The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-29
SUPERVISORS
MET LAST NIGHT
PASSED BILLS AND RECEIVED A
FEW CoNMUNICATIdNs-TooK A
VERY EARLY ADJOURNMENT

The Board of Supervisors held a very
brief session last night, an adjourn
ment until the first Tuesday i'm June
being taken before o'clock The
Board has to sit as a Board of I'm
parchment in the Kekauoha case to-
night so everybody wanted to get home
early in anticipation of an extended
session this evening.
The following appropriations were
passed. Fixed salaries, $3.50; County
Clerk, office clerks, S2SS25: County At
torney, $685.; County. Auditor, $12O;
County Engineer 1855; Keepers of
parks, 5000; Poundmaster, $50; County
beach park, 1875; Electric Light De-
partment, S7275O Police and fire alarm
system, $174.25; Fire Department, $3675;
Road Department, $22O9; Garbage De-
partment, 5000; Police Department, 81
7S112; Eva road district, S125; Koolau-
poke road district, $1S5; County Treas
urer, S12O.
Lucas for the Committee on Roads,
Bridges and Parks, reported that the
section of the Pail road near the sum-
init had been given a coat of oil i'm or
request had also been made by Manoa
Valley people for road improvement in
that section but Lucas did not see how
it could be done as the County was
likely to be short of money next month.
A communication from Deputy Sher-
if Chris Holt acknowledging the re-
cept of the impeachment charges was
received. He asked for a copy of the
proceedings of the Police Committee
that had investigated matters at Wal
amaze some weeks ago. The County
Clerk was instructed to furnish him
with the desired information.
A petition from property holders of
Wahiawa asking for approaches to the
new bridge across the north branch of
the Kaukonahua stream surveyed and
constructed as soon as possible was
read and referred to committee.
I A communication was received from
James L. Holt, tax assessor, telling
of the commissions due various collect
ors for road taxes collected on the ISL
and of oahu for the months of March
and April of this year. The commits
sions due to eight collectors aggregat-
ed 2O92.
An estimate from Chief of the Fire
Department Thurston placed the esti-
mate for the month of June at S3,675 for
pay roll and $S75 for materials and sup
ply.
A communication from Sheriff Brown
acknowledging notice of the Boards
action in setting aside monthly allow
ance of $3.50 for the expenses of wit
~, oil
An application from H. Harrison for
position as engineer on road crusher
to be operated in the Koolaupoko dis
trict was reported upon favorably by
Paele and he was given the place con-
ditonal upon the crusher being used.
A communication from Superinten-
dent of Public instruction Babbitt re-
garding the relocating of the road be-
tween Kahuku and Waimea, which
passes through the Boys Industrial
School, was read and placed on file.
Correspondence between County At
torney Douthitt and Superintendent o.
Public Works Holloway relative to the
extension of Young street, was read
and placed on file. The County Attor-
ney expressed the opinion in letter to
Holloway that the Jaeger property
which was required, could be taken on
ly under the eminent domain statute
and the supervisors had no authority
to institute such proceedings. Hollo-
way replied that he thought the Board
might make some satisfactory offer to
Mrs. Jaeger for the property, but he
could not see his way clear to condemn
the property unless the supervisors
would agree that the County should
bear the expense.
Chairman Smith suggested that the
automobile examiner make a monthly
report to the Board, and the clerk was
instructed to make such request of the
examiner.
A report from Engineer Gere relative
to the retaining wall on the Pail road
was read. The wall had cost $72O.lO.
The matter of the parapet was defer
red. The meeting adjourned to June s.