The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-09-23
CUPID DELAYS
CITY FATHERS
Supervisors Courtship Causes
Two Meetings in One
Evening.
CFrom wednesday Advortser.l


evening.
1t was this way, The meeting was
supposed to begin at half-past seven
o'clock but at that hour the only mem
bers of the board present were Daniel
Logan, AHA and Jim Quinn.
Others present, besides the members
of the board of supervisors mentiond,
were Mayor Fern and his private sec.
retary, Bertram G. Rivenburgh, City
Physician Mackal, Stenographer Aiea,
Electrician Frazee Manager Campbell
of the Inter.Island Chandlery. Fire
Chief Thurston, Jailor Asch, Clerk Buf.
fandeau and City Clerk Kalauokalani.
When it was seen that there were but
three members of the board of super
vsors present, there was naturally
much concern.
AHA. who is captain in the Ma
tional Guard of Hawaii, which institu-
tion is at present engaged in the Off.
ces of an instruction camp at Fort
Shafter, had secured permission for
leave of absence from Colonel Bullard
to attend meeting of the board of
supervisors tonight, and very emphati-
cally proclaimed the fact that if the
meeting was not held that night he
would not be able to obtain leave of
absence for any other night in the near
| future.
Mayor Fern suggested that it would
be a good idea to wait and see if any
body else turned up. Nobody else, how.
ever, turned up.
AHA wanted to know if there was
verv much business to transact. Mayor
Fern thought there was not very much
to do and the clerk agreed with him.
Five ten, fifteen, twenty, and even
twenty-five minutes passed, with Quinn
getting anxious. Logan getting nervous
and AHA getting fdgety.
Finally 1t was suggested by some
brave soul that the meeting stand ad-
iourned. But this was not until after
Supervisor Jim Quinn had suggested
that he might be able to find Supervisor
Mcclellan, in order to get quorum.
Jim had an idea that he would know
lust where to put his hand on McClel-
Ian. Fern announced that Mcclellan
was to be married today, Wednesday,
and that he would probably be in too
nervous condition 10 take hls seat in
the board of supervisors.
Nevertheless, Jim Quinn, having his
big automobile waiting outside, made
up his mind that he would go out and
look for Mcclellan. He went out and
looked and came back and reported that
the bridegroom had not yet come.
Then the meeting adjourned accord
ing to all the rules of the board.
Just as the minority of the board was
on the way out of the room who should
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surprise and Indignation, but Mcclellan
himself.
He wanted to know what all the fuss
was about. He was only half an hour
| late and he could not understand what
it was that his friends were worrying
about. Where he had been did not en-
! ter into the discussion.
| But it happened that AHA had gone
out Just as Mcclellan had come in, so
the board was still just one man short
of quorum. Jim Quinn then again
volunteered to 90 and look for the miss
ing member of the quorum. While Jim
Quinn was out looking for AHA, who
should come in but AHA. And then
they had to wait for jim Quinn.
Finally Jim Quinn came back and
then there was indeed a quorum to wit:
jim Quinn, Mcclellan, AHA and Logan.
The mayor and the rest took their
seats and Dan Logan moved that all
previous movements of the evening be
forthwith expunged from the records,
which was done.
The matter of adjournment was a
pretty contest. Quinn said something
about meeting at noon today, but Logan
declared that he could not, or would not
be present at any meeting that would
be held at noon, and for very good
reason, though he did not say so and
that is that he is editor of the Hawaii.
an Star and noon happens to be the
busiest hour of the day with him. AHA
also stated that he did not know whe1
he would be able to attend a meeting
for the reason that he was captain OF
the national guard and that he was iiet
up with that duty, and he was hanged
if he was going to ask any more favor
of Colonel Bullard to let him off.
they couldn't It have meeting there an,
then, well, then AHA didn't knoy
when he would be able to be present
Where was Aylett, somebody asked
But it seemed that Aylett was bus,
at his business of watching the terri
torial capitol and couldn't get a sub
stimte
When would Mcclellan be able to b.
present, was the question asked.
Doctor Mackall was present and sug
gested that it was little too much t,
ask supervisor to be present on hi
wedding night.
Logan had an unofficial idea tha
Aylett must be dead or he would hav,
shown mp at the meeting. 1t is Otter
that Logan S wit saves the meetings O.
the board of supervisors from being al
together uninteresting.
Quinn suggested a meeting at 3 p
m. today. But all this was changet
when Mcclellan showed up and Logal
= moved that all previous doings of tn
| evening be expunged from the record
and a new dispensation be recorded.
5 There was some talk, of course, as t
5 whether it would be legal to call an
r other meeting after the minority ha,
!, agreed to adjourn until three o'cloel
t today, but Logan's motion carried an
all else was forgotten except a ne,
Y meeting,
s Therefore II may with truth be SAT-
that there were two meetings of tn
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