The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-10

Bills for the Police Department were
taken up, being presented by Supervis-
] <or Adams. The latter explained the
! different items in the bills and gave
the totals. The board approved the
following and ordered them paid:
Salary warrants for Strout and
Wahine keepers of police rifle
DutlS ........-.-....S ..S 50. w
Livery and railroad fares. ...... 97.O0
Stationery ....................... 1874 20
Keep of police prisoners. .. 29S II
CorOner's expenses ............ $500
General expenses at police sta
ton. electric lights, ice, etc.. 77.3S
Repairs to station. Observation-Disclosures. 2511
A bill from Lucas Bros. amounting
to $76.70 and one from Benson, Smith
& Co. for $5.95 were passed separately,
as members of the board interested in
the same could not, by ruling adopt
ed by the board. vote upon them.
Mr.. Adams also reported that the
July appropriation for police expenses
had been exceeded by $3S759. This was
caused by extra expenses caused by
contagious illness at the station.
A report was read from Sheriff
Brown stating that the running ex-
penses of the Police Department for
the month of July were $50110.
Supervisor Lucas, for the Fire De-
partment Committee, presented mate
rial and salary demands for July
amounting to s7137O. Approved and
ordered paid. The payroll, amounting
to $329O, with the addition of the s713.7O.
amounted TO s40O3.7O. The appropriation
for July was $4170, SO the department
had balance of $166.30.
The Committee Oh Sanitation and
Health. through Supervisor Archer,
presented Is material and supply de-
mands for s542.O4. These were approv-
ed and ordered paid, with the exception
of an item of s14O for harness, which
the committee withheld.
Mr.. Archer, as one of the Committee
on the Garbage Department, asked for
further time.
Material and supply demands for the
Doad Department amounting to s25511s
and a salary demand for $50 for the
Police Department were approved and
ordered paid.
The sum of $1s7.50 for premiums on
the bonds of Supervisors Smith,
ordered paid. The bonds were 1or Is
months.
A communication from the Paloio'
Kaimubi and Waialae Improvement
Club was next read and DR.. Rodgers
and Mr.. Clark appeared before the
board to explain the communication.
The clnh did not recommend the re-
pairing of the Waialae road as 1t was
the intention of the Road Department
to do. but wished the board to appro-
pirate enough money to build good
macadamized road over the new sur
xey from the Moiliili church TO the
fop of the hill, and if it could not /
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desire of the club to have enough |
money appropriated so the road could
be built in sections The new line or !
the road had already been surveyed
and would be graded the same as the
Rapid Transit road running beside It,
Mr.. Clark stated that rock would be
Ill
club would furnish 5000 trees to plant
along the way.
Blue prints were furnished to the
board showing the line of the proposed
improvements and the matter will be
taken up by the supervisors at later
meeting
The following self-explanatory letter
from County Attorney Douthitt was
read before the board:
Clerk. County of Oahu Ex 'offcio
Clerk. Board of Supervisors.
Dear Sir: In reply to your COM
munication of the 2oth ult., In which
the opinion of this office, is requested
IT regard 10 the rent OF lHe oodlu
of Supervisors to require permits TO
be issued before the digging up OF
, injuring of roads under the charge or
the Board of Supervisors. / am OF the
opinion that the board has the power
to impose reasonable regulations rela-
tive to opening the surface of streets
epd roads under it's charge or other
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