The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-26

promptly at half past seven last
evening, Chairman Hustace of the
Board of Supervisors called the meet
ing to order. Present there were. be-
sides the chairman, Supervisors Fern
Harvey, Archer, Dwight and Kealoha;
County Attorney Cathcart and his as
sistant. County Engineer Gere, Sam
Johnson, representatives of the press
and a few others.
After the minutes had been approx
ed, Chairman Hustace called on MFR.
Archer. as chairman of the Committee
on Ways and Means for report. AS
the committee had no report the fol-
lowing bills were ordered paid:
Fixed salaries. $3.50; County Clerk,
S340; Attorney, $765; Treasurer $1a5;
Auditor. s125; Poundmaster, $50; Coun-
ty Engineer, $275; keepers of parks,
5000; Kapiolani Park, 1881; Police de-
partment. $4,000; Police and Fire Alarm
system, $3.50; Electric Light depart
ment, s691.25 Eva road district, SIPS:
A~ooa1oiOd loHu, @1Vo.lo, Vdidiud ROAD,
sS3s.5o; Road department, s145o; Gar
bage department. 5000: Fire depart
ment. $3sss; Hawaiian band, s1250; Ko-
olaupoko road. $255.65.
The following petition from the
County Engineer was read:
s. C. Dwight, ESQ.,, Chairman Roads,
Bridges and Parks.
Dear Sir: I beg to submit herewith
a proposed change in curb grades for
Allen street, between Alakea and Ke-
kuanaoa streets, and new track grade
for the Honolulu Rapid Transit and
Land Co.'s track from Fort street to
the east line of Allen street.
Yours respectfully,
G. III. GERE,
County Engineer.
Referred to the Committee on Roads
and Bridges, though Dwight and Gere
both thought it ought to be given to
the County Attorney to decide.
Listening to the reading of commu-
nications was the next thing which
VS. done. There were three which
We're referred to the proper commit
tees.
The following, a copy, the original
Of which was sent to Supt. Holloway,
was the first read:
Hon. c. S. Holloway, Superintendent
of Public Works.
Sir: In the matter of the improve
ment of the EVA road through the
land of Kalauao, am authorized to
submit the following proposition for
your consideration:
The trustees of the Bishop Estate
will convey to the Territory of Ha-
wali, for road purposes the strip of
land shaded green on the enclosed
sketch map on the following condi-
tions, viz:
The Territory of Hawaii to convey to
the Bishop Estate those portions of
the old Eva road shaded red on said
map, to waive all claims to better
ments, to provide for the payment of
all charges for surveys and transfer
of title; and to settle all claims of
tenants.
L am informed that the County En-
gineer will furnish the necessary sur
vey, and that he has already secured
the consent of the Honolulu Planta-
ton Company, who hold the leases
covering the land necessary for the
new road and that there are no other
tenants to be considered.
Yours respectfully,
F. S. DODGE,
SuDt. Est. B. P.
The following was also read:
To the Most Honorable Body of Su-
pervisors.
Gentlemen: /, the undersigned, beg
20 be replied by you with an answer
n regard to a petition handed to you
some time last month, in regard to the |
of three more incandescent |
electric lights on Gulick avenue As
he petition read, the street is very /
lark at night and / pray your utmost !
md careful consideration regarding
hat worthy petition.
Yours respectfully,
NJ. E. ME;NZEs.
P Speaking to the County Clerk, /
am told that Mr.. F. r. Harvey did /
lot give in that petition yet The I
ne that We are most anxious and do I
most deserve is the one of the lights /
nd the other is of a road to be re-
,aired on the same avenue as Gandali
treet NJ. E. NJ
On being questioned Mr.. Harvey /
tated that he had misplaced the COM
nunication among other papers. in his
esk, and therefore could not give any
eport He promised to attend to the
natter by the next meeting.
The third communication was re-
erred to the Committee on Roads and
'ridges.
% the Hon, the Supervisors of the
County of Oahu: per S. c. Dwight,
(Continued on Page Four.)