Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-04-21

I ploying help, and he be allowed to hire
! clerks out of the lump sum Of $4,000,
as he saw fit.
motion IL - he here paused snu
turned to the Minister of Finance--ii
the postmaster would pay good salaries
to those who had been In service toi
ten years or more. A man who had
been there ten years got only 500 a
month; poorer clerk at the next
window. who had been recently Tut In,
got SIPS or $3.50 a month. lie hoped
the Minister of Finance would cell the
I attention Of the postmaster to the mat
ter. He wanted men paid without
reference to color or race, no matter
whether they were white, native, Por-
tuguese. pake or Japanese.
Mr.. Achi was in favor Of Mr.. Jones'
motion. A man could not live on $45
or $50 month.
Mr.. Gonsalves was opposed to tho
motion because an increase Ut salary
meant a decrease Of help. Cheap men
could be hired who were willing to
accept at the pay stated In the items.
Mr.. Gear said he understood the
items were placed In the bill by the
postmaster. Besides he did not believe
| In passing salaries In lump sums. The
postmaster doubtless knew before he
/ made his estimates what he could get
| good men for; and, as no reduction Of
| the force or increase In pay had been
asked by the official best posted on
the needs of the department, he
thought the items should stand as they
were.
The motion to strike out was lost by
vote OF five to six.
Mr.. Isenberg moved tina: tho item
Travelling Expenses, Inspector Cen
eral, $4O0," be stricken out. lie said:
The Inspector General does mighty
little travelling, and would like to
ask the Minister of Public Instruction,
where tho Inspector does his travelling.
It Is my opinion that when he does
travel he does mighty poor inspection.
know on hearsay, and Its pretty good
hearsay too, that when he travis
around, he pops suddenly into Il school
where the school teacher Is not In his
favor, and with his note book In hand,
asks all sorts Of questions ann Bcares
the teacher nearly to death, and then
he renders a report that goes against
the teacher. What kind of an inspcc-
ton do you call that? | want to go ON
record in making Gncs3 remarks
against the appropriation Of this item.
IL the teacher Is not Il favored one, YOU
may be sure there will be mighty
poor report sent In to headquarters"
On motion of Mr.. Gear 400 was
inserted for operating garbage crema-
tory and pay roll, and so 800 for Board
of Health steamer aud pay roll.
On motion OF Mr.. Achi the item for
pay Of police, Kauai, was increased
from 81, 900 to $1,000.
On motion of Mr.. Gear the item
pay OF police. Oahu. was increased from
| $4,000 to $4,000. Mr.. Gear said he
| thought the increase a necessity owing
to the class of citizens lately coming
In. Footpads were appearing en- tho
streets and committing actual ;obbY;-
| les.
Mr.. Jones OF the Finance committee
reported the total OF the bill 1891. 916. 81.
Third reading set for Friday after
noon.
Adjourned at 4:i5 p. m.
Friday, April ~.
The Council Of State met thursday
at 3 p. m. There were present Presi-
dent Dole. Ministers Mott-Smith.
| Young and Damon and Councillors
| Achi, Allen, Robertson, Jones, Ena,
Gonsalves. Robinson. Kane, Isenberg,
Mott, Kaulukou, Gear and Kennedy.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Several bills for newspapers, adver-
Using, medicines, ETC., were reported
from the various departments and laid
on the table to be considered with the
bill.
Under the order of the day the third
reading of Act 2 was laken up and
| Minister Damon moved to insert an
| item of $500 to pay for the expenses OF
| the Council of State. Mr.. Achi after
wards moved to raise the amount to
| $500, which was voted down.
Mr.. Isenberg moved that $1,000 be
inserted for the main .enance OF the
present temporary hospital for incur
| ables.
| Minister Young said he wished 10
| second that motion. He thought the
| aid was timely and necessary. There
we're already subscriptions to the
amount of 81 800 ON hand; but provi-
sion would have to be made until ths
endowment and competition Of the new
institution. In answer to a suggestion
mat NOE be inserted, he stated that
$4,000 would be enough.
Mr.. Robertson moved that the item
under the bureau of rubnc Works 70!
repairs, furniture and additions to the
Government building be raised from
$2,S01.20 to $1,000. Carried.
The rules were suspended and Minis
ter Young reported upon the
petition from North Kona In substance
as follows: There is an appropriation
already Of $4,000 for road from Hui
nun to South Kohala, which will extent
and repair the road at its present Width
of II feet. If the next Legislature
wishes to widen the road, as petition
els ask, the money can then .e appro
priated.
lac widening OF the upper road be