory" said the Governor
land it's a dirty shame to cut it down
or out. The band is splendid institu-
ton"
Archer thought the county officers
should have a building loaned to them
by the Territory; it would save much
money The Governor said Honolulu
Hale would not do, as 1t would some
day fall down on their heads. He said
that there is an effort being made to
get back space now used by the Unit
ed States officers in Territorial build
ings. The effort of the county to get
offices would strengthen the effort to
get this space back.
! Attorney Douthitt volunteered the
statement that the present Board of
Fire Commissioners would be passed
out of existence If the Supervisors so
willed The county, he said, could re-
fuse to run the fire department, and
then reorganize county fire DEPART
ment.
Another thing" said the Governor,
II don't propose to turn over all the
property in the various departments in
Ia blanket FORM"
But the Superintendent of Public
| Works can turn over all property which
he knows he doesn't want for his own
use.'
! The Governor suggested that Messrs.
Trent and Douthitt call upon him this
4 morning at 10 o'clock to go over the
question of financing the county.
Adams reported he had gone into Ho-
nolulu Hale and found 1t in a ragged
condition, although it could be repaired.
Archer favored this plan. At present
the government was receiving an in
come Of about $50 a month from the
building. 1t would require $4,000 to re-
pair 1t. Adams said he knew where
rooms could be obtained for 800 a
month for all the officers.
! Adams said he had figured on $23 900
as an estimate of expenses. not includ-
ing road work.
I The Board adjourned to 1880 this
evening.
1t was said at last nights meeting
that, during the afternoon, meeting
of the Supervisors had been held at
which were present High Sheriff Henry
and Sheriff Brown, and it was tenta-
lively agreed that when July 1 came
around, the High Sheriff would con-
slider himself warden of the territorial
peniteptiary as well as High Sheriff.
and for convenience sake he would have
his headquarters at the prison, leaving