The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-04

Mr.. Quinn) In other words, we think
the Sheriff acted improperly in allow
ing prisoners to go at large because of
some dispute with the Board of Su-
pervisars or unsettled question of duty
between himself and the High Sheriff.
IT, one the other hand, it vas the duty
under the law for these prisoners ar
rested on Bench Warrants to be safe
guarded by the County Sheriff, and if
the custody and control of these pris-
oners by law was in the County Sher-
if, then your committee must say that
in leaving these prisoners unguarded
and practically at large, the County
Sheriff failed to perform his duty, and
if he refused to safeguard the prinson-
ers, then he refused to perform his
duty under the law. But, as we have
stated before, your committee does not
pass on the law which prescribes the
duties o fthe County Sheriff, as that
is more particularly within the prov
ince of the law adviser of the board
"A review of all the evidence leads
in this matter, the County Sheriff did
not do his entire duty as a careful,
prudent officer, although we are not
prepared to say that he wilfully in
tended to neguect or to refuse to per-
form the duties imposed on him by
law.
Accordingly your committee here
with subm is it's report to the Board
of Supervisors, without any recon-
mendtion, leaving it to the Board to
take such action on the facts as it
may deem fit"
A committee of which Cox was chair
man reported on investigation of items
in the Sheriff's expense account regard
ing subscriptions to the Honolulu
Times the County Beacon and the
Kuakoa. The committee thought the
items foreign to the spirit of the APP
preparation and recommended that they
be not allowed.
Harvey thought the sheriff should
have the benefit of a warning sugges-
ton that subscriptions be paid to date
and the sheriff advised to sin no more.
Huaace thought the sheriff should
have asked the police committee per-
mission.
Dwight said there was only the re-
port before the Board and nothing else
to be considered. The unfavorable re-
port was adopted. Harvey said there
was another bill from the sheriff for
subscription to the Aloha Aaina. This
was for the time being apparently for
gotten. Harvey thought the sheriff
had subscribed to the papers in good
faith. 1t was necessary for public men
to keep in touch with events and ideas
of the times.
committee to whom had been re-
ferred the proposition of the Honolulu
Gas Co. supplying the police station
with light reported unfavorably to the
; idea, declaring that an investigation
, revealed the fact that the station was
, satisfactorily illuminated by electricity.
Chairman Hustace reverted to the
sheriff's subscription 20 the Aloha
= Alma.
? THE County Sheriff said Cox "says
that the Supervisors have no business
+ to turn down bills approved by him
p. self. If go to him again he will prob
, ably order me out of the office. 1 re-
, fuse to audit this bill"
THE chairman also refuses to audit
4, it," said Hustace "Well send it back
to him" Everybody seemed agreeable
, Dwight reported Campbell avenue III
, bad condition, soon to be attended to-
J The road supervisor has in hand the
= matter of road repairs near the Gas
+ company's works Cox said he had
, looked into the Kailua police row. The
, board had already received letter
+ and had acted in the premises.
g Dwight reported four men working
n on the Palolo valley road The peo
4 pie were about satisfied now, though
Hdstace Cox asked for $3.50 more
g special road tax, for April, for Waia
. nae road work. making the total $40
d for the month.
7. "To protect myself" said Harvey
If Il want to bring up this matter o
e garbage. 1t is hard to go around tn
n streets and have half dozen men afte
p you, They are after the road super
e visor too / think Mr.. Johnson vii
explain"
70 sam Johnson explained that hundred
IS refused to pay the new garbage rates
k declaring them exorbitant.
re There's a bill now in the governor
It hands" said Hustace If that goe
- through we will have to pay out MOI
FOR garbage handling We bette
wait"
ID Harvey moved to refer back tn
garbage rates to the committee for re
Do vision.
De- Archer declared there We're some iy
'd hundred people who had refused
pay the new rate The greatest CON
ls plant said Archer was because of IN
pc disproportonate charges. A man wit
Ia "a bOE of uarbagc WAS heinz raised "A