The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-03-20
(From wednesday Advertiser,

CFrom Wednesday Advertiser,
Supervisors Pacheco and Wolter
staged merry little slSit at the weekly
meeting Of the board Of supervisors last
night entitled "Let 3 Get White
house b Coat Two.thirds Of the time
of the meeting was devoted by these
4 two astute lawmakers in picking on the
city and county engineer. Mayor Fern
interjected few comedy lines when
the plot was getting bit thick. Sup
ervisor Mcclellan rose in great wrath
and denounced the performance in a
most forcible manner and said that he
did not like the show at all.
~"I am getting sick and tired Of this
performance, . said Supervisor McClel-
Ian, after Pacheeo had risen for the
tenth time In his denunciation of the
engineer. Pacheco incidentally express
cd the opinion that Whitehouse was re-
sponsibIe for the death Of the Japanese
who was drowned in The Wahiawa res
erNoir.
Mcclellan Disguised.
=" II seems that certain supervisors,
who know nothing about what they are
talking, have come down here tonight
with nothing else m view, but to get
WhItehousei goat, continued McClel-
Ian. Everything that goes wrong in
this county, according to some supervis-
ors, must be blamed on Whitehouse and
am getting pretty sick of IL and the
public is sick Of H.
The supervisors referred 20 were
much surprised at Supervisor MeClci-
lan's lack Of appreciation Of their re-
marks and turned their attention 70
the more serious business Of whether
the grass in the school yard at Wahia-
wa should be cut.
4 The much discussed question Of
whether Assistant Engineer Humphreys
should be paid for the two weeks he
was on on vacation was referred to
the ways and means committee
An appropriation Of $3.50 asked for
by the police department. to make re-
pairs at the police station was referred
TO tho, police committee. .s
1 a report from the city and county
treasurer showing the receipts and OK
lpenditures of the county for the months
Of january and February was submitted
TO the board. The report showed that
on January 81, there was balance on
hand Of $21.G40.34, The total cash on
hand at tho end Of February was $685.
! 07l.3S.
! Miss Kathleen Arnold rendered her
resignation to tho bogrd as city and
county nurse.
I Mayor Fern notified the board that
be had appointed Philip Manual as
ianitor Of Aiea school.
! Curb on Drunken ohauneurs.
Assistant County Attorney Weaver
proposed an amendment 70 the traffic
ordinance that was drafted by q. w.
Ashford, IL provides that in tho event
or a licensed driver Of rent automo-
bile who takes 4 drink of intoSieating
liquor one hour before an accident oc-
ours in which he is responsible that the
taking OF the drink win be considered
prima facie evidence that Tho driver
was intoxicated when the accident De-
CURED. This amendments was added 20
the proposed traffic ordinance which
WAS passed by title last night.
An application from n. w. Single Of
the Hawaii Polo Club to erect fence
around the polo field at Kapioiani Park
was referred 10 the road committee.
rearing that the board was getting
1 through its labors too early when the
general order of business was cleaned
up at about eight-thirty o'cloclx, Super
visor Wolter rose with great dignity
and notified the board that ssEva. y 4
work horse in the garbage department,
recently had a colt and That the county
is the possessor Of a colt which is s'eat.
ing its head of al the county's ex-
pense, as Wolter expressed ii. Sup
errisor Pacheeo followed Supervisor
Wolter with a display Of verbal pyro-
technics that lasted for about ten min.
utes. IL consisted OF strong nrau.
ment against the sinful waste OF county
funds and strongly urged that some.
thing be done and done quick to stop
this leak. Supervisor Mcclellan came
to the rescue by making a motion that
the colt be advertised for sale. This
simple expedient Of this weighty sub.
leet gave great relief to Supervisors
Wolter and Pacheco, and tho measure
was forthwith passed. Tie meeting
then adjourned until next Tuesday
night