The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-04
EMMELUTH CHAMPIONS THE
ELEU.
A Forenoon in Which Their is Little
Oratory and Considerable Work.
Still Dealing With Salaries.

1t took the House quite a while to
get down to work this morning. but
a1ter the members started in, they
maze up for lost time. The legislators
evidently came for business, and not
to hear anything in the oratorial line.
The chief thing of interest during the
mornings session centered about the
payroll of the tug Eleu. Several of
the members thought the vessel that
had carried the flag of three govern
nents ought to be declared cut of
commission. Emmeluth was the
champion of the yellow boat, and after
much discussion, succeeded in gaining
his point by handsome majority.
The first salary for the morning that
was touched upon, was that of the
fourth assistant clerk and superinte
dents Of weights and measures, whose
stipend for the next two years will be
S2,400 if the House has it's way Two
cantoneers, for the road over the Nuu-
anu Pail will be paid 1920 each. Two
cantoneers, from Schaefer's to the
Nuuanu Pail were paid a like sum.
The pay roll of the Waiakamilo
Camp was referred to Prendergast and
MOssman for further investigation.
The salary of the harbor master for
Honolulu caused much discussion and
was, after several minutes talk, placed
at $4,000 for the two years.
Emmeluth created a little stir by
coming to the rescue of the steam tug
Eleu, The vessel had brought 900
to the city of Honolulu last year. A
short time ago, when the Eleu was dis
abled tug belonging to private in
dividuals, charged $50 day for tow
ing out the garbage scows. While
private corporations are willing to at
tack the Eleu, when they catch the
Territory on the hip, they do not fail
to take advantage of the situation.
{ HoOgs suggested that the Eleu be
placed in repair until such time as the
garbage crematory would be in running
order The price charged bv a pri-
Vate boat was too much. The captain
{ of the Fearless had, however, told the
speaker that he would contract to take
the scoWs to sea and return for $3.50
per month.
The government. in former days, said
Emmeluth in reply was forced to buy
| the tug Eleu in order to increase har-
| Dor facilities. If the Eleu was done
| away with, nrces for towage would
go up with a bound. When the Sur
prise was on the rocks, the Fearless
| asked $1,000 to be put down, before
| leaving Honolulu, other charp~~ to be
made later. The Eleu was called up
on, did the work and the total ex-
penses for the government tug were
! $780, The tug Eleu Is good thin0 said
Emmeluth, in concluding, especially
TO keen prices along certain lines with
| in the bounds of moderation.
| Mossman arose in defense of the
| Spreckels tug. The Surprise was at
the bottom of the sea, he said. Only
| the other day the Eleu had landed a
vessel on mudbank, and the Fearless
/ had to be called upon to get the vessel
into deep water again.
The duties of the Eleu, said Aylett,
4 are more than towing GARBAGE scows
| When we clean the harbor it is the
Eleu that tows coral and piles.
The salary of the Eleu was kept on
the payroll by an Overwhelming vote
The regular payroll of the electric
light force was passed at $12,600 with
out discussion. The poundmaster fol
Honolulu was placed on a salary of
SS4O without argument.
| When the remuneration of the Vete.
rinary surgeon came up for discussion
it looked as though there was ~oing tc
be another war of words. DickeS
moved that the veterinary in Honolulu
be paid $4,000 and all other items OF
this kind be done away with Dickey
later withdrew his motion and the item
was left as it appeared in the bill fol
the time being.
The fifteen lighthouse keepers, EN-
meluth said, We're getting on an aver
age $25 ner month Salaries range al
the way from $40 to $75
Prendergast said he knew of one
lighthouse keeper who lighted his lamp,
only when he saw a vessel. At othe
times he was busy pounding poi. OF
working in his taro patch. This item
was put aside for future considera
ton.
The pay of the keeper of wharvei
at Hilo was kept at $1,000. The pa!
of the keeper of gunpowder and oil a
the same place was placed at 81 ,O0C
The gunpowder and oil keeper in Ho
nolulu was continued on a salary o
SO 900.
A reduction in the salary of tn,
superintendent of the Honolulu Wate
Works was made. That office will b.
paid $4,000 instead of 5400.
r Just before II o'clock, Alexande
Robertson raised quite a commotion b.
; declaring that the bill was beir~ rea
= for the fifth time. Akina cut short tn
/ argument by declaring a recess until
o'clock.
BORN.