The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-04-06
SUPERVISORS
WORRIED BY
TRENT
6From Wednesdays Advertisero

The sensation of the meeting of the
Board of Supervisors last night was
the report of the Committee on Pubic
Expenditures, to which was referreu
the matter of raise in the salary OF
NJ. S. X. Hopkins, clerk in the ONCE
of the County Treasurer.
Section s of the report, which was
signed by Supervisor Paele and which
read as follows. was listened to by
the members of the board in clammy
silence:
OTHER SALARIES IN THE ROAD
DEPARTMENT, THE ELEC t X G
LIGHT DEPARTMENT. AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS HAVE
RECENTLY BEEN ADV A n e ID
WITHOUT FORMAL ACTION BY
THIS BOARD AND, I BELIEVE,
WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF
A MAJORITY OF THE SUPER
yISORS.
Trent's little bombshel proved to be
made of good dry powder and exploded
with a loud report. Adams hurried
to state that the report had been
sprung on him without his knowledge
Notwithstanding the fact that he was
a brother committeeman of Paele, the
alleged author of the report.
G. w. Smith characterized the
charges made as being of very seri-
Gus nature and 1t was decided 10 defer
action on the report until Chairman
smith had sought light on the matter
through the medium of the minutes OF
past meetings.
Just as Detective Lake was con-
graduating himself on an extremely
charitable report Archer got up ana
stated that he also had nephew
who had been maltreated by the
terrible Lake. He threw out all man
ner of hints and insinuations as to
the nature of Lakes alleged offense
and the result was that action on the
Investigation committees report was,
like that on Paele's report, deferred
until the next meeting of the board,
when Uncle Archer will bring his COM
planning nephew to meeting with him.
Present were Chairman Smith, Su-
pervisor-at-large Adams, Supervisors
Lucas, Moore, Cox, Paels, Archer;
Clerks Kalauokalani and Buffandeau,
Stenographer Aea. George Nawakoa,
County Attorney Douthitt, Capt. Sam
johnson, County Engineer Gere.
SMITHS WELCOME.
1t was the night of the return to the
bosom of the board of Chairman G. w.
smith, and to mark the suspicious
event simple bunch of violets was
laid on the chairman's blotting paper.
Under the flowers was a card reading
as follows:
ITO the Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Oahu,
with the compliments of the board"
At 745 D. m. the chair had not put
in an appearance and 1t was stated
that he was indisposed and might not
he present
THEY'RE OFF.
Shortly before o'clock Adams or
,dered the reading of the minutes of
the last meeting. This had not pro-
ceeded far before Smith entered the
room and stated that he did not feel
well enough for business and asked
that the business of the board proceed
as if he were not present.
THE REWARD OF MERIT.
He glanced at the violets, ambigu-
ously, remarked that that was what a
man got for going abroad for the good
of his country and said that he hoped
that the board would some day see fit
to grant him a pension.
Smith took his place at the head OF
the table and the reading of the
minutes was completed.
Adams continued to act as chair
man.
SINEwS OF WAR.
The following appropriations were
made
County office rent, 500.
Pail arch, 1920
Pail road, sl9l250.
Kahauiki culvert, $50.
Koolauloa road district No. l, $3.50
Koolaupoko district, $345O.
Road Department, 1850.
Road tax special deposit, $432.73.
County Attorney, $1,000.
County Clerk, $3l.4O.
Koolauloa road district No. l, $104.S0
County Engineer, s12O.95.
Waialua road district, $44666.
Fire Department, $Ss3.65.
Koolauloa road district No. l, S172.30
Koolauloa road district No. 2, $23.75
Police Department, 1888.
Koolaupoko road district, $60999.
Road Department, $10765O.
Road Department Especially, $343O.0i
Road tax special. s229O,70.
Garbage Department, $7OS.75.
Total, $24.57s.12
A SENSATION.
The following report from the Com
mite on Public Expenditures was
read:
The Board OF Supervisors, County o.
oahu.
Gentlemen; As member of the
Committee on Public Expenditures, e
which was referred the matter OF 6
raise in the salary of Mr.. NJ. G. x
Hopkins clerk In the County Treas
urer's ONCE, from 1920 "A month TO $3.50
l beg TO report as follows;
u) Mr. Hopkins has held this posi-
ton for nine months, ana has proven
himself most capable, efficient anC
oblging clerk.
f2) lie handles something like MT,
Ca seyenty-ilye thousand dollars eyer>
month, and his accounts have Away
been found correct Ia his monthly set
tlrments with the County Auditor,
fD lie Ia under "A lhOOO bond for thl