Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-06
Larsen Agrees
1OsAVEBI|Gii sum
ON new TRAILER
"You are Not a Drayman," He
Tells Single and Then Airs
\ His Own Information !

T1Ou are not q OTayHlaEt MI Snln
gle, you are man Of the financial
world. while I, my dear friend. am /
. drsyman.' l4s.kt 1... :
] : Softer than the failing Of dew upor
the leaves of q kukui tree fell thes'
words of information from the lips Of
Supervisor William Larsen last night.
10 settle upon the minds Of his fellows
on the board.
Mr.. Larsen's own mind was upon
tractors. the subject having been
brought up by Mr.. Shingie in q re-
quest from the board for some $500
for the purchase OF q bulldog trailer"
10 attach to the tractor owned by the
city. ,ss Il,
''Shncks." said Mr.. Larsen as the
communication was read. "Shucks,
Nc Single can tell you that you
haven't money enough In your depart.
ment TO spend In the purchase of 0
bull dog trailer or any other kind Of
trailer at any such price as that"
Mr.. Single thought differently, and
said so, for the benefit of Mr.. Larsen
and other members OF the board.
.sId like 10 Know insisted Larsen.
.tjiist where you got the idea OF spend,
ing any $f50D on o trailer like that?"'j
Says 5elser Told Him.
Jack Belser told me-. said Single.
"-tkst 1t would be impossible to fix up.
trailer for our tractor any different.
from the one we propose here.
Yes. said Larsen, i might have
thought so. Dye know that man Bel
ser has already copied half the things
I have iuventeds Not that object 20.
his copying them, but he does at any
rate. You ask Mr.. Belser tomorrow
who made that trailer he iIses, and
thar windfng.dp affair he also has in
use. They are copied after my own
original ideas
We'll. said Single. Larsen Seems
to think he ean TX this up. won't
say that think ne can hut / am viii.
Ing TO give him 10 days in which to
pfose 1t | want some results at the
end Of the 10 DAYS, however.
You'll have them" snapped Lar.
sen, eh,g tractors that's my middle
name. and ! guarantee you a two
wheel contrivan-e that Won cost yoti
more than 500. aud won't stick in
the mud fats Of Hakipuu. ] guaran-
tee You that. |"
Thus passed one Of the most inter
estIng features OF the evening. An.
other came. however, with the bring
ing up Of the rules Of procedure to-
ward the close Of the session
nc was time for their third reading |
and some OF the supervisors, having |
failed to keep in close touch with the |
technicalities of the office had for
gotten that, the important process war |
slated for the evening.
What Did Logan say2
More than ole Of the seven wise |
men" looked nervous, and Supervisor |
Logan, holding down the chair in the |
absence OF the mayor, nlunbled some
thing anintelligible behind his nous
tache.
II move for recess" said Super.
visor AHA. barking back to the school /
boy days OF yore, but he was quelled |
in bis request by Hollinger. who |
flashed at him a look of scorn through |
the hazy air.
There was much nervous lingering |
OF the big rules manuscript by more
than one OF the board members. Lar
sen might do well TO look at the
CLAUSE Wa1CR Jf1Nt0x7r WI III ~ tolttltcu1 Il
by the board of any member guilty
of disorderly behavior said Single Il
and yon, Mr.. Single. ARISEN
came back, you might do well to read
the clause which gays no member may
talk for more than 10 minutes on any /
subject. 81
sand any member who transgrasses.
shall be reprimanded by the chair, /
said Shingle, and shall immediately 4
sit down ,.
aAnyway.. said Mr. Shingle. looking
1T the clock whose hands were point /
ing to 1890. anyway think we could /
look and look and always zflnd some
thing we might be opposed to. Ir
general believe the rules are all
right. n move we adopt them
Then the seven. in the absence
: gain of the mayor. laid aside their
objections and accepted their fate. The
vote was unanimous, l.