The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-20
SUPERVISORS
LAST NIGHT
Action Is Taken on the
Kuntz Property
Transfer.

Before the opening of the meeting o
the Board of Supervisors last night i
looked as though the business would b.
finished in a few minutes. There wer'
few bills to approve and but one O
these Jared Mr.. Dwight. For mo
uent it looked as though the item wa!
arrived, but Mr.. Dwight said matter!
of a financial character needing hi:
vote would have to be attended t.
after roll call.
There was a little caucus work done
i'll the dark corners of the hall before
the meeting, Captain Parker working
in the interest, it is said, of Archer
for chairman. and Charlie Broad as q
successor to Sam Johnson.
After roll call, which showed al
members present, the minutes of the
recent special meeting We're read and
approved.
Then Mr. Moore said there was a
matter that had been handed in by Mr.
Trent that should have attention. This
was a bill from Judge Whitney fo1
services in the suit re Blanket War
rant" The fee is 5000 and Mr.. Moore
said he did not think it right that the
ir
ter over which Mr.. Dwight balked be-
fore the meeting, but as everyone, from
the chair to Trent, was willing that
it should be paid by the county, he
degree of enthusiasm.
The following bills were then ordered
paid:
Road department., $2745.64.
Carnage department, $666.75.
koolauioA road district, No. 2, $421.S5.
Blanket warrant case, $500.
Mr.. Lucas said he had ordered Mr..
Johnson to put in a storm sewer on
River street, as the person complain
ing was justified in his action. This
WORK Will De COHlpieIeu ny lHe emu VI
the week. AS to Short street, the con-
dition was deplorable and a great deal
OF work would have to be done.
Lights had been placed so as to warn
the people regarding the holes. AS to
MetcaIf street. he opposed repairing
beyond the point where peop1e are liv-
ing. Thought the $500 appropriated
should be used on Metcalf street prop
er In accordance with this, Mr.. Moore
moved that the repairs suggested by
Gr. Lucas be made. Lucas seconded
in the absence of anyone, but the
chair said it looked bad for him to
be the second Mr.. Dwight finally Sec
onded and then Archer butted in with
some kind of an objection, but Moore
siienced him. When the Vote was
taken, Dwight and Archer negatived.
Mr. Lucas also reported on Ala Mo-
ana road. He said he had seen Mr..
Lord and had his promise to remove
the tracks on Thursday. Mr.. Hollo-
way had remarked to him that he
would have the street put in its form
er condition as soon as the tracks were
removed.
County Attorney Douthitt rendered
an opinion to the effect that the Board
of Supervisors had no legal right to
reduce salaries of policeman in the
middle of the month, they having been
employed by the month at a stated
salary and the board having appro-
priated for December the amount al
lowed eacn month. The Sheriff might
discharge a policeman in the middle
of the month in which case the man
could collect pro rata of the salary at
which he was employed.
Nr Lucas volunteered the informa- |
ton that while Douthitt might be a
lawyer he would inform him that a |
man employed by the month and dis !
charged in the middle of the month |
could collect in full. He blamed the |
Sheriff for not coming to the meetings
and conveying the Information to the
board This mistake was caused by
a misstatement by him, a statement
that has placed the board in a rather
awkward position. He led the board
to believe that the decrease in the pay
OIL the men was for the current month
W hen. as matter of fact it was for
January 1t was decided that the
matter should rest until the next meet
ing when the payrolIs were presented.
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