The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-07
SUPERVISORS ARE
RELYING ON THEIR
ATTORNEY STAFF
Sheriff May Arrest but Cathcart Always Has
the Last Play---Sunday Work Is for
Community Comfort

that the work goes on?" questioned
Hustace.
| "What if they arrest my men again
next Sunday?' asked Johnson.
''Let 'em,'' said Archer, "and the
cases will be nol-prossed again. 4"
"We can nol-pros just as fast as they
can arrest,'' said Milverton, and with
this as an assurance, and instructions
from Hustace for the County Attorney
to see the Sheriff in the meantime, the
matter rested.
NEW ELECTRIC MACHINERY.
A letter from w. l.. Frazee recon-
mended the acceptance of c. S. Hol-
loway's bid for a new water-wheel for
the power-house, $264O, provided that
he furnish a different style bed-plate
and some other changes recommended.
! The recommendation was adopted.
POLICE STATISTICS.
Sheriff Iaukea presented his regular
report for April, showing the number
of arrests for the month to be 364 and
convictions 279, practically the same
/ as the figures for April, 1907.
THWING IN EVIDENCE.
A communication from the County
Attorney relative to E. W. Thwing's
demand that an ordinance be passed
prohibiting the pernicious mingling of
the sexes in the japanese bath houses,
stated that the Board had the power to
pass such an ordinance.
Having settled the point, the Board
decided that they would take no ac-
tion, but pass the buck up to the
Legislature. Fern said he did not want
to discourage the bathing habits of the
japanese, preferring to let them all
get in one bathtub rather than run the
risk of them not bathing at all.
CUTTERS MUST COME.
Superintendent of Public Works
CampbelE wrote that he. had been in !
formed that it was up to him to.prose- |
cute all who owned buildings not sup
piled with proper awning cutters.
Deputy County Attorney Milverton
reported having arranged with Mr..
Campbell to prosecute the cases, the De
partment of Public Works supplying |
the complaints.
NO LIGHT FOR FERN.
Fern complained of the street lights
going out so early, he having been
caught in the dark several times late
ly. He said the lights were turned off
at two O'Clock every morning.
Electrician Frazee explained that he
was short of water for power, not want
ing to let the reservoir levels get too
low because then the million fish or so
there rolled the water and spoiled it
for drinking. His policy was to use
all the electricity during the first of
the night and none after a. m.
FLEET ELECTRICITY.
j. H. Hertsche, of the Young Hotel
syndicate, wrote asking for permission
to run wires from the Young to the
Royal Hawaiian to illuminate the lat
ter place from the juice from the Young
dynamo. He wanted this done in read
mess for the coming of the fleet. The
Board was uncertain of their rights in
the matter, and passed the letter up
for the consideration of the County At
ROAR FROM THE OUTSKIRTS.
Jim Sheehansa committee of one from
the fastnesses of the kapahulu tract,
back of kapiolani park. was asked by
Hustace if he had anything to say to
the Board.
Il don t suppose there would be any
use saying it if L had" " remarked the
delegate. ''For eleven years
you have neglected us. You sold us
lots for $42 and now assess them at
s100, and we haven t a road or trail !
into the place. 1t is disgraeeful!"
''Well you know we are going out
there next month"; was the soft
answer OF Hustace.
''That's what you have been saying
for eleven years. All you ever did for
NE was to put in concrete culvert !
that washed hole twelve feet three
inches deep in my lot It's time you
we're doing something"
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