Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-05-26

The Kalaupapa store accounts are ap-
proved. The cost OF paiai is claimed
to be excessive and the Board urged to
use every effort to promote taro grow
ing at or near the settlement. Charges
for passengers and freight by the
Wilder Steamship Company are hand
led in detail and the opinion expressed
that the company should modify its
rates. Insane Asylum expenditures are
approved. II is recommended that gov.
ernment physicians be retained and
the President of tina Board made q
paid officer.
Band and military appropriations are
reviewed in detail and expenditures
found reasonably satisfactory.
In the Auditing Department re.
adjustment OF the salary scale is rec
commended as follows: 1 clerk $3.50
per month. clerk $3.50. / clerk 500.
clerk SIS, clerk $50, extra clerical
assistance $3.50.
No Dual officers.
In the Fire Department criticism is
passed on the payment of $50 a month
to Electrical Superintendent Frazee for
work in connection with the fire alarm
system This was cut of us soon as
called TO the attention OF the Super.
intendent of Public Works and the
Auditor, An item OF SIS for literary
work is criticised. The committee
strongly opposes the Superintendent
Of Water Works being a member OF
the Fire Commission and sets out its
reasons at length, recommending q
rider in the appropriation bill that will
prevent the continuance OF such dual
| position.
Water Worko Expense.
The Water Works Bureau comes in
for criticism in connection with cart.
age charges Of the Union Express Com
pany and what are deemed excessive
charges allowed Surveyor Smith on
the Lahaina water works. Joe Little,
engineers and firemen at pumping sta
tiOns are recommended to be given
specified salaries. Pumping plant en-
$3.50 per month.
Combine Clerical Force.
| The Department OF Public Works
comes in for the most lengthy part OF
the report It is recommended that all
the clerical forces of the Agricultural
bureau. road, water works. garbage
and excavator, house numbering and
Assistant Superintendent Of Public
Works Office be centralized under the
Chief Clerk Of the Public Works Office.
Payment to Cotton Bros for APP
proach to Hackfeld wharf is criticised
Dredging Honolulu Harbor.
| The committee found expenditures
under the head Of dredging Honolulu
harbor to be si9.952.sl. In the matter
OF the contracts II was found that the
Government entered into a contract
with Cotton Brothers whereby tho
Government drcdger and all appliances
in connection herewith passed into
the hands OF these people for the pc
Rod of one year for certain considera
tons which are stated. In connection
with this dredging business. the com
mittee makes the following obserya'
ton:
Remarkable Business Proposition.
Your committee considers II re-
markable business proposition for the
Government with $4,000 OF necessary
dredging on It's hands. 10 ALLEVIATE It's
entire apparatus used 10 the perform
ance OF the work for NO tangible. in
trIngip anna ilaraIinn and immalia a. U
thereafter call for tenders to do this
work, thereby rendering itself help
less in the hands OF contractors at any
price they might see fit to charge. The
tenders for contracts show on their
face that there was absolutely no com
petition. In this connection We note
that voucher paid by warrant No. 1914
for $3.2Ol-the last payment under the
contract with Cotton Bros. for section
2-was endorsed to and drawn by w.
F. Dillingham;, who signed the contract
for section /. on behalf OF the Hawaii.
an Dredging Co."
| The committee here recommends
that II the Territory Is TO be burdened
with the continuance of dredging Ho.
nolulu harbor, an appropriation be
made for the purchase OF new dredge
apparatus.
AS to the remodeling of Kalihi Camp.
$2,972.S4, the committee finds charge
OF $40 a day for 22 l-2 days superin.
tendence and considers the charge I'M
reasonable for the class of work done.
Fencing and Grading.
Fencing and grading Government
lots. $l,440.50," comes in for condem'
nation by the committee. The item
pertains to the filling OF a Government
lot on Keawe street. The job was
done by verbal agreement and lis a
fragrant violation Of the Appropriation
Bill provision, requiring tenders for
work where the cost exceeds $780,"
Extending School street from Liliha
street to Kamehameha " road, $6l9..
20" The committee states that 1t was
learned from the Assistant Superin-
tcndent of Public Works that this
work was also performed by the Sur
vey Department. The service of Mr.
Kanakanui was unnecessary and un.