The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-04-06

important repairs were henr made and
the stun had 10 be guarded Al present
De- was makin fcpslrs with Rturs ten
and twelve miles apart and luna was
over each gang THIS was only while
the recent storm damage was being
hxed M. The Mayor said that the re-
pairs were important and there should
be lunas over working gangs
The Mayor cautioned the board from
bringing politics into the discussion or
allowing politics 10 influence them In
these matters The matter was finally
referred to the committee on roads.
Mayor Fern presented a letter to the
board in which he told Of his visit
with Engineer Gere TO Waahole bridge,
the cause of the Gere paele controversy.
lie found that Paele had begun making
instant repairs TO the bridge when the
storm was over on March 10 and had
kept the bridge open for use aud was
carrying out his own plans for keeping
the way open On March "a Gere had
gone over there and objected to Paeles
| methods The matter was adjusted
now. A man was employed on the work
under the direction of Engineer Gere.
A special committee reported that the
new street line at Bethel and Hotel
streets had been adjusted satisfactorily
! TO the county and the property owners
| Overseer Paele called attention, in
| letter, to a demand of former overseer
Peck Of Koolaupoko for a month and
a half s salary for his japanese watch
man. Referred to roads committee.
Logan said that in view of the pos
| sibility of the individual warrant sys.
TEN being adopted the Treasurer would
IL a In An.
ditor, and the latter would need another
clerk. AS for the Treasurer he recon-
mended. on behalf of Treasurer Trent,
a new electrical adding machine to aid
in the work to cost about $3.50. He
stated that the Treasurer used the
smallest incidental fund of any depart
ment and some of the cost could be
betrayed from this fund and more could
be added. He offered resolution COW
ering an adding machine.
Quinn objected. He said he wanted
that money for roads. He didn' be-
lieve that Trent even needed clerk.
An adding machine would only help
Trents private business. Mr.. McClel.
Ian said the Treasurer would require
such n machine if the new system was
adopted.
"Has anybody ever caught the Treas
urer working2'' inquired Quinn. "lf
anybody has / would like to have him
report to me. He don't need a CLERK.
Why have spent one-half of my time,
yes more, for the county. / am NOS
saying anything against the man, re-
member
Logan said the individual warrant
system would involve much additional
labor. The work between the time
the board approved payrolls and when
they were paid out, was short. He
felt it would be economy TO approve
the purcsase of the machine. Cox ko'
kuaed.
!. Mcclellan reminded the board that
the Treasurer had a clerk according to
: law.
Logan presented a resolution that
t the board adopt the system of individ-
nal warrants. The only objection was
made by Kane. The resolution passed
logan presented a resolution to have
S Small lane, where a boy was killed
Q by hack short time since, closed
r to vehicles. Referred to roads com
t mittee.
Kane Is resolution, presented at last
t meeting, that all communications be
: addressed to the board, was set over
5 Logan said that as it stood one could
not even write a love letter except il
0 60 through the board.
t HustacePeck Co., in letter, said 9
4 clerical error had been made in thei!
d tender for hay, the amount of about So
t and fraction for small hay being in
g advertently placed in the line foi
h Charge hay They asked that thu
G., . haN
t Mr.. Clark. for the company, WAS pres
Z ent and explained, but Charles Falk
d for the Union Feed Company, who's
bid for small hay was next lowest
8 objected. The board felt it could no
!; establish precedent, and so ruled on
d Hustaee s bid and allowed the Unio
. Feed tender of 500 and fraction
e Kane brought up the question o
81 when the time of road employees bega
&c in the mornings. As no objection ha
/, been made to the board about tn
~ present system, the Mayor felt tn
- matter need not be discussed. TIL
- board conceded with the Mayor S view
i, Contractor Ouderkirk asked for pc
Ia mission to use a portion of Kaahl
~ manu- street in rebuilding the Grin
baum block. Referred to committC
H. on roads.
o Architect Kerr asked for permissio
% TO enclose the sidewalk and a part {
% the street from the Club Stables
b. the corner Of Hotel while putting up
n. new block on the Widemann propert
ms Referred to the same committee.
Ia. Logan presented resolution tn;
It. substation fire stations be establshc
nd in the outer districts with small por
he able fire apparatus. Referred to Il
ty fire department committee.
re lot of salary demands were pas
be ed, and all petitions of citizens f
id repairs to roads or extensions of stree
hit were frowned down upon by the roi
I'd committee on the plea that the coun
CHI had no money to do the work. r.
rs committee said the opportunity to e
~ tend Bates street from Liliba sire
ct to Alewa Heights could not be-talS
en- advantage of at present owing
to shortage of funds.