The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-18
SESSION WAS
VERY TAME
Supervisors Dispose OF
a Lot of Routine
Business.

The Board of Supervisors met last
business. The session was one of the
most featureless ever held by the board.
Present were Chairman Hustace, Su-
pervisors Kealoha, Fern. Archer, Cox.
Harvey. Dwight, Clerks Kalauokalanf,
Aea, HanaIe and Buffandeau, Acting
Road Supervisor Cummins, Deputy
County Attorney Olson.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
The County Treasurer's report for
April was read and placed on file. It
showed a balance on hand on May l
of s19,22S.17. The balance of road tax
funds was s26, ,006.S9.
POLICE STATISTICS.
The police departments report for
April was read and filed. The total
number OF arrests was 361, convictions
$50 and remanded "a. One hundred and
eleven convictions were obtained for
gambling and eighty-six for drunken
ness Assault and battery convictions
numbered twenty, larceny thirteen,
liquor law violations six, miscellaneous
forty-four.
The amount of fines and costs i'm
posed on persons convicted during the
month was s2046. 40, as against s11S7.70
for April, 1906. The bail forfeited
amounted to $452.75, exceeding those of
the preceding corresponding period by
$26475
THE QUARRY LEASE.
Deputy County Attorney Olson pre-
sented a copy of the proposed lease of
premises at Waikiki for quarry pur-
poses from the executors and trustees
under the will of John Ena. deceased.
to the County of Oahu.
A resolution authorizing the lease of
the premises for quarry purposes by
the county was adopted by the board.
BILLS.
The following bills were passed:
County Office rent, $3.50.
Kapiolani Park, $293.03.
County Auditor, $6.85.
County Engineer, $14.
Com. col. road tax, Eva, $272.36.
Com. col. road tax, Honolulu, 1915.
Com. col. road tax, Waianae, $27.58.
Com. col. road tax. Koolauloa, $24.54.
Com. col. road tax, Waialua, 1852.
waialua road district, special, $97.52.
Waialua road district, $27.49.
County Attorney, S126.40.
County Treasurer, $365.
Road department, special, $971.08.
Road department, S2547.71.
Electric light department, $66545.
Police and fire alarm system, $152.S0.
Garbage system, $294.96.
Police department, $795.63.
County Clerk, s102.75.
Coroner's fees, $12.
Garbage department, S5SS.50.
Road department, $3162.S5.
AS TO A HIGHWAY.
Referring to a request of the board
for an opinion as to the question wheth-
er or not the mere fact that road,
street or alleyway has been thrown
open to the public for a period of five
years or more will constitute the same
a public highway, Deputy County At
torney Olson rendered an opinion in
the negative.
FIRES.
Fire Chief Thurston reported four
alarms of fire during April. Property
loss is estimated at about s2S5. Prop
erty at risk was covered by insurance
for $29, 500.
SUBURBANITEs GLAD.
petition from Kaimuki residents
asked for the use of steam roller,
water cart and an experienced employe
of the road department for the purpose
of macadamizing roads in the district,
petitioners to bear the major portion
of the expense. The request was grant
ed The Kaimukians will now be able
to shine even as a brighter example
of civic pride than they are today.
GARBAGE.
A letter from President of Board OF
Health Pinkham stated that complaints
had been made to him Of the inaoh-
ity of the garbage department to carry
away the rubbish collected for IL. he
urged that the matter be given inime-
diate attention. The opinion OF the
board was that the garbage depart
ment had no money to remove garbage
from houses which would not pay for
the service. The matter was referred
to Archer to remedy by ordinance or
otherwise.
RIJRBTSH AND WEDDING CAKE. |
A kick from Sun Chez Ying, anent
the cavalier action of a garbage man
in dumping a box of rubbish into
hack full of wedding cakes, was re-