Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-29
CITY EXPENSES
FOR YEAR TRIFLE
OVERCAST YEAR
Estimate of Supervisors Ready
for Tax ColIeetor-NeWS
of Meeting

is given at $4,000, which is the
same as it was for last year. For
permanent improvements it is set at
$170,00C, also the same as for last
year. The only difference in the esti.
mates for this year and 1918 Is found
in the item for interest and sinking
fund. Here the estimate is made for
1914 at $19,S93. Sc while In the former
period it was $19.662.23.
Supervisor w. Fl. Mcclellan, chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee, handed in the estimates at a
meeting of the board today. They viii
| be forwarded to the territorial tax Of
fee at once.
SUGGESTION is APPROVED.
The roads committee of the board
of supervisors approved of the sug
gestfons made a fortnight ago by L.
NJ. Whitehouse, city and county engi
neeT, for collecting the data in the
bureau for permanent street improve.
ments.
JOSEPH NAMED PoUNDMASTER.
Antoine Joseph was appointed pound.
master for the Kalihi district today.
The road committee at a meeting of
the supervisors at noon recommended
his appointment to that place. The
Kalihi Improvement Club had request.
ed his appointment. n, -s=....- J.. d.
BRIDGE FOR KooLAULoA. e
The roads committee of the board
of supervisors recommended at q
meeting today that $10,250 be appro
priated for a bridge to be built in
the district of Koolauloa The work
is to commence within short time
for the construction of the bridge.
LIST OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY,
Sheriff Jarrett submitted a list oil
the unclaimed property in his posses,
sion to the board of supervisors to
day. The list includes a. great guam
tity and variety of liquors, pistols
knives, lariats, Chinese hoes, etc. Jar
rett suggests that he be allowed te
destroy all the dangerous weapons
fearing that they will come again into
the possession of persons who vii
unlawfulIy use them. The list with
his Communication was referred Il
the police committee. + p
MAYOR FERN HOBBIES IN. i
Mayor ]. j. Fern, whose toe has
been the cause of his absence from
bis executive chamber for almost two
weeks; hmped in to meeting of the
board of supervisors at noon today
once more presiding over the deliber
atoms of that body. His injured toe
which he refers to with fury and
pathos delicately mixed, is giving him
trouble still. He has had a portion
of the port side of his left shoe re-
moved, and through the use of cans
his honor walks quite successfully.
TROOPS TO CAMP IN PARK.
Troops of the United States army
that viii take part in the Carnival
Parade will be allowed to make use
for camping purposes. of Kapiolani
Aala and perhaps such other parks
as may be thought necessary for their
accommodation. Lester Petrie, chair.
man of the committee on roads,
brought the matter before the board
of supervisors today and it was
agreed to grant the permission re.
quested. 1t was also agreed that
grandstands could be erected in sew.
eral parks past which the parade will
proceed
JOE HALE NAMED JANIToR.
Joe Hale was appointed janitor OF
the KaThikai school by Mayor Fern
today The appointment was ap,
proved by the board of supervisors
The salary is $35 a month.
BERGER OPPOSED TO CUT.
Captain Henri Berger crossed verbal
swords with Chairman w. H. McClel-
Ian of the ways and means committee
at meeting of the supervisors today.
Sometime ago the supervisors passed
a resolution which reduces the appro-
priation of the band 500, and Captain
Berger was criticized for not making
his payroll conform with the new
order of things.
In defending his action, the band
master insisted that he must pay his
men we'll or the band will go pau. -
The resolution fixed the exact amounts
he was to pay the different players.
Berger said he felt he should be al
lowed to apportion this money as he
believed best.
TO PAVE KALAkAUA AVENUE.
Lester Petrie. chairman of the
roads committee of the supervisors,
stated today that a resolution will be
presented to the board calling for an
appropriation for the paving of the
Eva side Of Kalakaua avenue. The
street is not to be torn up until after
the Carnival, however. Mr.. Petrie
said he favored the plan of rolling
the thoroughfare to put it In temper
AIRY shape for use The paving is to
be doEe by the city. "A resolution
calling for an appropriation for this
work viii be handed in at the next
meeting of the board, February 8, ac-
cording to Supervisor Pertie