Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-16
MAYOR PUTS Veto
ON APPROPRIATIONS
LOgan's Bill Does Not
Meet With His
Approval

The serio-cOmedy. which is being !
enacted by Mayor Fern and the
Board Of Supervisors, reached a
slightly more acute stage last night,
when His Honor vetoed the apprOpri-
alton bill drawn up by Supervisor
Logan.
Just what the next step in the
proceedings will he. waits to he seen.
but some of the County Fathers are
evidently exceedingly wrathy at the
action Of the Mayor and are inclined
to question his authority to reject
their list of expenditures.
The Mayors veto message. fathered
II Is understood. by w. \. Kinney, fol.
lows:
| II herewith return to you, without
my approval a resolution entitled
Resolution Making Appropriations
for the Various Services of the City
and County of Honolulu presented
to me, as Mayor Of the City and
| County of Honolulu, for approval. un
der Section 90 of the Municipal Act.
My chief objection to the reso-
lUtiun in question is the loose and,
Il! 1t seems to me, Illegal methods pro
vided for drawing the money appro-
/ pTiated under the resolution in ques-
ton from the City and County Treas
ury and paying the same over to third
parties presumed to be entitled there
TO- The resolution appropriates two
hundred and flfty-onc thousand two
hundred and twenty dollars out Of
the general fund of the treasury of
The city and County of Honolulu for
salaries, wages, donations and geu-
eral expenses of the city and county
for the period beginning with the
Ith day Of January, 1909, at ~
o'clock noon, and ending with the
goth day of June, 1903. The resO-
luton then appOrtiOns these funds
Ictwecn the various departments and
head officers of the city and county,
md. after further providing for the
expenditure of ten thousand and NJ
e. dollars from the road tax general
lund of the City and County of Ho'
/ rolulu. for the building and making
\ 81 roads and bridges. makes the fol
|. lowing provisions and establishes tn,
following procedure for withdrawing
The money so appropriated:
. And be it further Resolved
/ That the Auditor Is hereby author
lied and directed 10 draw warrant
~ the Treasurer for any of the SUM
named herein. or parts thereof, upon
Luving filed with him schedules o
sularics fixed by law and other sal
Gics, Of donations named herein, d
puyrOlls and Of accounts for materia
md supplies. accompanied by Origina
,uuchcrs and certified by the Clerl
- having been duly passed by tn,
.Ioard of Supervisory at any regula
meeting, or any special meeting call
III for the purpose of considering ex
rcnditure8; and, be II further
Resolved, That to make eXpend
lures under this resolution. 1t shall
Ne NECESSARY that all salary lists
TENS of donations, payrolls. items o
q materials and supplies. and account
II general expenses shall, before be
ing presented to the Board of Super
isUrs, be passed upon by commit
zee or committees and by such he re
rOrtod to the Board of Supervisor
with the recommendation Of sue!
.Dmmittec or committees, and sum
lund 70 be lawfully due and payable
nay then be voted upon singly or col
'octivcly as convenient. on Il call o
he ayes and noes In the event q
my such committee failing to 50 pas
lpon any such matters, or to max,
my recommendation in regard there
., the board may thereupon act
THE foregoing provisions, con
~ ,Ger loose. vague, and Illegal. I'm
, Ter them the Auditor Is not only au
4 huriHed, but positively directed, Il
y lraw warrants on the Treasury 70
4 he whole or any part OF the entlr
4 appropriation of two hundred an,
4 hXty-ouc thousand two hundred an,
evenly dollars when
Y FIRST, someone (who. the resolu
4 ,ion fails to state) shall have file
z 2.ith the Auditor schedules Of salar
n os, donations, payrolls, and account
A or material and supplies (fOr whd
q @criod and upon what limitations tn
n he resolutions absolutely fails {
~ itatcJ; and
" Second, when said schedules ar
II accompanied by original vouchers
N md
n Third, are certified by the Cler
q ~ having been duly passed by tn
!. Board of Supervisors at any regula