The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-01-20
IT WAS NEARLY,
BUT NOT QUITE
Supervisors Pass Appropriation
Bill Third Time and Murray
Asks Questions.
t.From wednesday 5 Advoltisef.l

" AhAt WNNMeHNaAN q @AQNNlNAItfsl
The powder magazine which the board
Of supervisors and the mayor have been l,
playing with for the last few days
nearly exploded at the meeting last
night. Each side was waiting for the
other to light the match but it was not
until the meeting was almost concluded
that Murray nearly set It off, Although
it was on the oands that appointments
were to be mentioned, it seemed as
though the business was going to close
without any reference to them, This
was too much for Supervisor Murray
and he asked the mayor If he would
oblige them by making known his ap-
pointments. The mayor replied that
the matter was still under consideration
and that he would probably have them
by the end of the month. There was
strained silence for a moment, then
someone laughed and the situation was
saved.
1t was a. slack night at the meeting
and very little business was before the
board for consideration. The commit
tees who had charge of the awarding
of bids, which was opened at the last
meeting, handed in their reports but
tho whole of the business was over forty
minutes after the meeting had been
called to order.
Honolulu Jail Supplies.
The committee on police department
presented their recommendations re-
garding the acceptance of the proposals
put in by different firms for furnishing
the Honolulu Jail for the months of
January, February and March. The
recommendations were accepted by the
board and for the three months named
the following firms will supply the jail:
Meat, Metropolitan Meat Market;
potatoes and onions, G. Q. Yee Hop &
Co.: salted park, roasted coffee, -four
and soap, Henry May & Co., sailed sal
mon and brown sugar, H. Haekfeld &
Co.; white beans, rice and tea, Theo.
H. Davies & Co., Ltd; fresh bread,
loves Bakery; medium bread, Farm
Cornn; psiai. NJ. C. Amana & Co.; pick
ed coal. II. S. N. Co.
Burying INDECENT Dead.
TIL re was only one bid submitted for
the burying of the INDECENT dead of the
city and county of Honolulu and this
was by II. H. Williams. The committee
on sanitation and health reported hav-
ing given the matter their careful con
sider1tion and of having come to the
decision TO recommend that Williams
bid be accepted This was also adopted
by the board.
Roads in Bad State.
The mayor made a Recommendation
that something should be done in the
Waialae road This matter had been
brought under the notice of the last
board and was now again before them
through the agency of the Waialae,
Kaimuki and Palolo Improvement Club
by its vice president, H. G. Davies. The
road is in a bad state of repair and
in another letter Davies pointed out
that the water banked up and flooded
over his lawn leaving mud and refuse
in ito trail. Besides this several lots
of building lumber had been destroyed
and it was his intention, if the same
thing happen again, 10 bring suit for
damages.
Mcclellan pointed ont that there was
not much money available just at the
present time for road work, but he
hoped that the road committee might
be able to spare enough to make TEN.
porary repairs until such time as they
could do the job thoroughly. Murray
seconded this and the matter. is now
in the hands of the road committee to
finally deal with. A petition signed by
six ratepayers living on Judd street,
east of Nuuanu, was also placed before
the board and left in the hands of the
road committee to deal with.
Proposed Subdivision Ordinance.
A motion was carried directing the
city attorney to draw up an ordinance
containing provision that all sub.
divisions which open up new streets or
alleys shall be submitted to the mayor
and board for approval of the street
and alley widths alignments and
grades. Further that ali persons max
ing subdivisions shall have the streets
marked by permanent monuments,
properly coordinate with some govern
ment trig station and, also, that plot
of such subdivision shall be placed on
record in the registry Office or the Office
of the city engineer. Also that the
city attorney be further directed to
draw up an ordinance for the method
of fixing of permanent street and curb
grades and the width of the street be-
tween the curb and property lines.
Final Reading Appropriation Bill.
The third and final reading of the
appropriation bill was carried last
night and the matter now lies in the
hands Of the mayor. The earliest at
which the money will be available,
however, will be January 81.
Only Authorized Stands.
The city attorney brought in his
opinion on the request Of the Auto
Sightseeing Company to stand their
automobile In King street at place
which was not an authorized stand.
lie gave II as his opinion that as there
was direct ordinance bearing upon
this matter, which stated that vehicles
for hire could only stand at the au-
lhorlzed places, that the request eolld
not be granted, As there was nothing
else for IL this opinion WAS agreed 70
by the board,
70 Survey Kahaluu Road.
Murray brought 10 resolution that
the city engineer be directed 10 make
complete survey u the kahaluu Foad
from fukOle through tho land ~ IA
haluu and la the district ~ k0Olau.