Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-05-24
Your committee recommend that the
item be changed to $4,000.
J. ID. PARIS,
JOHN T. BROWN


J. ID. PARIS.
JOHN T. BROWN,
l.. NAKAPAAHU.
On motion of Mr.. Baldwin, the report |
was adopted and then Mr.. c. Brown
reported as follows for the special COM
mittee to whom were referred the items
of pay Of police of Hawaii. Maui and
Kauai:
The special committee to whom was
referred the following items In the
Appropriation bill-Pay Of Police OF
Hawaii, $65 200: Pay Of Police Of Maui.
100000; Pay Of Police OF Kauai. .$15.-
O00-beg leave to report as follows:
Your committee obtained from the
Auditing Department q complete copy
Of the itemized payroll for each o. the
above islands for the month OF AUril
past, and also had the High She;i'f
appear with the estimates made by
him, and upon which estimates the
figures submitted by the Governor and
set forth in the Appropriation bill arc
based.
Upon the examination of the item
lied payroll, II appears especially In
the District OF South Hilo, Island Of
Hawaii. and in Waikiki, Island If
Maui, that the pay Of police officers Is
not at all uniform. The committee
recommends to the High Sheriff that
he instruct the sheriffs Of each island
to make the pay Of the police MS uri-
form as possible, taking into consider
alton the services required and the
cost of living In each particular dis.
trict. This committee from the infor-
nation obtained by them cannot ap
prove OF the payroll for the District
of South Hilo, among the items is paw
Of humane officer as well as health
officer. as also that Of night patrol.
The payroll for the month of April al.
so showed that there were In addition
to the regular force Of twenty.four
members. sixteen special policemen
In that district who were receiving
salaries ranging from three to seventy.
five dollars month.
The pay Of humane and health OH.
Ger or a night patrol, especially the
latter. where the police are on duty
l. during the night, we believe should not
be paid by the police department.
Y The High Sheriff's estimates show
: that the sums asked for are necessary
g for the proper and efficient conduct Of
n this department Of the government
a and your committee believes that
taking into consideration the progress
and increase In population Of the past
u and believing that II will continue II
g the same ratio during the next biennia
d period. the money asked for caci
e Of the islands named and the paw u
It their police is as little as can be done
+ with, and should any decrease b,
o made, that It will seriously interior,
- with and affect seriously the efticien
&c cy Of this department.
Your committee therefore recon
d mend that the items pass as In tn,
n bill
I. In a discussion Of police items II
q connection with the report, Mr.. Brow
n declared that the committee had lool;
= ed into the various police items ant
V admitted that there was considerable
70 difference maintained in the apportion
n ment of pay. He further stated tina
e the High Sheriff had appeared befor,
st the committee and announced his in
70 tention OF readjusting the wages pat
police, and that in future more uni
, formity would be employed. The mn
. jority of the committee did not be
u lieve 1t wise to make a reduction 1,
the police appropriation owing to tn
p increased cost Of living and stead
re accession of population to the variou
,r districts.
ar c. BROWN.
1T. BROWN,
WIN. WHITE,
J. D. PARIS.
~ agree with the above except that
- believe the sums asked for are to
, large.
DAVID KANUHA.
~ On motion Of Mr.. Kalauokalani. tn
~ following amendment to the report wa
" made and the report adopted. as amend
+" ed:
THAT the High Sheriff is hereby r,
" quested to make such reductions in Il
~ payment Of the superior officers OF II
'' police departments in the different is
10 ands and apply such reductions towar,
~ the monthly pay of the policemen.
70 At 1855 o'clock, the Senate adjourn'
~ until o'clock on Friday.