The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-06-18

I Beckiey said that II was tim, that No
l lokai had an Increase in her appropria.
/ ton for tho support ~ her police IN
times past Hawaii and oahu had site.
Cecdcd la getting the Hons share 81 the
funds SGT aside for this purpose MAKE
I kau objected 10 any increase being made
In Molokars appropriation. After this
pickcy filed the following minority re-
port.
Hon J. a. Akina, Speaker House OF Rep
resentatives.
Sir The minority Of your comm tt.e
TO which was referred the item In the
Appropriation bill Pay OF Maui police.
5000" hcgs leave to report
IL Is not well to attempt TO segregate
the pay of each constable as proposed by
the report of the majority The sheriff
should have such control over his CON
stables as to be able to shift them from
place to place and with the consent Of
the High sheriff to apportion their pay
in accordance with their duties. The
sheriff knows better than any member
of the Legislature what each constable
should receive, and 1t is ridiculous FOR
this House to attempt to prescribe the
rates of pay in the manner proposed If
n man has heavy duties or great respCn-
siblity. his pay should be larger than
one whose duties are nominal, as is the
case with many constables. In the plan
proposed by the majority the constable
who keeps dry goods box worn smooth
at n Chinese store in country region,
with nothing whatever to do, is to re-
ceive the same pay as those who are
kept busy night and day by their duties
in populous centers.
/ recommend that the item pass as in
the bill. C. H. DICKEY,
Member House Committee
There was a determined element who
were opposed to the mounted police of
Honolulu. Aylett championed these mem
bers of the force He said that they
should be paid at least 800 a month.
These officers not only had to furnish
their own horses, but saddle. bride and
feed as well. If the mounted patrolmen
We're discontinued, there would be no
means of protecting the outskirts OF the
city. The High Sheriff had told Aylett
that the growth the city is experience
ing at the present time demands the
presence of every one of these officers
now on duty.
Prendergast spoke for the other side
He declared the mounted patrolmen do
not do efficient work. He cited an in
stance of woman in Palama who had
her throat cut. A man searched an
hour and a half for a mounted police
man, but he did not appear The friends
of the woman were forced to go down to
the central station in order to get assist
ance. Prendergast advocated doing
away with mounted police, and in their
stead substituting a system OF alarm
boxes. Then help could always be Sc
cured. AS it is now, as soon as the
mounted policeman has passed along his
beat riots and fights are plentiful
Puuki spoke in favor of the mounted
patrol system. He said that at Waikiki
last week, had it not been for the
police, some soldiers would
have caused riot
Mossman said the mounted police were
overpaid for their services. One night,
"hile ne and Senator We're passing
through Kewalo district, they saw two
horses belonging to two officers, tied to
A Veranda. on which the policemen were
fast asleep. AT the same time whistles
We're being blown for officers in the Por-
tuguese district, yet the men were not |
aroused. Mounted patrolmen go into cof- |
Zee saloons and take lunches while on |
iuty If patrolmen did this, they would |
De discharged Immediately. A few nights |
ago, while paying a visit to friend |
Mossman said he saw patrolman on a |
porch, flirting with young lady, while |
IFS horse was tleu some distance away. |
1t is only right" said he, that mount
I'd police should furnish their horses. ,
There is too much fuss and feathers
'bout this division of the police force. |
Bicycle patrolmen can look after hack
lights as well as men on horses. The
'fhcers on animals ride through the
treets without regard to life and limb
# foot-passengers.
Robertson said that it would be n Sc
ious setback to the peace of the city if
ne mounted patrol Were dispensed with.
t was matter of common knowledge
nat the mounted patrol had done excel
emit service to the public anyone who
an run faster than a fat Kanaka can
ct away from a foot policeman" A man
n horseback is worth half dozen men
N root when 1t comes to quick, rapid
york."
Dlckey suggested a combination of the
all-boX system and the mounted police.
lie advocated lessening, not q doing
way with, the number of these officers.
n motion to fix the salaries of the
lounted police at $50 a month was lost. ,
The motion to adopt the report of the
was adopted. {
Wilcox offered an amendment to the
aport. He wished to have an increase
lade in the salaries of the two jailors
n Kauai, with their salaries fixed at
|" ana S35 per month. The motion was
econded by Dickey. This was carried.
Dickey moved that $1,000 be given to
Iaul, In order that special police and
yards could be employed when needed ,
Iheh the House adjourned for the day. :