The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-05-29

mittee are of the opinion that the
salaries of engineers of pumping
plants should be raised to $4,000 per
month and regular payment Of over
time heretofore made to them out Of
current expense funds stopped.
We find that the keeper of Nuuanu
Reservoir who receives a salary of $50
per month and whose duties are to
turn on the water at night and shut
same off in the morning for Govern
ment Electric Lights, to be on hand
at all times to answer calls and to
keep general lookout for the reservoirs
received pay for 1870 days over time at
$3.50 per day during the period, acting
as luna of laborers in Nuuanu Valley,
the time running In some months as
high as 25 to 81 days. We cannot con-
ceive how he can act as luna Of labor
ers in the Valley and at the same time
attend his duties as Reservoir Keeper.
We find a charge of $500 for literary
work in running expenses of water
works which in our opinion should not
have been passed.
SOME EXHORBITANT CHARGES.
"In expenditure of IS, 1927. 90 for water
pipe east and west side OF Kalihi VAL
|
charge of carriage on 1855 tons of pipe
at $500 per ton by the Union Express
Company. which company has done all
of the business of this Bureau, also
that this Company charged on carriage
of 80 tons of same class of pipe to
Kalihi. King street, Makai to the
beach, s1.25 per ton. The distance in
both cases is practically the same. The
charge of $500 per ton is exorbitant
and we do not believe that the interest
of the Government was properly pro-
tected in this transa ction."
| Under item of s25,75S.49 for construc-
ton Of Lahaina Water Works, we find
| that this expenditure was made by
contract and carried on under super
vision of Superintendent Of Public
Works through Mr. Smith, regularly
employed draughtsman Of the Depart
ment at salary of $4,000 per month.
In the work of supervision for period
of seven ca months, Mr.. Smith was
made monthly allowance to his sal
airy of $4,000, board and lodging $4,000,
and $4,000 for a horse. We are of the
opinion that the extra allowance to
Mr.. Smith was excessive.
On investigation of other expendi-
lures of Bureau, we find same to have
been in order.
19th-Department of Public Works.
Expenditures under this head
amounted to s1,213, 632.6 81. The specific
salaries and pay rolls of this depart
ment have been checked and found u
conform with the appropriations there
for. Referring to salaries of this De-
partment, we would recommend and
of
Agriculture and Forestry Bureau,
Road Bureau, Water Works Bureau,
Garbage and Excavator Bureau,
House Numbering Bureau, Assistant
Superintendent of Public Works Office
and superintendent Of Public Works
be reorganized and concentrated in one
office under the supervision Of the
Chief Clerk of the Public Works De-
partment. Such an office could easily
be arranged in the basement of the
Capitol Building on the Eva side
thereof by removing subdivisions and
throwing the space into one general
office.
Such an arrangement would UNI
doubtedly effect very much more
economical and efficient administra-
ton of the department and do away
system.
Expenditures under general expense
items have been exhaustively checked
and vouchers covering same are APP
parently in order Out of item $46592.-
40, Landings and Buoys, Honolulu"
81 $4,000 was paid on contract of Cot
ton Brothers and Company for the
construction of an approach to Hack
field Wharf. The cost of the structure
was reasonable but your committee
holds that new work of this nature
should not be undertaken without
specific authorization by the Legisla-
ture. The money should not have
been drawn from a fund providing for
repairs and up keep of existing land
ings and buoys. This expenditure left
but $3,407.57 to care for the landings
and buoys of Honolulu, during the re-
naming six months Of the period
About 81, 10000 of this sum is required
for sweeping wharves and store-keep-
err, leaving practically nothing for nee
essary repairs.
Dredging Honolulu Acknowledgment
ditures $40 952.91. OF this sum s2,324.27
was expended on general dredger re-
pairs. prior to the Government letting
contracts for dredging. These items
have been checked and found in or
der. We find that the call for ten
ders was advertised January goth, 1902.
The contracts were awarded two days
after January LIST, 1908, for dredging
in the immediate vicinity of Hackfeld
and o. R. & L. Co. wharves; as fol-
lows:
Section 1 to the Hawaiian Dredging
Company, company apparently
formed in the interests Of the o. r. &
L. Company, at the rate of $1,000 per
hour for that section of the harbor
where material was to be taken by the
dredging company, and at the rate OF
$3.50 per hour for that section to the
harbor, the dredgings from which were
to be taken by the Government.
The bills under this contract We're
made at the rate of $1,000 per hour,
A. a,oa,ipo onpnnary ncip0 al thu