The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-20
MANY CITY
ORDINANCES

Last nights session of the Board of
Supervisors was much of a legislative
one. Chairman Aylett and Supervisor
AHA of the health and sanitation COM
mittee introduced ordinances defining
the duties OF the physician and of the
meat, fish and sanitary inspectors, in
GLIDING provisions to regulate the
treatment of the sick in hospitals, Jail
and station, the sale of meat, fish, ETC.,
and the sanitation of premises. Chair
man Quinn of the roads committee in
troduced the long promised automobile
ordinance, covering the regulation of
all sorts of vehicles. 1t continues the
Ififteen-mile speed limit for the bust
ness section the bounds being the wa
terfront to School street and Kapio-
lani street to Liliha street
Deputy Attorney Milverton stated
that the ordinances to regulate milk
and dairy inspection would be forth
coming at tonights meeting, having
been submitted to the Territorial food
commissioner.
j. If. Craig, contractor and builder,
was heard by the Board in some cFiti-
cisms of the plumbing ordinance, and
| it was voted to have a public meeting
called to discuss the ordinance before
putting it on final passage, plumbers
and builders to be invited and Inspec-
| fn ,txy
of explaining the provisions.
Satisfactory reports of road work in
| the country districts were received
from overseers and from Mayor Fern,
the latter having made a carriage trip
around the island. Reports were made
| by the roads committee on various re-
quests for improvements, and some new
propositions for street work and lights
were received.
The police committee submitted
Jailor Asch's list of supplies needed for
the Jail each month, and it was voted
to advertise for bids to furnish sucn
| for six months.
| A resolution amending the item for
schools to strike out the monthly pro
rating clause, so that work should not
be restricted during vacation, was
adopted after some needless talk, the
insertion of the clause having been
due to clerical oversight.
On the request of Governor Frear,
communicated by the Mayor, leave of
absence was granted to city employees
on the National Guard rifle team for
the national shoot at Camp Perry, Ohio.
A report from the roads committee
showed the great improvement made
| by Road Supervisor Wilson in net ex-
penses of the garbage service, the de-
ticits for a number of periods being
stated as follows: Quarter ending June
of this year, 1854 80; quarter ending
June, 1908, 1891. IS; quarter ending
June, 1907, $2,327 IA; quarter ending
June, 1906, $3,4S1. 80.
A resolution was passed instructing
the County Engineer to call for bids
| for the construction of roads at Ka-
luanui and Kahana beaches, just as
soon as he shall have completed the
!
A report from the police committee
was accepted, which showed that the
contract for Jail kitchen Quitting had
been properly and justly awarded to w.
w, Dimond & Co.
Fifty-seven dollars and forty cents
was appropriated to pay judgment in
favor of Marie K Humphreys for a
tree destroyed by former county Off
Gals. Under the terms of the law, the
county may settle for damage done TO
any tree for the sum of $500. No
settlement was made in this case and
the court awarded the plaintiff damages
to the amount of the legal indemnity
But the city also has $50. 40 costs to
pay.
Demands we're ordered paid as fol-
lows: 1897 rs, to pay for petrolithic
roller, harrow and cultivator; $l8S. so
donation to Kapiolani Park; 1878 o.
payrolls for Eva and Waianae road
districts; SO, 115 A. payrolls for Homo
lulu district; $166 Manoa road and
bridge: 1875. SO, collection and disposi'
ton of garbage; $2,156. OF, material
and supplies road district of Honolulu;
S2O4. SO, Koolauloa road district; ST.
1868. 10 (from general fund.-, materia
and supplies for Honolulu road district
1855. 70, Waialua road district 1893 81
maintenance of fire department anC
electric lights; 1884 "a, maintenance
of police.
; The board will meet again tonight
Besides it's being a statutory date ther,
is a good deal of business pending.