The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-04

Present were: Chairman Smith, SUI
pervisors Moore. Lucas, Archer and Pa
e1e: Clerks Kalauokalani and Buffan-
deau, Stenographer Aea, Sergeant at
arms Hanalei. w. L. Frazee.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The following appropriations Were
made:
County office rent, s120.
Pail arch. S1T90.
Pail road $416.S9.
County engineers department, $3.50.
Waialua road district, S435.15.
Waialua road district. sS41.S0.
Waianae road district, $3.50.
Waianae road district, 1916.
KooIaupoko road district, 1902.
Eva and Waianae road district,
s177S-7S.
Eva and waianae road district,
$666.34
County Clerk S42.40.
County Attorney, s4T.25
Impeachment trial, $50
Koolauloa road district, No. 1, 1921 -0o.
Road department, s126o- 76
Garbage department, S611.30.
Pail arch, s125.84.
County Engineer, $110.35-
Koolauloa road district, No. 1, s115.50.
Police department, $3.50.
Koolaupoko road district, s613.24-
KapioIani Park, $3.50.
Kapiolani Park, $364.25.
Kapiolani Park, 1859.
The treasurer's report for June was
read and placed on file.
THE COUNTY'S POWER
The following communication from
County Attorney Douthitt was read:
Honolulu, July 3rd, 1906.
D. Kalauokalani, Jr., Esq, County |
Clerk, County of Oahu, Elk Off1clo |
Clerk Board of Supervisors.
Dear Sir: I have the honor TO inform |
YOU that the Supreme Court of the Ter
ritory of Ha uaii has this day held, in
the case of the Pacific Oil Transporta-I
tion Company ct al VS.. James Bivk-J
nell as Auditor of the County Of Oahu,
that the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Oahu has the power of maxi
ing appropriations for the benefit of
kapiolani Park
Very respectfully yours,
E. A. DOUTHITT,
County Attorney, County of Oahu.
THE CLOSING OF ROADS.
The following opinion from County
Attorney Douthitt was submitted and
placed on file:
Honolulu, July 3 1906.
D. Kalauokalani, Jr., Esq, County
Clerk. County of Oahu. Elk Of1clo
Clerk, Board of Supervisors. !
Dear SIR: In response to your COM
of the 9th ult., requesting :
my opinion as to the power of the Su-
perintendent of Public Works to close
up roads or portions of roads, and as
TO the passage by the Board of Super
visors OF an ordinance regulating the
use of roads. beg TO say as follows q
Prior TO the passage of the County /
Act. the power of closing public high
ways was vested in a jury Of six per 7
sons selected in pursuance of the pro-
visions of section $50 OF the Revised
Laws on a petition TO the Superlntend-
snt of Public Works, filed in that ;,
behalf by 10 or more taxpayers within =
ne district wherein the road was de- =
ired TO be closed, IN accordance with -
he provisions of the aboye-quoted =
ection. The superintendent of Public -
Y yorks likewise had the power Of insti-
uting proceedings TO close public. high <
ways of his own mot ION. but the closing -
f such streets was. according to the :
session Laws of 1892 contained in
'hapter % OF the Revised Laws. regu-
ated by the action Of jury composed
f six persons and the other provisions ~
pplicable to the closing of public high
rays as contained in said chapter
his law has not as yet been repealed, -
nd is now in full force and effect,
xcept as modified by the County Act
Under and by virtue of Chapter 4 %
=. -. ,,,t1ic s,raats fl
ighways. roads, alleys. trails and -
ridges is conferred upon the various OF
,unties throughout the Territory The az
upreme Court of the Territory of Ha-