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-
qreeS, Angles and AzImuthS

When Deputy Clerk Eugene D. Buff
fandeau, 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 and
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 titled. Mr.. Hollinger sat
alone and very serious, pretending to
| read some official document. Super
visors 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.
1t was at $50 that Mr.. Buffandeau
began reading, and 1t 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
| visors rejoice that the first reading
is over.
The supervisors accomplished a
good bit OF work last night previous
to the reading OF the ordinance from
L Manoa, small correspondence especial
" being a feature of the evening.
Il A request in the form of resolu-
ton offered by Supervisor Shingle 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 i 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 Single questioned close
ly a resolution from Mr.. Larsen rela'
tive to the appropriation Of $1S,S50.5O
from the general fund OF the treasur'
er for an account known as water and
sewer rates. Mr.. Larsen had the
tsehedule OF payments from various de.
partments made out without consult
ing the heads of the departments, and
Ii was this especially that Mr.. Single
questioned so closely.
Il prefer" said Mr.. Single, that
tMr. Larsen shall cali this not so much
resolution as 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 more
systematic way of doing things"
Mr.. Larsen was evidently won over
by the argument for he finally con
scented to the forerunner play, smiling
as he voiced his willingness to the
change.
All 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, $6S3.25; parks
$3.50; road stand-pipes, $2569.50;
schools, $1940.25; electric light depart
ment, $2334.2O; fire department
$2913.75.