Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-31


visor II. T. Moore, who has all along
openly opposed the idea of paying
County employees In bulk by warrant
made out to the head of the depart
ment in which they are employed.
At the previous meeting a resolution
was introduced to the effect that a
warrant for s2625 be made payable
to Road Supervisor Sam johnson. for
certain road mems salaries, to hustle
the test of the blanket warrant PROPOSE
tion the "Frazee" warrant. as a tAst
seeming hopeless.
This resolution was lost, Supervisor
Adams changing his vote froin yes"
to mo" that he might move 10: re.
consideration at last nights mcc,ing.
Last night Mr.. Adams moved fer re.
consideration.
Moore declared Adams had no right
| to move for reconsideration, ;he rules
making 1t obligatory that the consent
Of the Board be given before a mem
Der could change his vote. Moore con-
tended that Adams had, at the previous |
meeting, changed his vote without the
consent Of the Board.
The Chair ruled that since there had
been no objection raised at the time
Adams present motion for reconsid.
Grafton was in order.
Adams renewed his motion for 70.
consideration.
"Is there no second?" asked the
Chair don't want to have to second
1t myself"
you can't" said Moore.
There was silence, but no second to
Adams motion and the blanket war.
rant scheme lay dead except for the
Frazee warrant although Adams init.
mated that 1t might be strapped out at
the next meeting.
Adams then moved that the Frazee
warrant be withdrawn from the test
scheme. This motion carried by vote
Of to 2. Smith and Adams voting in
the negative although Adams was the
mover for withdrawal.
Power over Streets.
Supervisor Moore suggested, in order
to settle who had authority over all
roads, that the Board grant the petl.
ton of two men to lay water pipo
across Vineyard street County Attor.
ney Douthitt said the County undoubt.
eddy had the maintenance of public
streets, but that the Supreme Court
had In a certain measure passed upon
this point, to the effect that the powers
of the Public Works were modified by
the coming into power of the Super
visors. He thought that sooner or lat.
er there would be some friction on
road authority between the Public
Works and the County. The Attorney
General had rendered an opinion de-
claring that the Public Works was SIT.
preme. Douthitt differed with the At.
torney General.
Deprving Territory.
Lucas thought the Board should not
encourage the supply of water by pri.
vate parties depriving the Territory
of a revenue due the Territory. Theo-
dore Richards was merely selling water
to other people for a price, from his
artesian well.
Moore thought the laying Of the
pipe, the petition for the laying of the
P pipe. was the issue. II these men who
p wanted to lay the pipe and the Board
p granted permission and the Public
2 Works objected, on the ground that
2 revenue was being diverted from the
I Territory, the Superintendent Of Pub
+ lie Works could bring an injunction
+ to restrain Mr.. Richards to prevent him
\ furnishing water from his artesian
well to citizens. Moore favored grant
ing the permission asked to test the
County's authority in the premises.
Holloway Against It.
Moore said that the Public Works
Superintendent had said that II the
matter was referred to him he would
not favor it. He would take steps to
prevent the laying OF the pipes.
Douthitt suggested that in the event
4 OF injunction proceedings, they would
he against those who wanted to lay the
pipes, not against Theodore Richards
Lucas moved that permission be
granted for the laying of the pipes, but
The water be not allowed to run
through the pipes.
Moore's motion, that permission bt
granted, nnallE carried, Lucas aloh'
voting against 1t.
Sam Johnson submitted reports o.
work done in the road department dur
Ing October and estimates for Novem
Der. He wanted $4,000 for the com
Ing month.
Lucas said the Board OF Health haC
been after the road committee for thu
bad state OF the street opposite thu
Palama depot, near the King stree
Chinese butcher shops. He recon
mended bitumen cutters and said tn
work would be rushed.
The Chair remarked that Beretani
street needed remacadamizing.
Waikiki Road Park.
!. Adams urged putting in a 20foo
park stretch in the middle of the Wa