The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-18
Report Of City Auditor Shows
There To Be S257,43e.17 In
Municipal Treasury
NAMING BATTLESHlP
GETS MORAL BOOST
Lawmakers Will Not Commun-
icate With Secretary Daniels
Direct But Favors Proposition

The board Of supervisors pushed
through long business program last
night. Every solon had his say on all
propositions presented, William AHA s
remarks being limited to voting Eyes "
whenever his name was called, Charles
N. Arnold s approaching the bounds
Of oratOry at times, while Logan, Lar
sen, Hollinger, Hatch and Horner oc
casionally rumbled admonitioh or pro
test.
Taking things in order as they hap
pencd and remembering that Arnold
moved all motions except where men
tioned-in fact there were no except
ions-the board received and adopted
the report of A. K. Nierra, park super
intendent. Numerous citizens of Pa
uOa were granted their heart s desire
and an unnamed highway off Pauoa
road was officially christened Like
Lane. "Liko" means "the same. -
An opinion from l. M. Stainback, at
tOrney general, stating that the city
will not receive it's percentage of the
gross revenues of public utility corpOr-
ations until February |, 1917, and that
the percentage will be based on gross
receipts for the twelve months ending
December 81, 1916, was received and
fled
City Cash On Hand
Mayor Lane, Auditor Bickncll and
Second Deputy City Attorney Garden
certified that they hay" counted the
cash. Honolulu now has in it's purse
L
and in banks $I0,733.13 general fund
$2l 1852. 10 special road tax, 500, G0S.G2
other special funds, and $lll,740.35
cash basis fund The total is 1887,
439.l7.
The culvcrt across Nuuanu road Just
above the end f the car line has been
finished at a total cost of %l2l7. Tn"
board authorized payment of ninety.
two dollars insurance premiums on the
city ambulance. George X. Mills wants
ton pairs of pheasants. The supcrvis
ors voted to borrow $4,000 from the
permanent road fund to pay contractors
who are building the Cashier and Wa.
hiawa latterals connecting with the
main Waialua trunk road. This money
is to be repaid by private property
owners when the road is completed
tana street contract was authorized.
A resolution supporting Princess Dav
id KawananakOa petition that the
navy department christcn the next
drendnaught "Hawaii' evoked fire
works and oratory. Supervisor Hatch
thought the board ought not to address
the secretary Of the navy direct but
should ask the Governor TO forward
the resolutions through the usual chan
ncls. Supervisor Arnold said aim
straight for the target and to Teen
sorcd) with the Governor. Supervisor
HornPr thought the board was getting
out of its bailiwirk.
Logan Grows GroteSque
"This is not our busincss' he said
"Ieave it to the commercial organza
tiOns.'
Supervisor Logan said he would be
willing to have IA battl"ship named lIn-
Waii provided they Christrnrd the first
torpedo boat, KAimuki." He also
echoed Arnold = sentiments about the
Governor but finally moved that Mr..
Hatch s suggestion be followed. The
resolution was adopted
The board passed n resolution TO col
lcct $2977 from the Bishop Estate, and
others for curbng kapahulu Roud. It
voted to accept the hid of the Lord |
Young Engineering Company to build |
roads in frontage Improvement district !
No. 2, King street extension at cost |
of $3El5l. While this bid was $4I7 |
over the engineer 3 estimate but the en-
gineer recommended the bid be accept
ed and it was so ordered. Il
Bids were called for on curbing Kala