The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-05
following is the answer Of Attorney
General Dole in full:

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eminent before the Fire Claims Com
mission; also, as to the evidence col
lected by the government. whether
same is available for use before the
court.
Il have been burdened with all the
office and court work that IL was pos
sible for me to attend to. The Deputy
Attorney General is engaged in the
work of the present term Of the Firet
Circuit Court. The assistant has been
called to California by personal mat
tiers there, and is not at present draw
ing pay from this department. The
Legislature appropriated 8 salary OF
$3.50 month for counsel Co Represent
the Territory before the Fire Clatms
Commission. engaged thesnrm Of An
drews, Peters & Andrade, at said sal
airy, to represent the government be-
fore the Commission until Mr.. DUNES
return. after which he VIII represent
the government before the Commits
sion, not drawing any salary an assist
ant.
The evidence collected by the Board
of Health Is available and is In the
hands of counsel representing the gov
ernment.''
When the matter Of salaries came up
for consideration, the, salary OF the
assistant clerk and Superintendent of
weights and measures. In the Depart
ment of Public Works, was set at 49,
400 for the next two years The two
cantoneers, who are to look after the
Pail road, win be rewarded for their
services with salary of $720 each, fer
the same length OF time.
In order to better consider the mat
ter of the Waiakamilo Camp, II was
ordered that a committee, composed Of
Prendergast and Mossman, be ap-
pointed to act on the matter, and thar
further consideration of the salaries to
be paid in reference to this item, would
depend upon what sort of an opinioh
they returned a.
After some discussion, the salary OF
the harbor master for the harbor OF
Honolulu, it was decided to pay that
official 5000. This was the amount, it
will be remembered, that Governor
Dole suggested originally
The tug Eleu. and the payroll OF her
crew, came up for discussion. The
defender of the ancient craft was EN-
meluth, who had, he said, experienced
a change of heart since he first. took
this matter under advisement Refer
ring to the income derived from the
tug, Emmeluth said that last year that
vessel had increased the funds of this
Territory by $685. Not only this, but
the presence of the tug kept the ship
ping people from being imposed upon
Not long ago the Eleu was temporari-
ly out of repair, and the Fearless,
finding that she had the Territory at
a disadvantage did not scruple to ask
$50 a day for services which the Ellen
was doing for nothing. The Spreckefs
people were always complaining about
the Eleu, but as soon as they had an
advantage, no matter how slight, they
used 1t for all that it was worth. Keep
q Elem aQia E,y,nrp
towage pricess> somewhere snaars.sthe
mark Of reason.
Hoogs attempted to pour oil upon
the troubled waters upon which the
Fearless and the Eleu were rocking
He suggested that the tug be put In
repair until such time as the garbage
crematory, which is being erected near
the sewer fall pumping station shall be
completed. Hogs did not endorse the
action Of those who were in charge Of
the Fearless, when they asked $50
day for their services. The captain Of
that tug had said, however, that If re-
tanned permanently, he would agree to
do the work for $3.50 a month.
Then Emmeluth again rose to his
feet. In days of old, he said, the gov
eminent had found ii necessary to
purchase the tug Eieu, in order to give
Honolulu proper facilities for hand
ling vessels. The Fearless had recent
ly come here, a private enterprise and
was trying to take away from the old
vessel the benefits she had created. AS
an example the difference IN prices
charged, Emmeluth mentioned the
matter of the gasoline schooner Sur
/, prise. When that Vessel went on the
rocks the captain of that vessel would
not consider the proposition of leaving
Honolulu until retainer's feesof 81, 500
had been paid. Other charges were to
be settled for later. The Eleu went
instead, and charged 5000 for the work.
This included everything.
The speaker was answered by Mon
sarrat, who said the $500 paid the Eleu
had been practically thrown away, as
the Surprise was at the bottom of the
sea, where the Eleu had left her. Only
a few weeks ago the Eleu had landed
a vessel on a mud bank In the harpor
| of Honolulu, and the Fearless was en-
gagged to get her afioar once more
Monsarrat also objected to the govern,
| ment coming in competition with pri-
vate individuals.
| Aylett took sides with the Eleu He
said she did more than tow garbage
seows. When the harbor was being
dredged, 1t was the Eleu that lowed
coral barges and piles. At this juno
ture the vote was taken. and the EIeu
remained on the payroll at the figures
suggested Dy Governor pole.
| The payroll of the electric light force
was not changed in any way from the
| figures handed in to the legislators In
the original estimate.
The appropriation for lighthouses
was put aside for future consideration
Emmeluth said the salaries, which
ranged all the way frem so to S75,
were out Of all reason Tor sxhe:terviees
rendered. Men in such positions
should be paid much more than the
| figures call for.
| Prendergast criticised the humorous
felement to the occasion, by telling Of a
native lighthouse keeper on one Of the
other Islands, who did not light his
lamp until he saw a vessel. When not
engaged in attending to the lamp. he
worked In his taro patch, or pounded
poi.
The suggestion made by Governor
Dole that the pay of the keeper Of
wharves at Hilo be placed at 81 LOO.
was accepted without change or argu-
ment.
| A reduction was made in the pay OF
the superintendent of the Honolulu wa
terworks. The salary will be A,200.
instead of $500 as has been paid here
tofore.
| No change was made in the salary