Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-19
CITY ATTORNEYS RESENT HAVING
OPINIONS SNUBDED BY CITY DADS
"Don't Ask Us to Stultify Our
selves Every Tin1e,' Is
cristy's Sharp Request

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Verbal pyrotechnics ricochetted
abundantly last night at the super
visors' session, when Supervisor Dan
Eel Logans assertions that the city at
torney's office was entirely too tech
nical" In Il opinions, precipitated a
dispute which ragged for nearly half
an hour.
A. NJ! Cristy, first deputy, declared
that he was tired Of having TO come
before the board and defend myself
every time an opinion was rendered.
He told the supervisors that. IL they
did not like the work done by the
office they had the right to fire us
and get a new set Of attorneys"
What broke up the entente cordiale
was the presentation Of an opinion
from the city attorneys office, advis-
ing the board that unexpended balanc-
es in certain funds could not be ap.
propriated in a blanket sum for new
buildings at Manoa school, and max
ing other additions TO present over
crowded school structures, until after
December 81. The amount unexpend-
ed Is about $4,000.
"Thfs opinion is only splitting hairs
and preventing US from going on With
the school improvement work" de
clared Supervisor Logan after the
opinion had been read.
|can't Spend q Bean"
at Is entirely too technical, and is
holding us down, The budget Is fin.
ished, and the money lying idle, and
now the city attorneys office says
we can't spend a bean until December
81, although the period Is now ended
60 far as we are concerned. j was out
az Manoa this afternoon, and the con-
gestion in that school Is acute. They
need more room at once. We ought
TO take the bull by the horns and go
ahead and spend the money"
Supervisor Hollinger then rose and
said he did not see why the board
could not spend the money now. I'VE
need another school at Manoa." he de-
clared.
1--WE would be breaking the laws II
we did it, answered Supervisor Hor
ner mr.. Browns office is simply
telling us the law"
Second Deputy w. T. Garden, who,
with First Deputy A. M. Cristy, was
present, got up and explained the
opinion. He said the legislature had
appropriated s73, $50 in 1913 for new
school buildings, and divided it UP
among the different school districts,
SO as to prevent spending too much
.o .e SI 5J a-st rnsv and Won want te|
nave ssyg osl 's - so,ns ~, school that has
49, = 20 -. : ,ro,,,.,s t;or already, he
80 - - AZ, =
s a. 49, -. s, Aas..i
"a nAu , 1890 - ,,s rassea ON that opin.
a., ard n Won % over our heads
ION, anu you 80, an a,in,or
every lne ~. 80 $500 49, I ~ rn, -, sevs
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u 2. s5,s 80 49, -c,a sIf yo,, are not
on ll.s , sS the wort ~ this office
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kinoiy =, ~ sr,,s.ns, t,ra5 ~
Ten you ina a. - 49, t1ns,. - tbie
having - uee -s-.o - ,tss osf,ce &c
assembly an oplnaon , :. s,'.s ~ U.sv
II ~ Wele l ~. ~. - - strI,,fv o,,r.
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serves every .aine 'ou WV W
Opinions. .<k.,
kinney neeress rIIs. IL. .ss 4, s,,,ar,
am very solly NE. .ns
has occurred, as ~ 1.,ss
be the cause OF serious M 1919 T,r 800. s,,.
o. ...s., - nnhIsc ,nsfruction. to-