The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-29
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STRENGTH 10IHUA
SUPEHVfSORB0AR0.
At Last Nights Meeting Lose m
Only one Clash: FIX Fences
For Saturday
WOULD sEGHECATE
PUBLIC UTILITIES
FirstFight Comes Over Laborers'
Pay Rate aid Old Plan
Is RELOCATED

The storm cloud which has beer
towering over the city hall for nearly Q
week let loose o little Of its fury lasi
niRht-jnst enough to Indicate what Il
to cofneA-when Mayor Lane and the
board Of siperSisors met in adjourned
session. Predictions arc for heavy
thunder and vivid Lightning when the
board meets again on Saturday night.
The slight pyroteehnics Of last night
were witnessed by Q capacity house,
but all declared il was worth the
money and many fingered after the
curtain was rung down. The session
brought out in clear cut manner that
the board il badly split, with the q Big
Four in control. 1t IS apparent that
Homer Logan Quinn and Larsen have
banded and that Hollinger, AHA and
Arnold will compose d solid minority.
1t is equally apparent that the mayor il
with the minority In his views.
Quinn starr Trouble u
The first test of the power of the
Big Four came when Quinn intro.
duced asresoIution that all employees OF
the city liable. to carry man an extra
water and sewer works departments
aud under the city engineer OF. road
oyerseers, except those engaged in
Office, clerical or professional work,
shall be employed by the hour or day
and all time sheets shall be made up on
the basis of the total number Of hours
Arnold was on. his feet in an instant
with b protest, but the ''Big -Four !,
swept his arguments away when II
came TO the vote and the measure car
ried, 1t was explained after the meet.
ing by Quinn that the object Of the
'resolntion was to give the board power
10 hire and lire at will and not leave
tine city liable to carry mon an extra
hour or day on salary il his services
wore not desired instead Of being com
PEELED TO carry him days and up To o
month as under present laws. ~. 4
mayor Again Beaten So.
The second exhibition Of power came
when Logan Introduced q resolution
eaiiing for number Of appropriations,
1hn clerk had read far down into the
resolution when he was suddenly stopped
by Quinn. The mayor objected to the in.
tefruption and instructed the clerk to
Continue with the reading, Logan also
gained the floor with an objection 10
lAe continuance Of the reading and with
Quinn forced the mayor to order the
Resolution referred back to Logan. The
s'sadmission of evidence sought ap
pa.ently by the mayor and fought BY
Quinn and Logan was the amount TO
be appropriated for the building Of a
section. OF the'belt road from Waiamea
10 Waialae and which the Big Four
wants done by contract. When the
-. f,nallkY. n
amount of this appropriation was
Act measure Is Tabled =. III 4
In the third clash the "Big Four
were worsted and the entire assem-.
bIage could not refrain from laughing
with larsen, Quinn and Horner when
Logan doomed in with loud Aye
and thereby causedT to be tabled one
OF the pet measures which the Big
Four had planned to put over last
night. This was resolution amend.
ing the existing ordinance which makes
the city engineer ex.officio general
manager of the scwer and water worKs
so that the entire control Of those de.
partments should be under general
manager subject TO the direction Of the
board Hof supervisors. This manager
would also assume all powers and duties
heretofore exercised by the superinted
ent of public works, subject. however
to the board of superpisors Simply
analysed, the amendment would have
dlvofced the water and sewers depart
ments from the city engineers depart
nrent The denouement came when
Arnold moved that the resolution be
tabled, and Logan switched over to tbs
Little Three After the meeting
Quinn stated the resolution would b
introduced again Saturday night.
As the meeting was drawing to .
close Mayor Lane pressed the super
SisoIs to adjourn at an enrly date de
8elaring pointedly that be had batch
OF appointments to offer and that hi
wished. them TO be considered before
the first of the month. He would no,
.state, however; what his appointments
Some Small BUSINESS II. III +,
II A great sheaf Of small business wa
! transacted, .....e ) 49,, T.. IL. 3. ~, T.,
Young street, beyond McCully street
was ordered cleared of distinctions.
Bids will be asked for the curling Of
phO lHoJut l2phooi AiVhNobO va AAsAef~f'Ae
street. r.. ~. .,se. lad x
The Carnival Decoration uompony
was granted permission to decorate thu
streets during \ the carnival time OIL
furnishing o $4,000 bond. +. y
fr NJ. 81 silva was awarded the contrac
10 bury the INDECENT dead for the semi
annual period extending 10 Jnne 80, .
The police committee recommended
that no reapportionment of police dis
'trietS in the outer districts be made a
requested by the Municipal Research
Club. - 1,tg " liza w. ~, .
The matter of giving title to tn
Daughters Of Hawaii to Queen Emml
Park for exhibition purposes was re
{ ferred 10 n committee composed of Hol
linger, Logan and Quinn. s,grr. H
IplPe Whitney of the juvenile cour
asked for q motor car for the probation
officer but was given little encourage
meRt ON account Of lack Of funds.
Dozens Of other minor matters ais
came UP. 4