The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-29
CITY FATHERS
Do A FLIP
FLAP
Majority Blocks the Building of
the Belt Road Without
Reason.
KAHANA CONTRACT REFUSED
The Usual Exhibition of Mental
Acrobatics Given by the
Supervisors.

Turning one of the mental fipfaps
for which it has made itself famous, the
board of supervisors, at the meeting
held yesterday noon, declined to agree
to the signing of contract for the
construction of the Kahana Bay section
of the belt road in the district of Koo-
lauloa.
And in return for this exhibition of
gymnastics, the majority of the board
which was responsible for the fiptiap
was treated to a roast by Supervisor
Quinn that would at least have made
an ordinary person squirm. The board,
however, was used to it, and, although
Supervisor Kane, after it was all over,
arose and announced dramatically,
though ungrammaticaliy, that he would
not stand for it, he did stand for it.
Fortunately, Supervisor Aylett was
absent, so the oratory spilled at the
meeting was less painful than it might
have been.
There was more than one incompetent
seated around the supervisorial board,
according to Quinn. They were lot
of children playing horse with the com
munity. They didn t know what they
wanted; they went to work and voted
for a thing at one meeting and went
back on it at the next. 1t was all
politics, an attempt on the part of GER
tain members to horde up the county S
wealth so they could use it at the next
election to insure their return to the
fs board 80, , = g..
brought up the matter of the signing
of the contract for the Kahana section
of the belt road, stating that in accord
ance with action taken by the board,
tenders had been called for by the road
committee. John Emmeluth, according
to the report of the road committee
which Quinn wished to submit, was the
lowest bidder, his price for construct
ing the mile and a half of road being
$15,240. The report of the committee
as prepared recommended that the city
and county attorney be instructed to
draw up an agreement between Mr..
Emmeluth and the city and county in
relation to the proposed work.
Struck Snag.
But Quinn struck snag. Kane re-
fused to sign the report. So did most
of the other members of the committee.
Kane said he thought the board ought
to find out first how it stood financial
ly before embarking in any enterprise
that would eat up a lot of money.
Logan arose and explained that there
was plenty of money on hand. Acting
under his request, Auditor Fisher had
turned over to the county only $4,000
a month, while the estimated amount
coming to the county is. about $50 900,
which sum the auditor had expressed
his willingness to pay over. But Logan
had told him to hold up the balance.
as he thought it might be needed for
I just some such large contract as that
Aunder discussion. Therefore, there was
labout $4,000 due to the county from
the territorial treasurer, and the amount
was available for the construction of
the Kahana section of the belt road.
Still Kane WASH t satisfied.
Worse Than Children.
And Quinn got mad. F'We don t
want to act like lot of Children he
shouted I'VE d be worse than chill
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