The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-15
WARM time In
HILO EXPECTED.
Supervisors Ready to War Upon
Belt Road Commission if
1t Displeases.

There is going to DO something parti-
cularly torrid doing in the never tepid
town of Hilo this day, when the belt
road commissioners meet to carry out
the program prepared in Honolulu,
which is to award one of the two belt
road contracts in spite of tho opposi-
ton of the Big Island supervisors.
Wireless word of the commissions
Honolulu decision was sent to Hilo yes
terday, giving the people of that ex-
citable and always interesting eommu-
nifty plenty of time to get steam up.
The supervisors are to hold a special
meeting and attend the belt road meet
ing in body, while all Hilo not playing
tennis will also be on hand to watch
Jim Lewis and Albert Horner ego to
ito
The mail yesterday brought full re-
port of the meeting of the supervisors
at which was passed the resolution pro-
testing against the awarding of any
belt road contracts on the figures sub
mittcd. The meeting was held on Fri
day last, as reported by wireless to
The Advertiser.
Sam Kauhane introduced the reso-
luton, but did not originate it. 1t was
adopted without dissenting vote.
Austin moved that the clerk be In
structcd to send wireless to Chair
man Horner of the commission, in Ho-
nolulu, asking him that the next meet
| ing of the commission take place in
Ililo, in order that there might be an
opportunity to present the protest.
Let the supervisors have a special
meeting ut the same time" suggested
Purdy. .H
:" The commissioners meet too soon,"
said Lewis,
Koomoa favored Purdy's plan. The
supervisors should be on deck in order
that they might make further protest,
hshould the commission take objection
able action. The supervisors represent
ed the public, said Koomoa, and they
had a right to demand that the com
missioners refrain from being ex-
travagant, as the county had to pay. the
bonds back. In case of need, the super
visors could call on the people to sup.
port them.
Lewis said that while he was an ex-
officio member of the commission, he
had always been downed. 1t would
not make any difference to the COM
mission whether the board of super
population protested. The commission
had turned down the demand Of large
gathering of representative and leading
citizens of Hilo at the time, the Olaa
road was being considered, and it
would probably act in the same way
again. $3.50
Lyman thought it might be good
thing to have the board of supervisors
attend in body the meeting of the
commissioners Lewis might be able to
put up better fight, if he felt that
he had the backing of his fellowsuper-
visors. The county attorney should be
instructed to look up various matters
in connection with the proposition, in
order that the supervisors might be
prepared to act.
Austin suggested that when the wire
less was sent to Horner it be made to
contain request for an answer, either
Htyes'' or "no'' It would be of no
use to call special supervisors meet
ing, in case the commission met at
Waimea.
A motion to call n special meeting,
in case the commission met in Hilo,
also carried.
Lyman moved that if the commission
met in Waimea or some other outland-
ish place, the county attorney should
attend 1t.
Kauhane suggested that the county
engineer be sent along, also. 1t was
not to embody it in the motion, as
| the commissioners "had shown that
they had no use for Southworth."
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