The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-22
Sapient Supervisors Down the
Offers of Automatic Phone
Company.
COUNTY FACES A LAWSUIT
Driveling Discussion in Which
Mcclellan, Fern, AHA and
Aylett Align.
(From Wednesdays Advertisera

with the telephone company and pass
ed the four-bit ordinance. Aylett was
the bright particular star who knocked
in the head all hope of compromise
with the Mutual Telephone Company,
possibly delayed the installation of the
new automatic system, probably threw
the whole matter into the courts and
placed the city and county in danger
of prolonged and expensive litigation
over matter which in the end is but
trivial. Honolulu must wait now for an
improved telephone system.
Aylett was eloquent last night. He
fairly outdid himself, and his logic was
of the usual scintillating Aylett vari-
ETY., which is absolutely Incompatible
for there is nothing like it under the
sun.
Forgot His Promise.
Up to an hour or so before the board
of supervisors was called to order, it
was supposed that the trouble was
practically settled and all that remain.
ed was the formal approval by the
board of the agreement between it and
the telephone company. Aylett had
given his promise to abide by the
agreement and vote for it. But at the
last minute he kicked over the traces.
His real reason for so doing would
make interesting reading if he were
able to give it, or would consent to do
so. But he didn't. He merely talked,
| and when Aylett talks it takes a Phil
adelph;a lawyer to discover just what
he is trying to say. Nobody else
| knows, and it is more than doubtful if
Aylett himself knows.
Beaten in Caucus.
| A short time before the supervisors
| met, caucus was held, and when it
Hnded, Supervisors Logan and Quinn
| threw up their hands and acknowl-
edged that they were beaten. Aylett
had dumped them, and they understood
| that there was no chance of the agree
ment being adopted. So when the ex-
bandman and night Waterman of the
Capitol arose in all his majesty and
] dignity and began to drip words from
his eloquent mouth, they sat Imply in
their seats until the food of words had
swept over their heads, and then
voiced two lonesome "ayes" when the
roll was called on the motion to adopt
| the agreement.
Democratic Noes.
Of course, the Democratic members
being "agin' the government. voted
no. Supervisor AHA, who had been
hanging back waiting to see what Ay'
lett would do, also voted no. He neg.
lected to give his reasons for SC
doing.
Aylett Not Bound.
Aylett, however, was full of reasons
such as they were. "This agreement u
he announced in his usual emphatic
manner, "seems to me like a death war
rant. 1 may be mistaken"
"Probably you are" interrupted
Logan. "You were in favor of it last
meeting"
"That didn It bind me-" vociferatet
Aylett noisily. 'Was this agreement
before the committee theni There was
no agreement. On this proposition
would discuss it one hundred times il
year. Somebody snickered and Ay
lett glared. Because this is not {
plaything; it's the life of the city
If they want to give it away, well anC
good The board can do as it pleases
will vote against it every time.
won t stand for it.
''I have been looking this contract
over and find it there where The Ad
vertiser said Aylett was looking at th'
linear feet, but outside that it leaves
the whole thing to the city and county
to repair. If we want an extension
the maintaining and repairing it is VI
to the city and county.
Lucid Argument.
"Another thing / find in this maj
here it shows where the line lays, 10000
feet wide-that is about 100 milesl-
all covered here. Under the agreement
these people offer us 1900 feet, bu
whyi / don u think it g fair, an agree
ment like this. It's not fair to thu
taxpayers and that is what we're her,
for. 1t took me some time to get {
copy of this agreement. / had TO hir'
"A man TO get II for me- But it Is NJ
10 the board. II can do ms II pleases.
"Thirteen thousand feet - that 7
about ten miles. And il costs the city
$1,000. But the repairs cost $4,000
That Is $4,000. IN leave II 10 the board
II vote against II. ~ place myself
on record that m not In favor of suel
AN agreement AS this,b
After TINS brilliant aud lucid argl
meni the board ala not stop 10 fguTl
out whether $4,000 feet il one hundre'
miles or ten miles, but called for thI
question, The motion was put and al
bat Logan and Quinn voted no on lh
proposition, The motion Was lost.
Street Ordinance Passed,
After the supervisors had voted no
40 agree 30 tho contract with tho ielo
phone company tho fourhit 0rdluhue
eas iakeu up and put 900 Ne final pas
nnRe NlihQpi apy preliminary diseul
Hinn, Tbs snnefflfufs hpeN what tho
wanted, ana ihey pqrsei tho ofdinags
promptly Hnd Nspi pu WIN Other busl
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