Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-04
Hustace's Farewell Address

Hustace's Farewell Address '
AT 11:55 a. m. Hustace called the
meeting OF the old Board of Super
visors to order again. He said:
Again | wish to thank the men,
bers of the Board. the heads of de-
partments, and all the employees for
their good work. think that we
have made a success of County gov
eminent, although II dies today, to
be succeeded by a new form OF gov
eminent. Gentlemen, the Board OF
Supervisors OF the Couny OF Oahu has
adjourned sine die" q.
At this point the band, which
during the forenoon had been sta
toned in the hallway downstairs,
played the Star spangled Banner"
Fern Is Introduced
Promptly at noon the new Super
vlsors were In their seats, and Mayor
Fern was escorted to his place at the
head of the table by Hustace, who
made the following speech:
"As retiring chairman of the
Board OF Supervisors ana at the be-
ginning OF the new government, I
want to say about the old form OF
government that 1t has been gov
eminent by the people, which has
held meetings four times month,
and which has attended promptly to
the wants OF the people, aud not like
the Territorial form OF government,
which makes the people wait for u
couple of years II anything happens
lature. want to say that County
government has been a success, and
! am proud to say that ! have contrib
uted toward making Il a success. We
have now taken one step further for
ward, and now We have City and
County government. We should do
all we can, every one OF us, toward
making this new government a sue
cess. and my advice to the members
of the Incoming Board il that they
take their coats of and work for the
best interests Of the people. Gentle
men, take pleasure In introducing
to you J. J. Fern, Mayor OF the City
and County of Honolulu"
Fern Makes Address
Fern arose and read his Inaugural
tion speech, which appears elsewhere
in this issue.
Fern thereupon called attention to
the fact that the first regular meet
Ing of the Board would take place
tomorrow. The rules OF the old
Board made the meeting hour 1880
o'clock. The members of the Board
had not expressed any desire for hav-
Ing meeting at any other time, and
he therefore announced that the first
meeting would take place tomorrow
at 1880 p. m.
Quinn Wants Meeting Instanter
81 think that as we are here" said
Quinn. I'VE. might as well organize.
As understand II, there are no OFF,
GERS now, and the officers should quail
ify. We are ready to proceed to or
ganize in order to save time, and |
would ask you to call the Board ia
order for that purpose. make that
notion"
"The law says that motion for q
special meeting shall be put In writ
inp aaid McCIaltop
Aylett asked what the Sheriff and
other officers should do until they
had qualified He thought organiza.
ton should be perfected. as otherwise
the officers had no authority to act
Mcclellan moved to call speciol
meeting and to put In writing that II
was called merely for the purpose oil
approving the bonds of the officers.
There is a motion before the
house." said AHA. ~
There Il no House"
There Is no house." said McClel
Ian. II make, my suggestion a mo
ton"
Cox read the Municipal Act t.
show tiRt II no action was taker
there would be no officers until to
morrow night. 1T is only fair ant
square that we proceed" he added.
The motion that organization bC
proceeded with was put and carried
only Mcclellan voting in the mega
tive. The roll was then called, ant
the certificates of election of tn,
members handed in. 10,
II hereby call meeting to be hell
at once for the purpose of approving
bonds" announced Eern, reading
from written motion liled will
him