The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-10
MARS BEATEN
BY DOVE OF
PEACE
Submit to
Lecture by Mayor
Joe Fern.

The millennium has arrived. Harmony
has displaced diseord. The dove of
peace has put to flight the dogs of war
and the olive branch is nailed securely
to the mast head. Mars is dead-re.
quiescat in paee
1t is really true-for the time being.
The Board of Supervisors at its meet.
ing last night received a lecture from
the Mayor-and received it practically,
considered it deliberately and approved
OF it unanimously. Furthermore, it ex-
tended it's thanks to His Honor for
the attitude he had taken and promised
in the future to be good and give no
the same lines. Both Supervisor Quinn
and Supervisor Logan admitted that
the Mayor was justified in saying what
he did, Quinn going so far as to say
that the board had been playing horse
instead of attending to business.
The incident arose over the matter
of the appropriation bill, which had
been signed by the Mayor, under pro-
test. previous to the meeting of the
board. The Mayor was evidently of
the opinion that he had not been fair
ly treated in the matter, and although
he signed the bill in order to avoid
the complications that would arise
through the lack of funds to pay bills
when they should come due, he took
occasion in a written message to tell
fhe board what be thought of the whole
business. Fortunately, the members
were in peaceful mood and accepted
the correction in a mild spirit. The
Mayors message to the board was as
follows
To the Honorable Board of Supervis-
ors of the City and County of
Honolulu
Gentlemen: I have approved the
resolution making appropriations for
various expenditures in the different
departments for the next half-yearly
period In doing so, however, would
like to place before your honorable
body some points in the proceedings
which | disapprove:
First. The resolution containing the
budget was not placed before the
Board at an early enough date to COM
plete the final printing before certain
payrolls and contracts would be due
and payable, even if only the neces-
sary time was consumed in its passage.
Let me, therefore, impress upon you at
this early date to consider the next
appropriation bill earlier. After the
first reading FIVE days are consumed IN
printing; after the second reading the
Mayor has possible ten days for con-
sideration; in case of a veto OF one
item only it cannot be taken up for
another five days, then whether the
veto is sustained or overriden, it does
not become law until it has been pub
lished ten days, making in all thirty
DAYS which may be consumed IN It's
passage.
Second The appropriations covered
in the aforementioned resolution ag-
gregate a considerable sum and the
Mayor has not been advised by your
Committee ON Ways and Means as to
the possible revenue of the City aud
County during the next period, hence,
although approving the expenditures OF
said appropriations, l do so with no
definite knowledge as to the recelpts'
Third There are Incorporated IN the
resolution as it stands some items Wnleh
were changed after the caucus or the
Board with the Mayor and the Mayor
only knowledge was when the bill was
up for passage first reading. l wish
to 90 on record as disappearing sueh
INTERPRETATION of the meaning OF a
caucus.
Owing to the lateness of the time IN
the month, and wishing IN no way TO
ieopardize the work of the departments
by not having available funds for
various expenditures when they are
due and payable, as aforesaid l nave
approved the resolution. But let US get
together early and caucus on the
budget and pass the resolution as eau
cused as expeditiously as possible, so
that the necessary time which is con- |
sumed viii not carry it to time IN
the month when necessary expenditures
have to be held up.
Yours respectfully,
JOSEPH J. FERN,
Mayor City and County of Honolulu
Logan Not Guilty.
Upon the reading of this message by
the Clerk, Logan moved that it be &C
cepted and placed on file. 'EIn so
he added. 81 wish to plead
not guilty on behalf of the Ways and
Means Committee. We tried for a
month to get together on the jail prop
osition, but there was nothing but post
ponements.
Logan assured the Mayor that the
bill, which His Honor had
stated he had not had time to become
thoroughly acquainted with. is all right.
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