Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-17
GREET reading
OF MANOA BILL
With DEEP SIGH
For More Than an Hour Super
visors are Bored With De-
urees. Angles and AzImuthS

When Deputy Clerk Eugene D. Buf-
tandeau, having passed last night
through a long pile OF municipal cor
respondence, finally arrived at the
48-page ordinance relative to Manoa
Improvement District No. l, and clear
ed his throat for reading. a great
sigh arose from the six assembled
supervisors.
Mayor Lane frowned through
broad smile, and as if in accord with
the ordeal ahead, the electric breeze
maker on the wall slowed down ana
the lights grew dim for a moment.
Messenger Peter Kanai passed around
the water from the distillery In the
corner, and Buff began.
The mayor listened almost eagerly,
hanging on every degree, angle and
azimuth with which the ordinance Is
literally TILED. Mr.. Hollinger sat
alone and very serious, pretending 10
read some official document. Super
yisors Larsen, Single and Arnold
got together in a corner in some tete-
a-tete over the road question, and
Daniel Logan and Robert Horner went
out for a stroll together under the
stars.
II was at 9:30 that Mr.. Buffandeau
began reading, and it was nearly IL
when he stopped. 1t was one OF those
things that have to be done, according
to law, however, and now the super
yisors rejoice that the first reaIing
is over.
The supervisors accomplished a
good bit OF work last night previous
to the reading of the ordinance from
Manoa, small correspondence especial
ly being a feature OF the evening
A request in the form of a resolu-
ton offered by Supervisor Single in
the early part of the meeting provided
for an appropriation Of $1,000 for car
rying on the engineering project in
Manoa valley.
The resolution passed first reading,
but before it did so led to some en-
thusiastic speeches toward rushing
the Manoa work and getting some
more projects going. Mr.. Arnold was
special champion OF the idea of get
| ting the Manoa work done as fast as
possible, even If it required more
money and men. Mr.. Larsen also faV'
| ored the plan.
Supervisor Shingle questioned close
" a resolution from Mr.. Larsen rela'
tive to the appropriation Of l3,95O.5O
from the general fund of the treasur'
er for an account known as water and
sewer yates. Mr.: Larsen had " the
schedule of payments from various de-
partmerts made out without consult
ing the heads of the departments, and
it was this especially that Mr.. Shingle
questioned so closely.
Il prefer" said Mr.. Single, that
Mr.. Larsen shall call this not so much
resolution as a forerunner of bills
that will be sent out to each depart
ment, so that those departments can
kokua them before they are ordered
paid. 1t seems to me this is a more
systematic way of doing things"
Mr.. Larsen was evidently won over
by the argument for he finally con
scented to the torerunner play, smiling
as he voiced his willingness to the
change.
IAN right, Mr.. Shingle," he agreed
but you fellows can begin to look fol
the bills to come into you pretty quick
now"
The schedule of payments that Mr.
Larsen's resolution provided was
! made up on a percentage of their cost
in past years, and was as follows
Police department, $685.; parks
$3.50; road stand-pipes, $2569.5O
schools, $194O25; electric light depart
ment, $2334.2O; fire department
$291375.