The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-04-24


tor; Mrs. s. c. Allen. Miss Laura
Green.
Under the receipts for the past two
years the salary would be over $1,000
year. I'd like to be n pilot It's
better than practicing law and l could
do that. too"
1.-The pilots of San Francisco are
guaranteed $3.50 month";" replied
Crabbe. "Fll bet there are nights
here when you wouldn't go out to
boat for $4,000"
Il wouldn't" said Dickey.
The item was passed at $4,000, giving
pilots in Honolulu s275 month. A
salary of 5000 month was fixed for
Hilo and Kahului pilots, and the prac-
tice of collecting fees is abolished.
SALARY FOR HEALTH PRES
IDENT.
Senator Crabbe moved to insert
Salary, President Board of Health.
$500 n month"
Dickey objected that no competent
physician could be had to take the
position at that salary. Crabbe said
the president wasn't likely to be
physician, that there We're five Iaymen
on the board, and very likely a lay
man would be elected president. The
item carried at $1,000, the president
also to be the executive officer and to
devote all his time to the work The
title of executive officer was changed
to chief health officer, Crabbe and
lsenberg both saying II was necessary
to retain Dr. Pratt in that office. The
salary of the secretary to the Board
OF Health was increased from $l,050
To $1,000: that of milk and poi in
spector, Honolulu. $3.50 to 5000.
The item of $10,140 for government
physicians was stricken out without
discussion. Instead, an item of s., 900
for Board of Health agents was in
serted.
ROASTING BERGER.
When the item for pay of bandsmen
was reached, Senator Isenberg, chair
man of the Special Committee to In
vestigate the Band, reported. He said
the band boys had complained that
they We're fined when they were sick.
on the subject, and he declared that
they had no need to be sick" all of
which the committee thinks is ridic-
uous. The committee recommended
that the band boys be paid when they
We're sick. And If sick more than
twenty days that they be given half
pay after that time. The committee
also recommends that the band play
only half hour at steamers, especially
the Island steamers. Senator Isenberg
added that one of the boys had COM
planned that he had been absent four
days. and that his salary was deduct
ed and he was fined $40 In addition.
captain Berger said this was all
about the boys being sick"
Isenberg stated HE says he was new
er sick, and that no person need be
sick If they take care of themselves"
The committee recommended that the
appropriation be cut from $500 to
1853 for twenty-seven bandsmen in
stead of thirty, as the smaller number
,nly'were needed. An item of $1,000
or emergency was recommended, to be
ised in paying extra men when the
ocular players became ill., The COM
nittee's recommendations were incor-
Dorated in the bill.
a concurrent resolution, introduced
" the committee. providing that no
nan shall have his salary deducted
/. he is sick and produces a physicians
erthcate, and that the band play at
teamers for only half an hour, was
dopted.
The salary OF regimental quarter
laster clerk was increased from 5000
0 $3.50
on motion of Senator Crabbe a new
lice was created within the Secre-
lry's office, that of statisticlan. at 5000
n six months. An item was inserted
$50 of $3.50 for the establishment of
his bureau.
The bill passed second reading with
\ amendment providing that any I'M
Spended balance i'm any of the appro-
'iations at the end OF the present year.
lall be turned over to the Board OF
ublic Institutions. The bill will be
lad third time today. being put on
lie special order of the day.
The Senate again adjourned for the
~ and the Long bill seems doomed to
e an early death.