Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-03
JAMES TOWNSEND TAYLOR IS SLATED.
TO SUCCEED ENGINEER WH|TEH0UsE
Supervisors Garry Out Program
and Incumbenfs Term viii
Expire June 30

James Townsend Taylor, NJ. AM.
Sec. C.E., consulting civil engineer
expert on hydraulics, railroads, high.
ways, land court and typographical
surveys. etc, etc, Is slated for the
position OF city and county engineer
To be vacated by L. M. Whitehouse
June 80. Mr.. Taylor is said to be
we'll qualified TO fill the position and
t0 have many original ideas regard
fng the functions OF the engineer for
tie municipality.
Jas stated in the Star-Bulletin sew.
eral days ago, Engineer Whitehouse
was booked for dismissal and action
was anticipated at last nights ses-
sDn CT the board of supervisors. The
expected happened and by terse res
chiffon, introduced by M. C. Pacheco
and voted upon favorably by Super
y.sors Pacheco. Wolter, Hardesty and
Markham, the ak wastput into motion
and the head of Whitehouse will re-
pbse in the basket the last day of the
resent month.
The resolution whereby the dis.
charge OF the engineer. was accom-
pBshed reads as follows:
Whereas, the services OF L. NJ.
Whitehouse, city anu county engi-
neer, are not and have not been
satisfactory TO the mayor and
members Of this board; therefore, 4
be II So.
Resolved by the hoard Of ST.
pervisors Of the City and County
Of honolulu, That for the better
efficiency Of the engineering and
road department, this board here
with demands the resignation of
IL. NJ. Whitehouse, city and county
engineer, the said resignation to
take effect June 30th. 1914.
Supervisors Mcclellan and Petrie
fought against the action Of the board
aid endeavored to have the White
buse resolution tabled, but without
siccess.
vhitehcuse Declined to Resign.
iCity and County Engineer White
ibuse was forced out Of Office last
dght by majority of the supervisors
4ter the faction had yainly tried to
3cure his resignation. Declining to
Admit to their methods, Whitehouse
BID his ground and was finally dis
tissed on a resolution charging in.
hciencys
About week ago some Of the sup
4visors concerned In the ousting OF
s!e engineer approached him with q
Opposition that he resign quietly and
aus avoid an open fight. Inasmuch
these same supervisors had for +
pnths been working against White
3use, and inasmuch as he declined to
INIT that his work has not been eff
etive, he refused to resign He was
len told that he would be discharg-
| anyway. Last nights action was
3e result IL
lThe ousting of Whitehouse was
3dely commented upon In political
relies today 1t is regarded as most
due to Mayor Fern. For a long
ne Fern has wished to get rid OF
le engineer. The mayor is credited
tth the remark a few days ago,
Ven have to fire Whitehouse. He
lows too much and he won't put our
IN to work Instead of putting to
lbrk men who carried notes FROM
9rn, Hardesty, Markham and others,
hitehouse insisted on organizing his
ices on the basis of efficiency. and
\ thus secured the enmity of Fern
ID other Democrats of the kind. !
in political circles the Democratic
bard of supervisors is thought to
Fe made bad blunder Supervisor
ttrie, who Is chairman Of the road
hnmittee, has stood strongly by
Nitehouse and yet a majority of the II
hrd has gone directly against the &
Shes OF the committee chairman I
tContinned on page four)