The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-02
PASSED THE
AUTO ORDINANCE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PASSED
THE LUCAS ORDINANCE LAST
NIGHT-OTHER BUSINESS.

The road department will have to go
bout $500 shy of the amount desired
for this month, as the Board of Super
yisors cut down the estimate for May
to $4,000 at the meeting last night
Road Supervisor johnson had asked
for $1S,5OO but this amount was cut to
$l5,OO6O, but not without some kicks
on the part of Lucas.
The only matter of particular inter-
est during the meeting was the report
of the Waianae police investigation
committee. This report sustained char
ges against officer j. Kupihea and the
Board requested that he be dismissed.
The following bill for April expenses
were passed:
County office, rent, general, 800; Eva
road district, special S3,2O669; Police
fire alarm system, general $3.50; Wal
alua road district, special $l24I02;
Waianae road district, special, $3.50;
Kooauloa road district, specialf 1913;
Koolaupoko road district, special $114.1$
general 500; Garbage department.
general $6711O; Police department,
general. $4,000: Pail arch, general, 81
$50; Pail road, general $3.50; Kahauih
culvert, general. $S7744; Poll road re-
tanning wall, general $6S615; County
Engineers department, general, $1.41;
total 81 ,259.S7
For the Committee on Roads, Bird
ges and Parks, Lucas reported that
Mrs. Jaeger objected to cutting Young
street through her property, and the
matter would therefore have to be set
tied by the Superintendent of Public
Works. The latter will be notified to
this effect.
| For the Committee on Electric Lights
Moore reported that the entire electric
light system had been taken over by
the County, Immediately following the
recent heavy rain. The heavy rain had
been followed by large force of water
that enabled the plant to be operated.
This change resulted i'm a big saving to
the County.
Treasurer Trents report was read as
follows:
Honolulu, May I, 1906.
The Board of Supervisors, County of
Oahu.
Gentlemen: l beg to report receipts
and disbursements in this office during
the month of April as follows:
General Fund.
Balance on hand April 1.....$ 75.9S7.14
April receipts ...,............. 31,19l 10
Total receipts $lO7, ITS. "a
April disbursements ......... 75.154.1O
Balance on hand April 3O...$ 80 ,O24. IA
Special Road Funds.
Balance on hand April 1......$ 1918. 46
April receipts ................. lS,52O.O 90
Total receipts ................S3 5, 233 As
April disbursements .......... 97S9. A
Balance on hand April 80. $25, 444 90
The usual monthly report for April,
showing receipts and expenditures
more in detail, will be submitted at an
early date. Yours very truly,
RICHARD H. TRENT,
County Treasurer
Following this the clerk read the
following report from the chairman.
Condition of Treasury.
The chairman reported that there
should be in the County treasury $50
1929; warrants unpaid, $S5SSO; total
$51, 357O9
The amounts and kind of money are:
! Redeemed warrants ...........$ $50. 90
u. S. gold Observation-Disclosures. 1850 90
u. S. silver Observation-Disclosures. 1906 q
Road tax, special deposit in
bank OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 25,444 o.
Deposit in banks............... 81, 500. sc
$51, 1857 ,OG
GEO. w. SMITH,
Chairman.
j. w. BICKNELL,
Auditor.
e. A. DOUTHITT,
County Attorney.
n Guy Gere, the County Engineer, eX.
a pressed himself in response to a query
n from the chairman, as very much in
favor of a stone parapet being built al
the Pail in place of the present fence
l.. NJ. Whitehouse, the contractor had
agreed to do this work on the basis oil
actual cost of labor and materials
plus 20 per cent profit. Moore had
, recommended this Improvement to the
. chair. The cost might be $3.50, but
Gere stated he would prepare estimates
for the cost of the improvement and
=, present it at the next meeting
! Gere also made verbal report rela.