The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-05-02
EBEN LOW IS NOW
An INDEPENDENT ONE
SUPERVISORS WAITING FoR $500
A MONTH AND MANoA
REsIDENTs.
AEON Afondar,a Adyerllserl

kEEQm AonutiN'h AuNtNAAaOf4l
Now that the Legislature is pau tho
supervisors viii again come into the
limenght and provide the critics with
something to talk about. The present
board met only a short time before the
Legislature sat and used up most Of that
period in squabbling generally and set
Ting up the matter of who was to be
who for the rest Of the term. McClsl-
Ian, 1t was known, would stand on his
own feet, but how the rest Of the
board would divide itself up was a mat
ter Of speculation.
Eben Low was the bone of conton-
ton. He wanted this and he wanted
that and made so much fuss about not
being appointed as chairman Of the
road committee that he was at last
given a corresponding position on the
ways and means committee. This kept
him quiet during the time the fight was
being carried on over the appointment
of new road superintendent against
the mayors wishes. Low stood in solid
with the board and was in fact ono of
the hardest fighters against the mayor.
The board won out and then Low
seemed to sever his partnership with
the rest.
The first indication of the fact was
when he went away for some time and
the question of paving another block
of Fort street cropped up. The board
took the stand that as they had not
the money to make permanent job of
it, the best thing they could do was
to make temporary one. The work
was under way when Low returned,
and to the surprise of the other mem.
bers Immediately registered a kick
about the job. He stated that they
should have made good job Of II
while they were about it. The board
smiled and took no further notice OF
Low butting in on road matters, espe
4 cially when he colld not find time tC
stay here and attend to them.
For Manoa Roads.
This was only the first of many Incl
dents that have come up from time t.
time. The latest, however, occurre'
when a petition Of Manoa resident
paid the board a surprise visit las
week and demanded that their road
! should be fixed up. Low was the maj
{ who got most Of the support from tina
, district and naturally they looked +
him to do things. They were not dis
appointed either. He Immediately wen
for the road committee and stated tina
the sum of 5000 a month could easll
a be spent out there.
a Sure it could, the rest of the boar
a agreed with him, but where was tn
= money coming from to do the work. A
i. chairman of the ways and means CON
v mittee he should be able to tell theI
|. that. 1t was question that stumpe
n Low and one which he could not fin
v any answer for during the rest of tn
discussion.
o These incidents have come up frol
q time to time until there has now bee
a a recognized shake up in the boar
4 Mcclellan belongs to regular part
" and votes accordingly, even though l
4 has no chance of doing anything. LO
~ has cut adrife, however, and is no long
4 member of the "solid five." he
- now looked ON by the rest of the boa
a. as an out and out independent who vi
"a run with no one, but wants everythiI
" his own way.
Which Road7
In connection with the petition |
the Manoa residents another matt
y came forward that has not yet be-
y settled. When they were told tn
IN something would be done for them ju
70 70 as soon as they would tell the boa
y what work they would like carried o
10 first they were all ON their feet
y, once. ~ would like my street attend
~ to, - exclaimed all of them with o
~ breath. Murray put the question up
-. them and said that just as soon as tn
y could settle the matter between the
" selves the board would do what tn
os could for them.
Ut Here and then the matter has end
or for up to Saturday no word has float
ID down from the heights to give the 70
We committee any idea as TO the lines tn
ng should go to work upon.
AS far as the Manoa residents getti
~ any support from Low they are n,
ca likely to have the rest of the boa
NJ, against him unless he is content to
ut tend to his own committee and not bl
ny in on the road committee 3 work. il
IT. as soon as he gets to work and sho
le, the latter body where that 5000 a mon
81, for Manoa is coming from the sooI
nd will the work be started. It is UP