Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-07-07
SALARY ]U((lEGS
Will Be F|RID
County Won't Stand For
Assignment Of
Warrants
SUPERVISORS GET BUSY
At EVENING SESSION
URGENT NECESSITY OF ROAD I'M.
PROvEMENT ON CITY FRONT.
CHAIRMAN SMITH WILL
RUN BAND.

Oahu County Supervisors got to-
gether at headquarters at 1880 last
night and cleaned up lot OF business.
Present besides the Supervisors were:
Treasurer Trent, Sheriff Brown. Audi
tor Bicknell. Clerk Kalauokalani. Road
Supervisor Sam Johnson, Treasurer
Baldwin Of Maui, c. L. Wight and Col.
]. w. Jones of the National Guard.
The Board completed business as to
the lease of the Mcintyre block quar-
tiers for as long as the present County
officers shall hold office. decided its re-
lations to the band and came to a
better understanding In the matter Of
road work.
A letter from the Attorney General
was read by Clerk Kalauokalani An
drews stated that he had under his con-
troll no property belonging to the police
department which he could turn over
to the Board Of Supervisors. Chair
man G. w. Smith thought that the
Attorney General must mean that he
had now" no property of the police
department which he could turn over
Qaughter). The communication was
duly filed. A communication was re-
celved from the County Attorney no.
tifylng the Board that he had care
fully examined the lease for the Coun-
ty Offices and found It o. X; the
Chairman Of the Board. according to
the law, was the man to sign the lease
for the Board. Supervisor Lucas NOV
ed that the lease be approved and that
the Chairman be there and then au-
thorized to sign It. Supervisor Adams
suggested that II would be well for
the County Clerk to sign the lease also.
as matter of record. Lucas did not
see the necessity of the Clerk append
Ing his signature. He waxed eloquent
on the sufiiciency Of the Chairman's
autograph. The matter was put to vote
and Adams amendment carried, Moore
and Lucas voting against It.
An epistle from Sam Johnson was
spread on the records. II was his re-
port for the quarter ending with June
as superintendent Of the garbage and
excavator bureau.
On motion OF Adams, seconded by
Moore, resolution was adopted, that
all premiums on bonds given by Coun-
ty officers be paid out of the County
treasury.
The resolution carried the items OF
this expense and showed a total OF
S93750. Supervisor Adams stated that
the bonds were fort IS months.
Supervisor Moore offered a resolu-
ton to the effect that no salary be
paid to any person except those au-
thorized as employees Of the County
to receive such money. Lucas suggest
ed that II a power Of attorney was
given by man to another for the
collection of his salary the County
Treasurer could not very well refuse
to hand over the money. Treasurer
Trent wanted the proposed rule for his
own protection. Should a salary be
paid to an order and the officer aft
er ward sue him successfully the money
would have to come out OF his bond.
In the Territorial departments the mat
ter Of assignments was becoming such
burden, he said, that 1t took all the
time Of clerks working on nothing
else to straighten out the muddle. A
power Of attorney did not apply. The
Territory was now adopting drastic
measures to overcome the assignment
evil. Under the garnishee law there
had been, In the recent experience Of
the Territory. great deal of fraud.
Employees had deliberately arranged
for friends to garnishee their sala-
ries for months that they might outwit
their just creditors.
II County employees should use such
methods they could be removed; they
could be given to understand that no
such men were wanted in the employ
OF the County. In the Federal SER
vice such an employee would be instant
ly dismissed. Tho resolution was final
ly referred to the County Attorney for
a written opinion.
Colonel Jones was called upon for
his ideas In relation to the manage
ment Of the band. The Colonel said
that he did not desire, although the
band boys were members OF the Ma
tional Guard and the Instruments were
the property Of the militia, presented
by the Federal government, to exercise
any more authority In the matter Of
detailing the band than would be nee
essary from a military standpoint. At
the annual encampment, occasionally
at regimental drills and military func.
tons, military funerals and so forth,
the services of the band would be re-
CURED. outside Of all this, the man
agement OF the band, he considered,
was In the hands OF the Board OF
Supervisors.
1t would be advisable to give Cap
tain Berger discretion as to when and
where he played. Captain Berger had
for over a score of years had this mat
ter in charge and knew his business
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