The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-13
Should Give and Take.

Should Give and Take.
| The same committee presented the
| following report:
| In regard to the inquiry of the road
| supervisor contained in communica-
| ton No 124, as to what basis labor
| is to be computed at for services rem
| dered on Sundays and legal holidays,
your committee on roads, bridges,
garbage, parks and public improve
| ments, to which the said matter was
| referred, herewith respectfully report
| that after investigation we think that
teamsters working for the city and
county should be willing to give and
take. Some days they work little
| overtime, but in most cases they work
under eight hours.
Therefore, we would recommend that
| this be left to the road supervisor. Of
| course, if man should work only a
half day he should not receive a full
days pay for the said work. We
| think that the road supervisor can fix
| that for these men.
In regard to the drivers of water
wagons working on Sundays and legal
| holidays, we recommend that they be
| paid 81 day. We are quite sure there
| are plenty of men who are only too
| willing to work.
Must Clean Your Sidewalk.
The roads committee also presented
the following report:
| In relation to a communication (No.
| 1917 from Mr.. Byron O. Clark ct al,
representing the Manoa Improvement
Club which was referred to your Com
mittee on Roads, Bridges, Garbage,
Parks and Public Improvements for in
vestigation, would state that there is
already an ordinance (No. ID, passed by
| the Board of Supervisors Of the County
| of Oahu in January, 1906, in force
which compels property owners to keep,
| at their own expense, their sidewalks
| clean and free of all weeds and other
vegetable matter; failing to do SO
| would impose upon such property own
ers penalty not exceeding 800.
Will Quench Flare Torches.
The Sheriff has promised the Police
| Committee that he will make arrange
ments whereby the use of flare torches
| by fishermen in the harbor of Homo
lulu will be done away with. This is
| in compliance with request from the
| Superintendent of Public Works.
Notes of the Meeting.
Engineer Gere suggested that the
| curbstone prepared for use around the
| city streets be of a uniform SIZE He
gave dimensions and quality and man
ner in which the stone should be dress
| ed. 1t was stated that there is already
an order as to size, ETC., but the engi-
neer's report will be considered with it.
Mr.. Logan stated that an Eva resi-
dent had complained to him that the
roadways in Eva district are. much
used by Japanese for horse racing. Mr..
Logan thought this should be stopped.
| 1t was suggested that being in viola
| tion of the laws against fast riding
1 that the police should attend to the
matter.
Building Inspector Miehlstein, re-
Gently appointed, asked that his Office
be provided with phone and he with
a horse and buggy. Referred to Com
mittee on Expenditures.
| Jose J. Dias appeared on behalf of
residents of Liliha street extension and
asked that the deplorable condition of
the roads leading up to the Country
Club be righted.
A Manoa Improvement Club commit
tee asked that are lights be installed
in College Hills and Manoa as follows:
One at the junction of Mckinley street
and Kamehameha avenue; one at the
| junction of Hunnewell, Anterior and
Damon streets; one on Oahu avenue
near the entrance to Highland Park
and Hyde street The committee stated
that both sections are rapidly growing
in population.
Under the new laws the City and
| County Treasurer must have city SEAL
| and the board will provide him with
| one.
An expenditure, of $3.50 authorized
| by the old board for a new boiler for
a fire engine, was approved.
! The city and county will build the