The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-12-18

the head OF the table. Hustace looked
as II he had decided that that was
about the place where he would decide
to sit after January Z.
After the preliminary work, the fol-
lowing appropriations were passed:
Garbage department, s470.46.
Road department, special, s1927s9.
Road department. s423339.
Electric lighting s7o441.
Police and fire alarm, 5000.
County Clerk, 1910.
Election expenses, s15.45.
Keepers of parks, SIS
Police department, s9S4.s2.
Waialua road department, s13H.
County Attorney, SIS.
CUT FOR THE POLICE.
Supervisor Dwight presented the POI
lice salary list as cut down by the
Sheriff which provided for the follow'
ing amounts: Specific salaries, 1886,
foot patrol. s26l0; mounted patrol.
sS55: country police $500: incidentals.
$500: detective fund. $780, supplies for
prisoners. $3.50, and Attorney Generals
department. 500.
The last item was subjected to crit,
icism. Archer wanting to know why
the county WAS putting up for the
Attorney General. He thought that
the Legislature ought to provide for
that purpose
Chairman Smith explained why tina
money was needed, although he agreed
that the Legislature should pay it. He
went further than that, expressing his
opinion that the Legislature should
Iii to-
the District Court into the county
treasury. The county paid the expense
for maintaining the police force and
should have the revenue.
Archer then objected to the accept,
ance of the list to apply for this month.
December was half over, in two weeks
the Sheriff would be pau, and then
the cut could be made 1t would not
be fair to cut the men for December
unless they had been notified that the
cut was coming
Dwight explained that the matter
had been talked about enough to give
everybody concerned notice. The list
would effect saving of $1,000 a month.
Smith, Lucas and other said the same
thing, and Archer bowed to the will
of the majority, voting aye with the
others.
NEW CHINvsE INTERPRETER.
A letter from tine County Attorney
was read, notifying the board that he
had appointed Joseph Goo Kim in
place of Chang Chau as Chinese in
terpreter for the police court and ask
Ing that the appointment be confirmed
TO promote greater efficiency in the
department. The action of the County
Attorney was approved of.
TWO SMALL FIRES.
Fire Chief Thurston reportea two
small fires during November, IN which
the loss had been sl2s5 45. fully paid by
the adjusted insurance,
II. A. Wilder also reported having
ISSUED nine certificates for gasoline mo-
tors since his last months report.
ROAD WORK WANTED.
a petition from Marquesville was
read, asking that reapirs be done on
snort street, and another petition from
number of business firms asked that
the business sections of King and Fort
streets be oiled. Both petitions We're
referred to the Committee on Roads
and Bridges.
LEAKY BASEMENT
Ching Lum was also a petitioner.
asking that more storm sewer boxes
De put in on River and King streets in
ms helghborhood. He also asked the
BOARD 10 pay him back the expense he
hau peeh put to in pumping some three
ieet OF water out of his basement after
each of the last two storms.
chairman Smith thought that this
was case where the board could plead
Hfesponsibility for an act of God.
Archer objected, however to LAYING
the blame in that quarter The leaky
basement was not the fault of Proyi-
uenee but the fault partly of the Japa-
hese who had put in the cement in the
building and primarily the fault of
the man who had hired Jap to do
the work. From the tone of Archer's
voice 1t would seem that he would
have been disappointed If the basement
hadn't leaked.
rms matter was also referred to the
roads and bridges committee.
THE AWFUL WATERFRONT.
the attention OF the board was call
ed TO the terrible condition of the road
along the waterfront in the neighbour
MOOD of the Naval station and Bishop
wharf Admiral Very wrote of the
deplorable conditions there and another
letter was signed by the representa-
tlVes of the leading commercial firms
OF the city In this letter it was point
ed out that many of the tourists ar
irving in Honolulu had TO wade
through the mud as soon as they had
landed, poor reception for those
whom the Territory is trying so hard
TO get here. The effect was a poor
one Much of the arriving freight il
now being delivered at that end OF the
front and the roads were in poor shane
for heavy draying.
In commenting on these petitions