The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-06-16
The Legislature.
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GENERATING him, presented the other
day and was tabled to await report
from the minority, who is now pre-.
sent. The minority concurred with
the maj ority aud the report adopted.
Lswis, from special committee on
"Pay of Police OF Hawaii, Sl9, $780,"
reported, making the following ap
portionments: S Hilo, 1920; n
Hilo, $1,000; Hamakus, $l,440; N
Kohala, Sl,6SO; S Kohala, $40; N
Kons, $l,560; S Kons, $l.32O; Kau,
81, 1920; Puma, 1,260. Recommends
a new item to read Hawaii Police
Incidental, $3,O00," as follows: Tel
ephone, Sl,l40; Detective Service,
5000, and Transportation Of Prison
ers and other incidentas, $l,260
The detective Service item was
struck out and the report adopted,
Vida called up the Oahu police
report read at tho mo rning session,
which was adopted, he explained
that the increase from $4,000 to
S60,030 was due to the eight hours
law, which made more men neces-
sary. This was passed and he like.
wise than moved to inssrt 81 500
for pay OF ten luuas, explaining that
this was formerly an expense OF the
Public Works Department, but the
police thought all should bs under
one department. The item was uu-
animously inserted.
Vida also made verbal report to
the item of PAY of L1uas. $780,"
which he moved to amend to read
"Pay of Lunas Q0), Oahu Prison, at
$75 per month each, $500" Adopt
ed.-
Knudsen, fromspecial committeeon
segregation of lepers, pay roll, $l5.-
! $40" reported in favor of increa sing
the pay roll to SIG, $3.50. The comm ittee
complimented Superintendent Nc.
Weigh, saying his salary should be
raised to $3.50 month to induce
him to stay and that an experienced
butcher at $50 month be retained.
The schedule of salaries was as fol.
lows: Superintendent, 1925; resi-
dent Physician, $3.50; Assistant
Physician. $3.50; 4 Sisters, $50; 4
Brothers, $50; Keeper Receiving
Station, $50; Officer for Lspsrs, $50;
Pay Roll, $l,700.
!, Kaniho concurred in all the items
( except that of Assistant. Physician.
He strongly opposed it, saying that
the physician only treated minor
disorders and did not investigate
leprosy. Aylett supported the new
item, saying that the present ply
sician was doing more than he
GOULD properly attend. Bsckley
opposed it, that if il was scheme
to create an Office for some one Just
come out OF school, who would go
there to experiment on the poor
lepers, it was better not to have one.
He believed than an assistant should
be a compstent person aud be paid
the sam, as the resi- lent physician
and moved the adoption of the
minority report, Knudssn said the
idea was to relieve the resident ply
siciau, 30 that he could take up the
investigation OF leprosy. After fur
Their discussion, the minority re-.
port was adopted, cutting out the
assistant physician aud reducing
the total to SIS ,480.
Kuudsen again, from the spec al
COMMITTEES on the item OF "Govern-
ment Physicians, $l0.l4O," reported
in three pats, the majority favoring
the present Board of Health list
Wright that doctor for South
Kona bs paid 500 a month and
Haia tina! thu 81 ana physician BIS To-
creased from 800 to $l25. Bsekley
pleaded for the Molokai physician,
savinp that ha ahonld ha Maid %IOS