The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-15
SALARY BILL FIXED,
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bill because it treated all alike. lie
had confidence in the superintendent
and in the Governor. The Governor
would never do anything to squeeze the
people
Mr.. Paris said that If the Superinten-
dent was bulldozing people, as the pre-
yious speaker minated, he Thought
II was time they tied him down. Some
other bills introduced in the Senate
had been turned down because 1t was
said this session was only for the pur-
pose of retrenchment.
Mr., Achi argued that the situation
was that half the people were paying
because they did not know the law.
In answer to Mr.. McCandless he said
the committee had seen Superintendent
Holloway, who was heartily in favor
of the charges and wanted lien on
property.
Mr.. McCandless began to read list
of charges. when the President asked
if they were for the minute or month,
and he replied they were per annum.
well, that is reasonable enough,
President Crabbe commented. Inc
speaker said it seemed to him some OF
them were very heavy charges. Sewers
were not put in for the benefit of Ho-
nolulu alone. They had benefited the
whole islands. Most of the shipping
entered Honolulu and sewers were put
in to prevent the closing of the port,
which would be disaster to the whole
Territory. 1t had cost him in Nuuanu
street nearly 500 to connect with the
sewer About 1900 people connected
would. have to pay for the whole sys-
tenn Last session the House rejected
a Senate bill fixing rates which were
not to exceed 50 for connecting
house. The bill allowed the Superin-
tendent to sell a mans property for
failure to pay rates, while in the mat
ter of water all he could do was to cut
off the supply. Mr.. Achi asked If an
execution could not be taken out to
enforce water rates, and the answer
was perhaps it could but a man s
sewers could not be cut out.
The bill was laid on the table, those
voting against that disposition of 1t be-
ing Ach Dickey, Isenberg and Will
cox.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
Before the sewerage bill was disposed
of. Secretary Atkinson entered with a
message from the Governor. This con-
veyed a list of executive appointments
since last session Of the Senate, which
were now submitted for its coniirma-
ton or otherwise. The message was
read. but it being now II o'clock the
consideration of the message was sci
for . p. M, to which hour the Senate
took recess
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Woods whenever the Senate re-
sumed at 2 p. M, moved SUSPENSION
of the rules to reconsider House bill
No. /. This carried and the mover
then proposed a string of amendments
to salaries, being certain items pre-
yiously amended by the Senate, witt
the following results:
Salary of garbage clerk, $50 month
reinserted.
Salary of gunpowder and kerosene
oil keeper Honolulu. cut back IRON
1925 to 500 a month. Senator Nc
Candless forced a division on this, say
ing he didn't believe in putting thai
salary back. They We're being stood
up by the House. The Superintendent
of Public Works told him he was op
posed to reducing that salary.
Cut out the words making the cleri
of water works also clerk of the gar
bage department, and cut the salar!
back from s125 to 500 month.
The bill as thus amended was again
passed on third reading, u to l, Kaiu
giving the only no.
SEWERAGE BILL AGAIN.
Mr.. Brown moved suspension of thu
rules. which carried, to reconsider th'
sewerage rates bill.
Mr.. Isenberg moved as an amend
ment the insertion of existing rate;
from the departments printed card
Summarized the rates are as follows
being annual charges:
Dwelling houses ranging from 20 IT
x25 #. to So ftx4O #. floor space, 50 t.
Sc and 81 additional for each 800 squar
feet
Lodgings. tenements and stores, 70
every adult, 75c.
Restaurants, saloons and hotels, TO
five kinds of fixtures in number iron
one to five each-ur., s. to $40; W. C
81 to SIS; wash basins, 81 to 50; baths
81 to 50; sinks, So to slS.
Laundry tubs, Sc each; floor drains
s. each.
Laundries and factories-2 to 6 pei
sons employed, IS to sl2; over pei
sons $3.50 each additional
Stables, each head of live stock, 20
Mr. Isenberg said the rates wei
first made by John \. McCandiess {
head of the department, then carrie
out by Jas, IL, Boyd,
Mr. Paris renewed his previous oil
lection to the bill that 1t was too niue
power to put In the hands Of one ma
and a maximum should be fixed !
law The Governor had told him II va
impossible 90 make charges Withol
authority ~ law with umeudWcn
he was Wiling 90 waive his objection