The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-06-24
PAVING MEASURE
IS NOW NO MORE
Supervisors Fail to Pass 1t Over
the Mayors VetO-ApprO-
priatiOns Go.
tFrom wodnesday s Advertiser.l

killed for the last time the Fort street
bitulithic pavement ordinance. In a
meeting of three.quarters of an hour,
they not only did this but passed the
appropriation bill on the final reading,
discussed some bulky communications
and renewed diplomatic relations with
Superintendent of Public Works Mars.
ton Campbell.
During a short preliminary discussion
of the paving ordinance their feet be.
came lost in the intricate ways of par.
liamentary procedure and it took all of
Deputy City Attorney Milverton s
legal acumen to get them to point
where they could safely vote on it.
The matter was first brought up by
reading the petition which bore the
signatures of Honolulu entire bust
ness community asking the supervisors
to pass the ordinance and award the
contract. Supervisor Mcclellan, the
champion of the ants, arose and said:
Discovered
Gentlemen of the board, 1 would
like to call your attention to the fact
that have investigated this matter
very thoroughly and have found out
that the man who circulated this petit.
ton is the man to whom the contract
will be awarded. Don forget that y
"Well," said Kane mildly, edo
understand that Mr.. J. A. Gilman took
this ordinance around and forced these
people to sign it9"
"No," said Mcclellan, gracefully
"they just signed it,"
Quinn then arose and made a motion
that was palpably in the wrong place
Mr.. Milverton insinuated that il
wasn't quite proper and said that the
thing to do would be to make motion
to reconsider the paving ordinance.
Getting It Straight.
Mr.. Aylett then arose on three diff
ferent occasion just as they were abou
TO call the roll, and asked permission
to ask the city attorney if they were
going to vote to reconsider the ordi
nance. This motion finally passed
unanimously.
"Now the proper thing to do, sait
Mr.. Milverton, as Quinn rose cautiously
"is to make motion to pass the ordi
nance over the mayors veto.''
'Yes, uh huh," said Quinn.
''Second the notion" said Kane.
''The motion is to pass the mayor >
veto," said the clerk.
"No, no." corrected Mr.. Milverton
"to pass the ordinance over tn
mayors veto.
t'I see." The clerk took nev
start, "The motion is to pass the vet
, over the mayors ordinance
"That s not quite correct" sal,
Mr.. Milverton.
1t was finally Strengthened ont Ahi
and Aylett and Mcclellan voted no AM
the other four aye, and the motion los
as a to vote is needed to pass owe
veto.
The mayor heaved sigh of relief
Well Done.
There was not the slightest sign o
an grafton when the Appropriate
bill came up for the third reading. !
passed unanimously, making recor
for the present board, who never be
, fore have got an appropriation bl
through without an hours discussion a
each reading.
Previous to this matter, letter froI
the mayor was read calling the board
attention to the fact that the super
, intendent of public works had notifie
them to curb and pave the streets o
! which city property fronted and tina
F., legal proceedings would he institute
against them, if it was not done. Th
| board took this communication mild
/, and requested the city attorneys d
} partment to render them written opil
. ion on the matter.
4 The mayor also called attention
I an agreement between them and II
department of public works by whiC
!, Alexander street was to be widened ar
e curbed. Mr.. Campbell was to secui
J. the needed property, which he did fro
Mr.. Dillingham;, and the board was
h sidewalk and curb it, which it hash
g DONE This was referred to committe
a Wants No Hacks.
. ID. McInerny addressed letter
u y the board asking it to prohibit q
u hacks from standing in front of 4
70 WAY building at the corner of Bish'
| ana hiDg StIetlss Which 10 MS pAppSie
!, He stated that he was unable to re
y the stores owing to objections TO {
u hacks and that his present tenants we
a kicking. This was also referred to col
y mittee.
j. City Engineer Gere addressed lett
y to the board notifying them of I
y preparations he has made to rebui
ie the Heeia beach road in such mann
that it will not be necessary to dri
~ through the South Seas when pursui
~ that route. He stated that he h
- negotiated for n two-aere piece Of Ia
necessary from the Bishop Estate viii
could be secured for $50. The 70
committee win report ON II.
rs James Lynch, the inspector Of cha,
"a, feurs' licenses, asked for thirty da!
~ leave Of absence which was grant
and II. +. Murray was appointed to
the vacancy while he is gone.