The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-14
SALARY BILL FIXED
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Dwelling houses ranging from 20 fl
x25 TT. to So ft.x40 TT. floor space, SO to
Sc and 81 additional for each 300 square
feet.
Lodgings, tenements and stores, for
every adult, 75c.
Restaurants, saloons and hotels. for
five kinds of fixtures in number from
one to five each-ur., 81 to $40; W. c.,
81 to SIS; wash basins, 81 to SO; baths,
81 to SO; sinks, Sc to $13.
/ Laundry tubs, So each; floor drains,
So each.
Laundries and factories-2 to 6 per-
sons employed, So to $12; over per-
sons, $3.50 each additional.
| Stables each head of live stock, Use.
Mr.. Isenberg said the rates were
first made by John A. McCandless as
| head of the department, then carried
out by Jas. II. Boyd.
Mr.. Paris renewed his previous OBJ
lection to the bill that it was too much
power to put in the hands of one man,
and maximum should be fixed by
law. The Governor had told him it was
| impossible to make charges without
authority of law. With amendments
he was willing to waive his objections,
but yet doubted if the bill could be
passed this session when, amended by
the Senate, it would have to go back
to the House.
Mr.. Kalauokalani was still for leay-
ing the bill to the regular session
Mr.. Dickey seconded the amendment
to insert rates.
Mr. McCandless repeated his objec-
ton of the morning that the bill made
the few already connected pay for the
many not. He moved an amendment
that the maximum annual charge
should be $40. People were taxed
heavily enough on city property with
water rates, garbage removal rates and
now sewer rates.
Mr.. Paris, the rates having been
read, thought the people of Honolulu
would consider them very high.
Mr.. Isenberg referred members to the
stubs of the books downstairs for proof
that the rich were not paying sewer
rates as things now stood. The only
large block that paid was the Judd
building. None but poor people and
Chinese" paid the rates.
Mr.. McCandless. if the bill was GO
ing to pass. wanted his $40 limit in
serted. Mr. Paris asked him if he
would have a one-story cottage charg-
ed the same as a four-story hotel, and
he answered that not more than $40
annual charge was his meaning
President Crabbe queried: ssThe
Young Hotel only $40 and a small cot
tage just the same?''
Mr.. Achi said that was a foolish
amendment. It would enable the owner
of several houses on a single tract to
pay only the same as the owner of a
single cottage.
Mr.. McCandless replied to all his
critics that their remarks only gave
reason for referring the bill to the
Judiciary committee. It had come in
unexpectedly and his amendment was
only to check excessive charges.
The amendment was lost and Mr..
Isenberg, abandoning his own amend
ment, moved to pass the bill as it came
from the House. Mr. Kalauokalani
moved it be indefinitely postponed,
which was lost to on show of hands,
and, the vote being questioned. a ris-
ing vote gave against killing the bill.
1t then passed second reading. z to g
and was ordered read third time to-
day.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
The Governors message was taken
up for consideration. Mr.. Isenberg
moved that the Senate go into execu-
tive session, but the Senate was over