The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-10-05

| bathing facilities to the public was
brought up. Lucas championed the
item. The increase was due mainly to
the use of more prisoners than usual.
The bill ran S175 over the appropria-
ton. Moore said he did not care to
have anything more TO do with the
Ways and Means Committee If the de-
partments were going to run over their
estimates.
The chair said the park people should
certainly keep down to the limit.
Suppose the park people didn't get
any money at all?" asked Moore.
Nothing would be done at ALL said
Lucas land the property would be-
come an eyesore."
THE police department keeps within
| the limit allowed them" said the chair,
land so should the park people"
In the vote on the item, Moore and
Smith voted against paying the bill.
Il go on record to keep business
principles uppermost," said Chairman
Smith.
MOORE'S ESTIMATES.
Moore gave an estimate of demands
of s27,005 for October road work and
salaries, including all the engineers es-
Inmates for all public work. and $4,000
for the police department. Against this
the county was to get $4,000. If it
came to a pinch, Auditor Fisher could
give $4,000 more. Lucas said they
could get $4,000 which the law pro-
vided the county should get. Lucas
gave all sorts of figures, and said that
for the month the county should get
s31 200.
Moore said the Territorial Auditor
osition. Had more money been de-
manded, the whole financial system
would have been placed on registered
warrant basis.
We're not broke by long way"
said Lucas.
What do you want for Honolulu road
work?'' asked the chair.
I'VE want $4,000" replied Lucas.
That makes total OF $40, OOO," said
Moore.
1t was shown that this would cause
an overdraft of about sl4OO.
IL was generally agreed that Bere,
tania avenue should be completed be-
fore the board went out of office. Moore
said finally If Liliha street and Bere>
tania and Kalakaua avenues would be
concluded he would agree 10 expend
$1,000 OF Honolulu road tax money. and
in addition give $4,000 out of the gen.
eral fund for roads.
on this showing II was agreed to get
to work Immediately on the compile
ton OF Beretania avenue.
WHERE is TRENT?
hA
dwight, the new member said that
he had attended several meetings, but
mad not the pleasure or seeing some
OF the county officials. For instance,
he had not had the pleasure of meeting
the County Treasurer. The chair in
formed Mr.. Dwight that the Treasurer
had absented himself from meetings lor
about year.
A lot OF machinery never used, and
rusting, between here and Eva, will be
moved close to Wahiawa, set up and
put to work on road work.
MEMBERS MUST CONSULT.
The chair threw our the suggestion
mat under parliamentary usage. in all
standing committees. members should |
consult each other in all work done. |
Mr.. Moore had complained that he had |
not been consulted In much work done |
by his committee.
owing TO pressure or work on the
County Clerk. the next meeting will not |
be held until October is.
ENGINEERS REPORT.
The September report OF County En-
sineer Gere was as follows:
:, Honolulu, 7. H., October 2, 1906.
Mr. ). Lucas, Chairman, Committee on
Roads, Parks and Bridges.
Sir: beg to make the following |
report of work performed during the
month OF September. 1906;
PAIL ROAD.
Seven hundred feet OF roadway GOV.
cred and rolled, and 100 feet of road. |