The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-05-29

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flee and result in considerable saving
! under this head.
Fencing and Grading Government
Lots" s1,44o5O. or this amount, ST.
10000 was paid in 1901 to ]. J. Belser,
as follows:
October .... 49,. ........... 1857. 90
November .... 80. 49,. ....,... 415. 90
December 80. 80. .......... AIS. 0U
lotdi .... ...s..Sl,ftVVV
for labor and material filling Govern
ment Lot, Keawe street. The job was
continuous one. 1t was done by ver-
bal agreement, and is a fragrant vio-
lation of the appropriation bill pro-
vision, requiring tenders for work
where the cost exceeds $4,000.
Running Expenses Sewer Pumping
Station" s17,712.00. Embodied in this
expenditure are salaries of permanent
employees OF the department, viz:
Copyist of the Assistant Superinten-
dent of Public Works Office at $4,000
per month, whose position Is that of a
general clerk Of the office; two engin-
GERS at s125.O0 and 10000 per month.
respectively: two firemen at $4,000 per
month; all of which should be trans
ferred to the regular salary and pay
roll appropriation bill. The other
items of this fund have been checked
and found in order.
STOCK AND A BRIDGE.
An examination of the roads and
bridges appropriations of Honolulu
shows that $1s,103.00 has been paid to
M mi for Of rfc or M Lab
at rates which justify the Government
in increasing its vehicles and stock
and doing the work itself.
I'VE find that s11,753.36 was drawn
from the Roads and Bridges Fund OF
the Fifth District, Honolulu, for pay
ment to Cotton Brothers and Company
on contract for pile structure leading
from Queen street bulkhead to the
back yard Of the Chinese saw mill on
the Eva side OF Nuuanu stream, filed
with lumber piles; at this point there
is an imaginary road constructed on
paper. The tructure was finished dur
ing December last, and its present
public utility is demonstrated by the
fact that the Queen street end is
fenced off and there is a drop at the
other end Of six co. feet into the Chi
neSe luInDer YARD.
I'm the meantime. 9Th District. Tfo-
nolulu, has been left without funds to
carry on necessary road repairs. Had
this money not been spent. Mr.. Coop
err would have found it unnecessary to
ask for s1S,OOO.0O in the Emergency
bill for roads and bridges, 9Th District.
I'VE are of the same opinion in this
case as in the case of the Hackfeld
Wharf approach. that Is, that struc-
ture of this kind should not be under
taken. except by Legislative authori-
cation.
ELEVEN persons in this Bureau. oc-
cupying permanent positions. draw
salaries from these funds. These SAL
aries have fluctuated during the peri
cd, and should be transferred to the
salary and pay roll appropriation bill.
and specified.
EXPENSE WITHOUT RESULT.
Extending School street from Liliha
street to Kamehameha 4th Road"
$619.25 This was paid to s. M. Ka-
nakanui. $54450, and helpers. $74.75.
for civil engineering services in con-
nection with surveys relative to the
proposed road.
Public Works states that this work
was also performed by the Survey De-
partment. maps of which are on file.
The services of Mr.. Kanakanui was
unnecessary and unjustilable. and
that amount has been absolutely
wasted. Not a scratch of a pen is on
this work. except Mr.. Kanakanuis
vouchers"
Referring to feeding of Government
animals of the departments during the
period, we find as follows:
Av. An. Cost per An.
per mo. per mo.
Garbage and Ex-
cavator Bureau. .41.55 S63
Roads and Bird
ges Bureau ....6S.94 1888
Asst. Supt. Public
Works Bureau :. 6. 11.56
Water Works Bur-
eau 4. l25O
Fire Department. 19-5-15 1893
COST OF FEED.
Samuel Johnson, Superintendent Of
Garbage and Excavator Bureau has
fed his animals in accordance with the
u. 8. Regulations Ration, |. e., IA lbs.
hay and lbs. grain per diem. This
systematic feeding undoubtedly ac-
counts for his low average cost in COM
parison with others. He states that
his animals are all In good condition.
C. B. Wilson, Road Supervisor Is
now feeding a ration of 16 lbs. hay and
IA lbs. grain per animal per day. He
states that a large ration is necessary
on account of the hard nature of his
animals work. I find that his average
cost per animal per month is now
s12.43.
Chief Thurston of the Fire Depart
ment accounts for his average OF
s1493 per head per month on the
ground that the department has all
very large imported horses. Such an