The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-11-22
SHARP WORDS IN
A HOT MEETING
Supervisors Open Up Over Some
Questions of Roads and
Pay Rolls.
From Wednesday Advertiser

the floor of the board of supervisor IS
assembly room would have been a
shambles last night, when Low, Muir
ray, Arnold and Mcclellan finished
their battle of words over road con
tracts, election inspectors pay and
lew other items of municipal affairs.
While the battle ragged with this quar-
tet in the field, Dwight, Amana and
Kruger, acted as a sleepy Triple Ali
ance occasionally waking up to seize
favorable opportunity to urop in and
mediate the questions.
With only five weeks ahead for play
ing as supervisors the Republican mem
beers are beginning to have the time
of their lives and 'scrapped'' last
night to their hearts content. The
first meeting after the election was
doleful affair, for they had not recov-
cred from the effects of the balloting,
but last night they had regained their
oldtime qualities and the entente
cordiale was greatly strained.
, Somebody threw brick into the as
sembly room when that somebody in
quired if there wasn't road contract
under way in Kaimuki. The mayor
didn t know; Chairman Dwight, of the
road committee, didn t know, and no.
body seemed to know, until it was sug.
gested that Contractor Ellsworth was
looking after job for the road super
visor. That started things. Some one
else wanted to know why these things
We're not done in the broad, pure light
of day, instead of being done in secret
ways. Arnold said that such con-
tract, if contract it could be called,
was done every day in Eva district,
where the plantation did road work for
the road supervisor and not only did it
well, but quickly. 1t was the same
story in Kaimuki.
Then Trouble Starts.
< However, Low was not content with
Q this and said something. Murray re-
r torted and then Low let loose
? 81 don t like the manner in which
a the member addresses other members
n of the board said he. eff Mr.. Muir.
4 ray would only keep his bazoo shut"
+ Murray answered in kind and then
: Arnold poured oil on the troubled
o waters, although the Mayor was not
quite satisfied with the explanations.
Low started another row when the
. pay roll for the inspectors of election
came up, matter of $500, which had
been held up by the ways and means
committee at a former meeting. Low
: Ipresented the amended payroll, based
on meeting held in Supervisor Kru.
ger S office during the week. Just what
u occurred at this meeting may not be
. known for it was a question of veracity
when each member rose and said that
his understanding was this, while 9th
e ers said it was that.
With this contrary view before the
= | hand bn Hill +oh Lad 4
: during the week the ways and means
G committee will again wrestIe with the
IL payroll and attempt to arrive at al
e amicable and pproper basis of payment
u for the inspectors based on large and
t small precincts, so for the large ones
/ and 50 for the smaller ones.
d Low bill was not endorsed by al
$ the members, one stating he did not
a concur. That was Mcclellan. McClel
h Ian moved and Murray seconded tt
e table the bill. Low arose with wrathy
/ mien. He declared the payroll to be-
It legitimate basis of pay as presented
= $40 for all.
l. 81 think this is the most unfair way
J. to do things | have known said the
r Pawaa statesman. "There is a little
politics in this, and Mcclellan know,
it. He will get the credit for this
ground of economy, but it is really
h made on the ground of politics. "
d No Politics in 1t.
il Mcclellan arose and ask ed for point
d of order, which was granted, and ther
4, said that as long as Low had talked
it he would also talk. Low called for &
IS point of order, but Mcclellan disre
r garded the call and said that as ar
d ranged-$10 for the large, and So fol
e the small precincts-it was fair ar
l. rangement and there was no politics il
Y it at all. If it had been week be
d fore election there might have beer
it some basis for the charge, but now
a Oh, no, not at all.
d Then Low drew a fearful picture OF
IT the two inspectors who hailed from Kai
e, lua who had to go to Waimanalo, long
g distance. If they went horseback il
IT would cost them S. EACH by automobile
Y $50; and then they might have had t.
a pay for their various expenses, theil
d servants, although Mr.. Low said moth
j. ing whatever about their Wallets.
Y Arnold said if the arrangement made
o by the city clerk with the Inspector
II was made after a consultation some
o time ago with the Secretary of the Ter
+ ritory and the amounts were promised
l. then the board should at least give the
y inspectors square deal. He suggested
deferring action.
It That got Low Is "goat,' - for he want
D. ed everything threshed out then and
s. there. They had enough information
}. and the board was big enough to GO
;. ahead and settle things right then and
It there. What was the use of letting il
y go over, while the poor inspectors were
e waiting with bated breaths to hear
= that the payroll was passedi
s. Then Low heard some things. Who
l. had held up the payroll the week be.
> fore7 Low. Why hadn t he let the
,. other members know something about
it before last nighti Another beauti,
n full row was started, but mayor put the
motion to table and it was tabled
HAWAIIAN BELLE is BRIDE.