The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-19
THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE.

and an expense to the county of $500
less than the corresponding period of
last year.
Figured out ON the basis of the
figures given in Thrum s Annual as
the population of Honolulu the active
police in the city are one to every
go inhabitants These active police
include all but the Office clerks, the
patrol drivers, armorer, court officers
and other such officers being included
Received and placed on fle,'' said
Hustace.
cit seems that he has made re-
port on last year $ work. said Ar
cher
"He has made comparisons all
through explained Hustace. He
wants to tell all about his good work"
eve appreciate his good work all
right" grumbled Archer, ''but he
ought to make his own report, not drag
in the last year s work. That is all
a bluff"
The other supervisors sat mum and
the discussion closed.
KANEOHE BRIDGE.
County Engineer Gere presented a
report on the conditions of the Kane
ohe bridge, recommending new strue-
ture, to cost $1,000. 1t was tabled for
the time being.
sHRINERS NEED JOHNSON.
A petition from the Mobiles of the
Mystic Temple asked that Col. Sam
johnson be granted a leave of absence
to accompany the Arab Patrol to Los
Angeles. He was needed and the Pat
rollers said so. The petition was ac-
companied by request from the Road
Supervisor for a thirty-day leave of
absence.
The request was granted by unanl-
nous vote, which was received with
hand clapping by a number of Shrin-
ers present.
c. j. Hutchins, on behalf of the Mys-
tic Shriners, thanked the Board for
the courtesy shown in granting the re-
quest. He explained the object of the
Los Angeles Shrine Session and the
benefits which should accrue to Homo
lulu from the visit.
Harvey completed the matter by
moving that Johnson's salary continue
during his absence, the vote on this
being unanimous when the doughty
Colonel assured the Board that she
would be good.''
A PRESENTATION.
George w. Smith was called upon
to address the Board, it having been
whispered to Hustace that the former
occupant of his chair was present for
a particular purpose. This was to pre-
sent the Board with a large group pic
ture of the first Board of Supervisors,
which was done in fitting speech.
Hustace acknowledged the gift and
stated the pleasure the Board would
feel in seeing the faces of their pre-
decessors watching them from the wall,
A QUARRY LEASED.
County Attorney Cathcart notified
the Board regarding the leasing OF the
Kamoiliili quarry from the Hawaiian
Trust Co. at $40, the agreement being
that the county would use the rock
taken out for road work only and would
sell none Hustace explained that the
reason for the proviso was that there
were other quarries there and no COM
petition with the county was desired.
FIRE ALARMS ANSWERED.
Chief Thurston, of the Fire Depart
ment reported that his men had re-
sponded to six alarms of fire during
March. The amount of property de-
stroyed was valued at 1857 and the
damage paid by insurance was only
s25 The property at risk was covered
by insurance of $161, 800.
NO NEW ROADS WANTED.
superintendent of Public Works Hol-
lOWay nOt1fl2d the bOdTIA tLldt TIC AioAO
inspected the roads opened by c. >.
Desky in Highland Park and was will
:ng to accept them as public highways
with the understanding that the SUI
pervisors would put them into shape
as soon as funds were available.
Hustace thought the county In no
shape to assume the responsibility or
looking after any more roads for the
next thing would be petitions to ma
cadam,ze them. The letter was placed
on file.
ARMY ENGINEER NEEDS ROCK
CRUSHER.
Captain Orwell, Corps of Engineers
u $. A, asked the Board to let him
have one of the county rock crushers
for use in his work, promising to re-
turn the same in good shape. This
communication went TO the committee
on roads and bridges.
The same comm Itee was asked 10
look after some repairs needed in ke-
kauIike-pa lane There was some
doubt as to whether this lane was pub
lie or private.
THOSE FIFTY FREE LIGHTS.