The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-09-03
"a MISERABLE FAILURE"

What kind of worrying Advertiser, make it knock
county every again? Whether hookNo
bookwom heartwolm or mngwom 1t IS certainly clawler
that trail of malice that sheet For is malicious tot
bring railing accusations against body of men, which vo
plain The other day the morning referred without
the nuend what it called the miserable failure
of the present board of supervisors An examination OF Facts VIII
any unpreudced that this board has made record
local government which has been euaed by any
Sglilli Stands DUis' What has it done?
l. 1t has handled more than million of dollars in 6usnesslke
scarcely eluaed in this country Expenditures have
systematic that the various public services have been more
evenly before There has been of the
expanding all the in sight month";
and having public improvements at snds Tor the next month or
expenditure checked by bad weather other
the saving to Improvement of the working plant or to
special appropriations roads Many thousands of dollars realized
in uneXpended balances and accrued SURPRISES from time to time
have equipment for the roads fire. light andpoice
departments
Notwithstanding heavy current from the electric
company owing scarcity hundreds of new
lights have installed in and suburb At present the
money provided and the work in progress for lighting the streets
from Moanaua Waaae mapped plan effectively any
equal United ghtedndeed
the like which elsewhere usually left in darkness
The board promptly took the of all ai in the city and
of last year 1t Immediately began making necessary improvements
$1,000 provided of unpaid bills being
left to the next board This the principal Jail has been conducted
At the date Just mentioned also the board took over repairs and
maintenance public chOoOuse With less for the purpoe
available han the TERRITORY mad the choo Oul1n9s ana premises
of this island are better appearance and condition. barring nat
buildings have been established by of equipment furnished by
the board of its school funds and third possible before
the end of this year.
An immense mileage of roads has been RECONSTRUCTED
with the exception King where California formula for
other, failed resusmade superior the
class of roads in and mainland cities There is the voluntary
Many miles roads
have been built by this bOard-gOod automobile roads at that Home
opened Territory found in unsatisfactory shape
have been reoded and placed good condition. me pledge the
Republican platform 1908 for construction of the belt road around
contract OF two magnificent sections OF auomoOe highway where
Dogs and qusands had before made the times impossible
Nothing of other bad spots belt equally
which completed the ordinary
moneys the districts through which that grand scenic thor
highway has been repaired and everything good shape for max
ing the last remaining link the splendid boulevard of Nuuanu
Fire risks the business diminished by
substantial extension of the reOof construction limits enacted by
the present board and this being followed by the drafting
building ordinance suggested observation-disclosures dishonest
tempt has made the credby member
An ordinance passed which has stopped the erection
houses residence blocks without the of property
therein.
Ordinances sanitary relating ctys meat
fish and milk supplies have been enacted well ordinances
gate plumbing auomobng and the operating of automobiles and
other vehicles for hire.
system being gradually,
this board for securing and Standardization in the matter
supplies for the different municipal Offices the plan being
imperfect stage thus far attained the system has put end to nd
eriminae mourning of bills Departments needing equipments
when granted instead of making debts and then asking the board
pay them
July of last year the treatment
dspensay and hospital of the INDECENT sick the burial pauper
dead and share of the city sanitation OF all these
sponsibilites it has acquitted itself well.
BY this board the public odme
policies of former regimes The Hawaii Promotion Committee Kap
Park the Associated Charities up aban
doned by the Territory and given sustaining hand
H. The general business of the board has been
pedousy as the affairs OF governing body in these islands have
business has comparatively
degree of dscord Only, unlike great proportion public
conducted broadly the public the newspapers
hard put for sensation have made mountains
blowing off of steam the part of member will get column
smoothly and satisfactorily concluded will have three
side turnover, on perhaps be omitted altogether
~ The chronic capr Will be ready to mo thanks the