The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-17
NEW WATCHDOG
FOR TREASURY
CONTINUED from Page one.l
May Not Be Feasible.

30 settle these questions first. viii
you explain TO this board, Mr.. Geres =
May Not Be Feasible.
Engineer Gere replied that he did
not think any consultations with owners
was necessary unless it was determined
Ihat the road as proposed was feasible.
II II IS not found feasible then there is
no need to consult anybody. As to the
steward estate, which Mr.. Kane had
IN mind he said the land was leased
TO the Aaefarlanes for thirty wears, and
they were in favor of the new road.
he said that personally. he did not be-
heve the road feasible. but he did not
feel. warranted in saying SO until the
surveys were completed.
Up to Col. Jones
In another instance when the Mayer
presented communication to the
Goafd saying that he had received a
request from the Hiio band TO allow
the Hawaiian band to go TO Hiio March
70 to participate in the silver Jubilee
OF the Hilo band, Kane came to the
front again as watchdog of the treas
ury. The Hiloites said they would paw
the expenses of the band in Hilo but
could not provide transportation across
the water. Mr.. Logan said that Hilo
was little out of the jurisdiction of
the Honolulu board and he did not feel
that the city should pay the transpor-
taton, much as they would like to
have the band GO over to the big island
No doubt the Interstate laws would
prevent Mr.. Kennedy. even. from Civ
ing free transportation. However, as
the. band was partially a military or
ganIZation, and the National Guard
might have fund to pay transporta-
ton, he thought the matter might be
referred to Acknowledgement Jones. He
moved the matter be so referred and so
did Quinn. Kane jumped up and be-
gan talking again. LET Hilo pay the
bill! We won t appropriate a cent?
and down came his fist on the table
with a bang.
AHA said that if any. money was
10 be spent on the band let it go to-
ward a raise in salaries. but not on
ginnkets; that is, if the county had to
pay. Mr.. Logan thought it a good
idea to refer to Col. Jones. The Ma
tional Guard might ike to send the
hand to Hilo just to encourage the
National Guard spirit and assist in
the formation of a second company
of militia there The matter was
finally referred to Col Jones.
Lesson in Etiquette.
At the very start of the meeting
Kane showed his belligereney and OPP
position by criticizing a report from
Road Overseer Andrew Adams which
had been addressed to the City En-
gineer, referring to the damage done
TO roads in Koolau and Koolaupoko
road districts in last week S storm
Chairman Quinn Of the committee on
roads, bridges, etc. presented the let
ter To the Board, saying he had found
it on Mr.. Ceres desk aud in the alb
seRee of that official had taken it
upon himself to get it before the
Beard Kane objected and wanted all
communications addressed to the Board
He said the engineer was only an en-
pioye and should not fbe addressed. p
AHA cut Kane short by moving to
refer the communication TO the engi-
neer for consideration As it was only
a report on damage, that was the
proper move.
Quinn said the engineer was in Koo-
lau at that time investigating the mat
ter. Aylett said the matter could not
be acted on anyway until the City
Engineer returned. Mr.. Adams would
not knuw exactly what to do and the
would fsWhen the City En-
gineer gets back. and
And just then Mr. Gere walked into
The assembly room
. Well. talk of the devil and he
sure to~appear, remarked Aylett.
Great Damage to Koolau.
Mr. Adams letter referred to much
damage near Kaaawa where fifty feet
IF road had been washed out, but
enough rock had been washed down
from the mountains to assist in max
ing repairs. At kahana bridge abut-
ments had washed away and one end
had dropped into the water. On the
Punalau side of Kahana a landslide
had filled one-h half of the road in one
place and there were two bad wash
puts at the Punaluu bridge There is
1 large hole in the fiji at the Hauula
bridge and many minor washouts in
he adthrough Kahuku. The bridge
at Kaunala has dropped in the center
as the earth had been washed out be-
meath the mudsills. He estimated the
damage from Kahuku to Kaaawa to
be about $4,000.
Mr.. Gere said he had gone over the
whole route Of the road on windward
Oahu and said that autos could not
make the eireuit of the islands until
Tuesday next at earliest He thought
about $1,000 would cover the repairs
% be made and he could do this out
IF his allowance. without calling on
The county for additional money. The
bridges could be bolstered up. He said
that Road Overseer Paele had about
fifteen men scattered along the road
IN his section making repairs.
Swanzy 5 lawn is covered with foot
ieep of silt. and the Koolau railroad
track is covered for fifteen miles but
lie track will be cleared soon.
Used Too Much Sand.
Mr. Quinn stated that the road men
N windward Oahu were too prone TO
Use white sand in filing holes in the
-oad instead of gravel. This was wrong.
There was plenty Of gravel. easily OBJ
aimed and il should be used. He had
seen workmen scrape off gravel from
he road and fill in with sand.
He called attention to the fact. also,