The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-21
Fourteen ANXIOUS
TO SERVE THE CITY
Are Willing To immediate Them.
, selves On Atari Mayor
Fern viii Consent 49,.

fourteen anxious Job seekers kept
their ears close to the ground yester-
day in a vain endeavor to get line
on whom Mayor Fern was going TO ap.
point to the positions Of superintend.
emit of public parks and city building
and plumbing Inspector. Up TO a late
hour last night, Hizsoner maintained
q clam-like silence as to who his ap.
pointees would be and probably today,
more will be added To the large array,
Of talent who feel that they have the
qualifications to fill the jobs. A steady
stream OF candidates, and friends of
candidates filed in and out Of Mayor
Ferns office yesterday and made elo-
uuent appeals, setting forth their capa.
bilities or the capabilities of those
whose causes they were championing.
In the race for the park superintend.
ent's job, seven candidates have bobbed
up on the political horizon, each Of
whom believes that he has the Job
cinched. This position carries a salary
of 1900 q month, house in Kapiolani
Park and an automobile. According to
some of the candidates IL is delight.
full job, both in summer and winter
and It il naid that former holder Of
the job derived quite bit Of pin mon
ey from the sale Of leis made from the
feathers shed by the peacocks in the
park.
List Of Entries
So far, the entries in this interest
ing race are; Paddy Ryan, William
johnson, William Cullen, A. w. Heen,
Henry Roth, w. A. Hobby and A. X.
Vierra. Up to the time that the pres;
idential order made Oahu tsdry", Pad.
dy Ryan ran perfectly good thirst
emporium in the downtown district, but
since the enforced closing of his place
If business, he has been making a study
of horticulture and children's play
grounds. William johnson was similar
ly employed at the Young Hotel bar
and from his long experience at this
former center of social activity, feels
that he is competent to manage the
parks and Fairgrounds Of the city. vii.
liam Cullen is a contractor who has
lived here for eighteen years and feels
that this latter qualification should
make him strong with Supervisor AHA,
who is strongly opposed to malihinis
holding government jobs here. A. w.
Heen, q brother Of Judge Heen, is an
architect of considerable ability who
believes that a man of his qualifica,
tons is necessary for real art in land,
cape gardening.
Henry Roth, despite the fact that he
is a Republican and an ardent advo,
cate for woman's suffrage, and made
an ironbound pledge some years ago
that he would never seek a political
job, has decided, that owing to war
conditions, he should cast aside pre-
JUDGES and take the position of park
superintendent il the mayor so desires
it.. w, r. Hobby, the present superin.
tendent Of public works, is picked by
the wise ones around the city hall ia
land the much coveted plum. If he runs
to form he has all the other entries
beaten before the flag falls. It is be,
lieved also that he will receive the
unanimous Endorsement of all of the
supervisors. A. K. Vierra, the former
holder Of the position, prior to Wood
wards ineumbency, would also be
pleased to have the job again and has
the strong backing Of Supervisor Hol
linger. Jack Edwardson, business agent
Of the Sailors Union Of the Pacific, q
late entry in the race, is of the be
lief that he could take good care OF
the parks in this city and at the same
time look after the sailor business
which is quite dull at present.
Building Inspector Stakes
A winner is hard to pick in the race
for the building inspector stakes. This
| job carries $3.50 a month, an automo
bile but no house There are seven en-
tries listed so far, with prospects OF
more to follow during the week, for il
has been decided that Mayor Fern viii
not close the books to entries unit
Saturday at noon. Scratches may b.
made at any time between this morning
and that time. Application blanks may
be had at the Office of the mayor be
tween two and four o'clock every af
| ternoOn.
The list of entries so far shows tn,
names of: C. d. Reynolds, Harry r
Mills. Herbert Cohen, Frank Palmer
A. P. Mcdonald, Franklin Rowland
and William H. Hogs.
Reynolds is an architect formerly o
the firm of Ripley and Reynolds. N,
line can be gotten ON his politics. II
T. Mills has the strong backing of Ger
tain sections of Kaimuki. He is a
present a lawyer and was formerly
bricklayer of considerable note.
A. p. Mcdonald is a contractor; ha
! lived in the city for a number of year
and has been a frequent visitor at tn
meeting of the board of supervisors o
late in company with Albion Clark. tn
Kaimuki statesman. Franklin Howlan,
is at present assistant superintendent
of the Honolulu Planning Mill. Herber
Cohen was the superintendent of con
struction on the federal building i
| Hilo.
w, H. Hogs, has had much expert
ence with the Honolulu CONSTRUCTION
and DrayinR Co. and at one time wa
Of the belief that he had enough poll
teal influence to land the job of Gov
ernor for Food Administrator Child.
Heavy odds are being placed on Fran
Palmer to land this stake, despite tn
classy entries he has to contend will
At present he is the county inspecto
on the Kauluwela School constructio
project and is said to have the stron
backing of the board, owing to the ei
fcient methods he has pursued on thi
work. He was formerly superintendent
of construction for the United State
Lighthouse Service.
- W. 8. 8. -
a