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THE WKHklV HH,0 TRIBUNH, HltO, HAWAII, TUKSDAV, OCTOBlill to, 1905.
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BOARD RECOMMENDS
Supervisor Dcslm offered n reso-1 Volcnno road. The appraisers had
. lliliun inuviiiiiiu iui 1 11c uiiwuim-tuwuiiieii umuiiues mm iissesai-ii uti-
RRFATFR FPRNflMY n,cnt Henny J. Iytuan ns pound- jtcrments to abutting land owners
UIILttlLll LUUHUmi.IlwstcrforllUl This tevciocd I mnkitic the cost of right of way,
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49 signature in his behalf for the
position of road supervisor of South
Kona.
John Lanakila, road supervisor
for South Kohala made a report of
work done in his district for Aug
ust $105. .10, September, $222.95.
John G. Lewis, road supervisor
of North Kohala gave a detailed
report of the work done in his dis
trict. The hour of noon having anived
the Supervisors took a recess until
1:30 p. in.
AI'TRRNOON SKSSION.
The afternoon session was devot
ed to the hearing of reports from
county officers and special commit
tees. The County Treasurer reported
his receipts and expenditures for
the month of September, as follows:
General Fund.
II dance on baud Sept. 1st f 6,iS8.a3
Received front Territorial
Auditor, 8,800.00
Redeemed warrants
f14.988.j8
. 8, 018. to
lialancc on hand 6,970.18
Road I'und.
Ilalancc on hand, Sept. 1st $ 5.97-85
Received front North Kohala...
road fund 3-75
Received front South Hilo
road fund 18.50
Transferred from Gen. I'und... 5,000.00
Expenditures on warrants..
$10,310.10
. I.93M9
Balance on hand $ 8,377.61
The report was referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Norman K. Lyman, road super
visor for South Hilo district, also
made a detailed report. The work
on Front street as far as the sewer
had been completed and partly
oiled. He was experimenting to
find out the most satisfaotory man
ner in which to apply the oil. For
the improvement of Kaiwiki road,
Mr. Lyman recommended the trans
fer of the Kaumana rock crusher
to Kaiwiki. By repairing this
road thoroughly in sections, he be-1
lieved it would be made useful to
the residents of that section" The
same condition exists in Piihonua,
and with a little top dressing, this
road could be put into shape. Joe
Vierra has given notice that he
would proceed to move his build
ing to the edge of his property, if
the county did not proceed to pay
for the property belonging to him '
lor street purposes. Mr. Lyman
had expended the sum of $526.17
for repair work on the roads
throughout the district for the,
month of September. He reported
on the repairs made to the
Wailuku river bridge, and the
steady employment of prisoners at ,
the bridge quarry. '
Supervisor Kalaiwaa introduced
a resolution providing for the ap
pointment of Alawa as road super-'
visor for North Kona, which was
referred to the Committee on Inter
nal Improvements.
Fernandez introduced a resolu-,
tion for the immediate payment at '
ope
considerable discussion as to the
right of the Hoard to make appoint
ments of poundmastcrs. Supervis
or Fernandez said that Superinten
dent Holtoway had informed him
that the County had no right to
make such appointment, and before
the Hoard proceeded to take
any action he desired the opinion
of the deputy County Attorney,
who was present. That official
gave an extempore legal opinion,
stating that he had investigated the
subject, and failed to find any pro
vision in the county act for the ex
ercise of this power by the counti-.'s;
but the power to make appoint
ments ot nouuumasters was es
pecially reserved in the Revised
Laws to the Superintendent of Pub-
lic(Works.
Thereupon, Mr. Desha withdrew
his resolution and several other re
solutions of a similar nature, were
laid upon the table as being out
side of the power of the Board.
Mr. Fernandez complained that
the laborers on the Hamakua road
had sent in their vouchers, and the
same had been approved, but ow
ing to absence of Treasurer Lala
kea, their accounts had not been
settled for a month or two later.
He advocated that an effort be
made to remedy these delays and
if Mr. Lalakea was confined to his
home that a deputy treasurer be
appointed so that employees may
be paid promptly.
Mr. Shipman believed with Mr.
Fernandez that road laborers should
1 be paid promptly and to ascertain
the most feasable plan, he moved
; that a select committee of one be
appointed to investigate the subject
1 and report. The chair appointed
1 Supervisor Fernandez as such com
mittee.
Supervisor Fernandez reopened
, the question of the action of Audi
tor Maguire in refusing to pay the
salaries of police officers whose
salaries had been approved by the
Board. These employees had per
formed their duty for the past three
months but had received no pay.
