The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-11
ABREVITiESI

Among the eases scheduled to 10 to
trial in Circuit Judge Heen's court 10
morrow morning is that of Private
Lucas, charged with an assault on q
girl under fifteen years
For the extension Of the waterworks
system, resolution appropriating $23,.
900 was passed last night by the board
Of supervisors. Supervisor AHA intro
duced the resolution. >tatl
The budget Of the chamber of com.
merce for 1918 for Ell, TAO was ap,
proved by the directors yesterday
This includes the salary of George
Mex McClellan, the chamber . repre-
sentative at Washington. -
Supervisor Arnold announced last
night 10 the board Of supervisors that
as soon as a supply of oil arrived the
city engineer would order the oiling
Of roads in Manoa as per agreement
with the residents of that district,
To pay for the engineering, Incl,
dentals, inspection and advertising Of
the Park Road Diamond Head Avenue
improvement project, a resolution was
passed last night by the board of su.
pervisors appropriating $l99.. Super.
visor Arnold introduced the resolution.
To keep up the program Of metering
new services, +, @. Kirchhoff, manager
of the waterworks department, was
given, $500 last night by the board Of
supervisors to cover the cost Of pur
chasing twenty.four fiye.eighths inch
meters. Nt#..' ra
The Territory win furnish prisoners
to work on the improvement of upper
,Tnntalus Road, according to q state.
ment made yesterday afternoon by A.
:. Cantin, city engineer. gr,e sum of
5000 was appropriated by the board of
supervisors at recent meeting for this
work. ~ .Ei.s. ~ . Str.
A. L. Burdiek, engineer of the har-
Dor board, submitted yesterday a pre-.
liminary report on conditions at the
point where II is proposed TO build the
new pier at Hama. recommendations
that he made to have borings made in
the bottom of the bay were approved
and ordered carried out by the board.
Eva mill will be visited by the Y.
W. G. A.. girls on their first outing Of
the year on next Saturday afternoon
Those who wish to go are requested to
hand in their names by Friday noon
Only twenty four can be taken on the
trip. The fare is 81, and the party
will leave the Y. w. CA. ut one-thirty
Saturday afternoon. w.. ... =
DR.. J. $. B.. Pratt, president of the
board of health, is quoted as stating
that a number of new cases of typhoid
fever have been reported among Japan
ese laborers at Cashier since the mid
dle of December. These are employed
by the army quartermaster department
Two other cases have been reported il
the Wahiawa district and one suspect
has been reported in Honolulu district
A resolution introduced by Supervis
or Mott-Smith approppiating $l3,S3t
for the purchase of 'aspha1tum wa,
passed last night by the board of su
pervisors. Mott Smith announced that
the intention Of the resolution was "a
enable the city to purchase 500 ton.
of asphaltum at $2767 d ton, which
was a low figure. ThArasphaltum, he
said, could be stored laid distributed
as necessary. ft b " \
a3Priyate Secretary Tumulty, VISITING
from the White iHo1As, informs ths
Bar Association that IL cahled recon-
mendatious of AttorneyiD. L.4withing
ton and Circuit Judge s: B. Kemp &
fill the chief justiceship vacancy here
have been received byt President Viii
son. Aside from these recommends
tions the name of Associate justice
Coke 6 mentioned in connection with
the xacancy. 'r. ~" ~ -.