The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-10
V||EHLSTE|N'S
RESIGNATION
EXPECTED
That Supervisors, in Sc
cret Caucus, Voted to Allow
Building and Plumbing Inspec-
tor to Step Out Of once at End
Of Present Month viii Allow
Property Owners TO Decide on
Pavement TO 30 Used.
anon Wednesday AdvertIeer.l

At a secret caucus Of tho board OF
supervisory last night II was finally do
eided after rlueh deliberaiiVn 70 al
low building and Plumbing Inspector
Miehlstein to resign His Resignation
viii 10 into effect on the first Of All
gust. The result Of The caucus was
given out by one in position to talk
anthoritatively. Three members OF
The hoard were in favor Of sumnarily
dism'~sing the Inspector a. snpefs
visor Pacheco had ALREADY declared
that he would not vote on the ques
ton there was deadlock. Mayor Ferr
had stated that he won:d vote with the
majority, which ever way it went. AZ
TER further dcliberation it was finally
decided to allow Miehlstein to resign.
He was called into the caucus and az.
ter consulting with his attorney, Il. C.
Peters, decided to abide by the action
Of the board without further legal re-
sistance.
Although final action on the Miehl.
stein graft charges was postponed on
Monday night until last nights ses
sion Of the board, absolutely no men
tion was made Of the ease until the
meeting was about TO adjourn, when
one of the audience asked Mayor Fern
IF any action was to be taken. His
Honor, with a mysterious smile, stated
that the board was not quite ready tc
report.
The caucus continued in the mayor h
Office for a half hour before last nipht q
meeting. The members Of the board
stated that they were sworn to Sc
erecy as to what happened at this eau
Gus.
Frontage Tax Deferred.
FINAL action was also deferred in put
ting the frontage tax into operation IL
Manoa Valley. Supervisor Pacheco
stated that inasmuch as that there was
"a general dissatisfaetion among the
residents along tho rvad to be pave1
regarding the clause in the ordinance
which confines the property holders 10
use one class of patented pavement he
suggested that special hearing be
given the residents OF that district an I,
that samples Of various ipatent pave
inents be shown. The city enginee.
should be present, he said, and tho
durability and cost Of eaeh pavement
should be explained. IL was then mn
to the property holders to select sat
isfactory pavement.
Supervisor Paobeco's SUI 5estioD was
adopted BY the board. The date Of this
public hearing for Manoa property
holders win be set later.
a claim Of George g. Fuller Of $50
for injuries received as result OF
falling into q manhole was referred to
the county attorney 3 department. Ii
his claim for damages Mr. Fuller stat
ed that on June 6 he stepped on a man
hole cover that had been Improperly
lplaeed at Fort and King street. Hc
SUSTAINED injnfies that confined him tc
his bed for two. weeks, he says.
Protest Against Kailua Gate.
A petition was read from the Kailus
lulpToYement Club ossing the board to
take some action with the Kanooha
Ranch regarding gate that this col
| pofation has bhilt across the Kailus
road. III the petition IL states that L
gate was built across this road severn,
months ago Citizens and property
holders Of that district promptly tor4
the obstrnetidn down. The Knneohe
u
Ranch Company, II is stated, then bull;
a heavier and much stronger gate which
| is locked with chain and paddock
The petition asks the BOARD to give the
residents Of Kaima district solne relief
from these conditions Mayor Fern sug
! gested tlrat the board visit the distric;
armed with axes and perform a littla
Carrie Nation work on the offending
gate. The board heartily koltuaed this
idea.
TX Supervisor Murray, who was pres
emit, stated that during his tenure o.
office this same trouble arose and the
board ordered the gnte destroyed. Ra
ther than larry out these militant
ideas, however, the board decided tC
turn the case over to the county attor
ney's department for settlement.
Joseph Gilman, representing tht
tl'itnhthic Paving Company, made az
offer to the board to pave a section Of
teretania street with his patentcd ar
tielc for one dollar and fifty cents 3
! square yard.
Tho propagation was referred to tn,
4 road committee.