Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-28
TELEPHONE COMPANY
Will BURY WIRES
Asks Leave To Install
C0nduitS Under
Streets


poses to put its wires underground In
the business part of the city The COM
pany expressed this intention in a
communication which was sent to the
Board Of Supervisors and read at the
meeting last night.
The telephone company asked per-
mission TO install underground con-
duits in which to lay its wires, and
agrees to repair the streets which it
will be necessary to tear up, and to
put them in the same condition they
are in now. The following are the
streets on which it is desired to work:
King street from Nuuanu to Aakea;
Alakea street from King to Merchant;
Merchant street from Alakea to the
junction with King; King street from
the junction with Merchant to Punch
| bowl
The matter already has the approva!
of Superintendent of Public Works
! Holloway and doubtless will be acted
upon favorably. The letter, was re-
terred to the road committee.
WILL SPEND $4,000.
The County of Oahu will have $780,
GOO to spend for the month of June
/ Archer, chairman of the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported that the
Territorial Auditor would allow that
amount.
MONTHLY SALARIES.
The usual bills were passed for the
payment of the regular monthly sal
aries, as follows:
| Fixed salaries, $1670.
County Clerk, $34O
| County Attorney, $780,
| County Auditor, SIPS.
County Engineer, $3.50.
Poundmaster, $50.
| Keepers of Parks, 5000
Fire Department, $1,000.
Electric Light Dept, $70750
County Treasurer, 1925.
Police and Fire Alarm System, 500
Garbage department, 500
| Road Department, $l503.55.
| Kapiolani Park, $427.
Police Department, $5S51.
| Eva Road Dist. Especial tax $l001.25.
Waiaua Road Dist Especial tax SIS.
Koolaupoko Road Dist Especial tax
$51S.95.
Hawaiian Band, $3.50
WAIMANALO WORK
County Engineer Gere, in his month
| ly report, stated that the Kaneohe
bridge has been completed, the amount
expended on it being $194S.31 The
road from the Waimanalo ridge to the
gate leading to the Kalua rice fields
has been put in good shape and other
| &c in oil vet
| pleted.
The $100 appropriated for the Wal
manalo road is almost all spent, ac-
cording to a communication received
from G. Chalmers, and more is need
ed as work should be done on bridges.
Mr. Chalmers advised that County En-
gineer Gere look into the matter.
POUND KEEPERS.
A number of appointments of pound
keepers was made by the Board after
the location of the various pounds had
been ordered advertised according to
law. The appointments were as fol-
lows: Makiki, w. J. Karratti; Kalihi.
M. X. Nakuina; Nuuanu, Loloihi; Ka'
piolani Park, Alexander Young Waia-
nae, Fred Meyer: Laie, w. K. Aqua;
Pearl City, J. E. Kohoa.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The Upper Nuuanu Valley Improve
ment Club sent petition asking for
| the installation Of at least two more
| electric lights on the Laimi road. 1t
was ordered filed.
A letter from the Hawaiian Engi-
neering Association was read, and in
response to its contents, a motion was
adopted that the Delegate to Congress
be asked to do ali in his power to fur
ther the act entitled National Reward
| for Roads"
| The Tax Commission, in a letter
asked the Board to express its wishes
regarding any necessary changes in
| the tax laws. The matter was referred
to the Ways and Means Committee.
Letters were received from Honolulu
Plantation and from the Oahu railway,
stating that they would grant 4O-foot
Iright-of-way from the main county
road Of Aiea to the railroad station.
They also agreed to make the neces-
sary excavation where the road will
parallel the railroad. The letters were
referred to the County Attorney.
Mrs. Mary Costa complained, in 4
communication, that her house is be-
ing damaged by the blasting at Kalihi
quarry. The kick was referred to Road
Supervisor Sam Johnson.
The Board accepted an invitation for
It's members and their ladies to be
present at the Memorial Day exercises
at Nuuanu cemetery on May 80.
ARCHER'S FEATHERS RUFFLED.
The matter of estimates for next
months expenditures provoked con-
Siderable diScusSiOn in the cnurSe OF