Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-18
AUTO ORDINANCE
IS NOW A Law
FIFTEEN DAYS OF
GRACE IS ALLOWED.
Question Brought Up as to Whether
City Possesses Authority in
Connection With Street Work.

Supervisor Quinn's automobile ordi.
nance is now In full operation as a law
Of the land and the drivers of automo.
blles are allowed fifteen.day period
In which to familiarize themselves
with Its pro visions.
The ordinance has passed its final
reading and every auto within the con.
fines of the city and county Of Homo.
lulu must now use a red tail light and
must also use well.tamed mufflers on
their machines so as not to give an
occasional imitation Of battery of
light artillery going into action.
After the auto ordinance had been
disposed of Supervisor Logan present
ed resolution asking that the Police
Committee investigate the causes Of
reckless auto driving In the city.
A report was presented by Mayor
Fern on the agreement between the
county and the Chinese property hold.
ers on the Kaluanui beach road, in
which the residents will conform to
stipulation as to the removal of OBJ
structions on rights of way which have
been granted to the county for new
section of highway. the county gov.
eminent to pay them $3.50. Incl.
dentally Supervisor Quinn stated that
the successful conclusion of the nego-
tiations was due largely to the work
of J. ]. Bowling, Engineer Gere and
Mayor Fern. The Board also granted
authority to Engineer Gere to call for
tenders for building the new section
of road by the 9th OF August.
The only appointment that the Sup.
ervisor acted upon last night was that
Of A. S. Kaleiopu, named as a clerk In
the Office Of Plumbing Inspector Miehl.
stein, with a salary of $75 per month.
An ordinance was presented by Sup.
ervisor AHA regulating digging in pub.
lie streets and requiring the permits.
sion of the County Engineer or the
County Clerk. Action was delayed on
the suggestion Of Supervisor Logan,
who said that ordinances had been
considered with too much haste In the
past.
Hospital Complaint.
Supervisor Logan referred to
complaint that had come from the
Queens Hospital relative to the fact
that they We're getting very little bust.
ness since the new regime was inaugu.
rated under the direction of the city
and county physician, a statement that
brought forth an observation from Sup.
ervisor Quinn to the effect that he was
glad to hear It.
Engineer Gere brought the question
OF the curbstones before the Board,
stating that his communication on the
subject had been referred to a com.
mittee which reported that the present
ordinance covering street work was
sufficient. Engineer Gere said that
the curbstones averaged ten inches in
depth instead of fourteen incho-
which proved to be serious handi
cap In the placing Of cutters.
Replying to Ceres statement, Sup
ervisor Quinn stated that there wa.
conflict OF authority between the jur.
isdiction OF the county and the Super.
intendent OF Public Works as to which.
possessed the right to regulate mat.
tiers pertaining to the public highways.
Quinn said that Mr.. Campbell had Civ.
en- the city every assistance possible
but that the question should be re.
termined with finality.
Deputy County Attorney Milverton
declared that under the provisions Of
the Municipal Act the county was vest
ed with the power to regulate all
street work within the city and county
and that under the provisions of the
law there did not seem to be any doubt
as to where the authority rested. The
question was finally referred to the
city and county attorney with the sug-
gestion that Mr.. Gere draw up the
proper curb specifications SO they
could be incorporated in new ordi-
nance based on the existing one.