The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-05
SUPERVISORS HELD
FAREWELL MEETING


The final meeting Df the present
/ Board of supervisors was held last
night with "a fun attendance of meme
bers The meeting was held in the new
! hall of the Board, in the mauka end
! of the Mcintyre Building This mcet-
/ ing han is a marked Improvement over
| the former quarters. The usual fare
well pleasantries were passed by meme
beers of the Board and some very neat
| little compliments given.
Probably the most interesting feature
of the proceedings was the passage of
! the following resolution:
1--WE, the retiring Board of super
visors Of the County Of oahu, do here
! by endorse the work Of Samuel john
son as Road superintendent, and do
recommend to the incoming Board that
his services be retained as Road Super
! intendent"
Lucas offered the resolution. He said
that he had always found Johnson an
honest efficient official. The motion
was heartily seconded by II. r. Moore
and passed unanimously without dis
| cussion.
The following appropriations were
made: Fixed salaries, $175.23; County
Attorney office clerks, $685.; Eva road
district, 1854; Fire department $S4L79;
Koolauloa road distlct No CspeciaD,
| S31O1O; Koolauloa cad district No, ?,
| $l5OOS; Koolauloa road district, Sl3S.3O;
County Engineer inspectors and labor)
$12; Kapiolani Park $342.27; Eva road
district, $554.1O; Electric light depart
ment, S63SO6; Police and fire alarm sys-
| TEN, $12921; Waianae road district,
| $26O75 Keepers of parks, 5000; Wal
amaze road district, $24; County Engi-
neer. $6OS3 County Auditor, $53 40;
Hawaiian Band, $99.45; Pail road, 81
4O5H Garbage department. $6SS.S5;
Road department. $113766 Eva road
district. 80; Pail road, $1O475; Koolau-
loa road district No 2, 500; Koolauloa
road district No . Especially, $S9; Coun-
ty Attorney, $4935; County Treasurer,
81: County Clerk, $1OS25; Garbage de-
partment, $5O3.25; Road department
CspeciaD, $23975O; Road department,
$1579.13.
Moore called attention to the fact
that there was ample funds to pay all
the bills passed last night and he said
that the new Board would start with
about $4,000 to the good.
Treasurer Trent's report for the
month of December showed that he
had received $62, 567.14 cash on hand
during that month. The disbursements
| had aggregated 4S5S7.11, leaving cash
| on hand $13,SSO.O3 The balance of the
road tax fund on hand was $4S261S.
A report from Fire Chief Thurston
stating that the department had an
| swered six alarms during the month
and the property loss had amounted to
about $12,O15 was received as was a re-
port from Supervisor Paele to road
work done in Koolaupoko during the
| eighteen months.
| Supervisor Lucas offered a resolution
on behalf of the Board expressing their
appreciation of the courtesy and con-
sideration shown them by the retiring
chairman during the existence Of the
Board. The resolutions We're unani-
mously passed. Chairman Smith was
presented with a handsome koa gavel
! by Lucas on behalf of the members of
! the Board
Chairman Smith replied in a neat
speech in which he thanked the mem
bers of the Board and said that there
had never been any friction during the
period of their terms in office and ev-
| erybody had worked together.
On behalf of employees of the road
| department County Clerk Kalauokalani
handed Moore and Lucas of the road
and garbage committees and Paele, a
present To Lucas was gwen an Elks
I watch charm and to Moore an Elks
button. Paele received a box of cigars
and each of the members a letter of
| appreciation. All of them replied ex-
pressing thanks.
County Clerk Kalauokalani and Fire
| Chief Thurston said some pleasant
things and the board adjourned. On
! the suggestion of Moore it was decid
ed to put the pictures of the members
of the old Board in frame and pre-
sent the outfit to the new Board
! The new Board will convene at noon
! on Monday, January Z,