The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-29


good principle that they should not
provide for the man but for the
Office. At the same time the man
should not run about on his own
business, while the Government was
paying him to attend to the office.
Besides, there were not great many
public works requiring attention of
this official at present.
Rep. kaulukou moved it pass ut
$1,000, as in the revised estimate.
1t would not do to iii the salary to
the man, as the latter might go out
of Office tomorrow.
Rep. Palohau was in favor of the
revised item. The Government had
secured the services of competent
man, who might leave if his salary
was cut down. He had observed
with satisfaction this officers work
on bridges on the island of Kauai.
Minister Gulick spoke in concur
renee with the views of the last
speaker, and deprecated personal
salaries. There were some modest
offices in the Interior Department,
the holders of which came but infre-
quently into contract with the public,
but which were highly important and
required men of superior knowledge
and experience u fill them. Among
the very important officers were the
chiefs of the postal, public works,
surveying, and water works bureaus.
1t was deemed that certain chiefs
should be placed on about the same
basis, and the salaries had reference
to the duties to be performed and
not whatever 10 the persons. Those
who followed the report of the de-
partment would see that there had
been an amount of work done and
planned for in excess of any previ-
Gus period. He was free TO say that
the officer in question was compe-
tent one, and if ever q change was
made one at least his equal would
have to be sought. The Office was
deserving of the salary, and the
house should vote the amount in the
revised estimates.
Rep. Dickey though this was the
time to retrench. They must think
of feeding themselves before build
ing fine houses. The Government
was poor and constantly pressed
with back bills-honds due that
cannot be met and on which interest
at high rates has to he paid. 1t was
now time to call halt. He thought
they could do without head to the
public works department for year
until the country caught up with
expenses. There were plenty of
competent men whom the Minister
could get temporarily, as occasion
required to do the work of this
officer. He therefore moved that
the item be struck out.
Minister Gulick did not want to
credit the previous speaker with
any earnest intention in the ideas
he had expressed. The officer in
question had just been engaged for
52 continuous hours in trying to
raise little steamer, owned by two
young Hawaiians who tried to make
an honest living with it, which had
sunk at the mouth of the harbor.
The idea of the superintendent of
Public Works not being needed was
too ridiculous for anything. Right
in the. corner of that yard was a
building that not another in Homo
lulu could compare with for substan-
tiality and good construction, and
there was whole series of public
building in the city now or soon to
be completed, which attested to the
skill and competency of the superin-
tendent. With new buildings and
improvements to water works,
bridges and wharves, to he attended
to, il was important that there
be Superintendent of Public
Works who could do good and dura-
, BILE work.
Rep. Thurston thought, with the
hon. member for Makawao, that
this was the place where they ought
to retrench. He did not think the
item should be taken off entirely
, but $4,000 was enough. 1t was
!, $4,000 in 1882, and they had as
good service then as now. This
: building in which they were was as
substantial as any in the yard, and
cheaper in proportion to its size.
: Minister Gulick interposed word
of correction, and would say that
7 this building represented six diff.
ferent constructions. Its founda.
5 ton was on black sand and no two
: stones hung together. Fortunately
1 he had the building on the corner
e under control, and its foundation
being monolith it would stand a.
a long as this island.
e Rep. Thurston said the Ministe
d had not made much of point il
his correction. The subject of sala
n ries they should grasp the righ
way. ii quoted the salaries pai'
h heads of departments, governors
d etc., in the United States, to shoN
d that those having to do with inf
Il nitely more people and larger affair
did not have such great ideas o
IS salaries as this kingdom. The Com
1t missioner of Patents and the Com
/. missioner of the Mint Only got Sd