Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-14
DEFEAT PLAN TO
RAILROAD III. GRANT
FORCHARTERM men
Supervisors Finally Decide to
Abide BY Legal Advice, and
Make No Appropriation

This office desires TO reiterate"-
Deputy Clerk Buffandeau paused last
night for the slightest fraction Of a
second as he came to the closing para
graph of q letter which City and
County Attorney A. NJ. Brown had
sent as a second warning to the
board Of Supervisors. concerning the
appropriation of funds from the city
Golfers to pay the expenses Of the
charter convention progressing in the
city.
|. The supervisors leaned forward
ears pricked up, and look as though
they contemplated distances in their
eyes The deputy clerk continued
This office desires TO reiterate that
the Board of Supervisors is without
authority to appropriate the funds OF
the city and county to defray any ex.
penses Of the Charter Convention, ex.
cept only election expenses"
A slight debate followed the read.
ing, and Supervisors Larsen and Lo.
gan scratched busily over a sheet OF
yellow municipal paper. When the
scratching had been finished, Super.
visor Larsen arose with resolution
| which provided that the city supervis-
ors do not appropriate the money. He
was trying to get some definite action
on the subject. g
When Clerk BuSaEIleau had finished
reading the yellow manuscript Super.
visor Arnold got to his feet His sun
burnt face glowed yisihly. Already he
had gene through the meeting as q
champion of parliamentary rules, now
advising the mayor on points at issue,
now rising to q point Of order, now
laughing in scoFn at some break in
procedures made by his less iettered
brothers. 49,. s->..s =.
Mr.. Arnold. was plainly peeyed al
the resolution. "Mr. Mayor he said,
Il fail to see what. this board has to
dillys daily around for, IN regard to
this appropriation. We should stand
on cur own feet, as should also the
convention. p
The convention" continued Mr.
Arnold, is a creatnre Of the legisla-
ture, and even Mr.. Logan says that
the law allows the convention to GO
ahead making expenses, and to call
upon the territory to pay them through
its auditor. 1t is not for us to pass
the buck on to the mayor"
Mr. Larsen differed with Mr.. Arm.
old. The mayor cannot appropriate
money he said, the mayor can
recommend, but 1t takes us to approa
pirate. The board can put itself on
record now as taking the advice iotj
its attorney" y II
Mr.. Logan rose. then to explain the.
purpose of the resolution. My idea, =
he said softly, was 70 have the board
pass an appropriation and then have
the auditor refuse To- pay the money
In this way the whole case can be
taken at once to the supreme court
and decided. But In view OF our at
torney's opinion this Is now inapos.
sible. =, .s,.r '55'' = ~ r r. Wy
"a Think" he went on, beaming, at
Nh. Arnold, who sat at his side, that
Mr.. Arnold might withdraw this objec.
ton which he has made through ell.
quette to the attorneys department.
The resolution viii do no harm ana
the charter convention does not wan;
to quit like baby" .... ~. -. ..~ H.
Mr.. Hollinger rose IN the nick OF
time. Let us stand by our attorney
he said with a Patrick Henry accent
Mr.. Arnold nodded soberiy, as he
remarked that as long as the board
had a legal department It must adhere |
to les advice. "If we do not" he said,
we put cloud Of doubt upon the de-
partnent.
Il win admit" continued Mr.. Arm.
old, that four Of US were yesterday |
willing to ask for an appropriation Of |
the money here. But this second let |
ter of the attorney has changed me
on the subject propose now sub
resolution to adhere to the advice of |
the attorney and send his letters to
the convention chairman"
There was no second to the sub |
and Mr.. Larsen, finding
such opposition to his measure, asked I
that it be withdrawn. With the
consent of the board"
droned the mayor, the resolution is
For Mr.. Arnold's sake, though"
said Mr.. Larsen, I'D like to say that |
he would never have passed the reso-
SS0tOAAoJJ SO0oy vi
know four of the supervisors who
would have voted against it,"
For Mr.. Larsen's sake" snapped
Mr.. Arnold, Il would have Logan
carried around in his pocket yesterday
four votes tied up in an envelope in
favor of such resolution" Mr.. Arm
old named over the four supervisors
who had favored the action.
Where, may ask" questioned Mr..
Arnold in closing, did you get your
Information that the resolution would
have failed, Mr.. Larsen?"
AHA himself told me he would
never go against the opinion of the
attorney" said Larsen
And Ahia's name was tied up in the
envelope with the rest of u.s." said
Arnold.