The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-04

take such action on the facts AZ /,
may deem At.
Respectfully submitted.
r. X. ARCHER.
ANDREW +. cox.
j. y. KEALOHA.
COMMITTEES.
"what' s your pleasuref'' asked Hus-
tace
81 move thas the repor, be accepted
and placed in the hands Of the county
attorney" said Harvey.
"For what reasoni" asked the chair.
"To get advice as to the legal phases
Of the matter" replied Harvey.
The motion was seconded and
adopted.
SUBSCRIPTIONS HELD UP.
The Police committee next reported
on the police departments subscription
TO certain papers, the vouchers for
which the board had not seen a. 20
pass upon. The report was that the
papers IN question were foreign 70 the
appropriations Of the department and
recommended that the payment Of said
items be not allowed.
Harvey thought that the items should
be allowed and that the sheriff should
be informed for future guidance, THAI
the papers mentioned were without the
pale Of the appropriation
"He should have asked M about u
first" said Hustaee.
docs that mean that whenever the
sheriff wants something he must msk
the board for its" qDeried Harvey.
"when he's IN doubt he must" an
swered Hustaee.
The report was accepted.
GAS NOT NEEDED.
The Police committee reported in re-
gard to the proposition Of the Homo
lulu Gas Co. for lighting the police
station with gas. that the propositions
should not be eonsummated AZ the pres
emit system Of lighting the police sta
tiOn by electric light is adequate and
sufficient.
TREASURER REPORT.
The county treasurer's report for tho
month Of March was read and fled.
GOOD ROAD WORK.
A report Of the work done by the
Honolulu road department under the
present administration, for the three
months ending March 81, was read and
ordered placed on fle.
The report stated that beside doing
other work such as cleaning and patch
ing IN the town section, repairing
streets and roads in the outer districts
Of Kalihi, Moanalua, Nuuanu, Kapu-
kaki hin and Tantalus, the department.
has been able 20 build IL, 7e5 feet, or
little over two miles Of new road, I45o
feet being Of coral and the remainder
Of macadam.
The report said further that road
damages caused by the storms are be-
ing rapidly attended 90, the greater
part Of the damage being already re-
paired. As soon as this work IL finish
ed, work upon new roads viii be in
creased. A recommendation was en-
closed in the report that Piikoi street
and other streets damaged by the re-
cent storms and which have twice been
maeadamized, be given a coat q oil 20
preserve them.
A BELATED VOUCHER.
4 belated voucher from the police
department for a subscription 20 the
Aloha Alma was brought up by the
Police committee. Cox expressed fear
that IL he approached the sheriff on
the subject again he might irritate
that ofseial 90 that be might lock him
M. He refused 20 audit the voucher
and the chair did likewise which APP
parentlv closes the incident.
THANKS.
A communication from the Ladies
Aid Society thanked the board for the
loan Of the band for an entertainment
az the Methodist parsonage.
GARBAGE.
After considerable discussion Il vas
moved by Harvey, seconded by Dwight
and carried. that the elevated gar
bage rates be referred hack 20 the
Committee on Sanitation AMI Health
f,- further revision and that the Old
rates prevail f5r the present. month.
At . p. o.. the board ati'urDed till
Thursday. April j.. % 7.59 3. %.
Mrs. Paris has removed 90 the lcoi-
age formerly occupied ~ HarrI "a