The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-19

Every facility should be given the depart
meut 10 close up their work.
Mr.. Palohau was in favor OF the item
passing at 300. They had never been
To survey on the island OF Kauai. They
had not too much work TO do, but the
trouble is they are Iolo. He was glad that
/ Messrs. Dole. Paehaole, Kalua and Wight
had been converted 10 his general idea OF
( increasing instead Of decreasing votes for
/ specific services.
The item passed as in the bill.
I Salary OF Superintendent OF Water
Works and Clerk OF Market. 81 500.
I Mr.. Palohau moved it pass at 81 900.
The item passed as in the bill.
Salary First Clerk of Water Works,
/ s. 500.
Mr.. Nahinu moved that it pass at 5000.
Mr.. Thurston said that last session it
was s.. 400. and he was informed outside
1 and by the report of the Minister that
| great deal of money had been lost at that
Mr.. Kalua was in favor of the item pass
| ing at 81, 400. This salary was drawn by
| the person u. X. Meyers) about whom
| question had been raised in the House,
| and they did not know whether he had yet
! taken the oath of allegiance. Hawaiian
/ had performed the work we'll for i number
OF years at 81 400, but directly foreigner
was put in the salary jumped up. This
( person, Meyers, must be personal friend
of the Minister. and the latter had in
| creased the salary. Meyers was appointed
/ to the Office March 10th, and he had been
/ informed that letters of denization had not
| been given to him until May 18th. Was
/ the Minister of the Interior trifing with
this Assembly, They (the members) rep
resented the people, and had right to
/ ask questions of the Ministers. Meyers
came here a stranger kind OF waIf.
He had been drifting about from place TO
1 place, and finally got here. 1t was only "A
! month since that he qualified himself for
! the position and got upon solid ground.
/ His Excellency Mr.. Gulick said the
| amount OF salaries for the working staff
/ of the different bureaus had not been idly
| fixed They were arranged with view to
| compensate fairly those holding office.
! He would deprecate very seriously the idea
! of this being a personal appropriation.
| Efforts had been made during the past two
| years in various ways to increase the eff
! ficiency of the bureau, and to obtain the
! honest collection of all moneys belonging
| to it. There was not a single salary asked
! for that had any reference to the incumbent
| There was no assurance that these persons
would hold their offices any longer than
their duties were faithfully performed The
| day the incumbent of this office was APP
| pointed bond was exacted for the faithful
and accurate keeping of all accounts and
| moneys. statement of the affairs OF the
| bureau was made not less than once
week, and so far the work had been carried
| out satisfactorily.
Mr.. Richardson moved that the item pass
as in the bill The amount paid during the
past two years was not enough for the
services of competent boOkkeeper.
Mr. Castle said if the work was to be
carried on in future as in the past the salary
was sufficient, but a bill had been favOra-
bly, reported upon which would necessitate
the keeping of lien register book in the
Water Bureau, requiring the services of a
/ competent clerk. That being so, the item
as proposed was not too large. He moved the
| postponement of the item until the bill re-
lating to the Water Works lien had been
! acted upon.
Hon. Mr.. Bishop asked who was re-
quired to give bonds. Who was response
bic for the moneys from the Market and
Water Works-the Superintendent or First
Clerk
His Excellency Mr. Gulick said the first
clerk was the recognized cashier OF the
bureau and gave bond.
Hon. Mr.. Bishop always supposed the
/ Superintendent was responsible for the
! money. 1t was a comfort to know there
| had been increased efficiency and i'm
provement in the methods of this office.
They were methods of recent initiation.
Something had happened during the past
year that ought not to happen in the fu-
ture? Why should there not have been
correct methods before? The Water
Works, Post Office and liquor licenses all
show an increase, but there are many
other items of income less than before.
They all knew about certain transactions
in the Water Works and Post Office. In
the Bureau of Water Works there was a
chance for great improvement. 1t was
necessary that some one competent to the
duty should be employed, and should give
| bonds and be properly paid.
/ Mr.. Thurston said there had been an adj
mitted loss of over 50, 900 the past two years
in the Water Works Bureau What is
wanted was not particularly smart man,
butan honest one. There was very little
work to do, only two collections being
made during the year.
His Excellency Mr.. Gulick said that the
office was open from 8 a. m. until 4 p. m.
every day of the year. The collections
were continuous. There was always some
one in the Office.
Mr.. Dickey said the present incumbent
took the office at 81, 400, and he believed it
was sufficient.
II On vote being taken, the item was re
duced to So 600, the committee refusing tC
postpone it.
Salary Second Clerk Water Works, 81, 800
/, Passed.
Running expenses Honolulu Water
, Works, 5000.
Mr.. Dickey moved that the item be re
ferred TO the Finance Committee, to re
port its opinion upon Monday. There were
, a great many rumors how the money haC
been spent. He did not want to cripple
the Water Works, but he wanted to vote
intelligently
Mr.. Kalua asked for some particular:
about the item.
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