Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-06

for the meeting When Mayor Fern
called the meeting to order. promptly
at 1880 o'clock. there was, not only no
vacant space In the room itself, but
people were lined up. ten deep, at the
doors. The windows had to be thrown
open to admit enough air to make the
crowded room even bearable.
There was hushed air Of expect.
ancy as Mayor Fern took his seat. and
II could plainly be seen that the ma
Jority Of the onlookers had turned out
in anticipation of n fight between the
city's chief executive and the leglsla-
tive body. It was patent that every
man present expected that something
was going to happen.
During the reading OF the minutes
the crowd stood about In impatient at,
titudes. apparently searching the faces
OF the Supervisors as though they eX.
pected to read there what the members
of that body might have in mind.
Fight Begins.
No sooner had the vote been taken
on the adoption Of the minutes than
Mayor Fern arose and began to name
the various standing committees which
he had selected. The personnel of the
committees was the same as that al
ready announced by His Honor.
At the conclusion Of the announce
ment Of the committees. and before
any Of the Supervisors who had started
TO their feet could get word In, tn,
Mayor announced that, as Their,
seemed TO be difference of opinion
between himself and the Board OF Sup
ervisors relative to certain points o.
law, he had prepared letter to submit
TO the County Attorney, asking fol
his opinion. He then directed tn,
Clerk to read the letter, which was a
follows:
Letter to County Attorney. ~
J. w. Cathcart. Esq, City and Coun'
~ Attorney of the City ant
County of Honolulu. City.
Dear Sir:-In view of the appar
ent differences of opinion that hav,
arisen as to the meaning of certain
portions of the Municipal Act, de
sire your legal opinion, in writing. OF
the following points:
Section 1i2 of the Act incorporat
ing the City and County of Honolul,
provides as follows:
Section 142. All ordinances, or
ders. and resolutions of the Supervi
sors of the County of Oahu in fore,
at the time this charter takes effec
and not inconsistent herewith shall
continue in force until amended o.
repealed by the Board of Supervisor
of the City and County of Honolulu,
| Under this provision when did thu
charter provided for in said Act TAX
effect? Was the charter in effec
during the month of December last
II you are Of the opinion that tn
charter did not take effect until nool
of January 4th of this year, what Of
feet, II any, did the resolution passe,
by the retiring Board of Supervisor
OF the County of oahu, doing ava
with all Offices and positions not ex
lpressly created by the County Act 0
by ordinance, have upon the appoint
ments made by me as Mayor durin
the month of December. pursuant I
Section 146 of the Municipal Act?
Again, ] would further ask you
opinion on this point: II, as mat
ter OF fact, appointments We're dull
made by me as Mayor under Sectio
LAG OF the Municipal Act between tn
list day of December last and the II
day OF January of this year, and tn
: persons so appointed thereupon qua
flied, as in the Municipal Act provit
ed, and were ready to take Office b'
fore the passage by the Board of 81
pervisors of the County OF Oahu {
| the resolution above referred to. o
l the 4th day Of January, would {
Y could such action by said Board {
Supervisors annul the appointment
! made by me as Mayor at a time whe
: the Offices filled by me existed undo
lawful regulations of the Board {
Supervisors OF the County of Oahu
What appointments Is the Mayo
required to make under Section IA
of the Municipal Act?
Assuming that the Board of 81
peryisors of the County of Oahu ha