The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-28
Oouthitt Tells Board Of
supervisors They
Are PoWerless.

ing last night, acting on an opinion
rendered by County Attorney Douthitt
decided that they were unable to helr
the Board of Education in their pres
ent financial stress, on account of be
ing unauthorized by the County Act tt
appropriate money for such a purpose
The next most important feature OF
the evenings proceedings was the cut
in March estimates of S10,415 from the
y. March total, the road department be
ing the chief sufferer with deficit
of about $4,000. This retrenchmen'
was based upon figures furnished by
Chairman Adams as to the financial
condition of the county which inspired
him TO sound a note of warning as to
future expenditures.
Road Overseer Peck of Koolaupoko
was exonerated by Supervisor Paele in
the matter Of certain indirect charges
preferred against him.
MEMBERS PRESENT.
Present were Chairman Adams, Su-
pervisors Moore. Lucas, Cox, Archer,
Paele, Auditor Bicknell, E. B. Bivens,
Clerk Ka1auokalani. Clerk Buffan-
1ear. S+euoerapher Aea, John Hughes,
Capt. Sam Johnson, W. Wolters, Coun-
ty attorney Douthitt z. G. Voyes, and
representatives of the press.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The following appropriations We're
made:
Fire department. S3615.
Koolaupoko road district, s801 so.
Fixed salaries. $3.50.
County clerk. $685.
County attorney. s535.
County auditor, 1920.
SA House numbering. 5000
~ County engineer, 1925.
Keepers of parks. 5000.
ff Poundmaster, $50.
Ka apiolani park, $3.50 IS.
Ia Road department. S2056 80.
Garbage department, 5000.
Electric light department. 1890
Police and fire claim system, $14810.
Hawaiian band, s1512. so.
Police department, S75S7.50.
Waialua road district. sSS0.50
County treasurer's office clerk, s120.
Koolauloa road district No. 2, $41.75.
ARCHER AND TAXES.
Archer started the talk by stating
that he had spoken to Sheriff Brown
about employees of the department pay
ing taxes and the sheriff had promised
to assist in the matter.
Sam Johnson in response to an en-
quiry by the chair. said that road de-
partment employees were going to pay
$3.50 per week until their tax arrears
had been wiped off.
PECK EXONERATED.
PaeIe reported that he had investi-
gated the complaint that Road Over
seer Peck had used road employees for
his private work and put their names
on the government payroll. The re-
ports exonerated Peck. 1T was all a
mistake" said the rotund supervisor.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Moore said that he had looked into
requests from residents for electric
lights In regard to Manoa lights it
could not be said definitely at pres
ent what would be done.
ROAD REPAIR FIGURES.
A statement from Road Supervisor
johnson was read of the most impor-
tant work completed during the month
of February, and list of work under
construction at the present time.
The amount appropriated for the |
>road department for February was I
$4,000, out of which about $4,000 was |
SPENT in filling, grading and oiling the |
Waikiki and Kaimuki roads. also !
erecting new bridge on the Waikiki
road.
johnson asked that the board pass
a resolution allowing the road depart
ment to continue work on the Kaimu-
XII and Waikiki roads the amount ex-
pended to be drawn out of the special
road tax fund
UNION STREET HACK STAND.
The Union street hack stand squab-
bic came up again, being introduced by !
communication from superintendent |
OF Public Works Holloway, asking that
the board take notice of the complaint |
of certain property owners who object
TO the present location of the stand.
Moore suggested that the stand be
moved TO the mauka side of Bishop
park on Hotel street where it wouldn't
with traffic. He said the
stand had been in existence for u
years and that the hackmen had GER
tain rights which ought to be respected.
a KNOCKOUT BLOW.
w. wilders didn't want the stand
where it was at any price. He said it !
kept the value of property down. smelt
badly. fostered ARRAYS and wasn't such (,
that ladies could pass by it.
A motion was adopted that the clerk
write Superintendent Holloway recon- ;
mending that the location of the stand
be changed to that suggested by Moore
THE SCHOOL FUND FAMINE.
s-The school janitors VS. teachers mat ,
ter was next given consideration.
Superintendent of Public instruction /
Babbitts communication on the sub