Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-19
"Don't Ask Us to StuItify Our,
selves Every Time,'l is
Cristy's Sharp Request

Tel Logan's assertions that the city at
torney's office was entirely too tech
Eicaf' in IL opinions, precipitated a
dispute which ragged for nearly half
an hour.
A. M. Cristy, first deputy, declared
that he was tired OF having TO come
before the board and defend myself
every time an opinion was rendered. "
He told the supervisors that II they
did not like the work done by the
office they had the right TO fire US
and get a new set Of attorneys.
What broke up the entente cordiale
was the presentation of an opinion
from the city attorneys office, adTis-
ing the board that unexpen0ed balanc-
es IN certain funds could not be ap.
propriated in blanket sum for new
buildings al Manua school, and max
mig other additions to present over
crowded school structures. until after.
December 81. The amount unexpend-
ed Is about s1e.eo0.
.sThis opinion is only splitting hairs
and preventing US from going on With
the school Improvement work, de
clared Supervisor Logan after the
opinion had been read.
cant Spend q Bean"
1T is entirely too technical and Is
holding us down. The budget Is fin
ished. and the money lying idle, and
now the city attorneys office says
we can't spend bean until December
81, although the period Is now ended
&c far as we are concerned. Twas out
at Manoa this afternoon, and the con-
gestion In that school Is acute. They
need more room at once. We ought
to take the bull by the horns and go
ahead and spend the money"
Supervisor Hollinger then rose and
said he did not see why the board
could not spend the money now. I'VE
need another school at Manoa," he de-
ciared.
'sWe would be breaking the laws IL
we did II, answered supervisor Hor4
ner. Mr. Browns office is simply
telling US the law"
Second Deputy w. T. Garden, who.
with First Deputy A. M. Cristy, was
present, got up and explained the.
opinion. He said the legislature had
appropriated S73.1 $50 in 1913 for new
school buildings5 and divided It up
among the different school districts,
80 as to prevent spending too much
money on some favo, ed district. You
have $1,000 left now and you want TO
soak, Il back on some school that has
received ifsappropf1ation already he
said sarcastically.
All Three AGREED.
,sAlI three Of us passed on that opin.
inn. and II you 90 over our heads
every time YOU ask us for an opinion,
you are q fine board, must say.
sThat money wasn't intended TO be
saved Supervisor Logan shot back.
.'It was not the intention of the COM
Inittee framing that act to keep US
from spending It when needed He
then moved that the report be accept
ed and placed on file.
At this point First Deputy A. M
christy,s gorge rose. "If you are not
saf,sfied with the work of this office.
Kindly get rid OF it, be said. u will
fell YOU that | am absolutely tired OF
having to defend on the floor of this
srsenbly an opinion OF this office, as
q Il were a personal one. For Heay,
ems sake QOu I ASH u " 6toAeaAg 0ol
selves every time you don't like our
oninious."
Soothing words spoken then by Su,
uervisor Arnold. who said the super
visors did not wish to get rid of the
nresent office force, Quieted things a
little Supervisor Logan spoke again,
and said the opinions Of lawyers are
not necessarily Law, and that the su.
neryisors have their self-respect to re
tain as much as the city attorneys
cffice.
s,,oceets Injunction.
aTest II out in the courts - was an
asterthopeht suggested by Supervisor
Arnold .Get the superintendent of
,,,,hlic works To bring an injunction.
rho discussion then came to gradual
close
T,hs4 nart Of the opinion causing the
,sost discussion was the clause stat.
s,g that stbe nat result of Act s and
A., On ;s that as the matter now
-.saas ,na amounts saved cannot be
$500 $500 astar December 81 however,