The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-05-05

Governor, had an item of $4,000 in uu-
paid departmental bills increased to
$122234.
Dickey had found it was all a mis-
take the previous day, about the Su-
preme Court stenographer, and hao
$500 reinserted under that head.
Lane had an item of $1,000 for inter-
nal improvements increased by $3.50 70
pay for additional lights in the Fifth
District.
Achi moved to insert $3.50 to pay a
bill of j. D. Avery for services to the
County Act Commission, which he said
was approved by Mr.. Cooper, chairman
of that body. McCandless seconded
the motion and it carried by nine af.
firmative votes.
The bill as amended passed third
reading, only Kalama voting no.
LOAN BILL COMMITTED.
The loan appropriation bill YVES
started on second reading, when Nc
Candless interrupted with motion to
refer it to a special committee of ono
member from each island.
Achi and Paris were in favor of GO
ing ahead with the reading. p;ckey
and McCandless favored reference to
committee.
The motion carried and III, President
appointed McCandless of Oahu, Hew-
lit of Hawaii, Gandall Of k'.ua: and
Hayselden of Maui.
On resumption of the bill for sal
aries and pay rolls for the two years
ending June 30, 1907, McCan6less NOV
cd 70 Zoe 90 Il
$5000,' as recommended bv The ma
jority of select committee. Hayseldcn
repeated what the superintendent hal
said to him, that it was absolutely
necessary to have re'ron"il,le persons
to act as school agents.
DUMMY SCHOOL AGENTS.
Kalama said may If the school
agents were such only in mime. Many
of them never went inside :, school
house. In Hama the iep,ity sh ,riF was
school agent and shift the ofiicH Up.
on his wife, but Mrs. WIT. eek had not
entered school hous for fifteen wears
Mrs. Aiken was school Agen. in Mako
wac, but her husbanl iii The work.
The school principal 1T Lahalna WIS
the agent. Judge Mckay was drawing
the salary at Wailus l, while Mr.. Wal
deyer was doing the work. G. Yolie,
school agent in Koolaupoko, Oahu
never entered a school house IN that
capacity.
Paris argued the importance of hav-
ing school property looked after. The
member from Maui ought to try to
rectify the evils he mentioned. He HAD
not attempted to show that there was
not work for school agents.
McCandless moved to restore the
Boys Industrial School teachers sal
airy to $4,000, as the special committee
majority recommended. This carried
and then he moved to make the item
"pay roll, support of schools 1884,
912, as the same majority recommend
ed.
Dickey moved to make it 1870, 900,
going INTO details of margin over pres
ent salary schedule
Achi moved to divide the money be-
tween the islands, as his minority re-
port recommended, the total being the
same as that of the majority. This
carried by to 5.
Bishop, with an explanation from an
interview with the Governor showing
that the object would not be affected,
moved to strike out the $4,000 salary
OF teacher of lace making. Carried.
Dowsett made a statement on behalf
of the Secretary's Office with regard
to extra work expected under the head
of ''pay of stenographer and addition
al clerks" but he was not prepared to
make motion.
Bishop moved to make it $1,000.
Kalama moved it pass in the bill,
$4560. Carried.
Dowsett made a statement on "cler-
zeal assistance, Treasurer 8 Office, So
0O0," moving it pass.
Achi objected to voting a lump sum
and moved in amendment: "Salary of
CORPORATION clerk, 1920; salary of ste
nographer, typewriter and clerk $500;
salary of recording clerk and messen-
ger, $780," total, $500. Carried.
Dowsett made a statement regarding
the Bureau of Taxes and moved the
item, "assessors and collectors, Oahu,
$45,000,' pass. Carried.
NEW SALARY VOTED.
Hayselden moved a new item of $50
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