Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-25
Fight AGAINST
MAYOR DELAYED
Until summer
Four Supervisors Hold Power
to Block Appropriations and
Measures After July

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There will be no "pyrotechnics" or
other evidence Of the existence Of
solid four In the administration, at
least not in the next few months.
This was the general opinion In
political circles today following the
Informal organization Sunday OF
solid four for the purpose, 1t Is re-
ported, of opposing the mayors ap-
pointments The four insurgents are
Supervisors Larsen. Quinn. Horner
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and Logan. @s@.....-. -...:.
II the four insurgents persist In
their attitude they will be able to OBJ
struct every move of Lanes by voting
against his measures. This will be
particularly true when the next ap-
preparation bill is up. On the other
hand the insurgents will not be able
to put any of their own measures
through. since they. will lack one vote
of enough to override the mayors
Veto
Inasmuch as the appropriation bill
fer the six months ending June 80 has
been passed and signed by the mayor,
the insurgent faction will be unable
to abolish offices or refuse to approve
,payrolls until July /, it was asserted
today. -
However, the supervisors have not
yet fixed salaries excepting for the
offices of fish inspectors, plumbing in
spector, milk inspector, building in
spector. city engineer, fire chief and
superintendent of Kapiolani park, and
ii one member of either faction
swings over to the other side, pande-
monium may reign when the auditor
attempts to adjust salaries.
1t was predicted that in such an
event salaries Of some employees
would be greatly increased, while 9TH
ers would be decreased to practically
nothing.
The supervisors opposing the may
or assert that they are dissatisfied
with proposed appointments in the
city engineers department, both in
the personnel Of the list and In the
alleged favoritism shown to one class
of workmen. ar
The supervisors viii meet tonight
at the Library Of Hawaii building TO
conclude the public hearing on the,
petition of the Manoa valley property
owners for paving of the streets of
the valley under the frontage tax
statutes, No other business will be
brought up. ...".
Regarding the caucus yesterday
Mayor Lane said: -.
Il was not at the caucus myself and
held -. - - =
Z regret essSeafly: signs of dis.
cord, for we were elected, on. a har.
mony platform and we know that the
people. are weary of the chickering's
and fights of the Old Democratic
board. I, : : =
The supervisors have had no COM.
plants to make of my appointments
thus far and ! do not know that they,
have any occasion tosfeel appreher.
siye over my future appointments. /
nope our meetings continue in har,
mony." -.
Supervisor Hollinger declared that
ne would not allow himself to be list.
ed as member of any combination.
stating that he was lined I'D with the
mayor only in the matter of making
appointments.
When Mr.. Larsen asked me to at
tend the caucus on. Sunday, intimating
that q combination was to be formed
TO oppose the mayors appointments,
| refused to be present. he said. "I
told Mr.. Larsen at thta time that /
wished to be free to vote any way,
according to the dictation of my own
conscience"