Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-30
Over One Million Dollars
Spent By Supervisors
In Two Years
WORK Done TO Which
LITTLE ATTENTION IS GIVEN
Citizens Should Attend Meetings Of
Board Of Supervisors--Res-
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the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Oahu from the District Of
Honolulu, such resignation to take
effect Immediately as of this date
resignation with which Mayor-elect
Fern electrified his fellow-members
of the Board of Supervisors at their
meeting last night. 1t was an abso-
Lutte surprise, and the County faith
ers sat up in wonder for a moment.
81 am sorry to see that" said Hus-
tace, "as we have not the time to I'LL
the vacancy"
81 have to resign so as to be abe
to fill my new Office as Mayor" said
Fern. my idea is that under the
law no man can hold two Govern
ment Offices at one time. and as l
have to make appointments before
Jan. 1. feel that / had better re-
sign now"
Considerable talk as to the legal
phase of the matter followed, but fin
ally, on the advice of the County At
torney, who stated that no action on
the part of the Board was necessary,
the resignation was received and
placed on file.
Prior to this incident. which to ,k
place toward the end of the meeting,
the Board had INDUCED in touch
ing little love-feast, its impending
dissolution being the occasion there
for.
Tonight being our last regular
meeting" said Hustace, 1--WE will not
take up the matter of estimates for
the coming month. AS the former
Board did not do that for us. think
1t would be an infringement Of the
rights of the next one.
II would like to make a showing
as to the financial condition of the
County. I don't think the people OF
this County have any idea of the
amount of money that goes through
the hands of the Board of Supervi-
sors? We have handled about ST.
O44 900 in two years. A man talk
ed to the other day laughed when /
told him II would be over million.
The people of this community should
attend the meetings of the Board
and find out what is being done. We
have been In office twenty-four
months. The former Board was in
about eighteen months.
II want to thank every member of
this Board for the support they have
given me, and also to thank the
heads of departments and the clerks.
'The County is safe. We have
done our duty. Oahu has not been
wrecked. The County is here to stay.
II 1t is handled as well In the future
there will be no occasion for any
government by commission"
Dwight introduced and Fern sec
onded the following resolution,
which was read:
Whereas, the second term of
County Government on the Island of
Oahu. Territory of Hawaii, is now
drawing to its termination and is
about to be succeeded by the City
and County of Honolulu; and.
Whereas, the members constitut-
ing the present Board of Supervisors
are DESTROYS of expressing their APP
probation of the able and jealous
administration of Mr.. Charles Hus-
tace Jr as chairman of this Board !;
now, therefore. be it
Resolved, That We, the members
of the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Oahu, thoroughly appre-
ciating the valuable services, courte-
sy, and executive ability of our
chairman, Mr.. Charles Hustace Jr.,
do hereby extend to him our sincere
thanks for the able. efficient, and
courteous manner In which he has
performed the duties of executive