A messenger was sent to ask the
Auditor to appear before the Board,
but he could not be found right
away.
The Chair stated that this ques
tion of police officers was now be
fore the court in the two test cases,
which he expected would be heard
Thursday morning.
Mr. Fernandez stated that the
case now pending was a very diff
erent case altogether. He believed
it was the duty of every tax payer,
where the Auditor refuses to make
payment of claims allowed by the
Board of Supervisors to sue out a
writ of mandamus to compel that
officer to do so. In order that the
Board be advised as to the Audi
tor's reasons, he moved that
a committee of three be appointed
.to interview the Auditor and report
at a subsequent meeting of the
Board. The Chair thereupon ap
pointed Supervisors Fernandez,
Shipman and Desha.
The Board then adjourned until
Thursday morning at ten o'clock.
the end of each month of the fol
lowing officers of the county, whose Thursday, octoubr 5T11.
salaries were fiixed: NoaW. Alu-j At the second day's session of
li, deputy attorney $100; A. A. Ha- the Board all the members were
pai, clerk to County Attorney, $65; present, and after the introduction
C. B. Lyman, Sheriff's clerk. $55; of sundry communications, the
John Kai, assistant clerk, $50; John, meeting adjourned to permit the
Heriug, Fish and Food Inspector, i vorious committees to do their
$40: B. II. Brown, Jr., janitor Fire , work.
Department, $35; K. Kaapuni. 1 A letter was received from Mrs.
messenger, county offices, $30. j Joseph Vierra regarding the ititen
Passed unanimously. j tion of the Supervisors with
Supervisor D. K. Makuakane, ' reference to her property in Puueo
of Puna, made a report of the re- condemned for the extension of
pair work done on roads in his dis- j Bridge street. She stated that the
trict, amounting to $69.95 for the Board of appraisers, consisting of
mouth of September. W. II. Shipman, W. II. Lambert
Supervisor Kataiwaa introduced ' and I. K. Ray had awarded her
n resolution providing for the erec- damages to the amount of $825,
tion of a shed to house the tools, and that the legislature had appro
dump carts and road property in printed only $230 in payment for
'Kau, which was referred back to f the wings at the abutment of the
him for informality, no specific bridge, allowing nothing for the
amount being named for this pur- balance of the laud taken. The
poser letter was referred to the County
Upon motion of Supervisor Ship-' Attorney for an opinion,
ning, the approved vouchers of II. Vicars on behalf of the Board
Theo. II. Davits & Co., Ltd. fori of Trade of Hilo recommended
the month of July which had been that the Supervisors take some ac
disallowed by the Board were or- tion regarding the extension of
tiered returned to that firm. ' Bridge street from King street to
nig
$2i53i which the Board of Iraile
regarded as a very small amount
for the advantages to be derived
from the opening of this street.
The communication was referred to
the Committee on Internal Im
provements. II. B. Nalimu, keeper of Moohe
au Park, made request for improve
ments that were immedietely re
quired for the park, which request
was turned over to Supervisor De
sha for investigation.
A petition from the lawyers of
the Fourth Circuit asked for an
appropriation for $45 salary of a
court bailiff, was turned over to the
Police Committee. The application
of James D. Lewis for the position
of building inspector for Hilo, was
referred to the Public Improve
ments Committee.
The Police Committee made a
report of sundry police payrolls,
approving the salaries of officers
appointed by the Board and turning
down those of Keolanui's ap
pointees. Police telephones were
allowed for all police officers ap
pointed by the Board. Five tele
phones each were allowed for
North and South Kona districts.
North Hilo and South Kohala
were each allowed an additionaV
phone. The two telephone bills of
E. Edwards and L. P. Lincoln in
Kona were rejected. The report
was adopted without objection.
Supervisor Woods moved that
the County Attorney be instructed
to ascertain the right of the county
to demand the unexpected balances
of the road tax funds in the hands
of the Territorial Treasurer, prior
to the time the county law went
into effect. It appears that the
chairman of the defunct road board
of North Kohala has refused to
turn over the balance of funds in
his hands and it was deemed advis
able to find out the legal status of
the question. The County Attorney
was so instructed.
Mr. Desha from the Select Com
mittee appointed to investigate into
the charges of discrimination
against the Japanese horseshocrs,
reported that they had examined
into the matter carefully and in
accordance with the instructions of
the Board had communicated their
findings to the Secretary of the
Territory.
