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


positions 1lled by me as Mayor under
Section las OF the Municipal Act,
during the month OF December, is the
resolution as passed by them on the
4th day OF January l9o9, valid
and legal resolution, particularly
taking into consideration that 1t at
tempted to sweep away at once all
boards, committees. commissions, Of
noes, positions and employments
heretofore created Dy the Board OF
Supervisors of the County of Oahu,
except those created by ordinancei
ana taking into consideration FUR
tner that IL attempted TO DO away
with all motions, votes. orders, reso-
buttons, rules ana regulations Great
ING OF tending 10 create such boards,
committees commissions, of'ices, po-
suions ana employments' ana taking
INTO consideration that II also at
tempted In the same resolution to do
away win all rules ana regulations
adopted by said board OF supervisors
ana then IN force!
In other WORDS desire to have
your opinion as 10 whether such a
sweeping resolution Is valid or whe-
ther 1t Is not Invalid and abortive,
az uhreasonaOle ana arbitrary, max
ing no provision IN said resolution
ior the SUBSTITUTION OF any other
Iuies, fesoIutlohs VI orders providing
lor the maintenance OF the business
Oh the county
| turning TO the action taken by the
hoard OF Supervisors under the Mu'
hicipal Act at the Special Meeting OF
SAID Board heid on the 4th inst,
uesire your opinion on the following
polnts:
Does the resolution ana vote under
which the board OF supervisors as
sumed TO ADOPT certain rules and
regulations for the government OF
'nat Dody come WITHIN the provisions
OF section 20 Chapter OF the Mu'
hicipal ACT? In snort, should that
resolution properly come before me
Tor approval or vetoY And In that
connection ! desire further to ash
whether the provision In said rules
purported to be adopted by the pres
eht Board oil supervisors, particular
~ section. !" authorizing the Com
mittee on ROADS ana Bridges, etc., Il
engage all employees under said de
partment' constitutes provision In
VolVihg the disposition OF public prop
eity or the expenditure OF pubic
money under section Il, chapter 4 o
the Municipal Act!
tNote: the power to engage EN-
pioyees runs through various portions
Oh the rules, ana my query, while dl
fected specifically to the rule govern
ing the powers OF the Committee oil
ROADS, etc, Is intended to reach lik'
provisions throughout the rules II
question
desire iurther to ask whether thu
rules and regulations authorizing thu
engaging OF employees and creating
boards and concerning other power
, upon them can lawfully be passed a
, Special Meeting called by me 70
, the sole. purpose OF approving oilicia
Dohds, ana whether such provision
I are properly contained In rules estab
[ isheu Tor the proceedings OF tn
r board under subdivision 2, Section
? " OF Chapter OF the Municipal Act
) would ask your opinion whethe
or not the alleged rules and regula
tiohs infringe upon the executive o
: appointing power OF the Mayor, par
! ticuiarly In comforting executiv
power upon committees OF the Boar
: OF SUPERVISORS including the powe
D TO engage men ana direct their work
! ask your opinion as to the valid
: Ivy OF the action OF the Board OF Su
l perNisors uhuer the municipal Ac'
taken on the 4th lhst'' whereby sal
= poaru Oh Supervisors assumed 10 re
! peal Dy passing resolution identica
win the resolution passed by tn
: noard OF SUPERVISORS OF the Count
ot oahu' ON the 4th INST certain oi