Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-12
WATER WAGONS Will
GO TO ENCAMPMENT
But County Employees
Do Not Get Leave
To Attend
Supervisors PASS
SUPERVISORS PASS
BUNCH OF DEMANDS
Mayor Declines To Put the Question
When Vote To Pay For His Of
fee Furniture Comes Up.
Mardi Gras Favor

The National Guard will be allow
ed to make use OF three OF the
sprinkling wagons belonging to the
City and County OF Honolulu at the
coming encampment at Moanalua. but
the employees of the City and County
belonging to the Territorial military
| forces will not receive leave OF alb
sence to attend unless the Adjutant
General makes formal application to
the Board.
Such action was decided upon last
night at the meeting of the Board.
The Committee on Roads and
Bridges. having reported in favor Of
ALLOWING the soldiers to use the mu-
nicipal water wagons, the other
members got busy and voted accord
iEgly.
But there was a difference OF opin-
ion concerning the granting Of the
leaves of absence.
All of the Supervisors seemed to
be In favor of letting the men go,
but as no application had been re-
ceived there was a general objection
to taking action. II was announced
that an application was on the way,
and Quinn demanded that the matter
be allowed to rest until 1t came to
hand. s's 500
A pile OF bills, not acted upon ut
the last meeting, was jumped through
with In quick order. The Mayor In
each case declined to put the motion.
even when the payment for his own
Office furniture was at stake, but Lo-
gan stepped into the breach on each
occasion. 70 tH| ."urf. r'ro
The ball was started rolling mer-
rily by the introduction OF report
from the Committee on Roads and
bridges recommending the payment
OF two budgets for supplies for the
Road Department. The Mayor re-
fused to put the question when the
adoption OF the report was moved, 81
Logan arose with a sorrowful express
sion and went through the "one--two'
tHitc pio'cuuie' ihc hoeioh p"''
led.
Quinn then moved that the Audi
tor be instructed to draw the neces
sary warrants, His Honor refusing
to put the question, Logan stepped
into his usual limelight position.
: A bunch OF salary demands fol
the Road Department employees
amounting to sl245, went through
the same course OF procedure AM
was ordered paid.
Supervisor Quinn then presented |
second lot of demands for supple
used in the Road Department. Tn
Mayor refused to have anything Z
5 do with the matter, so Logan put OF
! his martyr expression and put tn
: question, both on the motion to adop
r the report, and that ordering tn
d Auditor to draw the necessary wal
: rants.
d A motion to appropriate 1915 fror
the general fund for the maintenance
: OF street sprinkling during the mont
a OF December, 1908. was introduced
e Quinn explained that the approprii
: ton would not mean the settin
aside of any money other than al
ranged for in the appropriation bill
:. The motion, put by Logan, wei
y through In 'one-two-three' order.
= Supervisor AHA. on behalf OF II
- Committee on Public Expenditure
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ir sion was forwarded to him by Il
In President; but Helm after paint
~ wrestle with his doubts went with Il
es South. He showed himself brillia
1t soldier and died CALAMITY on the fie
a OF Chickamauga.
re There Is a story, that after the neN
II. OF the battle reached Washington. 4
great chieftan OF the Union was foul
ne In bitter tears. weeping over the IL
he of this Confederate brigadier. n
of only were several of Mrs. LincolI
sisters parted from her by the vi
mt their husbands hands against hi
II, bands cause, but some of her broth6
49, as well were In the Confederate =
Est vice.
While the duty fell to her to open
an grand ball In honor Of the Union v
IN tory at Shiloh, one of her brothe
Ter who in his youth had been the darli
of her heart, lay dead on the bait
en- field In a uniform OF gray. Anotl
IN. brother in the Confederacy fell
he Vicksburg and was dying while
lor sister in the White House listened
re. the shouts of rejoicing over the yictC
lis. of Grant,