The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-06-18
SINGLE CHARGES .
HOILLlNGER WITH
BABY ACT::RUMPUS
New Supervisor ReSents Actions
OF Colleague In Presenting
Road Resolutions
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MEETING IS MARKED
BY SCoRCHING DEBATES
Larsen Tells Mayor That City
Engineer Suffers Because
OF Intense Loyalty

pervisors' meetings but there has been
nothing to compare with the session
of last night. Mayor Lane could only
sit back in his chair and let the super.
visOrs run wild.
determinations and recrimina tions
were repeatedly hurled back and forth
Not one of the city legislators escaped
the blast of searching words. The mayor
also was the recipient of his share.
One threat of resignation was made.
Engineer Whitehouse Was the Center
Of the Rumpus
Single heatedly charged HOllinger
with playing the 'baby act" because
the road committee made vacant by the
death of James c. Quinn.
TIollinger retahated, fervidly and
with eyes blazing, demanding to know
IL the road committee wds the whole
board and if he was not privileged
to talk and act on road matters when
lie pleased
AHA entered into the argument suf-
fciently to have Hollinger shoot at
hin; "Why are YOU trying to 10
politics in here2n Bill subsidized quiet
" under this broadside.
Larsen broke in with the remark
"Tt is true that rotten politics has
boon PLAYED in the road department. -
Mayor Calls Larsen
For this he was called by the Mavor
ana snbsided Arnold, Logan and Hor
rer attempted frequently to throw oil
on the troubled waters but were in
variablv squelched with despatch.
Larsen instigatPd the general rum
Dus when he introduced a resolution
proviIing that all communications
from the water and sewer department
he signed by the city engineer. This
80" RECOGNIZED as slap at Harry
Murray, superintendent of the water
and sewer department. working direct
" np1"r Engineer WnItehouse.
Arnold sought to pour OIL urging that
the old sore be allowed to heal. Lar
sen replied that there VS. no sore, that
he had nothing against Murray hut
that It was proper that the supervisors
should be addressed by the engineer
and not by a subordinate in cOmmuni-
&c lions.
The Mayor attempted to pacify Lar
son but the supervisor came back
With:
81 know, Whteh0use has been good
to you and has served you faithfully;
10y" faithfully than he has the of
fetal family"
"no"s the supervisor insinuate tina
the Mayor is not member of the
official family queried the Mayor
with some heat.
"He's been faithful to YOU, that's
all, and that's the reason he has not
k"I srnnort # the board The Mayo,
did not reply. - aE&
Ho'l noer ~ % Big Gu
The big gun was fred however, when
Holhnger introduced a resolution relat,
ing that competent and efficient labor,
ers have been removed without cause
or excuse by Iunas, acting in obedience
to directions of the department heao
and providing that in the future no
Iaborers shall be removed withOu!
\ cause, that the rotation system be
abolished and all laborers hold their
Jobs by merit of ability.
Shnglc was on his feet Immediately
with a motion that action on the reSO
luton be postponed indefinitely. llOl
inger objected. Then the scrap be
,Pn. Reference went back to a rrsO,
luton introduced at a prior meeting
not attended by Shingle through which
EIolInger sought to provide for the
employment Of competent assistant
engineer and which had come up TO
mention earlier in the meeting.
Shingle accused Holinger of at
tempting to go over the heads of tn"
road committee and trying to reorgan,
i've the road department to suit him
self.
IIollinger retaliated that since he
had been a member of the board he
al learned few things and that il
was his privilege to talk or introduce
resolutions as he saw fit, irrespective
Of committees.
Single read a newspaper clipping
IN which Holinger was quoted as stat
iug that he believed he was entitled to
the position of chairman of the road
COMMITTEES. and cOntinued
Charges Baby Act
"l object to Supervisor Hollinger
playing the baby act. He has tried
to put across reorganization of the
road department over the heads of the
road committee. | have been a Nom
H"r of this board for only few days
md have attended only a few meet
ings, but | do not thing it right for any
supervisor to go over the heads of Il
committee Of three members. As long
rs | am a supervisor | will never in,
troduce u resolution unless | have pre-
onsly consulted the committee mem
lers This would be only common Ordi
rHry, everyday courtesy. 1t seems that
over since ] have become member of
this board that the object Of some mem
rrs has been to disrupt and disorgan
ire. If have a kick coming on what
I've water and sewers committee is do
ilg ] will 90 to Chairman Larsen and
sav, Damn it all, Bill, this thing ism t
H"in" right and will thresh it out
18th him, HoIinger is not doing this II J
il firing resolutions in here right and
l"''. all aimed at the city engineer or
road department., without consulting