The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-03

EVEIBsIUIs
| The first meeting of the Supervisor
| of the County Of Oahu in 1906 was
phenomenslly quiet one. There was
| good deal of talking done, it is true
but each and every one was as polit'
| as he could be and quite a little bust
ness was transacted.
/ When the estimates We're considered
it was found that it would cost exactly
$54.o85 10 run the county this month
I #Chief Thurston reported five alarms
of fire during December
| The Union street hack stand remova
matter went over again, pending fur
ther investigation.
The board declared its readiness Il
take over the College Hills streets and
alleys
Improvement work on the WaiaIae
and Waikiki roads will be commenced
at once and viii continue until the
Honolulu special road tax fund of $1,000
has been used up.
There viii be another meeting of the
board on Saturday evening in order
that certain heIdover business of the
old year may be disposed of.
Among those present were Chairman
Smith, Supervisor-at-large Adams,
Supervisors Lucas. Cox, Archer, Paele
Clerks Kalaukalani and Bunandeau.
stenographer Aea, Col Sam johnson,
P. sylvia. 6. Nawakoa. Sol. Mahelona.
County Attorney Douthitt, Detective
Lake, W. Wolters. W. B. Harrub and
representatives of the press.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The following appropriations were
made:
THE SINEWs OF WAR.
County office rent, 500.
Kapiolani Park. 1867 25
Waialua road district, s1320.24.
Waianae road district, $205.
Koolauloa road district. $3.50.
Koolaupoko road district, $41.60.
koolaupoko road district. $5S-25.
Fire department, s732.1 10.
Electric light department, ST794I.
Police and fire alarm system. S5S.65.
Electric light department, $5L75.
The County Treasurer communicated
to the effect that owing TO pressure Of
work he had not been able to prepare
his monthly report and asked for more
time. a request which was granted.
DOUTHITTs OPINION.
County Attorney Douthitt rendered
an opinion that it would not be neces-
sary for a public advertisement of ten
ders to be made before a contract |
could be entered into between the
county and the Rapid Transit Co. in |
he matter of certain road work to be
lone by the company for the county
SAM JOHNSON's WORK
Superintendent Sam Johnson of the
Garbage Department asked that the
sum of s1475 be appropriated for the
'eguIar and labor payrous for the
Garbage and Excavator Department,
or the month of january The esti-
mated expense for materials and sup
)lies for January viii be about $500
Road Supervisor Johnson submitted
statement of the most important
york completed during the month Of
december, 1895, a list Of the most i'm
ortant work under consideration at
he present time and the estimated ex-
ense Of the department for the pres
Mt month 1900 was the amount
sked for. II
FIRE DEPARTMENT MATTERS. {
Fire Chief Thurston's estimate Of ex- y
enses for January was $500 :
The Fire Department responded 70
We alarms of fire during December,
le property at risk being covered by
TO the amount Of $3.50
JOHNSON'S BOND.
The Henry Waterhousa Trust Co.
rwarded a bonding receipt for SIG
O. covering Samuel Johnson as road
-erseer in the employ Of the county.
so a bill for S15. amount Of premium
this bond. from December 80, 1880
December 81. 1906. inclusive
He HACKSTAND CONTROVERSY r,
The Union street hackstand matter
me up. but nothing was done pending Il
rther investigation.
II. WolterS objected TO the stand as ~
was at present located, saying that
affected his property.
Il. 3. Harru5 appeared on behalf Of
? stand and said that il would be
reea Bile If the stand we're moved inf Il
mt OF the Chinese store on Hotel tC
-eet. next 10 the Coyne Furniture | Il
. then only one or more hacks would -
erf7ow onto Union street
DESTRUCTIVE DREDGING
lucas said that the dredging work
Alakea slip was making swamp
the land near the Ala NIoana road e