The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-13

amize and put it in first-class condi-
ton.
The Oahu Railway & Land Co., on
recommendation of the Road Commit
tee, was granted the permission asked
for to extend their pipe line at Waia-
lua.
James Paele, Road Overseer of the
Koolaupoko district, reported to the
Board that during the month of July
his department. laid 533 running feet
of road with macadam and finished one
bridge at Kaalaea Is by Is feet, be-
sides the other routine work.
The report of the Garbage Depart
nent for July showed total receipts
of $1506.90 and disbursements of
$1255.97, leaving a balance of $25093
to the good.
July Arrests.
The police report for July showed
$50 arrests and ZIG convictions, with
fines and costs to the amount of $1811.-
so collected.
Treasurer's Report.
Treasurer Trent's report for the
month of July was presented to the
Beard. 1t showed total receipts for
the month, including the $24,684.26 cash
on hand July /, of $160,S09.42. Of
this amount, 1880 came from the
Territory. The total disbursements
amounted to $43,S12.34, leaving cash
balance on hand of $l16,6970 s.
A petition by residents of Nuuanu
valley for the immediate repair of the
road surface of Nuuanu avenue from
Beretania street to the electric light
station, was referred to the Road Com
mittee. The petitioners claimed that
the road has become dangerously rutty
in places.
Another Clerk.
Logan introduced a resolution that
the Building and Plumbing Inspector
be allowed to employ clerk at a
salary of SIS a month. The resolution
was referred to committee. Logan
also presented resolution to appro.
pirate the additional sum of $50 for
the .janitors payroll for the six months
ending December 81, 1909.
Palolo's Plea.
Carlos Long asked permission to ad-
dress the board, and on its being grant
ed, urged the Supervisors to take steps
at once to give the residents of Palolo
valley good road. The road is SO bad,
he declared, that when the weather is
wet, those who live at the upper end
of the valley are virtually penned in
and unable to get to town.
|. Attorney Glenn Quinn also addressed
the board on the same subject, but he
was more vigorous and went so far as
to accuse the Supervisors, present and
past, of having failed in their promises
to the Palolo residents. "For years
and years and years." he said, "tbe
government has been promising us up
u Palolo valley to give us road. And
we have not got it. | suppose most
of you gentlemen would not think Of
living up in Palolo valley as we do.
But / am glad to say that the love of
home is so firmly implanted in our
breasts that we are willing to make
many sacrifices for the sake of our lit
tie homes. Gentlemen, if | were to tell
YOU the sacrifices / myself have made,
| am sure it would bring tear to the
eye or cheek of the board. But / IN
not going to tell you.
"This morning when I stepped out
of my little home to come to the city,
| my horse went down in mud up to his
knees, and this is not wet weather,
either. Why, gentlemen, the road is SO
| bad up there THAI the cows give sour
| milk
Mayor Fern said he wished he had
vote on the board If he had, he
/ would vote to appropriate 5000 or
| $500 out of the road fund and hire
residents Of the valley to build the
road. He thought that would settle
the problem. and he asked that some
member of the board make motion
| to that effect.
| Quinn, however, opposed any such
action. He said the road committee
was already working in several places
about the city, and hoped before a