Evening bulletin., 1911-05-17
Low YIELDS
PRUNING KNIFE

/ evening.
One was the picturesque welding OF
the pruning knife, held in the good
right hand of Chairman Eben Low
who ruthlessly pared down Mayor J.
j. Ferns incidental account by the
elimination of an item calling for the
| payment for works of art. Low q.
head OF the ways and means commit
tee did let pass a little bill for His
Honor's cigars, which smokes are
sometimes presented as peace of.
fering to irate property owners from
Manoa Valley, Kaimuki and Kalihi
who claim to appeal in vain for relief
from the bondage of mud-locked
roads.
Another feature of the meeting was
the maiden speech coming from "Ha-
nawaki' Kruger, chairman OF the
health and sanitation committee.
Chairman Kruger readily demonstrate
ed within n few minutes after he as
sumed the floor that he possessed
oratorical powers OF the six cylinder
variety. He terminated now of elo-
quence by reporting progress with
the new building ordinance.
Two Japanese milk dealers were
granted permission to vend lacteal
fluid. their premises having been
found to comply with existing health
regulations.
Another Chinese poi shop has been
inspected by City and County Ply
sician Wayson and pronounced as
meeting with the requirements of the
new health regulations. 1t has been
allowed to reopen.
There is bright prospect for the
enlargement of Waipahu school build
ing upon the suggestion of Mrs. Ov-
erend, the teacher there who has ask
ed the board for more room in order
to accommodate the rapid increase in
the number of pupils. The ways and
means committee look with favor up
on the proposition.
City and County Engineer Gere has
been allowed an additional draughts-
man for his Office. The approaching
road campaign resulting from the APP
preparation of two hundred thousand
dollars for a belt road has piled up
business In the road department.
Supervisor Eben Low is the men,
Der on the ways and means commit
tee who goes through the bills and
expense vouchers with a fine tooth
comb. While he passed upon a little
item of s1325 contracted by Mayor
J. ]. Fern for imported perfectos, he
did strike out another amount of sew
eral dollars which His Honor had ex.
pended for suitable frame for the
mayoralty picture. The cigars which
added picturesqueness and interest tu
the claim for incidentals, are said to
be on tap at the Mayors Office.
A report presented by Road Super
visor Paele, of Koolaupoko, showed
where the amount allotted TO his dis.
trict had been spent during the month
OF April.
A financial statement from Eva
road district indicated that $l400 had
been exponded there during AnriI for
road work alone
Treasurer shinple bas aIed b,s
month,v renort with uoy,r Earr and
the supervIsors Tho st,tsment %,
Anril shows receipts IN the omorn,
OF $50 335 "a with disbursemepts sas
739 II leaving n baIance for Mo, &c,
NJ s2t 5ae 5s
The plorious vaca,io, ao,s Qua
here. the maddest of tho YEAR A.
cordine to agreement betwee, Tho
specioI committee ana CITY a,d Conn-
ty physician wavson that oa,cia, h,,
been granted n leave of absence COW
ering a perIod Of two and one baI,
montbs d,ripg ,,tioh. ,i,,o n, W,
son saws that he will proceed IN the
mainland there TO receive tre.tmo,,
for the restoration of his bearinc
He asks for credentials from the citv
fathers which he believes will ASST Al
him in CARRYING on n series of inves.
tigations of health departments of
large cities on the coast
Ala Moa,a roaa asnaoio,,,, ,,,. 4.