The committee appointed to
examine into the cause of delays
in the transaction of business in
the County Treasurers office, made
a report to the effect that Treasurer
Lalakea had been ill and confined
to his home and was therefore
unable to perform the duties of his
office. The committee recommend
that T. J. Ryan, who has been
employed by the County Treasurer
as a bookkeeper, be appointed
deputy treasurer at a salary of $25
per month. The committee stated
that Mr. Ryan is a competent
accountant, of good character and
habits, possessed of good business
judgment and experience and in
every way qualified for the duties
of deputy treasurer.
Mr. Fernandez explained that
Treasurer Lalakea was already
paying Mr. Ryan a salary out of
his own private funds, but he
thought that the county ought not
to accept services from n man with
out paying him for it. He said the
amount recommended by the com
mittee was only a nominal salary,
which the county could well afford
to pay, and in order that there be
no further delays in the transaction
of business in the Treasurer's
office, he recommended the adop
tion of the report.
Chairman Moir stated that such
an action practically meant the ex
penditure of county funds for
nothing. He was of the opinion
that the County Treasurer ought
to pay the salary of a deputy out of
his own pocket. Supervisor Ship
man said that he had been accused
of being mean with reference to
the expenditure of public funds and
.some of his accusers had called
him the "watchdog of the treas
ury." He proposed to break his
record in this respect and would
vote for the item. Desha inquired
whether Mr. Ryan was under
bonds, but the chnir said the county
would hold Treasurer Lalakea re
sponsible for the acts of his sub
ordinates. Thereupon the motion
was put and carried by a vote of 6
to 1, Moir voting in the negative.
The meeting then adjourned to
Friday morning at 8 o'clock.
l'RIDAV, OCTOIlltR 6.
The meeting was called to order
at 8:30 a. m. and all the members
were on hand. Supervisor Woods
was anxious to get away on the
return trip of the Kinatt, and
shortly alter convening was excused.
Supervisor Woods of the Commit
tee on Internal Improvements made
a report recommending the appoint
ment of G. P. Supc, road supervi
sor of the District of Puna. Of the
two applications of Otto W. Rose
and Jas. D. Lewis for building in
spector for Hilo, the Committee re
commended the appointment of
Lewis. As to the application of
G. II. Gere for appointment as
County road engineer, one-half of
whose salary to be paid by the
County was referred back without
recommendation for consideration
bv the Board as in Committee of
the whole.
The Committee stated that they
had sent for the keeper of Moo
heau Park, whom they had reprimanded.
The road supet visor of South
Hilo was instructed to use prison
ers in the under brushing of Rain
bow Falls Park.
Signboards for the various bridges
arc recommended in the discretion
of the various road supervisors.
The applications of G. P. Ka
mauoha and John Caspar for ap
pointment as road supervisor for
the district of South Kona was de
ferred. The appointment of J. K. Kaele
makule as road supervisor for N.
Kona was recommended. To this
latter appointment, Supervisor
Woods objected in a minority re
port. There was a little controversy
over the appointment of Jas. D.
Lewis for appointment as building
inspector, Chairman Moir believing
that the Agent of the Board of
Health, who was familiar with the
sanitary requirements and building
laws should be appointed. Desha
asked whether the Chairman did
believe Mr. Lewis was quite as
competent as Mr. Bowman, to which
Mr. Moir replied that he was not
in favor of Lewis and would ,vote
against it. Fernandez said if the
Board of Health did not want Jim
Lewis, the County were not com
pelled tc provide for a building in
spector. He was not in favor of
the Agent of the Board of Health
for the position. Upon motion of
Fernandez, the motion was adopt
ed. The Board then proceeded to go
into a committee of the whole to
consider the proposition of G. H.
Gere with reference to his appoint
ment as road engineer. After
nearly an hour's debate of the sub
ject, the committee rose ami re
ported that the proposition had
been turned down, as being unwise
and inexpedient.
The Committee on Health re
ported on their investigation of the
leper question, exonerating the
agents of the Board of Health from
the charges of cruel treatment,
having special reference to the com
plaints of Edward Kckoa. Fernan
dez stated that the committee had
not gone fully into the subject and
moved to refer the report back for
further investigation and report,
not only as to the Kckoa case but
the treatment of leper suspects gen
erally. Desha and Moir both ex
plained that these matters had been
investigated thoroughly and their
report covered the whole subject.
Fernandez withdrew his motion.
The Commitee on Finance made
I a uewiucii report 01 eiatiits uguniKi
the County which they had al
lowed, amounting to $1,711 45.
