The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-06-04
The Legislature.
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the bill az 5000, K sniho moving to
reduce TO $3.50 and failed.
The next item was, on motion OF
Harris, amended to read a, follows:
"Salary OF Bed Assistant Clerk,
Copyist and Inspector OF Weights
aud Measures" giving as his reason
that he would to strike out the fol-
lowing item when it came to that,
aud the amount passsd at $3.50 as
In the bill. And on Harris motion,
the next item OF "salery OF 4th AS
sistan Clerk and Inspector OF
Weights and Measures, $780," was
struck out. Salary OF 2 mes1eng-
era, 5000" was also on Harris M
ton, amended to zone messenger"
at $500. The "ssla,y of Draughts-
man, etc, (office Of Assistant Super
intendent), Sl,500" was amended by
striking out the worl Assistant"
the amount passing as in the bill.
All the clerical staff to the
Assistant Superintendent was struck
out, including SALARY Of Bui ding
Inspector"
Vida moved to insert nav item
after the salary OF Road Supervis-
or, Honolulu, 1920" for "salary of
Purchasing Agent, $l,050," but it
created such an argument that he
withdrew it. Then Kaniho moved
that the next item OF "Pay Rolls.
Roads and Bridges, Honolulu, $[0,-
1886 so" be referred to special COM
mittee, but it failed by IL ayes to 10
noes. Harris then moved to reduce
it 5000, and also on his motion
new item was inserted after it for
SALARY OF Book keeper. Road Su-
pervisor, $780," in place of the
amount reduced from the above
item for payroll roads and bridges,
Honolulu"
All the succeeding items were
! passed as in the bill, but on the item
OF regular pay roll, Electric Light,
$780," q motion by Aylett to refer
to special committee was carried.
The following were appointed:
Aylett, Gandall and Lewis. Aylett
said, in making the motion, that he
had list made out for the pay of
the employees aud that committee
could dispose OF it in half an hour,
An attempt was proposed by Pail
to refer the item OF "pay OF Light
House Keepers, $2667 so" to a ape
cisl committee, but failed, and it
was passed on Kupihea's motion as
lin the bill. The "pay OF Gun-powder
and Kerosene Oil Keeper, Honolulu,
$780," was reduced to $3.50 on
motion by Vida, Oils motion to
make it $500 not being considered.
Fernandez moved to increase 'pay
OF Market Keeper, Honolulu "from
$3.50 to $500, but the item passed as
in the bill. The ."pay of Assistant
Market Keeper, Honolulu" was
raised, on motion of Pail, from $24O
to $500. And the same amount was
also granted, on motion OF Fernau-
DEE, for "pay of Market Keeper,
Hilo," and that was after some
little discussion had been given
to it.
Under the sub head Of "Bure.u OF
Water Works." Vida moved to in
crease the "salary OF Clerk" to ST.
200, but failed, it finally passed as
IA the bill. The "pay of Shipping
Tenders, l at S75, and l at $50,
$780," was passed as in tina bill after
certain amount Of discussion and
the "pay OF Engineers, $2,250" was
amended, on motion of Vida, to
read "pay Of 8 Engineers, at $3.50 a
month without overtime" and the
amount increased to $1,000, and this
after little discussion.
Vida moved to insert new item
after "pay of Firemen, $780,"
which passed a, in the bill, for
SALARY Assistant Superintendent,
Honolulu Water Works, $1,000"
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