The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30
BUSY SESSION
OF THE S0LONS
lrtom salntda, !. Aa,erlI,crl


Last nights meeting of ths post,
~ Super, isofs was lengthy. and wa
full ot business during the three hon
session. Supervisor Logan introduce,
an ordinance, which passed first read
ing. creating "a Bureau Of Supplies
for the city the Clerk, Auditor an,
ATTORNEY 10 be directors, with IN,
Clefksas custodian aud purvevor IN,
latter u 20 keep account Of all mate
rial bought aud all work done for eael
office coming in for supplies. rendering
bills Of account To each Office.
In june and December the Clerk }.
To solicit bids from commercial houses
for supplying all neeessaries for half
yearly periods
The ordinance was passed on first
reading and referred TO the committee
on public expenditures.
a claim for materials and RIGHT Of
way was presented by the Ciarisso
Onmmins Estate through Attorney Ma.
COON. Referred 10 the road committee
and County Attorney, together with a
request by Aylett, to see whether or
not the Kalihi quarry Is on private
land.
report Of the ways and means
committee was accepted and filed. Its
general statement Of county finances
may be found, as follows. in the omen.
ing paragraphs:
\ our committee on ways and means
herewith submits a statement, based ON
probable results of municipal finances
for January and February. and re-
sources for the remaining four months
of the first half -yearly period. II
shows resources in the general fund.
after deducting certain obligations left
by the county government and engage.
ments approved by the Board of Su.
pervisors, of $244 ,554.22 for the six
months. January expenditures, esti.
mated at S4l ,47S.7S, leave n balance of
S2oS.O75.44. and February expendi.
lures. estimated at $42, l6O.5s. deduct.
ed from that, will leave n balance of
$l6O.9l4.S6, or average monthly re.
sources of $40.22s70 for four months
At the January rate of expendi.
ture, the monthly pro rata of balance
in the general fund would be overrun
by $3.50 a month.
AT the February rate il would he
overrun by about 1882 a month. The
average monthly deficit for the first
two months would thus be about
$1,000.
A number of retrenchment items were
and the need of strict economy
urged.
On motion of Supervisor Quinn the
'alary of Road Supervisor Wilson was
Iut at $500 month and $50 extra for
,aking over the garbage work and
agreeing to make il pay.
The other members of Wilson'S
'orce vii be paid as follows: r. w.
}athcart, 'bookkeeper, 1925 month;
'. I. Anderson, stenographer and
Jerk, 500; w. c. Cummings. time.
Keeper, 500; G. H. Keawehaku, stable
brennan, fourth district, $S5, and a
number of other subordinates at the
anne old rates.
The resignation of Supervisor Logan
rom the Committee on Public Expen.
itures and the substitution of Super.
lsor Mcclellan thereon, was accepted.
The report of Road Supervisor viii.
ON IN regard to the inventory of City
nd County property and his sugges-
ions as TO getting rid of old and pur.
haslng new gear, was received and re-
erred TO the road committee. Wilson
ound the rock crushers in need of re.
airs and for that cause, turning out
smaller quantity of road metal than
in good shape. The repairs would
top the outside purchase of material
a cost o. from 81 to $3.50 per cubic
ard. He wants to buy new wagons.
erritorial Superintendent Campbell
MI consent 10 old mules being sold at
uction and the proceeds turned over +,
the Territory. He will wipe off the
nimals from the Territory's inventory !
nd release all further claim.
The Board decided, in the matter of |
Dad repair, to complete King street, S
hen go upon Merchant street, then to S
irst and then to Moanalua and Emma
-reets. q
a long discussion arose over Kane's ,
solution authorizing the chief en-. ,
lneer or the fire department to give /
lch fireman fifteen days vacation !
nrlng each year! Aylett thought the
solution was mandatory upon the !
lief to grant vacations to every man !
neither the chief felt he should have
leave of absence or not. Aylett IS
'asoning was just, and he cited the :
use of one of his sons, who had dis !,
1eyed the rules and lost his chance =
n vacation. Mr.. Aylett said the
lief was right in that case The reso-
ton, however, passed.
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