The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-05
JOHNSON WAS
ENDORSED
Supervisors Advocate
His Retention and
Then Expire.

| The Board of Supervisors met in thei
new headquarters in the McIntyr
building last night. The change is fo
| the better, the new rooms being mucl
more commodious. There is only on
weak point about them. The ACOUSTIC
might be better. The next board is {
political one, however, SO shouting viii
| be in order and everybody will un
doubtedly be heard by everybody.
The most notable event of the even
ing was the passing of a resolution o.
confidence in Road Supervisor johnson
and a recommendation that he be con
tinued in office by the new board.
1t was the last meeting Of the board
Present were: Chairman Smith, Su'
pervisors Lucas, Moore, Dwight, Arch
er, Cox, Paele; Clerks Kalauokalani
Buffandeau: ex-Sheriff Brown, Frank
Harvey, Capt. Sam Johnson, c. Hus-
tace Jr. County Engineer Gere, Geo
Davis, w. Ellis, Tom Cummings, De-
tective Lake, Fire Chief Thurston, Ser
geant-at-arms Hanale.
BILLS.
The following appropriations were
read:
Fixed salaries, $175.23.
County Attorney office clerks, $23.35.
Eva road district, $154.
Fire department, $S47.79.
Koolauloa road district No. 2 (spe-
ciaD, $310.10.
Koolauloa road district No. 2, $150.0S.
Koolauloa road district, $13S.30
bor), $12.
Kapiolani Park, s342,27.
Eva road district. S554.10.
Electric light department, $638.06
Police and fire alarm system. -$129.21.
Waianae road district, $260.75.
Keepers of parks, s90.70.
Waianae road district, s24.
County Engineer, S60.83.
County Auditor. $53.40.
Hawaiian band, s99.45.
Pail road S2405.41.
Garbage department, $6S3.35.
Road Department, $1137.66.
Eva road district. SO.
Pail road, $104.75.
Koolauloa road district No. 81 $50.
Koolauloa road district No. 2 (spe-
ciaD, $39.
County Attorney, $49. 35.
County Treasurer, 81.
County Clerk, s10S.25.
Garbage department, $50325.
Road department Especially. s29S7.50.
Road department, $157913
AMPLE FUNDS.
Moore said that there was enough
in the treasury to pay all bills passed
ast night. The Auditor had reported
that there was S1S,400 coming in,
against which there was only one bill.
The new board might count on over
$4,000 to start with. Expressions of
glee from members of new board IN
he room)
REPORTS.
The County Treasurer's report for
December was read and fled
Fire Chief Thurston reported six
alarms of fire during December, Prop
erty loss was estimated at S12,015
County Engineer submitted a report |
or the past eighteen months, show
ng expenditure and work done. 1t |
vas a most thorough report
1hASh1iF IOIN hA AhAAhO.
1t was moved and carried that Road |
supervisor Johnson furnish a force |
Jump for the draining of the flooded |
district of Kakaako. This action was
by the receipt of a petition
rom Kakaako, praying for relief. 1t
vas the 54th petition received by the
oard since its inception.
Supervisor Paele reported on road
York done in the KooIau district dur
1g the last eighteen months.
After the official business of the even
lg was over County Clerk Kalauoka-
ani, at the request of the clerks and
mployes of the road department, pre-
ented supervisor Lucas with an Elks' |
adge as token of esteem and ap-
recitation of services on their behalf
upervisor Moore received an Elks, pin
'om the same source. Supervisor Pa
e was also the recipient of a little
emembrance from the road department.
oys in the shape of a box of choice
-avanas
noWiedged the compliment paid in
eat speeches.
county Clerk Kalauokalani Fire
nlef Thurston and others said some ,
easant things and the final session
the first Board of Supervisors of ,
le County of Oahu ended in a regu- {
+ love-feast. Ii
AS an afterthought Lucas moved
lat resolution of confidence in Road l
ipervisor johnson be passed, togeth- s
with recommendation that he be !
'ntinued in office by the new board. s
oore seconded the motion which was {
ianimously carried. It was a mighty
mart move, all things considered.
Al $50 the board adjourned sine die. r
e parting fizz being a suggestion by '
oore that the board be photogra phed, S
AIMED and hung somewhere where u
ey would ever be a shining example a
civic propriety and brotherly love.i