The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-07
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Therefore, Resolved, That the Mayor
| and Board of Supervisors of the City
and County of Honolulu hereby respect.
| fully petition the Senate and House
| of Representatives of the Legislature
of Hawaii that they appoint a joint
committee of there honorable bodies to
| consider and report upon the advisable
| ity and ways and means of having the
Territory transfer to- the City and
County of Honolulu the present post
Office property, upon its surrender by
the United States government as above
anticipated, for the purposes and uses
of municipal headquarters and offices
for the City and County of Honolulu,
and
Further Resolved That the. City and
County Clerk forthwith transmit copies
of this resolution to the President of
the Senate and the Speaker of the
House Of Representatives, respectively,
signed by the Mayor and eountersign.
ed by the Clerk.
Moved by Daniel Logan, seconded by
W. III. Mcclellan.
Complying With New Law.
In order to comply with a general
law regulating the manner of payment
Of government funds in wages and sala
ries, recently passed by the Legisla-
ture, the board last night decided to
pass all payrolls on or about the 10th
and LIST days of each month, thereby
passing rolls for the first half up to
the 18th and the latter half up to and
including the last day of the month.
The next board meeting will be held
on the 10th as the payrolls for the
first half of April will be passed upon
then and it will be incumbent upon
the Auditor to get the warrants out
as quickly as possible, the hope being
expressed that the wages can be paid
on the 18th. The Auditor was given
authority to employ Mr.. Hopkins at
$50 per month to assist in the increased
work of getting out individual warrants
for every laborer.
Jap Gets His.
The road committee, in letter, mott.
fed the board that they had investi-
gated the demand of Sol. Peck, former
road overseer for Koolaupoko district,
for a month and half's wages for
his japanese stableboy, amounting to
$27, and reported that it was contrary
to the municipal charter for work to
be done by others than citizens, and
as the employee was Japanese, and
not citizen, the committee recon-
mended that the demand be laid on the
table. So ordered.
VIII Investigate Kalakiela.
Supervisor Cox called attention to
the report of 'tthird degree'' methods
employed by former Chief of Detec-
tives Kalakiela and Detective Medeiros
in extorting a confession from Joe
Rosa, a juvenile, in regard to the lat
ter's completely in College Hills
burglary. He stated that the newspa-
per report intimated that the boy was
innocent, as another boy had confessed
that he was the burglar. Cox suggest
ed the matter be referred to the police
committee for investigation, which was
done.
AS to the investigation of the police
department and the allegation that for
mer chief Kalakiela was doing nothing
to merit his being retained as chief,
Cox stated that the matter had bee.
IL.
Joe Leal was substituted, the burglar
was caught and everything was run
ming along smoothly.
Threaten Damages.
Mayor Fern submitted letter from
Attorney Robertson. acting on behalf
of A. s. Cleghorn, in which the atten-
ton of the Supervisors was called to
the bridge and culvert on Kalakaua
avenue across the Apuakeha stream.
The attorney stated the stream was in
adequate and insufficient to carry off
the waters in time of freshets. He
announced that the city would be held
responsible for all future damage. He
called attention to the backing up of
the waters on lands and crops of Mr..
Cleghorn.
Pail Road Being Ruined.
The Mayor also called attention to
letter from City Engineer Gere in
regard to the Pail road on the Koo-
laupoko side, in which he stated that
unless repaired and oiled the road
would be ruined He said he had rec
commended that the road be oiled when
built two years ago. 1t is now de-
teriorating rapidly. The two miles of
road cost $4,000 per mile, and was com
pleted in December, 1906.
Work Prisoners Longer.
Road Supervisor Wilson presented
written report on the work of his de-
partment. He reported Alexander
street macadamized and the oiling be
ing expedited. King street has been
macadamized two-thirds of its width
beyond .Piikoi street, and oiling has
begun. Good progress is being made
in the macadamizing of Moanalua road
The Alewa rock crusher broke down
Monday, but will be repaired by to-
night.
He stated that heretofore prisoners
have been conveyed to and from Molil,
iii by four wagons at an estillateu
COST Of about So per day. He has ae-
eepted an offer of the Rapid Transit
Company to transfer these men daily
at the rate of So per day, saving OF