The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-12-15
James Quinn Predicts An Demo-
crats NIlH Be Stricken OF
Mhnnipal Payroll
NUMBER or AUTOMOBILES
Rcs 10 BE cREAFE YREDUCED
40 81 III fl
Engineering Force VIII Be Cut
sFpBWh aid Ain Money Saved
pss'F nni n h0aHs
(From Monday ADVERTISER. }


Here arr b few predictions which
'superyisoE.eleet James Quinn made yes.
terfay ON ths early actions Of the newly
elected supervisors ON linking oaicss
rsSnike the name Of every democrat
on tbssmmleipnlpnyroll ~ ~ yss
CIT down ths eneineering force at
least fifty per; cent. e,ssa9 lc.st,
gcata on the $s5O.amonth qppyopria.
tion1to the promotion eomihitfee. s.
iHedpceltbe rnnmher, of autoin0biles in
thesservica snf the city. and ,connty. 81
Hoasanirate efforts and revenue for
os,tst .fotts, els,lls cad ~, egi,e{ ~.
John s.. Lane, mayor-elect, and the
I'VE 8npffv ifors.elee who are IN the
city at last win come tQgether in IA
caucus this week, aGeorainf too veeter,
dag = report; and at this meefinQ the
Present budget Of the board. Of .snper,
yisors wiz BE- torn up and down until
Il loses AZ RESEMBLANCE. % is present
self. n ~
Radical Changes In Budget
eupefwsorseiect QuiunSenv an idea
yesterday on some OF the radical
changes which will be made in the
budget and which will. 20 into eject
almQst simultaneously 9Th the Undue.
tiop into i9iIiee LOT the, newly elected
'oilielals. The first ieaueus of these near
officials IS expected 10 be held peeenl-l
Der 10, and from that time on cancuses
are likely to be held two or three times
a week.
Many familiar with affairs Of the
municipality have expressed surprise
that eaucuses have mot been held be-
fore this, considering the work ahead
Of the newly elected officials and the
extremely short time they win have in
Office before the budget must be passed.
There are no hOld-over members Of The
board, which apparently makes the
need Of ca1epses all the more great
IL is true that two of the seven new
supervisors served on the board sew
eral years ago, but the business Of the
city has SO grown and changed In thu
Intervening years that they will be
Utmost as unfamiliar with the proceed !
Hre And duties as their fellow board
Lame held out it Is known for 4
time against a scaneus until Ben Hol,
finger and Robert Horner, the absent
snperVhors.aect return from the Coast
They Will not be back until the last
OF this month-rnntil few DAYS before
their induction In 0iIiee-too brief "a
tune Tor mneh eaueusing 70 be done
before their term opens.
Lane Falls Into Line
II Is understood that Lane now sees
the impraetieahility Of holding of eau
cnsing and Is preparing to meet the
incoming board once OF twice this week.
AT these meetings the distribution of
cbairmanships on the board will no
doubt be discussed, something on the
distribution of patronage, and the bull1
get problems.
The county committee held meet.
ing the latter part Of the week. but.
nothing was done. A stack Of apph.
eations for Positions IS before II.
These have, been sent TO the committee
without its asking, and it Is questioned,
whether It will do anything with them.
Chairman Walter tCoombs is unfayor.
able to any play Of having the cont
mittee Interfere Ia the distribution Of
jobs and his wishes in the matter will
pEQbably prevail with the ,committee.
The terfitoriRl central e6minittce has
taken q like stand.
Quinn 8 declaration that all Demo
Gratis are 10 be onsted does not come
altogether as surprise 10 those in
touch with the political situation here.
sThefe Is NO job'a .Repnblican can't
bold better than psmoefat. = declared
Quinn. 4,
Roads Must 30 Built
He believes thSs-sngineering force Is
too large and can sustain fifty per
cent cut without being crippled. The
$3.50 month to the promotion com,
mlttee 10 absolute waste, according 10
him, and the money could be far better
spent ~ improving the band. And, I'M,
cidentally, Quinn seems in favor OF pen
aioning Capt. Henri Berger, bandlnas-
ter, and giving the position to young
or man. He did not say this In words,
but implied It strongly. ,. 1,
Il rive want to build roads, asserted
Quinn, aand I'VE can't do II unless we
eeneep trate,opr Efforts and revenue for
Qninn is one Of the three incoming
supervisors spoken Of as probable chair.
man Of the roads eommittee. The place
on tho boards II being Aeenly sought
after by Ben Hollipger and william
Larsen.