The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-09-06
QUIET MEETING
Of SUPERVISORS.
CFrom Thursdays Advertiser.) }

CFrom Thursdays Advertiser.)
One OF the Quietest meetings which
has been held yet by the County
Board OF Supervisors took place yes
terday evening. The only matter which
caused any discussion was caused by
the following letter from Tax Assessor
Holt. in reply TO an inquiry made by
Chairman Hustace:
September 4, 1907.
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors.
County OF Oahu. Territory OF Hawaii.
Gentlemen:-I wish TO say that the
proposition submitted to me by your
worthy chairman as TO the County's
per cent on all delinquent personal
taxes collected by extra deputies ap-
pointed by me from each voting pre-
cinct, said deputies to ascertain the
names, occupations and residences OF
those who have failed and neglected to
pay said tax and to collect same, meets
my hearty approval and would suggest
that IL be Immediately carried out.
Ny present office force being INSULT
cient and also owing to the limited time
in which to- complete our assessments
and the collections in general that fol-
low. we are therefore unable to accom-
plish much OF this work.
I again beg TO call the attention OF
your Honorable Board to the non-pay.
ment OF this tax by some Of the EN-.
ployes OF the police, road and fire de-
partments, and I believe that little
stirring up OF the heads OF these de-
partments by your board would be
beneficial to the revenues Of both the
Territory and County.
In regard TO the above departments
I am having the list checked as TO who
have settled and then will enclose you
a list OF those who have not paid.
Trusting that your Honorable Board
will approve of this matter at your
meeting this evening. for the County
has nothing TO lose but everything to
gain, I beg to remain.
Yours respectfully,
JAMES L. HOLT,
Assessor 1st Taxation Division, +. H.
The matter was taken up by the
board and discussed at some length.
Col. Sam Johnson stated that no rep
resentative of the Tax Office was pres
ent when he paid his men of and that
he could not take the money for their
taxes out himself, as it would cause
talk that he was holding out on the
men, and he could not give any tax
receipt for it. He stated that he would
see that the taxes were paid if there
was a representative of the tax asses
sor present.
Hustace brought up his scheme to
appoint special deputies to collect the
delinquent taxes, allowing them a
commission of ten per cent. The mat
ter was talked over by the board and
it was decided that it had better be
referred to the County Attorney for
advice before the plan should be car
ried into effect.
4 letter was received from Joseph
L. K Aea, the agent of Queen Liliu-
okalani, thanking the board for it's
courtesy in allowing the use of the
Hawaiian band at her reception on
Monday. A letter was received from
Manager c. G. Ballentyne, of the Rap
i'd Transit Company, stating that hav-
ing received permission from the Su-
perintendent of Public Works, on Mon
day he would commence the laying OF
new sidings on the Waialae line, and
the tearing up of certain of the pres
ent sidings. Those which will be laid
are: On Liliha street between King
and Kukui streets, on Beretania Wal
kfki of Makiki street and on Beretania
avenue near the Kamoiliili church
The ones which will be removed are
on Liliha street above School street,
and on Hotel street near River street.
Both letters were placed on file
\ report was filed by Sheriff Iaukea
showing the work of the police office
during the past month. The main
Items Of this report were as follows:
Summary of arrests, convictions and
fines, County of Oahu, for the month
of August, 1907.
Arrests Convic- Fines