The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-02-05
STREET CONTROL
IS QUESTIONED
prom wednesday Advertiser.l

of Supervisors last evening, but il was
quickly submerged in the dense nncer-
tainty of things 1t came along toward
the end of a rather dreary meeting af-
ter Supervisor Quinn had made a state
ment concerning the need of boiler
for an engine to run rock crusher for
the Waialua road which he thought
would cost about $500. Aylett looked
over his spectaeles, removed his pipe
from his lips and queried:
"Why not leave this matter to the
County Engineerf'
"He's only draughtsman and runs
lines for surveying responded Mr..
Quinn, "He doesn't run engines or
autos, or things like that. He hasn't
anything to do with it,
~ think it ought to be referred to
the County Engineer just the same, !"
persisted Aylett.
81 move it be referred to the COM
mittee on roads, bridges and parks,'
said Quinn. 1t happens that Quinn is a
member of that committee.
care you an engineer, Mr.. Quinnf"
inquired Mr. Aylett, slyly, which caus.
ed a laugh, and that's where the wit
came in.
However. the matter was referred to
the committee, Mr.. Quinn explaining
after the meeting that the County En-.
gneer had already recommended the
new boiler.
''one, Two, Three, I Wish -
Much Of the time of the meeting was
, taken up with long, filibustering over
3 reports of committees which called for
E salary and general payroll expenditures.
n In each case the Mayor passed the buck
o up to the board and Supervisor Logan
n repeated his "one, two, three" formula,
the only negative vote recorded being
that of Mcclellan, the lone Democrat.
}. A bystander said, sotto-voce, that it
T reminded him of the famous little Ha-
Z waiian melody" One, two, three, four;
4 sometimes / wish there were more"
t The first of the 81, 2, 81 bills was
s passed under suspension of rules when
J. Mr. Logan asked the Mayor if he had
e taken any action in regard to clerical
n hire for the City Clerk IS office. His
d Honor responded afiirmatiyely and
Q added he had appended his signature
!. to the bill. That quashed a special
!. ordinance, and gave the City Clerk an
!. office staff comprising chief clerk, n
s clerk, n stenographer and typewriter.
!. An additional motion provided these
"
d ly $l20, $50, 800 and $40, all monthly
5. rates A third motion called upon the
o Auditor to issue the warrants. City
o Clerk Kalauokalani announced that
IS Eugene Buffandeau, Antoine Fernandez
@ Jos. X. Aea Jr, and Francis Evans hat
Ie been appointed to fill the positions.
y No Sand Taken.
20 A special committee of which Mr.
y Quinn was chairman, reported that i
~ had investigated the report that Jap
~ anese We're taking sand away from tn
=. roads in Kaimuki and ascertained tina
- 10 the report was incorrect, but that JaI
" anese had been taking away sand frol
Dn Judge Dole S place at Diamond Head
but that was private property.
-, Supervisor Logan differed from Nj
~ Quinn in regard to the Kaimuki sane
~ saying that he had been informed tina
Nv Nv the Japs were seen shoveling it fror
,e the streets. Mr.. Quinn stated, howevel
. ~ that the road lunas had been instructe
~ to watch this matter closely.
Mayor Fern declined to put the me
-, tion to accept the report, as the con
~ mttee was not of his appointing.
~ Il, went the 81, 2, 81 route.
70. Should Control Streets.
m. A report from the roads, bridges an
of parks committee presented by Nj
ill Quinn stated that in regard to the pc
mission granted TO the Rapid Trans
= company to cross Kalakaua avenue
connect its track with the army eng
neer track on Saratoga road, assuranc
had been given the Superintendent Q
Public Works by the Rapid Trans
company that the latter would put tn
, street in good condition again. 1t wa
further stated that the Superintender
of Public Works is willing to do all
his power to assist the county in r,
quiring corporations that dig up I'll
+ streets to replace the latter in the san
, condition, and will also require the
to give bonds to do so. The superb
tendent recommended that the Board {
Supervisors present a bill to the Legi
: lature TO put all streets in the contr
of the City and County government {
| that the city would have proper a
, thority to enforce proper repairing
trenched streets.
County Has No Authority.
> Mr. Quinn stated that he had lear
ed that the county actually had
8 authority in regard to streets; that
Il to enforce anything in regard to the
N However, the Superintendent of Pub
Works had referred the Kalakaua a'
:, nue. matter to the board as matt
@ of courtesy. Mr.. Logan in moving
9 adoption of the report added that t
= City Attorney be instructed to draft
10 mea Aire covering the recommended
l.. presented by the committee, The m
s. ter went through by the 81, .,
l. method.
"A More Road Bills.
is Several road payroll bills were p
"a sented by the Quinn roads commit
- - involving payrolls in Eva and X
u laupoko amounting to $3.50 q
ID $l74.sO, respectively. Passed, 81, .,
s, Then came some large payrolls,
I'd cuding Road Supervisor Cummns Ii
"A list of men working on the Honol
~ ~, roads and the outside districts, AS
III lows:
ed Honolulu. S4S6S.55: Eva, $le4l.
it waianae, $327.50; Waialua, $l353
o. Koolauloa, $l220; KoolaupokO,
244.95: garbage, SiS6.5O, All pas