The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-05
TUG ELEU
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Continued from Page 50
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Immediately upon resumfng the bust
ness for the day, which occurred
promptly on the stroke of O'Clock, the
committee on the Waiakamilo Camp
made a report in favor of paying 1880
as appeared in the Governors esti-
mate. The committee found upon In
vestigation that the figures of the CHER
executive were about right.
The reservoir keepers were the next
public servants whose remunerations
were considered.
Beckley said that the salaries of the
men who attended to the water sup
ply of Honolulu should not be cut
down, but rather, increased. BeckIey
threw in a few phrases about his in
structions from the President" just to
be impressive. He moved that the
men be paid s3.4S0. The motion was
lost Robinson moved that the figures
be raised from $3.50 to $3.50. This
would be an increase of $40 a month
for each man. Emmeluth said that the
office might be merged with that of the
cantoneers on the Nuuanu Pail road
Robinson's motion was lost Dickey
then moved that the Governors figures
be accepted. This was done without
argument.
The pay of a plumber and his as
sistant was passed at $3.50 The in
spectors place on the salary roll was
next considered. Beckley asked what
tap inspector" might be. The Off
Ger, said Aylett, was a public servant
who looked after hydrants etc. and
saw that water did not go to waste
Beckley said he was much obliged for
the information and moved that there
be two inspectors employed at 81, 400
Beckley created some amusement by
his humorous description of affairs in
kalihi, where the tap inspector used
to let the water run day and night a
few blocks from where he lived, while
at his home they We're experiencing a
water famine. Emmeluth backed up
Beckley by saying that the city should
hire two men for this purpose if the
work was to be done in a thorough
manner. Ewaliko said that the office
! OF tap inspector was q sinecure He
had not seen such an officer In three
mGnths' time. Makekau spoke in favor
lof lying salary somewhere near
III >roposed by the Governor. When
- US motion was put to vote it
lMas st. The salary for one tap In
spect. was finally placed at $1,000.
The %es for two shipping tenders
was &c considered. Emmeluth asked
| why on man was to be paid S75 a
month 2 the other $50 Mossman
replied b: saying that the one was
paid the ytra s25 month to boss the
other. 2ftar considerable discussion of
rambling nature, the salary was
passed according to the Dole estimate.
Inc payroll at the high-lift pump
was left at 81, 900. according to the f1g1
ures q the chief executive.
| When the salary of the two engineers
was to be considered, Emmeluth asked
that instead of being paid $4,000 as
trecomn1' ded by Governor Dole. they
be paid = 500. The motion was lost.
and the @'jginal estimate, s6,00o was
accepted
Emmeluth said that the office of
market insector should be combined
with that of the fish Inspector To
pay the same man two salaries, as was
proposed, which would amount to So
400, was an imposition on the taxpay-
ers: besides, the position was not
worth that much
Prendergast moved that the salary