The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-01-30
.GERE PLACED In
FULL CONTROL
Hints He Has Man for Wilson's
PIace-Supervisors Are
Busy.

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G. II. Gere, city and county engineer,
was formally placed in the position Of
supervising officer of the road depart.
ment by the board of supervisors last
night. After the meeting it was stated
by Mr.. Gere that changes would be
made in the road bureau Office Il was
not stated directly that Road Supervls-
or Wilson would be dropped, but it was
gently hinted that the axe would fall
upon his neck, and that certain sub
ordinates would hear the swish of that
same decapitating instrument.
Gere has man in mind for the posi-
ton, but he has not received assurance
from the board that it will pay the
salary which the city engineer suggests
should be paid HIM. Mr.. Gere wants
a competent official to head the road
department, and such an official will not
only require larger salary than Wilson
is receiving, but Mrs Gere AYERS he will
be worth it to the city.
The resolution of Supervisor Low,
seconded by MIR. Arnold, placing Mr..
Gere in full charge of all road work,
in conformity with the ordinance pass
ed and signed at the last meeting, was
voted upon unanimously. His salary was
set at $500 month, the amount he has
been receiving as city engineer.
The engineer, reporting on the own
ership of the properties on the Wal
Xxi side of Bethel street between Ho-
tel and King, reported that it is up to
the property owners to pave the side
walk. The road committee was au-.
thorized to give formal notice to the
owners to begin the work.
Sample Parking of Avenue.
The board authorized the expenditure
of $75 out of next months road APP
preparation for marking off central
strip Of about 200 feet on Kalakaua
avenue, and fencing it in order that
the board, rs well as the public, may
have rough Illustration OF what the
parking of the entire avenue means.
Supervisor Low, for the ways and
means committee, reported that the
owners of portions of property on Ho-
tel street, Eva of Fort, which is re-
CURED for widening purposes, are still
dickeling over the valuations of their
frontages. Mr.. Low states he hoped
to have had conference with Fred
Harrison relative to the estimated cost
of tearing down the portions of the
buildings required for street widening,
but had been unable 60 get his figures.
The petition OF residents of Ferdi-
nan and Adolph streets, Manoa, for
grading and repairs, has been referred
to the city engineer and will be at
tended to as soon as possible, so the
road committee reported.
The Beretania bridge over Nuuanu
stream, reported in bad condition by
Brother Henry, will be repaired in
February.
The engineer reported that the btu
lithic paving company, now engaged IN
paving Kekaulike and King streets, has
earned So ,334.30, of which twenty per
cent, or 81, 466.86 has been retained, and
the amount due the contractor is 3d.
s67.44
Gnd OF Ene dOTSe'
cold "Frank' one of the best
known fire department horses, has serv-
cd his usefulness ana is to be turned
back to the Territory by the county,
as "worn out equipment. And his
value credited to the city. The fire
chief is also turning back buggy, two
sets of single harness and lot of old
hose, boilers, etc. The turning back
of the horses, buggy and harness is due
to the introduction of automobiles into
the departments.
L. l., McCandless, the Democratic
chieftain, has been granted the priv
ilege of removing al the manure from
the Fourth and Fifth District stables
for January, February and March for
$25.
The civic federation asked the board
to place street sign boards in the down
town district. The federation estimates
the cost at 5000.
The Honolulu Gas Company called
the attention of the board to its blild-
ing ordinance relating to theaters and
the use of exit signs, wherein the
privilege is granted for the use of sew
eral illuminating elements, but omits
gas. The company states that the board
of fire underwriters endorses gas as an
illfmlnant. One of the buildings in
which the company purposes to install