The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-03-02
SUPERVISORS
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law is that the Board of Supervisors
must confine itself strictly to the terms
of the County Act, and all presump-
tions are in favor of the public. The
Supervisors are only trustees for the
purpose, among others, of disbursing
county funds, and in the disbursing of
the same they are limited and confined
to the act which gave them the power.
For the foregoing reasons, l am of
the opinion that your honorable Board
has no authority to make any appro-
priations for the, maintenance or sup
port of public schools.
l have the honor to be,
Respectfully yours,
f. A. DOUTHITT,
County Attorney. County of Oahu.
Lucas said that the ruling of the
County Attorney tied the board down
to the letter of the law.
MOORE WAS SORRY.
Moore was sorry that the law was
as 1t was and wished that there was
some way TO give the Board OF Edu-
cation the money they asked for. He
thought that the matter might be cir
cumvented in some way and sum OF
perhaps $500 per month be indirectly
appropriated until the tension were re-
leved.
ARCHER'S BRIGHT IDEA.
Archer thought that If the board
appropriated money for the schools the
Legislature would surely repay the
board in the sweet by and by.
Lucas reminded Archer that the
board hadn't the right to appropriate
money for this cause. anyway.
THE BOARDS ACTION.
II was moved that Superintendent
Babbitt be advised that the board had
taken legal advice oh the matter and
found itself powerless to aceede to
his request.
HUGHES Is FERvENT.
John Hughes made a few fervent re-
marks on the needs and requirements
of public schools and of the urgent ne
cessity for providing home for the
sick and destitute poor.
IMPROVING KANEOHE.
A Kaneohe communication stated
that a promotion club has been formed
at Kaneohe, with Henry Cobb Adams
as president: Frank Pahia, vice-presi-
dent, and Zach McKeague, secretary
and treasurer. A number of resolu-
lions drawn up at n meeting Of the
club. calculated to beautify the hamlet
OF Kaneohe and make more happy her
enlightened residents, were read. II
was requested that the board furnish
certain funds necessary 10 carry out
the aforementioned improvements.
ALL LIKE PECK.
A petition from fifty citizens Of Koo-
| laupoko protesting against the threat
ened removal of Road Overseer Peck,
of the district, was read. The fifty
good men and true evidently have
nothing but praise for Peck's work and
handed him a large bouquet in the
wording of the petition.
AN UNPOPULAR POLE.
Moore said lot of hard things about
| a telephone pole at the corner of Hotel
and Fort streets, which he declared
to be a nuisance to navigation. The
| Telephone Co will be notified to move
the offending pole today.
| FACTS AND FIGURES.
Adams spoke of county funds. He
said that a trial balance had showed
the special road tax fund balance to b,
sS344,45 The general fund balance, af-
ter deducting last nights expendi-
lures, was $3S, 444.12 The total balance
on hand was 46.S0S.57
Contracts entered into amounted IL
s42, 5000. OF this amount $26,271 .2(
would have TO be paid in, March.
There We're also unpaid bills for Feb
| ruary to be met, to the amount OF
about $4,000.
ADAMS SAYS. go EASY"
The chair thought that with an ex-
penditure of say $4,000 a month, the
county would be sailing mighty close
to the wind. He wanted the board tC
realize just how money matters stood
in order to prevent any possibility OF
getting into hole.
Estimates for March were consider
ed, retrenchment being the keynote o.
the boards operations.
Adams said that there was left $500
for the road department, to which
was to be added about $4,000 Honolulu
special road tax
LUCAS SCARED.
Lucas said that II looked as If roat
! work would have to be shut down
Work couldn't be done without money
Adams suggested dropping work or
the Kaimuki road.
johnson said Waikiki road work
couldn't be stopped because it was or
a contract basis.
Adams said that he would like TO see
all the road work dropped and Wal
iuki road repairs and Improvement
pushed to a finish.
ROAD MONEY CUT.
The road department appropriation
for March was cut about $4,000 under
the February appropriation. 1t was
placed at 81, 800 including the $5O0(
special road tax
A GENERAL SLASH
The estimates for March amounted
to s42,5S5 as against $4,000 for Feb.
ruary, cut of $10,415, OF which tn,
road department is responsible for IS,
900, the other $4,000 being divided VI
among the other departments.
BAND TO wAIALUA.
On motion of Cox the band will q
to Waialua on March 25.
At IL p. m. the board adjourned til
next Tuesday evening.
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