Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-20
COMMITTEE COULD
MAKE NO REPORT
kealoha Mumbles Explanation oil
siowness In isoi.laukea Matter.
FruitIes3 Conference

he TepOTt WnlCH tne speClul Conl-
mittee was to have made to the
Board of Supervisors fast evening on
the Isoi-laukea matter is yet to be
made. Chairman Kealoha stated
that the report was not signed, and
when he was asked to get the men,
bers of his committee to sign then
i and there, took refuge in the posi-
ton that the report would have to
be gone over yet to some extent.
though he did not make very clear
his objections to coming out with
the report, especially as he had big
bunch Of papers in his pocket which
looked as though they might have
been the report in question.
Yesterday forenoon, there was
much pow-wow about the County Of
fees. The committee were all there,
and. though they had worked faith
fully over the report for long time,
they were still at 1t yesterday after
noon--and then they didn't get
through.
Chairman Hustace reminded Mr..
Kealoha that the meeting of last
night was held especially to receive
this report, and finally extracted
promise, which amounted to II think
So" that this report will be ready
for the meeting of August 26th.
Some little discussion arose over
an item of s196.25 presented by Mr..
Cox for the police department, rep
resenting an expenditure In July.
over and above its appropriation.
Mr.. Cox explained that that expend-
iture had been made during the stay
of the Fleet here, for boarding and
lodging men at the police station, so
that they might all be called out in
case of need. Mr.. Hustace thought
that the measure had been unneces-
the city at that time.
Mr. Cox recommended that the
amount be taken out Of the Office APP
propriation of the police for August
but Mr.. Harvey thought that there
ought to be a special appropriation
for the purpose. But 1t was pointed
out that Iaukea went ahead with
this expense without consulting the
committee, as the heads OF other de-
partments do. Mr.. Cox's recommen-
dation was carried, only Mr.. Harvey
, voting no.
; Mr.. Cox also reported repairs need
ed on the Waimea bridge. where
some of the joists are rotting away.
Mr.. Gere further explained that the
steel ought to be painted and the
bridge cleaned. Mr.. Archer thought
that the matter might wait week
or so, when the regular appropria-
tions might be made to cover this
item, too, but the County engineer
stated that he thought the bridge
dangerous, and 80 an appropriation
J of 81 200 was made, for painting and
repairing the structure.
= The matter of testing the Munich
pal Act was brought up, through a
suggestion of Mr.. Fern that the
County Attorney be asked for an
opinion on the matter, which was
elaborated by Mr.. Archer into a
project for test case.
/ Mr.. Hustace stated that he under
1stood that the papers for test case
were already drawn by certain pc.
. litical party here. and he and other
, members of the Board thought it nc
matter for the Supervisors to take
up.
He assured Mr.. Fern that the mat.
ter Is now being looked up by the
County Attorney, but had to quel
Mr.. Archer by saying, you are try
ing to overthrow your own govern
ment, Mr.. Archer. II you keep or
this way you will be a revolutions
l ist."
Mr.. Harvey thought that worl
ought to be going forward on thu
widening and improving of the Dia
l. mond Head road, but Mr.. Hustace ex
y planned that this would be done al
soon as some other urgent Jobs were
off the hands OF the Road Committee
Superintendent of Public Works
: Marston Campbell notified the Boart
= that the exchanges of land for thu
Strengthening of Fort street in from
of the property of Joseph X. Aea hat
been made. Also that the Bishop
Estate had agreed to extend the ten
: ancy of the County for six months t
the premises on Keawe street used al
a place for the deposit of dreding
!. from the harbOr. on condition tina
!. the County I'LL In the proposed ex
tension of KakaakO street from
Punchbowl to Halekauwila street.
c. Lai Young, II Chinese rice-plan
ter of Heeia. had kick to make b.
letter in regard to "a supposed inva
sion of his property by workmen OIL
the road. 1t seems that they hal
actually cut out some underground
which It would have cost the owne
i, tabOut S2b tn get cleared away Al