The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-31
MUCH GOOD WORK DONE.
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The minutes of the last meeting were
| read and approved
, SINEWS OF WAR.
The following appropriations were
| made:
County Auditors office clerk, 1920
County Attorneys office clerks, $3.50
| County Treasurer's office clerk, slZo-
| County Clerks office clerks. s235.
| Fixed salaries county officers, $3.50.
| Koolauloa road district, 1885.
| Waialua road district, 1875.
| Kapiolani Park, SOAPS.
Road Department, s2043.50
| Koolaupoko road district, S1062.
| Keepers of parks, 5000.
Poundmaster, $50.
Police Department 1881. 81.
Fire Department, $3675.
Garbage Department, 5000.
Police and fire alarm system, 500.
Electric Light Department, sos.
Hawaiian Band. 1850.
MORE ARC LIGHTS.
The Committee on Public Improve
ments and Electric Lights, to whom
was referred the recommendation OF
the Superintendent of Electric Lights,
regarding the location of 80 arc lights
TO be placed in the dark spots of the
city. reported having made a thorough
canvass of the entire city by day ana
night, and presented a schedule of
lights to be placed.
The committee earnestly recommend
ed and requested that the board give
the committee authority to purchase
the transformer as requested in the
report of the Superintendent.
Moore stated that the committees
idea had been to fncrea Sc the light
ing of the city without increasing the
expense. Every petition for more light
hs d been carefully considered.
Eighteen of the new lights are to be
placed in the Fourth District and IL
in the Fifth District
The report was adopted.
Chairman Adams said that the Jap |
anese had given up the Aala band |
stand proposition. Specifications will !
soon be issued and tenders for con-
struction called for
THE COUNTY ENGINEER.
1t was decided to engage Guy II. |
Gere as engineer of the county at a |
salary of 1925 per month to start with,
The report of the County Auditor for
the six months ending December 81, |
1905, was read.
1t was resolved that the report be
accepted and published, according 20
law, in the kuol<oa and the Bulletin.
A MATTER OF PRINTING
There was much discussion as to
which English paper the report should
De printed in and the matter was fl
nal1y decided by Supervisor Archer |
drawing slips.
Treasurer Trenis report for the six
months ending December 81. 1905, was
cad. 1t will be found in full in an
,ther column.
The report was accepted and placed
IN file
THE DELINQUENT TAXES
The following communication from
county Treasurer Trent was read, to-
ether with the enclosed correspond |
nee:
TRENT TO THE SUPERVISORS.
Honolulu, January 80, 1906.
he Board of Supervisors, County of r
Oahu.
Gentlemen: Herewith I beg to SUBJ O
MT to you correspondence had with the :
'erritOrial Auditor on the subject of
elinquent taxes collected during the !,
tx months ending December 81, 1905. =
You will note that I made a formal
emand on Auditor Fisher on behalf
the County of Oahu for fifty per
ent. of the delinquent taxes collect
/ in the period named.
I regret that you will have also to :
ote that the Territorial Auditor de- T.
lines to issue a warrant in favor of q
he County Treasurer on account of u
lese collections of delinquent taxes. d
The amount involved, so far as the p
ounty of Oahu is concerned, is ST.
70 SO. c
Before proceeding farther in the oi
latter I await an expression as to "
Dur wishes
Yours very truly
signed) r. H TRENT,
Treasurer County of Oahu. -