The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-01-07

sons, has jumped on our collars called
ne praftcfs, incompctenta, dubs. almost
everything. We have the satisfaction
today Of retiring from this Office with
as clean a record a. that Of - man
ever holding this or any public Office
''Some Of the improvements accom-.
plshcd aud which viii stand as
monument 20 this board are:
" Permanent pavement Of Queen
street., including bridge and street to
Ming street, 10000; paving of King
street, $4,000; resurfacing Queen
streets between Fort and Alakea,
$4,000; road to Puuloa, ZOO; road
TO Waianae. $4,000; rebuilding nine
and half miles of roads, Eva district,
in one year, 1000; rebuilding Nuu-
anu road, widening, construction of
storm drains, etc. $4,000; concrete
bridges, $4,000.
'The force has been increased by
several men. requiring an expenditure
of $l1OO per month above that allowed
by the last board.
''The fire 1oxes have been increased
by about twelve boxes at an expense
of $210O.
"'We have equipped this departments
with motordriyen patrol wagon,
$4,000, and two police machines, $500.
"The land is furnished with a new
set of instruments, costing $500.
In the garbage department the pay
of employees has been increased from
$40 to So on account of the work
these men have to do
"Today this department is equipped
with motor-driven garbage wagon
for the purpose of collecting garbage.
Efficiency Increased.
"The fire department efficiency is in
creased by the addition of five motor
driven trucks, costing approximately
$2s,000 hose, etc., $500; fire station,
Kaimuki, $500. Today the districts Of
Kalihi, Nuuanu, Pacific Heights, Manoa
and Kaimuki are protected by motor
driven equipment.
"The electric light department has
had its equipment increased at an ex-
penditure of $4,000. We have installed
600 lights in the last two years and
are in a position to install approximate
ly $50 more. Total lights in city today
are 1700-installed in the city, Kaimu-
Xxi, Diamond Head, Kapiolani Park and
Pacific Heights''
g. All these are permanent improve
ments,' said the deposed board leader.
:" In six months time the public will
appreciate what we have done for it.
They will then gave us credit. We may
have made mistakes. All men in public
office do. They have said there was
graft and they tried to locate it. Thank
God, they didn't find anything. have
done my part to help do good work. The
salary of supervisor is too small for
the amount of work he does. We held
III meetings in year. The salary
should be increased"
Low Talks of Roads.
Supervisor Low agreed with Murray
that the board had done lot of work
and good for the community. There was
need for cooperation with the legisla-
ture to relieve the city government of
the burden of building roads. The ex-
pansion of the city was tremendous
and the city's finances were unequal
to the task of keeping them up prop
erly. There had been criticism from ev-
cry direction about. bad roads, but the
board was physically and financially I'M
able to meet the demands.
The new board, he added, would have
the satisfaction of taking over city
administration that had been made up
to-date in its fire department and police
department, while. the system in the
road department office was perfect. All
it would have to do would be to put
more money and time on roads.
He added that the press had not been
favorable to the board.
Supervisor Arnold thanked the may
or, his fellow supervisors and the heads
of departments for assistance and CO.
operation, and "not the least he said,
F" the press.
81 can say that the prest. as far as
was concerned saiu Arnold, twas
very favorable. I wish to thank the,
reporters of the press for their consid-
crate treatment of me and for the
manner in which they backed me for
the stand I took in several matters. l
have tried to do my duty, but the pub
lie has the say as to who shall be in
power and we were turned out" He
hoped the new board would have
successful administration.
Kruger's Verbal Lei.
Supervisor "Hanawaki" Kruger's
speech WIS l.. nope GndD Il6
mayor and Mr.. Mcclellan will have
more success and win get along as well
with the lone Republican as we have
with our lone Democratic friend"
Amana hoped the new board would
do well, and Dwight said he had moth
ing to say, and passed out of the board
as silently as he has attended meetings
in the past six months, presumably hav-
ing retired for all time from politics.
Mcclellan thanked his former asso-
eiates. He said he hoped things would
be harmonious. The Democrats had TAX
en- Cox, the Republican, into their eau
cuses and hoped he would be one Of
them. There had been differences in the
old boaBd, but he was convinced they
were honest differences. He believed
that the citizens would look upon the
ithe work accomplished in the past two
years and say il was good.