Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 406, 9 March 1892 — THE ROAD BOARD. [ARTICLE]

THE ROAD BOARD.

< Ilonoiulu, March 3rd 1892. Dear Bir: auDears to be considerable miBApprehonsioa regarding the power of the prcsjnt Road »Sapervisor. The general belief is that hia is the appointing power, etc, Thia )8 an erroneous idea. The former Road Sapervisor had full power to appoint—as heshould have. Hi« appointinents, of cour?e, had to meet with the approval of I tiie Minigter <»f Interior. Now this I tiiiiig 18 cntirely changed. By the | preBent law the entire |>o\ver liea j with Ihe lioad Bo«rd. Section 3, | under the Act to am<*nd the law |concerning Road Board S.iporvisor and the disposition of the 1?oad I Tax und to CBtahj|sh loeal Road iip:irdt», and dcHne thoir duti«B, "thr Ilmd Ilonnh Imre ihe < //'/><• rharrjf eanh'ol of Ihe lahor on <tlt brid<tfs and puhii- hi'jhways, \rithin (hfir iiee tli*trid*< aml »hall huve the mjH>rvision aiid control of vhe exiH?nditiirb of ail road taxee and mom*yB approprt!vted by īhe lature ai»d us*d iti innking and preparing the'same 4 * * * Fronl this we ean readily see that the Koad S»pcrvisor'B hands are virtMally tired up, he has nothing Wiiatevcr to say. \Ve Bhould think however that he (the Rond Buperviaor) being an expt rlenced man, and alao reBponaihle by his bond, the Koiul Board wouhl confer wilh him in the appointmentB, r.nd relf upon hia jadgement. Apparantly, Uiie is exttctly what has not heen dona.

Now it unroftsonttl>!(» ti»at u uiati *lioul<l be tic)d responsihlt* for ihe action of his subordjnatt>, when he has had nothing -U)Bav in regard to their 8i j lectiori. Of ctuii*B» tbc lnw is plain, but it would Fofin to anv clear minded pemou tluit such a law is uulii for any eniightvned CiHuuīunity. The JegiBlator» ut thia KingJotn mu»«t sureh* have iieen nappitig when such a Ihw was enacted. We guardetll_v ute ahe Wv»rd napi»ing. as we would hot duro U> presuine th.it tne wi»e niembe« of~l\ir»iaui«'ni were uot ®utßcientiy inteiligent lo »ee the utter aftheir proct*eduiv. Aithis m;.tter ts opea to eonn.drfnl»ie crtticttui. we ehāil not hn)ger lotigfr upoa it. ConeiU«ri(ig tht* *bcvc, il ts rvty pkin)jr lo be mm Um| U>« Ro«d \

Baurd aleoe M tb» t»Ume. If llMir »ppoiat#« art ia* eompelenl, aod do not um% with āpprov»l of Uw pablic, ther« i® nmtber jo«4ic6 nof reason in thxowing the bru«t «f their errors upon Mr. Catnmings. - By publiihing the above you wiH greatly oblige. Jiīstice.