Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-03
JAMES TOWNSEND TAYLOR IS SLATED
TO SUCCEED ENGINEER WH|TEHOUSE
Supervisors Carry Out Program
and fncumbent's Term viii
Expire June 80

James Townsend Taylor, NJ. AM
Sec. CE, consulting civil engineer
expert on hydraulics, railroads. high
ways, land court and Typographical
surveys, etc, etc, is slated for the
position of city and county engineer
to be vacated by l.. M. Whitehoust
June 80. Mr.. Taylor is said to be
well qualified to fill the position anC
to have many original ideas regard
ing the functions Of the engineer for
the municipality.
As stated In the Star-Bulletin sew
eral days ago, Engineer Whitehouse
was booked for dismissal and action
was anticipated at last nights ses
sion. Of the>board Of supervisors. The
expected happened and by a terse res.
clution, introduced by ID. G. Pacheco
and voted upon fayorably by Super
yisors Pacheco, Wolter, Hardesty and
Markham. the Ak was put into motion
and the head of Whitehouse will re.
pose in the basket the last day OF the
present month d.
The resolution whereby the dis
charge OF the engineer was accom-
plished reads as follows: <...
Whereas, the services OF 1. W.
Whitehouse, city and county engl.
neer, are not and have not been (
satisfactory to the mayor and
members of this board; thersfore,
be Il
Resolved by the board Of SUI
pervisors Of the City and County
Of Honolulu, That for the better
efficiency Of the engineering and
road department, this board here
with demands the resignation OF
L. M. Whitehouss, city and county
engineer, the said resignation to
take effect June 3oth, 1914.
Supervisors Mcclellan and Petrie
fought against the action of the board
and endeavored to have the White
house resolution tabled, but without
success.
Whitehouse Declined 20 Resign.
City and County Engineer White
house was forced out of ofiice last
tight by majority OF the supervisors
after the faction had vainly tried 70
secure his resignation. Declining TO
;ubmft to their methods, Whitehouse
leld his ground and was finally dis
Missed on q resolution charging IN
About q week ago some Of the sup
3rvisors concerned in the ousfing oI
ne engineer approached him with 9
proposition that he resign quietly and
shus avoid an open fight. Inasmuch,
Il these same supervisors had for
months been working against White
house, and inasmuch as he declined to
admit that his work has not been eff
ectiye, he refused to resign. He was
hen told that he would be discharg-
I'd anyway. Last nights action was
he result
The ousting OF whitehouse was
widely commented upon in political
.ircles today. 1t is regarded as most.
due to Mayor Fern For long
line Fern has wished to get rid OF
The engineer. The mayor is credited
with the remark a few days ago,
Wen have to fire Whitehouse. He
knows too much and he won't put our
men to work" Instead of putting TO
work men who carried notes from
Fern, Hardesty, Markham and others,
Whitehouse insisted on organizing his
forces on the basis of efficiency, and
he thus secured the enmity OF Fern
md other Democrats of the kind. :
In political circles the Democratic
board of supervisors is thought to
have made bad blunder., Supervisor
Petrie, who is chairman of the road
committee, has stood strongly by
Whitehouse and yet a majority of the
board has gone directly against the
wishes of the committee chairman
tContinued on page four)