The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-06-20

UNE 20, 1909. SEMI-WEI
Hospital, asking what decision the
board had arrived at with reference to
subsidy. 1t was shown by Logan
that an item had been inserted in the
appropriation bill to cover the hos.
pitfalls, the hospital to be paid for what.
ever patients it received at per diem
rate.
Logan stated that he had just been
informed by the City Attorney that an
inspection of the bills passed by the
last Legislature showed an item OF
$1,000 for the Queens Hospital per
month. Logan said he remembered
when the appropriation bill was passed
by the Legislature and the item was
struck out. However, if the item wa,
in the acts as printed, it was mystery
However, to prevent any miscarriage
the hospital lump sum of $3.50 was
inserted in the city's appropriation bill
Superintendent OF Public Works
Campbell asked the board to vacate
the rooms in the Capitol basement
where the road department was located
as he wished to bring the land office
there. The city will have to find rooms
downtown for it's road department of.
fees.
A letter was received from w. w
Hall calling attention to petition sent
to the territorial government in 1906
and another to the county in 1907 ask.
ing for Improvements on the road
which runs behind the residences of
w. w. Hall, s. NJ. Damon and Others
on Nuuanu avenue. The county had
previously acknowledged receipt OF
the petition saying the road would be
fixed. Nothing has been done and the
road is in a wretched condition. 1t Is
SO bad that the Hawaiians living along
the road have to pass through the prem
Uses of the Halls and Damons to get to
their homes.
The Mayor said that something
should be done. People should have
ingress and egress to and from their
homes. Anyhow, the Fifth District
should have more road work done
Everything seemed to be done for the
Fourth District AHA said that $72,.
600 had been expended on Fourth Dis.
trict roads this year and very little
for the Fifth. Quinn said he was do
ing his best. There was certain work
which must be completed in the Fourth
and then the Fifth would receive at.
tention.
Logan said he was sorry about the
Mayors request for an auto, but there
had been change of heart among the
members and the auto couldn't be
bought. The Mayor thereupon asked
that his monthly incidental fund for
materials and supplies be placed at
$50 instead of 800 as cut, and the
Supervisors aequiesced.
The Mayor had something to say
about the hospitals and the subsidy.
He said that if anybody went to hos
pital he should be allowed to have his
family doctor attend him. The men,
bers kokuaed this suggestion. This
probably refers to the strained relations
between DR.. O'Day and the Queen IS
Hospital. The Mayors suggestion was
referred to the health committee.
w. H. Hogs, member of the Pro
motion Committee, appeared before the
board and made Straightforward
plea for funds for the promotion work,
He said the legislature had cut out the
$3.50 per month and he hoped the coun-
ty could furnish the amount. The Pro-
motion Committee was helping every
one in the Territory. 1t was bust
ness institution and if the members
would go to the committees headquar-
tiers figures could be shown that the
committee was bringing plenty of peo'
pile here who spend much money in the
Islands and therefore help everybody.
The committee had plans to spread the
promotion idea at the Seattle fair and
needed money to do so.
Mayor Fern backed up Mr.. Hoogs.
He said he had received about $50 let
tiers from people in various parts of
the world, all of which he had referred
to the Promotion Committee to answer.
"We have given money to various de.
partments which have been turned over
to us by the Territory" said the
Mayor. "Therefore, / think we should
do the same for the Promotion Com.
mittee. F." The matter was referred to
the Ways and Means Committee. Some
of the members are favorably inclined
toward the Promotion Committee, and
it is possible some way may be found
to give funds for its work.
The roads committee reported that
for the month of July it recommended
that as soon as oil arrived from San
Francisco work should commence on
Merchant street and that King street
be finished 1t recommended working
on lower Emma street and continuing
the Punchbowl road. The committee
thought it could do something for Kap.
iolani Park and Diamond Head and
recommended the work continue on the
Pail, and the Belt road.