Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-02
Repu bican Majority In
Control Of Appointments
Mayor From Cot Ushers in New
Regime; Five G. O. P. Men
: ControI, Committees and Lay
His Appointments on Table;
Democrats Protest Several
Points

ssAt Il o'eIoel today the new board o
superyisors of the city and. county o.
! Honolulu, Witb Mayor J. J. Fern ~
the chair, tool up the reins Of MUM
clpat government which had beer
droppeds but atnfnute before by the re
turning memoirs Of the old board. Tit
T ruestlng Adjourned at 1880:
The, assembly room in the city hal
where the ceemonies were held AM
the halls. outside5were packed Wit
city employees friends Of the new II
nninistration and interested speed
tors.
hail al 1870 and was taken 4mme4-
lately TO the mayors office. wherese
reposed on q cot specially preparp
untfl the timb arrived for his e
trance n
Just as the.slock struck IL, with, tie
HaRaifan bard playing, Mayor Fen
supported on tither side by Lester i,
trio and william AHA and folloWfd
ty the other members Of the boan,
eutered the bali and tok their respc'
tive places. Father Valentin offetd
the prayer; - f..
Factions Loek Horns I
! Hardly had the board got downto
business when the minority, consist.
ing az PetTie and Mcclellan, and he
majority composed of all OF the fe-I
politicians loked horn.
The first mosted point was over be
appointment Of standing committes.
Petrie moved that the rules Of the Did
1bG4rsl be adopted as the tempoiry
r1i, q OF the new board, but TINS 1as
amended by Arnold 70 extent hat
The board shall establish rules Of
.pr,cedure and appoint all staining
committee" which was amend tosdes'
pryed the mayor. Of tits appointing
l,,s,,,,ay. - - 4
Immediately Petrie was on his bet.
e. think the Arnold amendment In
r6pr taste, as 1t is. simply petty koli.
tlts There Is no reason forsU to-
fight on this or any other poiptSl !,
Aronld pointed out that it was the
p6wef os the board to make itsloWnI
rules, and when the vote was hken
& stood 5 to 2 for hesamendmeit"
The next clash was over tn sp-
polntments OF the mayor. PetriemoE-
ed That temporary conmitteese ap-
polnted TO consider the appointients.
Arnold. however, who acted al the
|Epokesman OF the Republican though
but the meeting, moved thta they be-
laid on the table for future con dera-
ttens > -
Mayor Fern, however, ruled that his
ln1tiohs was out of order and otiered
tnk ron called on Petrie's notion,
wliieh lost 5 to 1. Meelellapf acci,
dehtslly voted against it AhoId's
Ilaplen was then pat and carrfd.
Throughout the meeting Mcclellan
had Constantly voted mo" on. al party
u1est1ons. On Petrie's motion to ap-
point . special committee on appoint.
1otnts he voted mo- from halt. AS
II was such q good Joke the rest of
tie 1pembers did not allo vii to be- !
changed.
Shoftly before the close of he long
session Supervisor Arnold rose to |
NOV That all present incumlents of !
nff|ce remain as now for one month, |
llnl being a step to ratify that por-
bon of the mayors message which
promised 80 days grace. The motion
wat opposed, however, as nq neces-
sary. and Arnold Withdrew tito move |
20 1ad30urnment.
Mayor Fern put the motion at 10 |
minutes to. O'Clock and it carried |
unshimousIy.
Pre- iously to the meeting the may
or and members of the board had
talzen their oath Of office and filed
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