The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-08

of bacteriologist and pathologist, but
there was some dissension. Upon be-
ing put to vote, however, the COM
mittee was sustained.
The three sanitary inspectors were
adjudged worthy of salary of IS, AGO.
sanitary inspectors, whose salaries
have been $1,920 for the Biennial period.
were done away with
When it came to the subject of milk
inspector Prendergast said that the
present inspector was in league with
the big concerns, and was doing all in
his power to crush out the small milk
men. He was in favor of doing away
with this office and letting the small
dealers grow, even if they have to put
water in their milk to do it. Ay1ett
moved that the poi and milk inspector
ship be vested in the same office; the
salary to be 400, instead of $500.
The motion was lost.
When the subject of fish inspector
was touched upon. native eloquence
began to flow at an unwonted rate. A
tendency was manifested to put the
present haole out of his place. Some
one moved that the position be placed
at salary of $50 month. Aylett
said that it was hard place to fill.
and the person who had it was on duty
for many hours a day. The matter
ended in the report of the committee
being accepted, at a salary of $l.440 for
two years. The salary of the assistant
was not tempered with
The salary of fish and poi inspector
for Hilo was placed at $720.
The position of stockman was declar-
ed to be worth $1,0S0 There will be
no assistant clerk for the next two
years. The position of stenographer
was declared void. Janitor and mes
, senger service passed at S720: also, the
officer for registered women, at 1860.
Thessalary of the attendant for non
leprous children was raised from 81, 400
to $3,1S2. The office of inspector OF
plumbing produced decided rifle,
and stiff breeze was raised Enough
breath was expended to make a Kan
sas cyclone look like a summer zephyr.
Kumalae said all the present plumber
did was to go around and watch his
assistants work. Aylett proceeded to
do the Demosthenes act. He needed
no pebbles to aid him in his speech,
but talked like a runaway monograph
When he had finished explaining that
an official plumber was a public ne
| ceSSity, someone said, Amen" and
! everyone laughed. His eloquence was
(, all in vain, for the plumber as well as
/ his assistant will not be recognized
/ least two years to come,
Kumalae said that the fund of $24,-
240 appropriated for the removal OF
! garbage should be done away with
Private individuals should pay to keep
/ their property in a healthfu1 condition
4 Some one said that this would work an
/ injustice to the poor who, even now
with poi and fish at such high prices
have hard enough time to make both
ends meet. Prendergast called for ar
itemized account of the payroll. IA.
niho became philosophical. He sale
| the position of the garbage department
reminded him of the old Hawaiian
proverb, When you see 1t you art
afraid to step on it." Just how the
proverb applied to the condition O
things was not apparent. but Kaniht
thought it extremely pat, for In {
speech, which was a continuation of hi
previous remarks, he repeated the aph
orism. Mossman moved that the re
port of the committee be accepted.
Here the suggestion was made tina
the excavating and garbage removing
be combined, with sustaining funt
of S76,6S0. This satisfied everyone, ant
the motion went through on ball bear
i ings.
The sum of s62. 400 was voted for tn
segregation of lepers. Emmeluth sait
that it was proper that the Hous
should voice it's views in the name