Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-12-30

county officers and others appeared
before Oahu County Supervisors in
Castle & Cooke hall yesterday after
noon and, one by one, referring to
memoranda prepared specially for the
occasion, told Of the prospective needs
Of their Offices or of the present cost
in departments.
All along the line suggestions we're
made as to possibilities of reducing
running expenses Supervisors earnest
ly inquiTing as to necessary expendit-
ures, in Territorial Government offices,
seeking opportunities to cut for the
County's benefit.
Many interesting questions present
ed themselves during the revelations
of necessity.
w. l.. FraZee superintendent of the
electric light department told the Coun-
| ty Supervisors what II cost TO run the
plant at present the property of the
Territorial Government. At this time
the Government plant could not supply
all the needed power for street and
Ipublic building illumination and there
fore hired power
Under County government the pres
ent plant would not have to supply
Territorial Offices with lights and the
llUwcr thus saved could be turned over
10 buildings belonging to the county
and at present supplied with lights by
the Hawaiian Electric Co. For exam
lple, the Palama and Makiki stations
hp Nitt nuht
supplied offices of the Territorial Gov
Iernment in the Capitol and elsewhere
Let the Territory hire the light It
needs say the Supervisors, the County
Twin operate its own plant and hire as
little as possible.
Frazee showed that the cost OF 4
light hired was over double that OF
a light operated by Governments plant
The present plan was good when new.
Now 1t has its faults.
Superintendent of the Garbage De-
lpartment, Samuel Johnson, furnished
food for supervisual thought and many
were the questions asked and answered.
The sense of the Board was manifested,
in brief. as follows:
The tug Eleu cost more to operate
than she was worth. The Territory
could keep her. The County wouldn't
take her as a gift
The County could find some cheaper
and better method OF disposing Of
Excavations and garbage. 1t cost $500
a month to feed the Eleu Small gaso
. line launches might just as well tow
garbage to sea for dumping. EXCava-
tons might be dumped in the sewer
and thus carried away in the deep
Indeed, Is burned now. Excavation!
might be used for fertilizing purposes
Whereas, at the present time. folks
were charged for garbage collecting
and excavations much less than cost Of
operations, why not raise the price
Gilman was for raise to cost price
at least. Lucas believed IN charging
= the rich any kind of figure, but sparin,
me poor. Harvey thought present fee
were low but thought 1t inadvisable Il
raise the charges.
The garbage department earns abou
81 900 per month in fees, about a thir,
Of the running expenses
II was realized that cutting expense
would be difficult as far as salaria
were concerned, in this department.
As reported in yesterdays Bulletin
County Assessor laukea appeared be
fore the Board, showing that he coul
save twenty-five per cent. in the ia
a Office.
II Circuit Court Judges De Bolt an
Robinson outlined amounts necessar
-. for court clerical work and other ju
n dietary expenses, recommending tn
employment of three stenographers
5000 a month, as at present and recon
IL nIending that clerks, now allowed $40
should receive $3.50 as the amount
work calls for such salary: also SUI
costing increase from $50 to 500 &c
hailiffs. Jury and witness expense
should be allowed $4,000 per month
other court officers salaries and inc
dentals would swell the estimate
$4,000 per year.
: Treasurer Damon recommended tw
- clerks, license clerk and bookkeepe
at $3.50 and $l75, for his Office.
! County Clerk Murray recommend