The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-04
SUPERVISORS
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motion for adoption of the rules and
had appealed in vain.
/ Charlie Rhodes, Ferns secretary, and
| Attorney Watson frequently conferred
with the president of the board, the
! Mayor, in matters of procedure.
Fern asked the Board if the mem
bers were willing to take a recess for
McClellan's sake, and there being no
| immediate reply, Fern declared a re-
cess and in Is minutes Mcclellan was
back with his Supervisors bond ap-
proved by Judge De Bolt. .
Supervisor Logan arose again to res
/ pectfully appeal from the Mayors re-
/ fusal to allow consideration of the pro-
/ posed rules and this time the decision
| of the Mayor was overridden Fern
himself started to put a motion in re-
gard to bonds, but was reminded that
the Mayor could not put a motion.
Logans address to the Mayor in the
matter of procedure was to the effect
that the Mayor had practically and
really recognized the presence in meet.
ing of the Supervisors when he uttered
the first words of his message, address,
ing, as he did, the members as members
of the Board of Supervisors IF you
abdicate your functions" said Logan,
| Wen appoint a temporary chairman
and transact the business of the Board
which must be done"
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lative to the adoption of pr lament
rules, ordering the Clerk t. all the
roll Logan himself did not vote be-
ing temporary chairman, and Mcclellan
voted mo- when he might have refused
to vote There were five ayes and
temporary chairman Logan declared
the rules as adopted
Logan then retired as temporary
chairman.
He stated that it was now presumed
that the Board proceeded under the
rules just adopted by the board and
he respectfully demanded that the
Mayor put the motion overruling him
SELF this was put three times and re-
fused, the Mayor refusing to put the
motion to overrule his decision not to
entertain an appeal to the chair. Kane
moved the members to have Logan
again temporary chairman to put the
motion which he did and the Mayor
was again overridden.
Aylett went through a similar per-
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chair, or the president, to put mo-
ton to abolish all offices, employments,
etc, existing or which were existing
under the old Board. Three times the
Mayor refused to put the motion.
Fern said he ruled the motion out of
order because it was not in accordance
with ordinances.
However, the motion of Aylett,
abolishing old offices, was adopted over
the Mayors head.
Mcclellan moved to take up bonds.
Fern said no motion was necessary.
Cox reminded the Mayor that they
were proceeding under the rules just
| adopted over his head.
Fern consulted with Rhodes and then
put the motion Carried.
At 2:O3 o'clock the bond OF Sheriff
Jarrett was up for acceptance and was
accepted minute later. For over two
hours the City and County had been
technically if not actually without Il
head of it's police department.
When the bonds of all elected Off
GERS had been examined and approved,
! Supervisor Kane put motion, for the
second time, having been called to or
der the first time, for the adoption of
standing committees.
Fern endeavored to fight the move,
but he was reminded that the motion
for approving bonds was only for elect
ed officers.
Kane kept at it with his motion TO
appoint standing committees, and Fern
three times refusing to entertain the
motion or to entertain an appeal from
his refusal to entertain the motion
Supervisor Logan was once more called
upon to act as temporary chairman and
he put the motion, which was passed
over the head of the Mayor.
The standing committees as adopted
by the Board, Mcclellan alone voting
no and the Mayor having no vote, are
as follows:
Ways and Means-Logan, AHA and
Cox.
Pubic Expense-Ahia Logan and
Kane
Roads, Bridges, Parks and Public I'M
provements-Q Quinn, Kane and Aylett.
Police-Cox, Quinn and AHA.
Fire Department and Electric Light
Kane, AHA and Aylett
Sanitation and Health-Aylett, Lo-
gan and MCCLELLAN.
%Following this the Board stood ad-
journed until 1880 tomorrow evening.
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