The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-13
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bring in a financial scheme that NAV
save lot Of money in certain depart
ments. The roads are the safety valve
on city and county expenditures. The
bill was purely rough estimate. He
therefore moved its passage for the
period named.
Mayor Objects Again,
Mayor Fern referred to statement
in the Advertiser that the legacy of
the old board would be much less than
they thought. He stated that only es-
Inmates for this one month should be
passed on now. But the board has
taken the matter into their own hands
and passed six months appropriations
at time said the Mayor, "passing
quarter of million of dollars, and
yet we don t know exactly if we are
going to get $4,000 this month from
the old board. see during the month
Of December the bills overran about
$4,000.
81 myself think that the bill ought
to be put in the hands of a commit
tee to look over it before it passes,
| but if the majority doesn t see fit TO
| do this, then I will rule the bill out
| Of order. -
| Mr. Logan said that he had been
| Informed just before coming into the
| board room that the statement in the
| Advertiser was incorrect as to the over
running of last month s bills. and that
| the overrun for December proper was
not $1,000, but closer to $32. How
| ever. he had not time to look the mat
| mn 10 axnactad fhaf avorv stand
ing committee by the end of the month
would be able to put in estimates well
withia the pro rata per month out of
| the six He was of the opinion that
there might be a strain during the
first month owing to the change of sys-
tem But as to advertising the bills
each month, he felt it was in the in
terest of economy to advertise but
once, for few days, every six months,
thus saving big advertising bills. He
was a newspaper man himself and
wanted to see the newspapers flourish,
but here was chance, to curtail ex-
penses.
Said Form Was Incorrect.
Mr.. AyIett did not see how the bill
could be referred back to a committee
and read from the City and County
Act to show that what had been done
was valid. He considered the motion
in order.
"That may be so,' replied the
Mayor, "but, as I say, the bill is not
in proper form and therefore I OBJ
iect. If the board sees fit to pass il
over my head. they may do So
"What is the matter with the form
of the bille' answered Mr.. Logan
owe have had legal advice as to tn
FORM
E'The workings of the board from
the beginning are out of order, and
50 say today that the bill is out o.
order The law directs that the Mayo
shall appoint the city and county of
ficers. but when the board goes owe
the head of the Mayor to do as i
| pleases, [ say that everything the.
! have done is out of order. -
! "But, Mr.. President, interpoae'
| Mr.. Avlett, ''will you admit that iron
] the beginning you have declined to &C
! cent and have stated that you will
never accept what has been done
! VIII YOU admit that?'
Logan Drives Wagon.
| 81 say it is mp to the board,' sal
! the Mayor.
I Mr.. Aylett said that he just wante
to arrive at an understanding betwee
the Mayor and the board. The Mayo
| declined to put the motion and NJ,
! Logan came into the arena again an
said that he hoped the matter woul
get into the courts for settlement an
he thought he saw a light breakin!
II eff you would only refuse at the rigf
Y time" he added, cit would be a
right Mr.. Logan demanded that til
= Mayor put the motion to a vote an
receiving a declination three time
presented the motion to the board hin
self which passed it on the usual vot
of five to one.
IS Mcintyre Building Lease.
The report of the special committt
or appointed to find suitable quarters ar
- which decided to lease the entire secor
- floor of the Mcintyre building. presen
ed the following report on the matt,
of subleasing:
"We, your committee to whom W;
referred the matter of sub-leasing ce
tain of the rooms on the second flo
H. of the Mcintyre building recently lea
le. ed from the Mcintyre Company Ltt
tn respectfully recommend that no porto
of such second floor be subleased,
sublet, your committee believing tn