The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-08-21
trrom Thursday's AdverlIser.l

last night but did not get the report |
of the special committee which has
been investigating Iaukea.
ink Kealoha, the chairman, said that the |
wlommttee had not got together to sign |
dthe report; that it was only in a
6 trough way;' that there were S6I
pages of evidence; that anyway the
report wasn't ready.
Chairman Hustace reminded him
that this meeting of the Board had
been called especially to hear the re-
port and deal with it, SO as not to
interfere with the business of the next
meeting at which a number of mat
tiers would come before it. He sug-
gested that if Kealoha had the report
drafted he might give it to the other
members of the committee and 1T they
sinaNpved it they could sign it and the
/ rnT+d could take it right up. But Ke-
in stammering way, said it
,y,n, t drafted, though all the time he
,;ns .pfumbling at bunch of papers in
side pocket of his coat. Kealoha
hannPt something, not very coherent, to
ship,a effect that they wanted to change
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pi,f,Ilt was evidently a surprise to some
Export was not ready for presentation.
me rumor was that the report had
lready been written in Hawaiian; but
hat It had not been translated into
English yet.
Another report was that it had been
! prepared but before it was signed
some Of the members of the committee
wanted to change their minds as to the
findings, or some of them. At any
rate the report was not ready but Ke-
aloha promised Hustace to have it
ready by the next meeting which will
be August 26.
Police Account Questioned.
The only other matter which aroused
any discussion was an item of $196.25
Expenditure by the police department
Gduring July, above its appropriation.
a Cox, who presented it, explained that
a it was incurred during the stay here
of the feet. He recommended that it
be paid out of the August police ap
preparation.
Hustace wanted to know how this
expenditure had been made in excess
of the July appropriation. Cox ex-
planned that it had been incurred part
ly in fitting up the police station so
that members of the force could sleep
there at night so as to be on hand in
readiness in case their services were
needed. Some of the police from the
country had been brought in to aug
fment the force in case of need, and
( for these meals had to be provided.
Hustace thought all this was unnec-
essary as the policing of the men of the
) feet was done from the ships them
selves
Harvey thought special appropra-
ha IN ha
] made. The expenditures he believed
! were necessary under the circumstances,
as it was the duty of the Sheriff to
prudently prepare for possibilities. He
pointed out also that during the year
the police department has saved some
thing over thousand dollars of its
appropriations.
) Hustace suggested that it might save
! enough of its August appropriation to
y Feet this expenditure. However, he
Favored Cox s recommendation prin-
SIdpally, because in every other depart
tpent, when unusual expenditures be-
ga We necessary, the head of the de-
Indictment goes to the committee hav-
ltsng supervision of the department and
kfpresents the necessity, so that the board
Railways knows of the necessity and of
h the expenditure. The Sheriff however
kS has never done that, but has always
w gone ON making the expenditure wheth-
II err in excess of the appropriation or not.
Il On vote, Cox IS motion that it be
paid out of the August appropriation
for the department was carried, all vot-
ing for it except Harvey.
Bridge Repairs.
Supervisor Cox reported the imme-
date need of repairs to the Waimea
bridge. 1t needed new joists as many
nf h. LaI Aa1
at the ends. The bridge is 300 feet
long and the repairs will cost about a
thousand dollars. Archer thought \the
matter could wait week or so, but
Z County Engineer sGere said that an ex-
= animation of the bridge had shown re-
pairs to be imperative; that he h."
known these joists were reaching their
limit for some time but had not until
just now realized how imperative it
was for safety that repairs be made
An appropriation of $1,000 was made
for the immediate repair of the bridge.
That Qualification Clause.
Supervisor Fern asked that the Coun-
ty Attorney be requested to give an
.aadinyion on the provision in the Munich
ha Act limiting the right to vote for
NJ i.nicipal officers to those registered
b years ago. He said that the opinion
II County Clerk who would very soon
tr,e to issue the election proclamation.
afohairman Hustace promised that the
atity Attorney should at once be ask
,efor the opinion.
x Wanted to Test the Law.
~ Archer thought that the County At
Nrney ought to be instructed to bring
"a Y test of the legality of the act before
"a Ihe Supreme Court.
Z Hustace replied that it WASH It up to
y the supervisors TO test the act; and be-
I sides he understood that a test case was
all ready to be filed and would be
brought within day or two. Dwight
q thought the board had troubles enough
J without hunting any more. Archer still
persisted in the belief that it would
be good thing for the County -Attor-
.ney to test the act.
''You re trying TO overthrow your
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