The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-01-14
A CLEAN SWEEP
/. IS RECOMMENDED
Democratic Patronage Board
Submits Endorsements For
Department Chiefs.

Endorsing Arthur +. Carter water.
front policeman, for the position now
held by Fire Chief Thurston, and Geo.
+. Whittemore as city engineer to sue.
coed l.. NJ. Whitehouse, with three rec.
concentrations as TO minor officials, the
Democratic patronage board made its
report TO the county committee last
night and afterwards presented the
board of supervisors with the names
and endorsements. Action on the sug-
gestions will be taken at the next
meeting of the supervisors.
The report of the patronage board to
the county committee was as follows:
ITO the chairman and members of
the Democratic County Central Com
mittee.
"Sirs:
Your committee on patronage re-
ports as follows:
''The following resolution defining
the position and duti-s of your com
mittee was passed UNANIMOUSLY:
BE it resolved by the committee
on patronage appointed by the Demo
cratic County Central Committee of the
City and County of Honolulu. that in
lieu of any definite instructions, we
understand our duties to be to confer
with the honorable mayor and the hon
orable members of the board of super
visors, regarding the appointment of
Democratic applicants; and
Be it further resolved that this
committee emphatically declares that
It does not wish any of it's actions OF
suggestions construed as interfering
with the powers vested by virtue of
their office in the said mayor and board
of supervisors, and that all recommend
atoms emanating from this committee
and directed to any elective official are
of advisory nature only and in the
interests of the Democratic party. =
g After thorough discussion your
committee submits the following rec
concentrations and suggestions.
'We approve of the endorsement by
the Democratic County Central Com
mittee of the following applications
George +. Whittemore for the office
of city and county engineer.
Arthur E. Carter for the office OF
chief engineer of the fire department
Henry Cleveland for the position
of assistant building and, plumbing IN
spector.
&c. l.. Almeida for the position OF
assistant building and plumbing in.
spector.
Alexander De Fries for the posi-.
ton of assistant chief engineer of the
fire department.
1--WE respectfully urge consideration
by the mayor and members of the tocrd
| of supervisors of the above applications
and this committees endorsement
thereof.
Respectfully submitted,
"G. j. WALLER, Chairman.
"W. r. KINSLEA. Secretary"
Honolulu, January IL, 1872
The patronage committees report
was adopted by the county committee
and was presented to the SUPERVISORS
following the meeting of the board last
night, after which the patronage com
nittee was discharged
Despite the recommendations Of the
patronage committee, it is considered
practically certain that Fire Chief
Thurston will be retained, and Il strong
feeling was apparent in the streets YES
terday that l.. M. Whitehouse would
continue as city engineer.
Carriers qualifications for the posi-
tiOn held by Chief Thurston are said
to be those gained by officiating rs a
conductor on a trolley car for n time;
by detecting bug-infested plants as
quarantine inspector, and by shaking
deserters from the United States army
off ships bound for the mainland.