Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-08
Henchmen Of County Commit
tee Suffer Defeat in Effort to
Build Up lTon-CIad Machine
in Fire Department - Fight
Not Over Yet. Says Fern

III ~ Sp hOih SiAI "oOihiiO
in Fire Department - Fiqht
Not Over Yet, Says Fern
I When jnezIumult aau the s,:outing
CT the supervisors died las. night.
Charlie ThurstOn aud lev White
j. house ROD, untIoubled by tn" storm.
and the new board lad split along
Inc lines Urelic;eI some days ago by
the Star-k Illclin. WuIter and Pa
! chcco. lone rera!ncrS rf the diScom-
:ortcd. but still uldaHnted Demo
cratic COUNlT committee. and Mayor
Fern. bore thIie brunt of the attack
and Went down fighting. But the
struggle is no; over. Fern has other
APPOINTMENT UP his Sleeve The
other mcmbcfS Of I'll, board Stood out
On one point only. ThUrston is TO be
retained as Fire Chief despite any ei-
forts that Fern may make to get rid
of him, and build up a compact little
Bourbon machine within the fire de-
partment For the rest the board
moved forward, machine like.
A hungry-eyed crowd besieged the
steps of the city hall long before the
time set for the opening of the gath
ering, and when the doors were final
ly opened the mob of job hunters,
| friends of job hunters and mere hang
ers On surged forward until there was
scarcely room to get ones breath in
| the packed room. Little Wolter dis
| appeared completely beneath the
| fringe of the crowd, and only emerged
with a sputter and a gasp when he
mad something desperate to say or to
do. Soapbox Barron, mouthpiece of
the mighty Link. was very much ir
evidence, and 9fairly palpitated for a
chance to staff something, and was
so disappointed when the chance fail
ed TO appear that his rotund visage
became almost oval.
When, after the meeting the defeat
of the mayors appointment of Martin
J. Scully, and Alexander de Fries, as
successors to Charlie Thurston was
being discussed, Barron assailed His
Honor for having neglected to call
upon an expression from the public
Likewise he bitterly attacked the five
supervisors who, by their vote, had
knocked out his fine little scheme.
They're Jelly fish, spineless," he
murmured in his modulated voice.
Wait, we'll show them yet who's
| master here.
The pruning knife was set to work
at the very beginning of the session.
First it Topped off juicy hunks from
the salaries of the staff of the city
and county, despite the request of
- h. tr4
the blade, slicing here and there,
while the unseen tears of the suffer
ers who were undergoing the opera
ton without an opiate could be felt
almost. The cut 81 were announced in
this paper yesterday afternoon.
Auditor Bicknell informed the
board that he had appointed James
Lloyd deputy; Solomon Mahelona and
A. Q. Marcallino, clerks. The board s
| resolution cut Lloyd $25 and Maize
Iona $40.
The city clerks appointments were
E. Buffandeau, deputy; H. Van Gle
sen, chief clerk; J. Aea, stenographer;
Antoine Fernandez, recording clerk.
| Buffandeau suffered a $25' cut and
! the others similar amounts.
Colonel Mccarthy reported the ap-
pointment of M. H. Drummond, dep
uty; B. N. Kahalepuna, chief clerk;
R. B. Reedy, license collector.
Judge Monsarrat reported the ap-
i pointment of n. Fernandez, first
clerk, cashier and bookkeeper at $135;
| Daniel Kaeo, recording clerk, $110;
Eli Crawford, Hawaiian interpreter,
assistant clerk and evidence tran
scriber; Jos. P. Diaz, Portuguese in,
terpreter; Edward Townsend, Japan
csc interpreter; A. K. F. Zap, Chinese
| Interpreter. but the court announced
| that Joseph Rose has been dropped
as Spanish Interpreter and asked that
the appropriation be continued for
the employment of interpreters when
needed. He urged a better salary for
| Eli Crawford.
Doctor Wayson announced the res
! ignatiOn of Doctor Moore as assist,
ant city physician and asked that he
be allowed to remain in office until
January 81. The request was grant
ed.
Deputy City and County Attorney
Milverton, replying to a request as to
whether the board need continue ap-
preparations to the humane society,
associated charities. promotion COM
mittee and other organizations, stated
that it was not compulsory. Super
visor Pctrie SAID he had not wished
to get this answer, but one as to
whether such contributions were
! legal. Mr.. MilvertOn will give an
opinion at the next meeting.
Sanitary Inspectors.
| Chairman Woltef Of the health
committee recommended The appoint