The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-07-28
GOOD MOTION
BUT NO SECOND
EBHN LOWS snNsrB1E PnorosAL
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Ebcn Low is the biggest insurgent
Of the bunch Of supervisors, and he is
going to insurgo against the whole Of
the other members Of the board from
now on, and he means it too.
it was in the meeting last evening
that Ebon was handed a lemon when he
introduced a resolution calling Cor the
prisoners in the county Jail to be em-
ployed on the streets to get the weeds
out Of the city's thoroughfares, and
not a member of the board would sec
ond his motion for the adoption of the
resolution.
''It is disgrace TO this city, the
condition some of the streets are in.
/ have some civic pride and want TO
see things in a better condition and 1
have waited long time for the road
department to do something, - said
Low
"As that seems impossible, 1 want
the prisoners in the county jail to be
used on this light work in the streets.
Forget politics. and let us have good,
clean streets, the more so that we can
ask the property owners to keep their
sidewalks curbed and clean.
The sheriff wants the prisoners to
do work and get exercise, and here is
the chance for them. 1t is light work
and entails no hardship.
"If there are those who want to
howl, let them do so. We are short
of money and can not hire extra labor
ers to do this work.
~ move for the adoption of this
res0lution''
And then there was silence. Deep
and profound was the pail which fell
over the room, and not one of that
worthy band would risk the disappToval
of the laboring electorate by seeonding
Lows motion.
When the silence became painful,
Low said that he did look for little
support from the road committee, and
it was learned afterward that Sam
Dwight had promised him his support
during the afternoon in the Mayor Is
Office when the matter was broaehed to
him
After the meeting, outside on Fort
street, Eben said that he was going to
buck the whole combination ana fight
for what he thought was proper.
"I am done with politics, 1 want
nothing more to do with it and would
not run for supervisor again under
any conditions. If any of the rest of
that bunch think they can be elect
ed for second term they ought to
hear what the voters around town say
of them.
81 was promised support on that res
olution about the prisoners, and they
went back on me. Now am going to
fight my own way and do what 1 think
is best for all concerned. No more
politics for mine"
When some one asked if he could
not treat them the way he was going
to treat the goats, he said they were
not worth conserving, any of them.
1t was during the first part of the,
meeting that Low got peeved, and be-
cause Sam Dwight arose to a point of
order and stopped Lows remarks.
He had made a report, as chairman
of his committee, in regard to inslr-
ing the city's automobiles, it being
moved and seconded to refer the mat
ter to the ways and means committee
Eben had few words to say and
started in saying them, explaining the
cost of the insurance, when he was
interrupted by Dwight arising to a
point of order to gag the Second Precint
man, and the motion was carried with
out further talk by Low.
Afterward when the prisoner resolu-
tion was up. Murray told Low that
it was up to the police committee to
say what was to be done about the
prisoners.
eff we can get another luna we
will put out another gang, but they
win not be on the Streets was the
way Murray put it,
"They will be kept at work on the
parks and in the schoolholse grounds, :"
he continued.
That the Cowboy Supervisor means
business il apparent, and there will be
no more "solid six,'' there will be but
five members in the majority, four the
least talkative ones, those who say
nothing on any occasion if they can
help it, Dwight, Amana, Arnold and
Kruger.