The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-13
LUCAS IS IN
CONTROL Of
ROADS
Smith ResoIutionto Give
County Engineer
Charge Lost.

The most important piece of busines:
transacted at last nights session o1
the Board of Supervisors. was the
turning down of c. w. Smiths resolu-
tion to place all engineering work OF
the road department under the contro
of the County Engineer
Smith introduced this resolution a
couple of weeks ago and met with
spirited opposition from Chairman Lu-
cas- of the roads committee.
The matter went over week and at
the last meeting of the board, Smith
made a statement explaining and de-
was again deferred.
Last night the matter came to is
sue. Smith stated that in presenting
the resolution he had the present and
ultimate interests of the county at
heart and denied that the personal
equation had entered into his calcula-
lions in any way whatever.
Lucas fought the resolution tooth and
nail. He scented usurpation of the
powers of the road department and
Ironically pointed out the possibility of
the County Engineer an appointee of
the board, debating to the board, pro-
vided the resolution was adopted.
Moore stood with Smith and repu-
On a vote the resolution went "a
3glimmering Smith and Moore leading
the forlorn hope and the county mem
hers negativing the resolution, which
died unwept. unhonored and unsung.
Present were: Chairman Smith. Su-
pervisors Moore, Cox, Paele, Lucas, |
Archer, Stenographer Aea, Clerks Buf-
fandeau and kalauokalani, Sergeant
alarms Hanalei, Captain Sam john
son. County Attorney Douthitt, Crimi-
nologist Doyle, and members of the
press.
The following appropriations were
made:
Fire department, $S3317.
County Auditor, $31.S5.
Road department, $3191.19.
Electric light department, $13S-32.
Garbage department, S3i2-l3.
Police and fire alarm system, S4I6o.
County Treasurer, $50.
Keeper of parks 5000.
Eva road district (commiss1on),
$11.6O
Honolulu road district (commission),
$11.75 ,
Police department, $SSS.S5.
Pail road, $3.50.
Waialua road district, $27S.9O.
THE PARKS UPKEEP.
A bunch of bills under the account
of .'Kapiolani Park, materials and sup
niles. were held over for a week
The bills cover the last four months
and there is a question if the park peo-
pie had right to run into debt against
the county during the time when II
was determined whether or not the
county could appropriate money for
the parks upkeep. !,
MUST WORK ALONE.
On account of slack finances it was q
decided not TO authorize the employ Il
lient cf an assistant to the County e.
at present.
BAND MAY PLAY. in
II was recommended that an appro- ol
,rfation of $50 a month be allowed the Ia
,oncordfa Band for concerts to be 50
-fvan twice a week under the direction n
+ the band committee. The recon- G.
aendation went through.
An opinion from the County Attorney III
vas read to the effect that the county OF
vas legally entitled to none OF the III
money collected in fines for breaches tn
f Territorial ordinances but that any tn
UGH moneys collected in fines Ior ~.
reaches of the County ordinances
hould and does belong to the county ise
Another communication from MI wS
,outhitt explained why there was one br
ecessary signature missing from 'he
st of petitioners against Deputy
heriff Chris ]. Holt, three noh-Vo'els
einy on the list. thus bringing the To- ~
II one below the required legal NUM-
ar. III
Regular reports We're read from n. as
- Wilder auto inspector. ana CNiei ad
ngineer Thurston. of the Fire Depart 80
lent. ~
The Peleue letter. accusing policeman l
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