The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-08-10

g ROAD TAN AND SPECIAL FtNI
p District OF Honoulu............s3 .gO2 )
. District Of Eva and waianae. ICES
District OF Waialua .......... 1,2i45
! District OF Koolauloa ........ 1905
: District koolaupoko ....... 703.5
2 Balance road tax fund ..S S0O4 1
> THE JAPANESE CASE.
Clerk kalauokalani then read a com
fnunication from the Governor. Thii
: was "A matter of some Importance in.
aHmuch as II involved the freedom of {
japanese for nineteen days. and which
threatens international complications.
Acting japanese Consul Matsubara
complained to the Sheriff and subse-
quently appealed to the Governor, who
IN turn passes the buck up to the
Board OF Supervisors.
The complaint against the man was
one wherein a tWo-year-old child fig
ured as having been assaulted by the
prisoner. This he strenuously denied
He described his actions on the night
when the crime was said to have been
committed and in return he was told
ir the police station to write his final
letter to his friends. as ne was to be
strangled. He was then removed and
given a blanket and mat. which he
used as bedding. He could not eat the
food. he said, owing to its coarseness
and lack Of nourishment.
He was closely questioned, he stated,
on several occasions during his incar-
ceration. When threatened he told the
Sheriff he was not guilty, but he had
no money to use in his defense. For
that reason he would accept the Sher-
IFS advice and leave the country. He
could not speak English and it was i'm
possible for him to get a place on a
ship. He afterwards communicated
with his friends and they reached the
Consul.
The affidavit was complete in detail
and the board, "out of courtesy to
foreign power" through the chairman,
showed a Willingness to investigate
Just then the Sheriff said: Il was in
formed today, Mr.. Chairman, that the
man has left the Territory, but not
with any assistance from me-"
Supervisor Lucas thought it Ill ad-
vised to allow the press to have access
to the letter, as it was a matter that
would do no one any good. The affi-
davit should not leave the clerks
hands.
A member of the press remarked that
the affidavit had been read by repre-
sentatives of the local press during the
past three weeks.
PREPARING TO WHITEWASH
VIDA
The clerk then read a communica-
tion from Sheriff Brown setting forth
the charges against Assistant Sheriff
Vida. The Sheriff said he would prefer
to have the board investigate The mat
ter thoroughly so that the truth or
falsely of the Koreans charges may
be determined.
The chair set Tuesday evening next |
for the investigation of both charges.
The following communications were ,
read and referred to the usual COM
mittees:
Honolulu, August Z, 1906.
ID. X. Kalauokalani, Clerk, County of
SIR In estimating the amount of
work to be carried on during the
month of August, 1906, by the Homo
lulu Road Department. l would state
that outside of the daily routine work,
such as sweeping, cleaning, patching,
etc, the department is at present carry
ing on work in the following places:
Raising and coral top dressing streets
in Kakaako district.
Coral subgrading and matchmaking
Kalakaua ave.
Filling. subgrading and coral dress
ing Waialae road, preparatory to mac
In addition to the above mentioned
| ~ mr. "a, M a !
Board to the necessity of c-macadamiz-
ing Liliha street. This department has
been waiting for the laying of sewers
been completed. The road is now in
mediate attention of the road depart
ment.
To carry on the work on Liliha
street it will require, besides an in
crease in the force of the department,
estimating the expense for the month of
August, l would respectfully ask that
an appropriation of $4,000 be made
crease of work mentioned above.
Very respectfully,
SAMUEL JOHNSON,
Road Superintendent.
Oahu Central Improvement Committee.
Honolulu, August LIST, 1906.
Mr. Geo. w. Smith, Chairman, Board of
Supervisors, City.
Dear Sir: / am directed by the
Oahu Central Improvement Committee
10 say that the residents of the Beach
road would appreciate an addition to
the system of the present lighting
along the Beach road, say five or six
additional lights.
Trusting that the request may re-
,eive your usual careful consideration,
remain,
Very truly yours,
Sgd II. p. WOOD,
Acting Secretary.
Oahu Central Improvement Committee.
Honolulu, August LIST, 1906.
Mr.. Geo. w. Smith, Chairman, Board OF
Supervisors, City.
Dear Sir: At meeting of the Oahu !
Central Improvement Committee, held
asst evening, | was instructed to call ,
your attention 10 the condition of the
cutters along many of our principal
-oads which are so badly filed with
weeds and other growths as TO inter
fere with the flow of water after heavy
aims, causing continual washing of the
.oad.
Trnsting that rho uaaassarv fpndsl