The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-02-13
THINK COUNTIES
SHOULD BEAR COST
Expenses Of Extraditing Persons
Wanted For Crime. Should
Be Arranged for.

DC arranged iors
That the board Of SUPERVISOR Of each
county Of the Territory Of Hawaii ap.
propriate a sum sumcient for the extra
dition Of prisoners from other States
wanted returned to the Islands by police
officials Of the individual counties, in
stead Of the expenses being paid from
the appropriation made for the general
expenses Of the attorney genefhI's Of.
fee or later allowed by enactment Of
legislature, was recommended in let
ter written by Attorney General wade
Warren Thayer to John W. Catheart,
city and county attorney, and BY the
latter submitted to the board Of super
visors at their meeting. yesterday. AZ.
ter reading the letter was referred to
the ways and means committee for rec
ommendation.
Attorney General Thayer brought up
the subject in connection with the re-
cent extraditfon proceedings against
Walter ReveT and Jose ]. Madeiros.
He pointed out that the expenses 81
Deputy Sheriff Charles II, Rose, who
went TO California after the two men
wanted, were paid out of a fund Of $500
placed 10 the hands of the attorney
general by the Trent Trust Company,
acting as agents for Revell's creditors.
The expenses Of Rose amounted TO
$29374. In placing the $500 with the
attorney general, the Trent Trust Com
pany did SO with the understanding
that bill would be introduced in the
next Legislature asking repayment Of
the funds expended for the extradition
proceedings and that the attorney gen.
bill. ll1.
Present Funds Inadequate.
The attorney general pointed out that
the grand jury for the first judicial dis
trict in its report for last month rec.
commended that extradition expenses
should be paid by the counties at whose
instance the proceedings are com
meneed. In the past these expenses
have been paid out Of the appropriation
for general expenses allowed the attorst
ney general 3 Office This appropriation
is $4,000 per year and Thayer debates
that after the payment Of the necessary
expenses Of the Office there Is less than
$3.50 per month left. As a result. he
declares, It has been necessary at each
session of the legislature to ask for the
passage of a bill to make up the def.
cheney or to call upon the dovernof,s
Office for money from the eontibsEnt
fund provided for the payment Of mn.
paid claims. In the opinion Of Attor.
ney General Thayer the counties eould
well afford to pay ior the bringing hack
OF prisoners wanted by police officials.
A special committee of the Auwni.
limu Improvement Club asked the sup-
ervisors to compel the completion Of
the laying Of sidewalks and curbs IN
the Auwaiolimu district as had been or.
dered by the board and that early steps
be taken for the matchmaking Of the
streets The request was referred to
committee.
The Kalihi Improvement Club com.
planned that children playing in Kali.
hiwaena Park mutilated faucet coeka
to such an extent that there was much
waste and resultant soggy ground and
recommended that public drinking
fountain be erected in the park al
some convenient place. The complaint
was referred to the road committee.
Thanks from Mothers, Club.
The Mothers, Club of Kaimuki
through Mrs. J. E. McNellis, secretary,
n letter to the supervisors, expressed
thanks Tor the help Of the board In
the recent entertainment and dance
gwen to raise funds to obtain milk for
the infant classes of the Liliuokalani
school, the net proceeds of which were
$1,000. The club also pointed out
that there were no facilities at the
school for boiling water and petitioned
Tor permission to have the gas service
extended to the seDool and gas stove
installed. Boiled water is desired at the
school because of lack Of funds to pro-
vide sanitary drinking cups and that
u VIII be necessary to wash such cups
as can be provided. All the expenses
Of installing the gas stove are to be
paid for by the club, but the improve.
ment is to become part Of the build
ing and the property of the city and
county. rff
Pineapple growers and residents Of
Pupukea asked that an appropriation
OF $1,000 be made for strengthening and
reducing the steep grade on the road
immediately mauka of Waimea railroad
station and also for widening and re.
pairing the remaining portion OF the
road along the cliff so that motor
trucks may pass without difficulty. The
petitioners contend that the increase In
traffic on this road, due to the increased
production Of pineapples, makes it ne.
eessary to employ other means than
teams TO handle the crop rapidly and
economically. They ask that the road
repairs be made before .Ine Is, when
the movement Of the pineapple crop
will begin.