The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-01-08
WRANGLE GOES
ON AT MEETING
OF THE BOARD
(FIom Thursday q Advertiser.)

. lfIOm InuISuay auNeILiscI')
Everything that the Republican Su-
pervisors have done since they took
the bit in their teeth at the hour of
noon, Monday, has received the I'M
qualified legal approval of the County
Attorney; everything that the Mayor
has done during the same period of
time is wrong, void and without effect,
according to the same legal authority
Such was the substance of the opinion
given yesterday by the City Attorney
at the meeting of the Board of Super
visors, an opinion in answer to re-
quest from His Honor for legal advice
on some of the knotty points at issue
between him and the Board. Accom-
panying the advice on the points to be
covered, the City Attorney gave some
gratuituous advice of his own initia-
tive, graveiy reproving His Honor for
things undone that should have been
done and things done which should
never have been done.
This was one leading incident at the
adjourned meeting Of the Supervisors
Yesterday afternoon. Other incidents
of the session were the presentation of
reports from the standing committees
named by the Board in opposition to
the committees of the Mayor, reports
which the Mayor refused to accept but
which were adopted by a majority
vote. Supervisor Logan again led the
meeting, doing all the demanding OF
the various questions and then putting
them himself after the thrice repeated
refusal of His Honor.
These reports named the various city
and county employees, under the au
thority given the committees by the
rules adopted. In this respect there was
progress made, the naming of the of
fcers and employees of the city and
county being further development OF
the majority's plans which bring the
inevitable clash nearer and the i'm
perative court ruling closer.
At the road supervisor Is Office there
was something doing, Ferns nominee
Wilson, finding himself and his office
force locked out and Tommy Cummins
and his Office force in fortified posses
sion. During the day the door was mo-
once unlocked, all business being trans
acted through half-open window.
Captain Coster still holds possession
of the stables, although few of tn
mules were sent ont yesterday to som
necessary road work.
All Present and Accounted For.
There was about half the crowd o
the night before present yesterday al
ternoon when the Board resumed it
adjourned session at three clock, tn
,,r;p.inall,, nit
and county employees, some in process
of passing, others in process of arri'
ing. This crowd was stolid and ther
were no interruptions to the generi
trend of the meeting except persis
emit murmuring.
There were no minutes of the Nigh
before ready for reading, so that il
Fiction and the certain scrap ther
would have been over their acceptanc
were avoided. There was no time los
IN locking horns, however, the yer
hrst item of business bringing abou
refusal of the Mayor to accept a II
port and put a motion.
As soon, practically, as the Boar
had come to order, Quinn rose and pr,
scented a report from the committee o
roads, bridges, garbage, parks and pull
beimprovements, stating that the con
mittee had looked into the matter ,
the bids for supplies and decided thu
none could be accepted, the bids nj
having been advertised for. The con
mittee favored purchasing supplies fl
the month without bids and ADVERT
ing in time for awarding next month
contracts. The report was signed
Quinn, Aylett and Kane.
GAS the names of the men signin
this report are not members of the con
mittee to which this matter was n
ferred, / can not accept it as a COMM
tee report. | rule the motion to acceI
IT rs out of order" announced I'll
Mayor.
Logan appealed thrice, put the Al
peal, demanded the motion three time
and put it himself, Mcclellan being tn
minority of one on each vote.
Road Employees Named.
Quinn then presented another repor
this one announcing the names of II
men employed for the road work b
the committee, basing their right to s
employ them under the rules adopte
by the Supervisors and denied effectiv
ness by the Mayor. The report gay
also the amount of salary per mont
each of the various employees was
receive This list, with the respect,
salaries, is:
o. ]. Whitehead, prison luna. s 90.(
Thos. p. Cnmmins, road over
seer ............ 2OO.t
ID. Crowningberg, asst. road over.
seer ...... -. ......... 1901
L. A. X. Evans, bookkeeper. 1854
I'd. Hopkins, timekeeper $40. l00.t
Lucy Lloyd, clerk and STEM. 75.t
Henry Kailimai, clerk ...... 75.(
N. p. Jacobsen, collector ...... S5.t
Ghas. Coster, foreman 4th Dist.
stables .-....... ..... S5.l
r. Kinney, Waterman, 4th Dist.
stables ...... -. ...... 60.
II. Alapai, foreman 9th Dist.
stables $500. -. ........ So.
Gbaa- Ekahi, Waterman, 9Th
Dist stables ..... ........ so.
Sam Lehua, pump luna am. So.
Simeon Dias, prison luna ...... rs.
Noah Kauhane, prison luna...... rs.
Geo. Kapihe, watchman ..... 40.
M1kakoa, Waterman ....... 40.
> X. Kaianui, Waterman. .... 40.
J. X. Maunakea, estray police. 30.