Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-17
CITY EMPLOYEES
MUST PAY UP
ak GathererS
After Their
Money


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There are large number of EN-.
ployees of the City and County of Ho-
nolulu WHO are lodging the tax col.
lector and failing to come through with
their contribution to the expenses of
running the government they have
aroused the ire of the Territorial As.
SCISSOR.
Attorney General Hemenway has
been appealed to as a last resort. He
therefore dictated pretty strong let
ter of complaint and addressed the
same to Mayor Fern. Hemenway calls
attention to the complaint Incorporated
in letter from the tax Office. II Is
stated that there is large percentage
Of those on the City and County pay
roll who have thus far failed to square
matters with the lynx.eyed tax gath.
erers. The fact Is that there Is lot
Of accumulated back tax which still
stands upon the books and charged to
persons now drawing down fat month.
~ stipends from the city government.
The Attorney General brings this
matter to the attention of the Mayor
and the Supervisors who are directed
to bring the delinquency to the attcn
ton of the interested parties.
The tax Office stands ready to fur.
nish the names of those who have
failed to make good there.
The appointment of an inspector for
the new section of the Kahana belt
road has been authorized by the Board
of Supervisors. The matter will be left
to the discretion of Engineer Gcre.
Mayor Fern has recommended the
granting of the request of c. q. Bockus
for the use of certain portions of the
city five apparatus as feature in the
proposed parade of Shriners. The Com.
mittee on Fire and Water were an.
thorized to act upon the matter.
The foul condition of four catch has.
ms for storm water was brought TO
the attention of the board through n
communication submitted to Chairman
Aylett by residents Of King and Alakea
streets. These catch basins are re.
ported as having become clogged with
filthy water and the stencil arising
from them is declared Il public nuts.
ance.
The city has had the use of a horse
which was once the property of the
Parker Ranch, for the past five years
and 1t Is claimed that never a red cent
of payment has been received for the
nag. The Board has been asked to
produce seventy.fve dollars for the
equine. Inasmuch as at this figure
the horse would have been rented to
the city at about one dollar and thirty
cents per month, the Board Will con.
tinue to utilize the animal.
w. l.. Frazee, superintendent of the
electric light plant, reports the death
of n city equine from tuberculosis.
Ching Tin Sing. Chinese. has mott.
fed the Supervisors through Engineer
Gere that he has relinqushed all rights
IN "a certain parcel of land to be used
in the opening of the Kaluanu beach
road for a consideration of 800.
A large number of claims for labor
and incidental expense were presented
by the chairman of the committees
All reports we're adapted.
Quinn recommended that span Of
mules and a road water sprinkler be
purchased for the district OF Waialua.
The request will be granted.
Four mules and an improved wagon
suitable for hauling macadam. will be
purchased by the Supervisors for use
in Waianae district upon the recon-.
mendation of Supervisor Quinn.
Police departmental expenses for
the month of October were approved.
: Chairman Cox of the Fire and Water
Committee, submitted the expense nc.
counts of that department, which were
approyel