The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-07
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ing Of the Board of Supervisors last
night was over the new obligations
which are to be assumed by the coun.
ty after July ! in the maintenance and
repairs of jails and the repairs of
schools. and as to how the county can
meet the cost. Supervisor Logan said
he had been trying to get figures from
High Sheriff Henry on the jails but
could not get an exact estimate. A
rough estimate Of $35 900 for payroll
and maintenance was given. Then in the
matter of repairs to schools, $50. 900
were mentioned. To meet the extra
obligations Logan said that the county
is promised 100000 for eighteen
months beginning July l.
At various times during the meeting
the matter of extras bobbed up and
each time there was a general super
visorial frown. New officers had to be
provided for and each one with a salary.
The county treasurer wants an extra
clerk because of the new duties imposed
upon him under Act l5l for the collee-
tion of license fees, to hegin June /.
Then an inspector of buildings and
plumbing, in the person of j. j. Miehl-
stein, was appointed by the Mayor, and
confirmed by the board and he begins
his duties this morning.
All sorts of new things came up, re-
sulting in resolution being passed re-
quiring the County Attorney to gather
up all new laws passed by the recent
Legislature affecting the counties, so
as to get bearings, and also requiring
the Finance Committee to GET busy on
an estimate of the revenue of the coun-
ty during the next period so that the
board may know just how much each
department can safely expend and how
much the hospital, schools and iails may
receive. The board wants the Finance
Committee to report on May u. but
it is likely that progress only may be
reported then.
The board started off with renova-
tion of its assembly room and will re-
arrange the seating facilities. Each
supervisor will have a new desk and
chair all to himself and the desks will
be arranged in a semicircle in front of
the Mayor.
Mayor to See Governor.
The clerk of the House of Represen-
tatives notified the Mayor and board
that the latters resolution in regard
to passing over the present postoffice
building to the county for a city hall,
when the new Federal building is erect
ed and the present structure reverts to
the Territory, had been acted upon ia
vorably and placed in the hands of the
Governor for future developments The
board appointed the Mayor as a COM
mittee to keep at the Governor s elbow
and prevent the matter being lost
sight of.
Wilson is Congratulated.
When the board finished the read
ing of the road supervisors report on
the collection of garbage, etc, for
last month, in which IL was shown
that, after deducting all expenses for
conducting this bureau, he was but 81
on the wrong side of the ledger, the
board accepted his report with a con-
gratulatory rider. In previous times
the county has been about $500 behind
each month.
Asks for an Inventory.
Superintendent of Public Works
Campbell asked the board to furnish
an inventory of all Territorial prop
erty now used by the county, includ-
ing horses, mules, equipment for road
making, quarrying, tools, .etc. The
board selected the road supervisor,
Engineer Gere and the district road
overseers to compile such inventory
and hand it in to the superintendent.
1t Is one of Supervisor Quinn's hob
bies to gradually turn back such prop
erty to the Territory and have the
items marked off, so that all property
purchased by the county may be
branded as the countys and owned per-
manently. He is making a move in
the right direction, as he fears the
next Legislature may require the
County of Oahu to pay for all Terri
torial property it is now using, which
would entail great financial loss.
Waiahole Bridge About Pau.
Supervisor Quinn reported that the
repairs to the famous Waiahole bridge
would be finished in about three days
Then came a letter from the Mayor
enclosing plan and specifications
from Engineer Gere for the Waikane
bridge in Koolau, damaged by the
March storm. He estimated the re-
pairs would cost $1150. The statement
was made to the board by Mr.. Gere
that the bridge at Apa was in need
Of repairs and concrete culvert
would be desirable. In order to get
started on both, leaving the matter
entirely in the hands of the Engineer,
the board appropriated, upon motion
of Quinn, the sum of $4,000 for both
bridges. If the Engineer believes that
the work could be better done by con-
tract, he will call for bids.
Horse on the Board.
The long -drawn-out controversy as
to whether the chief of the fire de-
partment could trade off two old
horses for one young one, was ended
last night by his agreeing to retain
the best of the two and turn one back
TO the Territory, which will be struck
off the Superintendent OF Public
Works inventory. The discussion
caused some pickering among the
members. Kane and AHA accusing
each other OF not keeping faith in the
matter of report turned in last week
by Kane.
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