Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-20
Row Starts at introduction of
Payroll for Election inspect
ors and Room Is Swept by
Torrent of Windy Words

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Dull mntterings as of a distant
storm rumbled through the assembly
room In the city hall last night. when
/ fhe board OF supervisors met for the
second gathering since the disastrous
/ election. As the meeting progressed
the rumbling grew louder. until, when
Eben Low presented his resolution
calling Tor the payment Of the cleo
ton inspectors, the storm center
swept into the room and enguifed
those present In the mighty whirl of
words
Low wants the county to pay $66i
for the inspectors salaries. McClei
Ian objected. This was the bill tina.
was held up by the ways and means
committee from the previous meet
ing. II provided that inspectors should
be paid SO for their services. It
was supposed to have been drawn up
after discussion OF that committee
in the office OF Frank Kruger, but
Just what happened at that meeting
no one was able to say, as the mem
bers Of the committee present last
night disagreed absolutely. one say
Ing that one decision had been reach
ed, and another contradicting him
fatty. The bill was finally tabled.
and the matter will be taken up for
consideration of the ways and means
committee before the next meeting Of
the board.
This rev preceded another, not
quite so Yitri0lic in character. which
started over q question asked by His
Honor the Mayor
Mayor Fern wanted to know If there
was not a road contract under way
out In Kaimulz. lie did not know.
the road supervisor did not know, and
no one else on the board appeared
able to enlighten the darkness, and
there was q delightful shiny that
lasted. to the disgust of the onlook.
ers, for the best part Of quarter OF
an hour.
. The supervisors, since passing the
dance hall ordinance, are now burden.
ed With applications for dancing per-
mits, and last night applications for
permission to dance poured in upon
the board.
The senior Eclass of the Mckinley
High School. through John Gait, re-
quested permission to give q dance
in the assembly room of the school
December 20, the proceeds to be used
by the class for their graduation exer-
cises. The students got their permit
but pay 81 to the treasury.
A M. Keoho. secretary Of Damien
Council, notified the board that the
council win give a dancesat the Young,
Hotel November %, for raising funds;
Tor Christnlas tree celebration for,
the benefit Of THE orphans Of the Kacl
lihi-uka Orphanage, and also for the
children Of the members Of the insti-i
tute. This was granted. no fee re-
Quired.
Mrs. N. Shearer, of KaimulKf asked
the board for permit to hold dance
every Saturday evening at the Odd
Fellows hall until further notice.
The latter sentence was the cause of
the application being held up as the
supervisors wanted TO know whether
q yearly notice is wanted.
Eehei Itfhf, for the Aloha Lahui So
ciety, was granted a permit for g.
dance at Motley Hall, December %. q
Engineers, Estimates.
City Engineer Whitehonse sent the
board the following estimates for road
work:
s Grading aud constructing macad-
am soad up Pauoa Valley for three
quarters of q mile from the end Of
the present macadamized road, fifteen
feet wide at fills, with six inches Of
macadam cover, $4,000.
For constructing lava gravel road
on Pahoa avenue. from Eighth to-
Twelfth avenues, $500.