Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-29
Lone-BaIlot Charter Showed
Along by OahuHouse Members
Substitute Bill ignoring Chamber Of Commerce Stand Ap-
proved at Night Conference.-The Minority Report But the
Minority Wing May Oppose Adoption BY House = Four
Year Terms for Supervisors Appontye Superintendent
of City Works-commttee May Report Tomorrow

, by the retirement Of members who's
terms have expired.
The substitute bill fixes the follow
ing salaries:
! Mayor, $4,000; supervisors, 5000;
sheriff, $1,000; city and county clerk
/ $4,000; auditor, $4,000; city and county
attorney, $500; treasurer, $4,000.
Regarding vacancies in any elective
! city and county office, the substitute
measure provides that these shall be
filled by appointment by the mayor
with the approval of three other mem,
bers OF the board of supervisors and,
/ IL such vacancy occurs in the office
OF the mayor, this shall be filled by
appointment by a majority of the
members or the board OF supervisors
for the remainder of the unexpired
term OF the office. The mayor in such
a case may be appointed from among
the supervisors. ..s-.
Recall Provided For .....
Upon the presentation of a petition
for the recall Of any elective officer,
IL Is provided that, ii the officer sought
TO be recalled does not resign within
five days upon receiving notice of the
petition, the supervisors shall call a
special election to fiji the vacancy
which shall be presumed to exist. The
officer sought to be recalled may be
candidate to succeed himself.
The following amendment. as in
coiporated into the substitute bill, out.
lines the powers of the mayor:
The mayor shall have charge of ali
health matters of the city and county
and possess all the powers and per-
form all the duties pertaining to health
regulations, as are now or may here.
after be required and all
matters relating to food supplies and
sanitation in the city and county, with
exception of matters relating to lepers.
infectious or contagious diseases and
quarantine, according to the provisions
OF the laws in such matters, shall be
under his direction and control.
HE shall appoint city physicians,
all necessary health officers, sanitary
inspectors and other officers required
to properly carry out the duties herein
placed upon him.
Mayors Powers Many
.fhe mayor shall have control and
supervision, over all public parks,
school grounds, school buildings,
pleasure grounds and public baths
within, or belonging TO, the city and
county. and all animals. live stock,
plants, trees and shrubbery contained
therein, and shall appoint all neces-
sary employees to look after and pro-
tect the same.
He shall have control of the public
band. of all officers and employees, in
GLIDING park policemen, employed In
or about the city parks, Fairgrounds,
pleasure grounds. public baths and all
belonging to said mentioned
places, or kept and used in connection
Herewith.
He shall have charge of and super
vision over the improvements, main
tenance and care of all parks, play
and pleasure grounds and the
buildings thereon or therein.
He shall have charge of enforcing
the laws and ordinances relating to
the Improvement and care Of street
parkings and the planting and trim
ming Of trees therein.
He shall have such assistance