The Committee commented on
the practice of making claims
against the County Clerk when
they were properly charges against
the Board of Supervisors and re
commended that suce bills be made
in the name of the Board of Super
visors. Shipman explained that many
of the bills had been turned over to fund. He thought for so dry a
the County Attorney for his opi-1 district as Kau, that the engine
nion and his npprovnl as to whe-' w.tnld pay for itself within a year
ther they were proper charges the , in hauling fuel and water, neces
Committec had so recommended. Lsary for a steam engine. "I think
Some claimants whose demands this is the only thing." Fernandez
were approved had incurred the j was of the same opinion. Kau had
expenditures in good faith and to a stone crusher which was useless
refuse to allow them would be a I without rui engine to run it.
hardship upon the parties. j Shipman moved that the Chair-
Regarding the claim of Chester
Doyle for $20.25 Mr Desha ex
plained that the expenditure was
in pursuance of an agreement bet
ween the County Attorney and Mr.
man be authorized to purchase the
gasoline engine from Thco. H.
Davies & Co. at a sum not to ex
ceed $500. Passed.
A tcccss was taken at half past
Doyle and grew out of a delay in the twelve until 2 o'clock,
trial of the Japanese murder case On reconvening the select coin
at Kohala, in which Doyle was tnittec appointed to take the neccs
summoned as a witness. sary legal proceedings to test the
Chairman Moir said he did not ! legality of appointment of police
believe the County should be re
quested to pay the bills of Terri
torial detectives and other officers.
Mr. Shipman said that there wete
many things which had not been
adjusted and the County Law
would have to be amended.
Desha of the Special Committee
appointed to ascertain the reason
of the County Auditor in refusing to
pay police salaries, transmitted a
letter from that official stating that
he would refuse to pay all police
demands until the decision of the
Supreme Court on the test cases,
now pending.
The Board adopted a resolution
setting aside $5,000 from the Gen
eral Fund for distribution to the
road funds of the several districts.
Supervisor Fernandez moved
that a telephone be maintained in
the Fireinans Hall. Passed.
Mr. Shipman called up the mat
ter of the purchase of a gasoline
engine for the government stone
crusher. He stated, "The Dis
trict of Kau has no funds with
which to purchase the engine, and
if purchased by the County it could
be transported to any part of the
County. It is on wheels and easily
movable. The offer is $500 by
Theo. II. Davies & Co., who own
the engine. I think the engine
could be purchased for $400. We
have over $1,000 in the general
fund and I believe it fould be a
good investment. For a dry dis
trict like Kau, a steam engine is
not well adapted for use there.
There are ofher bidders for the en
gine but I think the County could
buy it for $400 cash." Supervisor
Desha suggested tliat the engine
be purchased jointly by
officers by Sheriff Keolanui. re
ported that they had retained coun
sel for the prosecution of the test
case, which had been heard before
Judge Parsons of the Fourth Cir
cuit Court, and the committee fur
ther recommended that Chairman
Moir be authorized to retain coun
sel in case of appeal to the Supreme
Court. The report was adopted.
County Attorney Williams was
called before the Board aud asked
for a legal opinion of the right of
the County to dispose of mules and
other live stock turned over to the
counties by the various road boards
of the Territory. Mr. Williams
gave his opinion that the county
had the right to sell or otherwise
dispose of such property, but might
be held liable by tha Territorry for
the valuation of the animals. I
take it they were appraised and the
valuation of such property is in
cluded in the receipts given to the
Territory for same. A great deal
depends upon the manner in which
they were turned over to the County
and for what purpose. If they
were only loaned the County would
merely be a custodian.
The clerk was directed to write
to the Superintendent of Public
Works regarding the right of the
County to dispose of the road board
property turned over to the County.
The minutes of the session were
read and on motion of Shipman the
Board adjourned till the next regu
lar meeting in November.
Au Antiseptic Liniment.
For wounds, bruises, bums and
like injuries there is nothing better
than Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It
Kau and ' acts as a" anlIsentic, forming a thin
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Kona, as the latter district wanted i--i'- '"'
I parts, wuicu cxciuucs rue air anu
such a rock crusher.
To this proposition Kalaiwaa ob
jected on the grounds that his dis
trict would get no benefit from its
use.
Moir was in favor of the purchase the pain almost instantly,
of the engine out of the general ' Hilo Drug Co.
causes the injury to heal without
matter being formed, and in much
less time than by the usual treat
ment. In cases of bums it allays
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