The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-05
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Road Overseer Paele Of Koolaupoko,
presented only now after they had been
investigated by the mayor and the
road committee, charges were preferred
against Charles Bridges, assistant road
overseer of Koolauloa, in two petitions
fro mthat district. He is accused of
misappropriation of road funds and of
converting old lumber from bridge
repairs to his own use. Among the
specifications were statements that he
put road workers to cooking his taro,
making his poi and pulling his taro.
Both matters were referred to the
road committee for investigation.
HACKS AND AUTOMOBILES.
Chairman Quinn of the road COM
mittee submitted the ordinance to re-
gulate hacks and automobiles, fixing
maximum rates of fare, with amend
ments made by the committee at pub
lie session participated in by owners
and drivers of licensed vehicles. The
board adopted the amendments with
others suggested by the chairman, eX-
cepting one doing away with drivers
badges. For this amendment Quinn
could not find a second, the other
members being solidly against it. At
the request of Aylett, who wanted time
to look over a clean copy as amended,
the passage of the bill to print was de-
ferred until next meeting.
BUILDING ORDINANCE.
Mcclellan brought up the matter of
building ordinance by asking for
clerical assistance to Building and
Plumbing Inspector Miehlstein, who he
stated had begun consideration of pro-
visions for such a measure. Logan
stated that he had secured from John
H. Wise at the Archives a copy of the
building bill that failed in the Legis-
lature some years ago. He had been
advised by former legislators and 9TH
ers that it was a good bill, and believed
so himself tfrom having attended the
I legislative committee meetings on the
measure. Accordingly he moved that
the bill be referred to the committee
on public expenditures, of which Nc
! Clellan is a member, with instructions
to prepare an ordinance in conference
with Engineer Gere, Fire Chief c. H.
4 Thurston, Electrician Frazee and ms
peetor Miehlstein. Carried.
WAR DECLARED.
Notice from Superintendent of Pub
, lie Works Campbell that he had grant
ed permission to the Honolulu Gas co.
to lay mains on Manoa road and Do
minis street brought out information
from Engineer Gere that the work
had already been done.
Mcclellan called attention to the
fact that the company had violated
the ordinance by digging without re-
ceiving a permit from the board. He
said the ordinance should be enforced
Quinn, being occupied with some
thing else had not heard what was go
ing on until now When informed he
declared that the company should be
arrested and on his motion the COM
INJUNCTION was referred to the road
committee
HEAVY INDECENT BILLS,
Among a great deal of routine bust
ness the meeting lasting until nearly
eleven o'clock, there were unusually
heavy bills passed for INDECENT pa
tients in the Queens Hospital anc
the burial of INDECENT dead.
BREEZE OVER PAELE.
There was a breeze between Quinr
and Mcclellan over a recommendation
from the road committee to take $lOC
from the Koolaupoko road fund to pay
Macfarlane for certain road work. Nc
Clellan took it as another case OF
worrying Overseer Paele, but the resi-
of the board by vote regarded it as
good stroke of business.
TIFF BETWEEN OFFICIALS.
Just before adjournment there was
tiff between Engineer Gere and Clerl
Kalauokalani over a proposal by the
former that the latter advertise fol
claims against the city and county t
be presented forthwith. Kalauokalan
related the county's experience anC
contended that heads of department.
could get in the bills if they tried. Ger,
finally let it go at that,
THE MAYORS JOKE.
Mayor Fern, who had been in goo
humor the whole evening as if feeling
pleasant at having relieved himsel
! to the afternoon papers of his inten
don to run for a second term, held up