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reading newspaper. Even the ir-
repressible Kupihea was busted in look
ing into vacancy,
| The bill once read, Representative
Lewis moved an amendment to the Sec
ton prohibiting the payment of more
than one salary to any employee who
received as high as $100 per month. The
amendment permits the holding of more
than one Office, but the employee can
draw only the highest salary attached
to any one office. The bill then passed
third reading with four noes, Kupihea,
Kaniho. Pulaa and Beckley. There
were twenty-five ayes.
The House then took a recess to al
low the session expense bill to be sent
in from the Senate.
NEW BILLS.
After a recess Representative An
drade was given leave to introduce two
bills submitted by the Governor The
first, providing for either salary or
commissions for assessors, was accom-
panied by the following letter to Mr..
Andrade, as chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, and signed by Governor
Carter:
Herewith, hand you draft of an
Act, the purpose of which is to allow
the tax assessors. with the approval of
the Treasurer, to put their deputies on
salaries. AS the law reads at present,
only commissions can be paid. In the
larger districts it has been found that
salaries are more satisfactory to the
employees than commissions. The small
amounts allowed the tax assessors will
necessitate the change in the law.
81 desire to call your attention to an
oversight in the wording of the Salary
Bill, which evidently is in conflict with
the law: On page 8, line 81, is an item
providing for Assistant Assessor, Oahu,
while there is no such office provided
for ir. the law. This was, of course, in
serted at the wish of the Tax Assessor.
and leave it optional with the House
as to amending the law to make pro-
vision for an Assistant Assessor, with
the usual duties implied BY, such an Of
flee. or striking it out and inserting
Salary of First Deputy, Oahu This
Office, as I understand it, is separate
and distinct from that of First Deputy
in Honolulu"
The bill introduced. which passed first
reading, is as follows:
Sec. /. Section As of Chapter 81 of the
Session Laws of 1896 (Civil Laws 1897,
Sec. 84S) is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. IS. Each assessor shall receive
such compensation as the Legislature
from time to time appropriates. Each
deputy shall receive as full compensa-
ton for assessing and collecting and all
work done in connection Herewith such
percentage of the taxes collected by
him, including road and school tax,
not to exceed five (5) per centum. or
such salary as the assessor, with the
approval of the Treasurer, may decide.
Provided, however. that the commits
sions so paid shall be a charge upon
each tax separately
The Senate expense bill providing for
$1,000 was transmitted and passed first
reading by title.
GARBAGE BILL.
Rep. Andrade also presented the fol-
lowing letter from the Governor relat-
ing to the garbage bill:
Conforming to the general plan as
outlined in my message, 1 hand you
herewith draft of bill. through which
Tic ooiAAiAStIdliol AlOpSS 10 De dDie u
collect sufficient to make the garbage
department and sewerage system of
Honolulu seIf-supporting. I leave it OPP
tional with the legislature as to wheth-
er or not they shall include Hilo and |
other points in the same bill.
Very respectfully yours,
GEO. r. CARTER,
Governor"
The bill which was introduced by |
Rep. Andrade passed first reading with
out dissenting vote. 1t is as follows: |
Section 1. 1t shall be the duty of the |
superintendent of Public Works. con-
forming to the requirements of the |
Board of Health, to direct and super |
intend the cleaning of the public /
streets and by-ways of the city of Ho-
nolulu, the removal and disposal of
garbage, dead animals and other
nuisanees therein. the cleaning of cess
pools and connecting of premises with
the public sewer in said city.
Section p The rates of charges for
such services and for use of the sewer
shall be fixed from time to time by the
superintendent, subject to the approval