The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-28

LOCHS.
/ Club asking for the installation of at
| least two electric lights on the Laimi
road. The petition was ordered filed.
In response to a letter from the Sec
rotary of the Hawaiian Engineering
Association, the Board passed a motion
asking that the Delegate to Congress
do all in his power to further the act
entitled National Reward for Roads"
COMMUNICATIONS DEALT WITH.
Letters were received from the Ho-
nolllu plantation and from the Oahu
railroad granting a 40-foot right of
way from the main county road at
Aiea to the railroad station, and agree
ing to make the necessary excavation
where the road will parallel the rail-
road. These were referred to the
County Attorney.
A letter was received from the Tax
Commission asking for the wishes of
the Board in regard to any necessary
change in the tax laws. 1t was re-
ferred to the Ways and Means Cons
mittee.
An invitation from the Memorial Day
Committee that the Board and ladies
be present at the exercises at Nuuanu
cemetery on May 80 was accepted. A
complaint received from Mrs. Mary
Costa that her house was being dam
aged by blasting in Kalihi quarry was
received and referred to Road Super
visor Sam Johnson for his attention.
POUND KEEPERS APPOINTED.
The matter of the appointment of
poundmasters was taken up. and as it
was found necessary to locate the
pounds before the appointments could
be made, the location of the various
pounds was ordered advertised accord
ing to law. After this formality had
been complied with, the following
poundmasters were appointed: Makikf,
w. J. Karratti; Kalihi, NJ. K. Naku-
ina: Nuuanu, Loloihi; Kapiolani Park,
Meyer; Laie, w. K. Aqua, and Pearl
City, j. E. Kohoa.
DWIGHT WANTED A LOT.
The matter of estimates for next
month were taken up. Supervisor
Dwight stated that he needed $4,000
for Honolulu road district, that there
We're streets which should be oiled and
$1,000 of the sum he asked was for this
purpose. Hustace stated that he
thought some of the other streets
ought to be repaired before oiling was
done. Archer advised Dwight in re-
gard to the manner in which roads
should be oiled. Dwight replied:
When we want any information
from you, Mr.. Archer, we will ask for
it,"
This caused broad smile around the
table.
ARCHER MADE A FOOL OF.
The next matter that came up was
respecting the Eva district. Archer
demanded $1,000 or nothing from the
general fund and became very angry
over the matter. He stated that he
had been made fool of ever since he
had been on the Board. He said that
the $106,000 taxes which Eva paid was
being spent everywhere but in Eva
1t was decided to give the district $500
from the general fund.
CALLED IT ALL PAU.
After consideration Archer address,
ed the chair and asked that what he
ndO SAID 0dSIlly a t6W minutes D6IOr6
be considered pau. The Board con-
sented with a renewed smile of good
feeling.
THE BELT ROAD.
Hustace called attention to the ma
cadamizing of the road around the
island He stated that he wanted to
see the work started as soon as pos
sible. He said that the work of adj
vertising would have TO be done and it
might be two months before the con-
tracts could be let and work actually
commenced. The first part of the
work, for the three miles, from the foot
of the Pail to the Kaneohe bridge is
estimated roughly to cost $4,000.
The County Engineer stated that it
would take him at least three or four
weeks before he could prepare plans
and specifications for the work. He
stated that he had work in many pIa-
ces to attend to at present and could
not spend all his time on this work
Action on the matter was deferred till
the next meeting.
On motion it was ordered that Coun-
ty Engineer Gere be provided with a
buggy to cost from 1925 to $3.50.