The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-05

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Friction developed between the super
sueeIal committees eonsstins % c,ilbert
! wa,le, Ki'if srrsat r. senate, Am.
btos. WIZ iRspg,,sa Z, s,;ea D.,;a n
Kupihea and 7, IA Nrc1, : 4 siess was an.
no,ntcd ~ 10 ne,nocra ! IL central eo,n.
nittee 10 trv "a barmonize inc warrine
factions. f'hia COMMITTEES were unsnr.
cessful n their EFFORTS. The supervisors
,crorod the ,acoro ,n.,aat;,n. ~ ~
special committee. After their election
The supefvisofs no longer listened "a
the hdxies ofven Than IL the nartv ~.
gnnization v .lr y 4 80 = ~
{. " N, Y w,
hnuozs7d Wnittemore,
The county cofnmiftco At that time
endorsed George r. Whittemofe, who
had had long service in the u. s.. Army
! Engineer Cops, for the position Of
road supervisor, believing him to BE full
~ competent to fll that oiIicc to the
satisfaction Of The .puhlip interests. In
stead Of selecting the Democratic aspi-
rant the supervisors tlled The oiiee with
a Republican.
since the refusal o. the supervisors
70 hsten 70 aavice ouered them by the
democratic party organization the cen
tral committee has done nothing more
WIN 'nem'
s sns ep
MeSandicss sara - \ neheve tnat
the victors m pohteaI seampalgp
should nave the posippqg. More tbxn
that, telieye IN good government be-
cause good government means the re-
election OF the political party that puts
u into erect. nc,4 is
he then added " 4 the supervisors
nave s ss, the sonmunlsy there wl'
M MrrsssdIssS y csi;,,.,, ~. "a s,,es.
\ Al, o,,i Mon a. Al ,ybefha}' "a thonpht fhe
sunervis6rs lad sat;sfled M 'no6lic bnt
| said that ma Al verf;ssr Sonsls obabIv
satisfv itseIf - that no,nt II II, eoncl,,-
sion "a re;terated FIAT fbe supervisors
were going h alone, a. Far "a the county
oroanization n Concerned and tina Or
oan;zation cannot he Maid 1resionsibIe
foF the dismissed ~ Fncinaer White
ho1.e s7, 4
Trent out Of II.
u r..., .,ataa 80. ,;oht ,hat
.;,.. ~. ,,;sass $500, 49,. the
800 NJ, 1870 h'. ,.s.s
se ~ $500. nas1s.Sl
~ 49,. ,..s,1 ~ -. =. ~ ny Ia ,,sa
= ~ A'''s 49, =. I, .-S'' es,Ds1'
Oeneral disgust
There was general expression of dis
gust on the part of business men and
Honolulu 'siifeharkable board of super
visors. The question was put a hundred
times, HWhaf, brand. Of politics do you
call this, to fire the most efficient engi-
neer Honolulu has ever had, aud do It
in the nameaof'feiicieneysf"
sensible system.
Frank "a AthertoDesaid that the re-
cent road policy putt into effect by
Whitehouse was a decided improvement
over previous practices. He has
maintained the stroets and Fepaired
the little bumps and hollows as soon
as they formed. This policy has saved
thousands Of dollars to the city as
compared with the old d0-nothing pol
ley where ruts and bumps we're allowed
to go until the street was In such CON
dition that II had to- be torn mp ahl
entirely rebuilt, at enormous expense.
IL Is actually pleasure 70 drive
along King street now, where six
months ago nassengers were almost
jolted out Of iuachinss travelling down
that highway, said Mr., Atherton,
adding:
II roads are properly maintained
and kept m repair they will last for
years.
Mr.. Athcrton said: THE supervis-
ors are making a big mistake in dis
missing an official who has made a rec
ord for efficiency and has shown his