The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-06-16
TECHNICALLY RODS
GIRL OF HER MONEY
CLERK IN ROAD DEPARTMENT.
HAS NOT RESIDED IN THIS
CITY A YEAR.
(FrOm Thursday's Advertiser


The fight on Road Supervisor Ellwood
Wilder was opened last night, when his
payroll for the first half Of June was
disapproved at least that portion
which covered the salaries Of his Office
force. The payroll contained the name
first of ]. C. Anderson for seven days.
work as chief clerk, and the remainder
of the half-month was accredited to
sc. SWAIN as chief clerk, G. Swain
having succeeded Mr.. Anderson when
the latter was relieved of his position
by the road supervisor.
In a letter to the board Mr.. Wilder
asked that his appointment of g. Swain,
who happens to be Miss Swain, be con-
firmed. Eben Low rose and asked the
county attorney if under the municipal
act such an appointment was valid, as
the act states that an employee of the
city and county must be a citizen Of
the United States, resident, etc. He
said Miss Swain could not be APP
pointed.
"What is your objections" asked
the county attorney.
"Why, she has not resided here a
year" said Mr.. Low.
! The county attorney looked wise,
frowned a second and then gave iudg-
ment: "Then she can not hold Office. -
The item for her salary was crossed
off the payroll, which was passed with
out her name upon it.
Small Farmer Inquiries.
E. H. F. Wolter, a small farmer, made
an inquiry. of the board last night con
| corning the upper Manoa road, or
rather the extension of it. He stated
that he is small farmer in Manoa and
is experimenting with the growing of
California fruits, and that his expert
ments have cost him $500, but he has
practically no road to drive over. He
says that the road has been left prac-
tically without repairs since the days
of the monarchy.
DR.. @. B. High called attention TO a
hole in front of his premises at Liliha
and Puunui streets. Referred to the
road committee.
The Kaimuki Improvement Club sec.
rotary notified the board that the coun-
| ty was preparing to put in a twelve
foot sidewalk ON Ninth avenue. Inas-
much as the Kaimuki people had set
tied on policy of ten-foot sidewalks
he wanted to know just what the coun-
| ty intended doing.
B. Won Damn, chairman of the cart
age and tools committee of the Manoa
Improvement Club for Cleanup Day
asked the board to allow his committee
to have the use of the road-labor gangs,
tools, dumpcarts and appliances used
now in Manoa for Cleanup Day. Re-
ferred to the road committee.
Spanish Interpreter.
Judge Monsarrat, police magistrate,
announced that he had appointed
Joseph Rose as Spanish and Porto
Rican interpreter in the district court
at salary of $40.
Treasurer Shingle, in his report for
May, showed receipts to be $s6,437 and
disbursements, $5l,S40, leaving a cash
balance June of $50, 096.97.
Postmaster Pratt notified the board
that he, for the government, had ac-
cepted the county's bid of $21 for the
removal of rubbish from the postoffiee
for the year ending June 80, 1912.
Deputy County Attorney Milverton
notified the board that there was no
liability upon the county to construct
the concrete storm sewer upon the
Bishop Estate lands in Kakaako. How
ever, the board had discretionary pow
ers to do such work if it saw fit. and
he recommended that for sanitary rea-
sons, the sewer be kept flushed and
cleaned.