The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-06-20
FAT TIERS OF COUNTY
HOLD A SESSION
VARIOUS MATTERS ACTED UPON
BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR
OR MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT.


OR MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT.
There was a brief but lively session
of the Board of Supervisors last night.
The following May payrolls and bills
were approved Police department
SS60.S7; Commissions tor collecting
road tax, Waialua, So "a; Commissions
for collecting road tax, Honolulu S.. IS;
Commissions for collecting road tax,
Waianae, LA; Commissions for col
lecting road tax, Eva, 9Oc; Koolauloa
road district Especial road taxi S210. SO;
Road Department Especially S26 10;
Road department S2GG &c; Road depart
ment Especially $685. II; Garbage de-
partment SIP 81; Electric light depart
ment, SO 90; Police and fire alarm sys-
tenn $2.5O; Waialua road district 75c;
The following bills for June were or
dered paid:
Road department $2,946. 80; Garbage
department, $3.50 so; Coroner's fees,
S4S 90; Detective expenses, $40 80.
The Board passed an ordinance pro-
hibiting the hauling of swill through
the streets, at any time except between
the hours of 5 a. m. and a. m. and
5 p. m. and 9 p. m. A penalty not to
exceed $50 fine, can be imposed.
The road committee was instructed
to make a bid on the work of macad-
amizing the roads in the Capitol
grounds. This order was made in an
swer to a request from the Department
of Public Works that the county make
such bid.
Railway relative to the location of
pounds at Eva and Waialua, was re-
ferred to a committee. The present
pounds at those plates are incon-
veniently located.
A communication from the Superin-
tendent of Public Works Offering to CO.
operate with the county in securing the
removal of certain building on Aala
Lane, belonging to the Hall estate, was
referred to the committee on roads. 1t
is desired to widen Aala Lane and the
buildings will have to be moved back.
number of residents of Nuuanu
Valley addressed a communication to
the Board stating that the road was in
bad condition. The road had been dam
aged ancCOunt of certain portions
having been torn up by the placing Of
water mains and water could not run
off the road except from the middle as
the cutters were full. Road Supervisor
Johnson said that the road was being
repaired or would be repaired by the
contractors who had put in the water
mains.
taxpayers and business men at Ala
kea and Emma streets asked that that
section of the city be sprinkled with
OIL to lay the dust. Chairman Hustace
said the county could not afford to
sprinkle the streets with oil, simply to
lay the dust.
From the Catholic Mission came a re-
quest that the road department be
authorized to furnish about 40 cubic
yards of crushed stone for a reservoir
that the Mission is building at Wailele,
at the head of Kalihi valley, the cost
to be determined by the road super
visor. The matter was referred to the
road committee.
F. S. Dodge of the Bishop Estate said
that the lease of two lots between
South and Coral streets and Halekau-
villa and Ala Moana streets which the
county was using as coral dredging
storage places would expire July TO-
But he said the lease could be ex-
tended if the county could bring Coral
street to grade and remove the coral
dredgings during the year. The mat
ire was referred to the road committee
In answer to a question by Super
visor Cox, Dodge said that the Bishop
Estate would lease the county a lot at
Waialua for tool house for $50 a year.
Engineer Gere thought the price pretty
steep. 1t was decided to have the
county clerk apply to the trustees of
the estate for rate.
j. Kakaokamollu was appointed pound
master at Waialua. The people of Pu-
pukea want a pound in the high lands.
Permission was granted j. B. Castles
Koolau Improvement Company, to take
two steam plows over the Pail roads,
with the understanding that precau-
lions to preserve the roads and an
agreement to repair all damages to be
given by the company.
The meeting adjourned to7:3O p. m.
June 26.
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