The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-13


of Supervisors last night was the pass |
ing of demands for salaries, payrolls /
and material and supplies. The first
monthly account of the Queens Hos
pital amounted to $1,000.
Many reports were presented by the
committee on roads, bridges, parks
and garbage, all of which were adopt !
ed n
While there was no legal obligation
TO comply with the request of Kapio-
lani Estate to curb certain premises
at South and Halekauila streets, the
committee would try to do the work
as it would be quite an improvement
in that part of the city.
The claim of $500 damages for re-
moval of material from the ahupuaa
of Auwaiolimu presented by the same
corporation was regarded as unrea-
sonable and unjust and payment of it
denied.
Supt. Marston Campbell's offer of a
portion OF the Kuwili pond as gar
bage dump was accepted.
The committee promised to level off
block at Kakaako, with an apology
to the Bishop Estate for delay.
Road Supervisor Wilson was COM
plimented on his work for July.
The lane from Beretania avenue to
Luso street will be macadamized if
the residents furnish the right of
way.
o. r. G. L. Co. was granted permits
sion to extend its pipe line across the
road at Waialua.
Road Supervisor Wilson's report on
the garbage service for July showed
receipts of $15O69O and disbursements
of $125597, leacing a credit balance of
$25O.93.
Road Overseer Paele of Koolaupoko
reported for July that 533 running
feet of macadam had been laid, a
bridge at Kaalaea finished and sundry
repairs made
! Residents of Nuuanu valley petition
ed for immediate repair of the ave-
nue. from Beretania street to the cleo
trio light station. The petition was
referred to the road committee.
Treasurer Trent's report for July
showed total receipts for the month,
including the $24.6S4.26 cash on hand
July /, of $160,S09.42. or this amount,
$S7 ,215.26 came from the Territory.
The total disbursements amounted to
$43 ,812.34, leaving cash balance on
hand of $116,9970S.
The police report for July showed
! NTH
fines and costs to the amount of $1811.-
so collected.
A resolution to allow the building
and plumbing inspector clerk at SIS
a month was referred to the public ex-
penditures committee.
Carlos Long and Glen Quinn ad-
dressed the Board strongly on behalf
of improving the Palolo road They
were backed up by Mayor Fern, who
said that the promises of three sue
cessive boards to Palolo, in this mat
ter, remained unfulfilled Chairman
Quinn of the road committee assured
the Palolo people that work on the
road would be reached within three
months. Chairman Logan of the ways
and means committee, referring to a
remark by Mr.. Long on the large trea-
sury balance, explained that a great
proposition of this was from the Ter
ritorial auditors half-yearly cleanup
and from license collections, and these
funds had to be spread out over the
remaining five months of the period
the license money indeed over a whole
year.
A report of the ways and means
committee gave a statement of con-
D tracts awarded for school desks, to
|, Wall, Nichols Co. items of $S56.25 and
1925, and to Arleigh & Co an item
of $5SSSS, grand total of s1670.13. A
statement of repairs to schoolhouses
by Engineer Gere showed that, with
the desk contracts, the appropriation
of $4,000 was nearly all expended but
most of the necessary work had been
: done.
On the matter of school supplies the
r committee had the following to say;
A communication from the Depart
ment of Public instruction, dated July
D 10, 1909, informs the Board of Super.
visors that, Eat meeting of the Com
missioners of Public Instruction, held
July II, 1909, a resolution was passed
requesting the several counties to fur
nish requisition blanks TO the princi
pals of schools in their counties anC
asking the principals to make requi
sition to the counties direct for sup
= plies to be furnished by them and t.
forward copies of such acquisitions t.
the Commissioner of Public Instruc
= ton of their county"
On this resolution, so communicat
;. ed, we wish to report:
3 That the word supplies" is to-
comprehensive, as the Department %
Education has been granted $4,000 |
year for supplies" and cognate OBJ