The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-17

The Oahu Board OF Supervisors met
| last night.
| Among those present We're Chair
man G. w Smith. Supervisor-at Large
| Adams, Supervisors Lucas. Archer, Pa
| ele, Moore, Stenographer Aea, Clerks
Kalauokalani and Bufandeau. John
Emmeluth. Capt. Sam johnson. Auditor
| Bicknen, Fire Chief Thurston, s. G.
| Wilder, George Nawakoa. W. T. Raw
| Inns, John H. Fuller, Marston Camp
| bell. F E Richardson. County Attor-
rey Douthitt, representatives of the
press.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved, also those OF
the recent special afternoon session.
Adams called the boards attention to
the new form of warrant now adopted.
The chair welcomed the change.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The following appropriations were
made:
Road Department. s500S. 81.
koolauloa road district $40.
Koolaupoko road district, so.
Road Department, s666.75.
Garbage Department, $59o.S3.
INCREASED SALARIES.
The Committee on Ways and Means
recommended an increase to s135 per
month of the salaries Of various clerks
in the county offices.
Lucas didn't see why the Treasurer's
clerks salary should be boosted; he
said his work had been lessened by
the new warrant.
Moore said that the committee had
only offered suggestions based on in
vestigation-
Adams counseIed waiting until 1t was
seen how the new warrant was going
TO work and who would be affected
by it.
Moore wanted TO see the boys get
living wages and that as soon as pos
sible. He moved that the report Of the
committee be accepted.
The report was accepted, Adams
alone voting against it.
The benefciaries by the report are
Patrick Silva. H. T. Lake, Eugene Buff
fandeau. Joseph Aea, Chris. Lewis. Sol
Mahelona and Manley G. K. Hopkins
Road Supervisor Johnson submitted
a detailed statement Of disbursements
of the department for the last six
months OF 1905.
FIRE CHEF RECOMMENDS
Fire Chief Thurston in eommunica- |
ton recommended as follows:
Rebuilding Of station at corner of /
Maunakea and Pauahi streets, to ac- |
Engine Co. No. 1, at pres
ent located at Central Station. at an |
estimated cost of $4,000.
The commissioning of Hook and Lad
der Truck No. 1. at an estimated cost
If equipment and maintenance for one
year, of $500.
Chief Thurston considered the fore
going recommendation as being i'm
Mediate necessities which # carried in
% effect viii place the department in
/ position to better protect life and
property in the business section Of the
,ity.
ELECTRIC INSTALLATION.
Superintendent Frazee Of the Electric
light Department reported that the in
,taIlation of the new electric light
liant in Nuuanu valley had been COM
'Ieted and that everything was work
ag satisfactorily. He suggested that
. more lights be installed about the
iferent dark spots Of the city and
lace same on the Hawaiian Electric
'o-'s service. The cost 10 the county
ill be no more than formerly
a 50-Iight constant current trans
primer viii be required. together with
ire, poles, switchboard and insulators
he cost Of transformer and switch
card VIII be about $3.50.
superintendent Frazee invited the
card 70 visit the new plant some even
g
ORDINANCE WORK.
The ordinance regulating plumbing
2ssed second reading by title
Final action in regard 10 the regu-
tion Of automobiles was deferred.
ending 4 meeting Of automobile oEyIl-
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COLLEGE HILLS STREETS.
Superintendent Of Public Works Ho1- ,
way statA6 that deeds are now be
z Dreuared by which tha streets and ?
'eys in the College Hills tract will @
transferred IN the Territory by the
usteeS ~ Oahu College. p
WOULD LAY CONDUIT.