The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-06-11
BAHB|TT WANTS
MUCH MONEY
gFrom wednesday's Advertiser.l

why don't we appropriate money
to communicate with Mars7 think
we had better ship this letter back to
MIR. Babbitt suggesting that. Or We
might see our way clear to purchase
the Moana Hotel for free kindergar.l
ten. There is about as much sense in
either proposition as is contained in
any Of the demands made on MS In the
letter Just read I think it Is one Of
the most outrageous things ever heard
Of"
Jim Quinn gave vent to the aboveI
at the meeting of the Board of Super !
visors last evening after the letter OF
superintendent of Public Instruction.
w. ii. Babbitt had been read In thel
communication, Mr.. Babbitt asked forI
considerable financial aid for thirty-twoI
public schools in the City and County
OF Honolulu, going into the minutestI
details regarding the needs in the wayl
of new furnishings and improvements
which the buildings now lack.
But the straw that smashed to smith.
Greens the poor old camel IS back SEEM
II.
Babbitt for fourteen-room school
building, entirely new, for the Kaulu-
wela School. This is situated in the
city, on the corner of Liliha and School
streets. There are other buildings
which Mr.. Babbitt states are badly
needed for the education of the chill
dren of the city and county, but this
one is wanted most particularly. At
least, so seemed to think the Honorable
Board of Supervisors, for the members
discussed the matter to considerable ex-
tent at the close of the meeting.
According to Superintendent Babbitt,
new buildings are badly needed at Ka-
huku-'where he says that $50 pupils
are cooped up in a small two.room
structure and 100 are kept away from
school because of the lack of room
at Kaawa, Kailua, Waipahu, Manoa,
Moiliili, Waialua, .Wahiawa, and Ka-
uluwela. Besides the matter of schools,
Mr.. Babbitt stated in his lengthy COM
munication that more janitors and more
money to pay them are needed. The
matter was referred without other COM
ment than that of Jim Quinn to the
ways and means committee.
Pupukea Road.
A letter was read from City and
County Engineer Gere recommending
that the work of fixing up the Pupu-
kea road in the pineapple district be
given to A. A. Wilson, who has a camp
and fixtures at the place at the present
time, he to be allowed fifteen per cent.
in addition to the actual cost for the
use of his tools and his superintendency
of the work. Mr.. Ginaca brought this
matter to the attention of the board.
Action was not taken last night def
initely, the matter being referred to
the roads committee.
Jail Question Deferred.
A lively scrap was looked for last
night when the words Honolulu jail
!. were injected into the meeting by
Mayor Fern, but Chairman Cox averted
it all by stating that he had had no.
time to have a talk over the matter
with Sheriff Jarrett. The latter has
been too busy with strike affairs of
late to attend to anything else. Cox
said he had been unable to secure an
audience with the Sheriff
Supervisor Logan stated that he wish
, ed to have action deferred on the ordi-
nance of which he was the author Great
ing Bureau of Supplies and Materials
in the city and county. He praised the
| ordinance, stating that it had been
found to work with great success in
other places. Nevertheless, he said he
wanted to talk the matter over with
other members of the board and also
to further study the proposition before
submitting it to the final vote.
Supervisor Quinn moved to reconsid-
er the resolution passed at the previous
meeting appropriating the sum OF
| $57.75 for repairs to the Paumalu road.
The Mayor had opposed the resolution
at the last meeting, arguing that the
money for the work should come out
of the regular fund and not out of a
| special appropriation for the purpose.
The motion to reconsider was passed
by the board, this meaning that, in the
end, the money for repairs will come
out of the regular fund.
The appropriation of $1lS0 for re-
pairs to the Waikane bridge was final
| ly passed by the board last evening,
and the matter will now come before
the Mayor for his consideration.
The regular monthly expense ac-
counts from the various city and coun-
ty officials were presented to the board.
The committee ON public expenditures
reported the following expenses for
materials and supplies for the month
of May: Mayor Fern, $4S.S5; Clerk,
$93.15; Treasurer, $3.50; Hawaiian
band, $3.50; Municipal Office rent, 1928;
Leahi Home, $l20; Equipment Assem-
bly, Hall, $13.7S, and materials for the
Auditors Office, 1852.
Treasurer Trent Is report for the
month of May showed that the total
disbursements for the month of May
were $49,60077, leaving balance OF
cash ON hand. on May 30 of $22,506.03.
The board adjourned to meet again
; at seven-thirty on the evening OF
June 10.
AN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER MAN