The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-05

OIL LfhOlihO street in Makih district.
As important legal questions are in
VOWED IN the, action necessary to CON-
ply With the request Of the petitioners
the question was referred to the road
committee aud the city and county, at.
torney. The opening Of the street, as
explained by member of the board,
probably would require condemnation
proceedings against one property hold.
er who had not aequiesced In the plan
of the petitioners
object to Movie Theater.
A protest from twenty owners and
lessees Of property in the vicinity
against the opening of moving pie.
ture theater on Lusitana street was re-
ferred to the building committee and
the attorney for Consideration. &
Consideration Of the RECOMMENDATION
from the Central Improvement Commit
tee Of the City and County Of Honolulu
contemplating radical changes in the
system Of road building and mainten-
anee was deferred until the regular
meeting Of the board to- be held Tnes.
day evening. The plan advanced by
the committee, as outlined in a c0mmu,
nication presented by President c. w.
Ashford, is sweeping in its provisions.
The committee recommends that all
work hereafter in connection with the
opening and paving of public thorough
fares be done, by contract; that no new,
road work be undertaken in the city
or county excepting under what il
known as the frontage tax laws and
that tho city and county maintain only
such equipment as is necessary in the
repair and upkeep ofroads. In order
that the mayor may receive expert ad-
vice in formulating the proposed policy
the committee suggested that the public
meeting be called at which engineers
and Others be asked to submit recon.
Leaves Of Absence Granted.
On Recommendation of Supervisor
William H. Mcclellan, City and County
Attorney Cathcart was granted two
months leave Of absence.
The county stehographeE, who is III,
was allowed a three months leave with
out salary beginning Jnne IS, untilwhich
time his salary will be paid, although
he is not able to work. Meantime the
clerk was authorized to employ /. j..
Hopu as a substitute at a salary of
$75 monthly.
Plumbing and Building Inspector J.
j. Miehlstein reported that his depart.
'nent had collected fees of 1901 80 dur
ing the month of April.
Chief Justice A. q. NJ. Robertson and
Associate Justices Edward NJ. Watson
and Ralph 4. Quarles, the chief Justice
announced that majority of the court
thought that Mr.. Humphreys was cor
rect, but that the court was unanimous
in allowing Mr. Olson to make the re-
marks he wished to,
Olson Challenges Mecarn
There, is one statement made by
Mr.. Mccain which / believe i am call
ed upon 10 answer. Ny firm was asked
Yesterday by Mr.. Thielen TO represent
him today in this court and at this
hearing only and ask that that be
made plain on the record of the court.
As to ourieonnaetion with this ease
Mr., MeCarn's misgiyings are but the
child of his imagination and have mo
foundation in fact. y
This brought McCarn Immediately 20
his feet with the statement that all he
had said and claimtd he could prove,
by ailidayits.
Then ! challenge your statement in,
hat particular" rejoined Attorney OF.
son. r
, "And that ! am ready aud willing
10 substantiate at any time, - said Nc.
Earn and, as the judges arose, with the
statement by Chief Justice Robertson
hat the court stood adjourned until
Monday morning at ten o clock, McCarnI
and Attorney Olson carried on, for some
little time, an argument among them,
selves, while a knot of curious bystand
'rs looked on, expecting new develop
nents to follow. This did not material,
re. Before adjourning the court made.
no comment ON the ease. ...#|
Kong Yin Tet as administrator of
the estate OF Kong Sue, deceased yes