The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-09-12
COUNTY
AFFAIRS
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TRANS
ACTED SOME IMPORTANT ITEMS
OF BUSINESS LAST NIGHT.

At its regular meeting last night the
Board of Supervisors adopted the cleo
ton proclamation under the new mu-
nicipal act
Supervisor Fern brought up the mat
ter of aid to road laborers who were in
iured at their work, with reference to
a teamster who had his ankle broken
by being thrown from his wagon on a
down grade. He asked if, in such
cases, a mans wages should not be
continued or at least have his doctors
bill paid.
Road Supervisor Cummins stated
that in such cases the mans pay was
continued but not beyond a month.
Chairman Hustace thought this sys-
tenn was as good as could be had and
even it would have to be watched
against abuses.
Awards of contracts for sprinkling
wagons were made as follows: Schu-
man Carriage Co., one S00-gallon wa
gon, with engine, $685.; Honolulu Iron
Works, two 60O-gallon wagons, with
out engine, 1915 each.
After some warm words between
Chairman Hustace, Supervisor Archer
and County Engineer Gere-the chair
complaining of surprise and unneces-
sary expense-a vote Of $3.50 was pass
ed for secondhand sprinkler for road
making PURPOSES in EVA.
An extra vacation of two weeks was
allowed to the Hawaiian band in con-
sideration of its overwork during the
visits of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets.
Chairman Hustace was the good angel
to the musicians in this action.
Temporary repairs were ordered to
three bridges in Koolauloa,, the re-
building of any of them to be consider
ed after inspection by the road COM
mittee. The King street and other
bridges will be repaired.
On the subject of letter from c.
S. Holloway, president of John Ii Es-
tate, it was agreed to erect fence be-
tween a strip of land belonging to that
corporation and a new road near XII
kaha Gulch, Wahiawa.
Sheriff Iaukea made a report, giving
the total arrests in the county for Au-
gust as $50, against 1923 for August,
1907, with convictions 269, as against
252 in 1907.
Fire Chief Thurston reported the
number of fire alarms for August as
, six, with a property loss of $50, the
property at risk amounting to $1700
The September estimate for county
expenses, payrolls, ETC., to September
Is, included the following: Kapiolani
Park, 1884. so; keepers of parks 500;
electric light department 1870. so; po-
lice and fire alarm system, 800; County
Clerk, $40; County Engineer, $212 so;
! County Attorneu. $410; fire department
/ 1882 So; road department, $697 so;
garbage department, $132 so; police de-
partment, $323S Is; Hawaiian band,
$675.
The board approved the following
expenditures for August: Koolaupoko
road district, $479 2S; coroner's expen-
ses, 5000; Kailua road, $144 .65;
County Auditor, $25 80; Waianae road
district, rs; County Clerk, $42 .65;
fire department, STA 81; electric light
department, 1851. As; police and fire
alarm system, $66. 55; police depart
ment, $64S.24 Waialua road district
(Waimea BRIDGE, $4S7.17; Waianae
road district, $454 81; Eva road dis
trict, $521.7O Eva road district (cul-
verD, 2.13; County Treasurer 81 rs;
poundmatser advertising fees return
ed,) Sc; election expenses, $163; Coun-
ty Engineer, $98. 80.