The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-02-11
KAIMUKI WALKS
MAKE MORE ROW
Quinn and Gere Clash Over the
Width of the Disputed
Sidewalks.
LOGAN SUPPORTS ENGINEER
Grade Commission Now Enters
and the Whole Matter Is
Up to Attorney.
LOGAN SUPPORTS ENGINEER
(From wednesday,s Advertlser.,


The Kaimuki sidewalk squabble has
not yet been settled. In fact it seems
to be long way from settled. The
grade commission has now been rung
in and the whole matter has been
passed up to the county attorney with
instructions tosascertain whether or not
the supervisors have any authority to
regulate the width of sidewalks.
Gere wants twelve foot sidewalks in
Kaimuki. Quinn does not care how
wide the sidewalks are but he says that
the majority of the property-holders of
the district want the width fixed at
eight feet. He swears that the people
shall have their way if he can manage
it for them.
Last night communication from
Gere suggesting that the patter be-
longs in the hands of the grade commits
sion was read Aylett did not know
and as usual thought that the matter
was cup to the supervisors. In fact
he had never heard of the grade COM
mission, did not know that such a body
exists, thought that the charter put the
whole matter into the hands of the
everything that he did not understand.
Mcclellan and Logan appeared in the
roles of Gere supporters and urged that
the county engineer was quite right.
They thought that the grade commits
sion was the proper body to handle the
matter and Logan demanded that an
,opinion be given by the county attorney.
MIlverton offhand expressed the belief
that the supervisors should regulate the
matter by ordinance if they wanted to
fix the width of Kaimuki sidewalks.
He was finally asked to look into the
matter more carefully and to present a
+, written opinion to the board
The posthole ordinance did not come
| up. Quinn realizes that the fifty-cent
digging fee is fizzle and is quite
ready to have that part of the ordi-
nance repealed. Aylett and Kane
could not see it that way however, for
fees, according to their ideas, are
things to be held onto just as long as
any one can hold. Kane is the one
who has been the most tenacious of the
fee business and he was obdurate when
Quinn tried to induce him to consent
to the repeal of the obnoxious legisla-
ton.
seems certain, for the public service
corporations have absolutely declined
to dig to the extent of fifty cents per
hole for doing just what their charters
give them the right TO do and the coun,
ty has found no way to make them
come through.
/ The plumbing ordinance amendments
We're brought up and passed. All OF
the amendments are of minor import
ance and are to remedy defects which
have been discovered in the present
law. All of the amendments were rec
commended by the plumbing inspector
and they will tend to make the work
of that official less arduous as wei
as more telling.
The usual bunch of routine was gont
through with. 1t was decided to turn
back to the superintendent of public
works general assortment of decrepi
horses and mules which the county ha
on hand. These animals were certified
to as useless by Veterinarian Monsar
rat so even Kane did not OBJECT t.
, having them turned back to the terri
torial authorities.
Auditor Bicknell announced that il
, accordance with the provisions of thu
charter he had appointed II. II. Wor
! rell deputy auditor, and asked that hi
salary be fixed at $3.50 per month
Quinn stated that Bicknell is beinj
, heavily overworked and on his motion
the salary was fixed as requested.
The next meeting of the board will
be held at noon time on Monday next
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