The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-31
MIEH[sTE|Nr is y.
FIRED by BOARD
Building Inspector Fails to Resign
and Supervisors Promptly
Discharge Him.
tFIOm ThursdAy Advertiser.l

(FIom Thursday Advertiser.)
"The McCandless brothers are not
insulting this board by not appearing
to explain the reason why they want
the building ordinances amended, " said
Supervisor Pacheco at the meeting of
the board of supervisors yesterday aft.
emoon. "These gentlemen arc engaged
| in the pursuit Of their several hObbies.
Sunny Jim McCandless is of attending
convention Of Shriners; Link Nc.
Gandless is busy with his political cam.
Hpaign, and J.. A. MeCandiess is tusr
ehioying the spending Of his wealth. ;
The supervisor was this sarcastic in
referring TO the absence Of the con.
] tractors or the owners of the MeCand.
less Building, as well rs the architects,
who had been given an opportunity to
appear and explain their reasons for
requesting certain notifications of the
building ordinance which Interfere with
the work on the McCandless Building.
The mayor denounced the attitude of
persons who were given ample oppor.
tunity to present themselves and their
eases before the board and who failed
to avail themselves Of the opportunity,
and then complained that the laws
passed in their absence worked hard,
ship on them -.
1 Supervisor Wolter was Of the opin.
ion that the absence Of the parties who
were to be given a hearing In regard
! to the building ordinanee constituted
an insult to the board, and this drew
forth Mr. Paeheco's remarks.
The board had q rather busy two
hours session. The proposition of al.
lowing the mothers Of school children
! in Kaimuki TO hold dance in the
| Liliuokalani School, for which admis.
sion would be charged for the purpose
of Identifying the school grounds, was
rejected on the ground Of establish np
i a bad precedent The object was
deemed cowv1endable, but the super.
visors thought the city should stand
the expense. An appropriation of $3.50
has been made for this purpose. ...
4. Mishlstein Il Fired Il.
The resignation Of ]. J. Miehlstein
building and plumbing Inspector, NOT
having been received, a motion wa:
|, carried voting him out Of office on thI
last day of the month. Another mo
tion was carried appointing Charles J
Murasky building inspector and @. l.
Almeida plumbing inspector, each at 1
salary of $3.50 per month. The county
makes a saving OF $50 per month OF
the two offices combined, as MiehlsteiI
received 5000 per month.
The question of further support /,
the Salvation Army, home for children
at Manoa was brought up and tn
board was unanimous In Believing tina
this home was worthy object Of thei
assistance, and not secular institu
, tion within the meaning of the Law
They authorized the ways and mean
committee to bring in a resolution 70
an appropriation Of 5000 for the er
!, suing six months. y.lE~as
! A complaint was read in which tn
. residents of Lilolilo street state thb
a property owner is holding up til
opening of the street by demanding a
exorbitant price for his property, whic
Q blocks one end of the desired highwa.
They asked the county to institute col
: domination proceedings. Legal opinio
! was requested by the board. GAO ~
Il Polo Field at Kapiolani.
r An applications from J.. L. F'iemiu
q and John Grace was brought before Il
4 board, in which authority to ere,
/. bleachers at the polo field at Kapiolal
: Park and to charge admission to IL
n polo fields at the proposed polo tourn
n ment was asked. The polo associate
Propose to set aside 800 feet Of sic
= lines for which charge Of twent
five cents for each person will be mad
!, the remaining space and the bleache
= and stands to be charged at a high,
: rate. Five per cent of the net pr
y ceeds are to 20 to the county. 1t wi
:. set forth that these parties have il
y proved the polo and baseball fields
. the past at an expenditure of approx
A mately $4,000, and are DESTROYS Of o
u tanning this privilege as a means
u reimbursement. This was referred
2 the committee on parks. r'.' .
y A resolution was introduced and pas
= cd the first hearing for an appropri
= tion of $1,000 to be used in extendir
] the city sewer on King street l1S5 fe
beyond the Kamehameha schools, al
y for putting in $50 feet Of double sew
y pipe on Kali street. 1t was set fort
J, that in addition to relieving about 81
y residents Of the locality concerned, b
Z putting in Of this sewer connection
this time will obviate the necessity
= tearing up the streets later on aft
J the pavements are laid.
!; A report by the sheriff Of unclaim,
! property in the hands of the police WI
= referred to the police committee. I'll
report shows that the Honolulu tlistri
has cash balance of $152.40 u
!, claimed. ... Tta' FL
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