The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-05


trial and confined IN the Oahu jail be-
tween the terms of court, as we'll as the
expenses OF the officer having in charge
such persons coming to Oahu and re-
turning from here for trial. are charged
this appropriation.
We also recommend that item 406 be
passed as in the bill. The expenditures
from this sum include the payment of the
rent of all telephones. the support. care
and feeding of horses used and owned by
the department, the travelling expenses
and costs OF sending officers away from
headquarters to different places when
needed called upon for Quelling riots.
disturbances. etc, the costs of caps, he'll
NETS, clubs, etc, horse shoeing, the trav-
cling expenses of the Attorney General
and his deputies when on circuit or up
on Government business, stationery for
police department for all the Islands, and
attorney Generals office, and many other
items both on the Island of Oahu and
the other Islands of the group. This item
covers all the above enumerated expendi
lures for the Territory
We also recommend that item 407 pass
as in the bill. Under existing law an in
quest has to be held on any person dy-
ing. who was unattended by a physician.
This has doubled the work of the coro-
ner and has caused large increase Of
the pay of the jurors on the inquest,
which is also paid out of this fund
When the people upon whom an in
quest has been held, and the friends or
relatives, are too poor to bury them the
expenses of such burial. including cof-
fins, are also paid out of this fund, and
such cases are by no means unusual, and
are upon the increase, SO this committee
is informed
We also recommend that item 4S pass
as In the bill. The expenditures from
this item is confined principally to the
other Islands, and is for the travelling ex-
penses as well the lodging and food
OF such witnesses as are brought by the
Government from different parts of the
several Islands to the place of trial of
tie offenders against whom the evidence
OF the persons subpoenaed is wanted.
The change of our jury system, Grand
and Petit Juries, also increases the costs
of this portion of the Department of the
Attorney General.
We also recommend that item 400 pass
as in the bill. This item has been re-
duced from $4,000 in former years to
the amount asked for. The expenditures
of this amount is limited as follows: Ha-
wall at the rate of $50 per month Maui
at the rate of $50 per month. Kauai has
no regular allowance but draws on the
fund occasionally. Oahu as matter of
course, draws a greater portion of the
appropriation, having much larger pop
ulatien, and requiring more work by de-
tectives.
A portion OF the money Is used, in try
ing to prevent the Illicit sale of liquors,
etc, and from the nature of this kind
of work changes have to be made in the
1r 81
for as soon as they become known. their
usefulness is destroyed.
This committee, after a careful exami-
nation, and taking into consideration the
increase of population, as well as the
bringing into the country a new class of
labor, have come to the conclusion that
it might seriously cripple the efficiency
of the department should reduction be
made in any of the above items, and
recommend that all items referred 10
them pass. The committee also recon-
mend the insertion of a new item to
read, as follows: Police call box system.
SIS. 600 And in SO recommending call at
tention to the fact that the Introduction
of the system will be a permanent inn
prevement and will materially increase
the efficiency and usefulness of the po-
lice department With this call system
established. policeman upon his beat
can in a very short time, when it be-
comes necessary, have help and assist
ance when needed, where If the system
was not established the officer would have
to go or send to headquarters for the
necessary assistance.
All towns of the size of Honolulu. have
a system Of this kind, and when once es-
tablished its use becomes absolutely nee
essary, especially when the territory
over which the police department has its
beats and watches is extended over a
large territory outside of the limits of
the town proper.
An of which is respectfully submitted.
CECIL BROWN
WM. WHITE.
c. L. GRADE.
Senator Achi followed with the min
ority report on the Board of Health, as
follows:
The minority of your Committee on
Public Health, to whom the items 81 and
54s inclusive were referred. begs leave to
report as follows:
All those items were recommended ait
err careful consideration by the Board OF
Health.
Two of the hospitals, to-wit, the Ko-
loa and Hilo Hospitals, are Government
| institutions, and are under the whole
| control of the Territory, but the other
hospitals are not under the sole control
of the Government. but they are gener-
ally used for the benefit of all sick peo-
pie and the minority of your committee
claims that section So of the Organic Act
specially allows the Legislature to ap-
propriate money to aid all charitable in
situations.
| While We appropriate money for ply
| sicians in different districts In order Il
help the poor of all classes. don't know
of any reason why we should not appro-
pirate money to aid the hospitals.
| I believe the several hospitals arr
built and established for the benefit O.
all.
I therefore recommend that the item:
541 to 54S inclusive may be passed as II
the Appropriation bill. w. c. ACHI,
Member of the Committee on Public
/ Health.
Senator Paris then reported for thu
Committee on Public Lands on TIT
items in the survey department, in par
as follows:
4 Your committee find that most al
these salaries are the same as in tns
former appropriation bill, and that
visit to the department found tina
loo Ill M