The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-02
SUPERVISORS MEET
TWICE IN ONE DAY

OF slIeV.'o. Approved. Several other
warrants for a sum Of 5000 were also
approved with the exception of X.
Maloy's warrant.
warrants for salaries, labor and
material for Kapiolani Park amount
ing to siSs.75 were approved
Inc committee on the Police Depart
fhent reported through Adams. pre-
sentlng for approval salary warrants
9V-zZS inclusive, for total of s671s. o.
certified to by Sheriff A. NJ. Brown.
Approved
Lucas and Cox for the Fire Depart
ileht' reported warrants 6S-114 inelu-
slve Tor sum of $4,000. Approved. All
oiils nave not yet been received.
The Committee on Sanitation and
Health, Supervisors Moore and Arcbsr
reported expenditures for collecting
garbage and the use of excavators of
Sl446.44. Approved.
Inc committee on Public Improve
ments and Electric Lights. Moore and
cox, reported salary warrants 229-237.
certlhed by w. L. F'razee for s545. This
was the regular payroll. Approved.
one salary warrant for 500 for a man
10 attend to the Fire Alarm System
was approved. A subcommittee re-
ported vouchers for supplies and ex-
pehollures amounting to SS40.S4. The
largest item was a bill from the Ha-
Walian Electric Company for S557 80
ana one from the Honolulu Iron Works
for s21110. Approved.
The payroll of the laborers in the
ROAD Department had not been made
OUT owing to the short time allowed
SO the matter of approving those war;
rants was put over for a day or two
until the payroll could be completed
The warrants for the salaries of the
Hawaiian band for July amounting
to $3.50 were approved
A bunch of vouchers turned in by
various firms for materials purchased
by the heads of the various depart
ments for immediate use were brought
up for approval, but On Adams recon-
mendation they were referred to COM
mittees to be looked over as some Of
the vouchers were approved by the
proper officials and some were not.
A bill for s59.9S for repairs and mate
rails for the Fire Alarm System was
approved.
sam johnson stated that he would
need an appropriation of $4,000 to car
ry on the work in his department for
August. This was an increase of near
ly $4,000 over last month. johnson ex-
planned that he had more men working,
and Furthermore the Territory was not
standing any of the expense at pres
ent as they were not having any work
done.
This matter was discussed at some
length by the Supervisors.
Lucas thought that if there was an
increase anywhere the salaries of the
said that the firemen were getting s55
a month and working twenty-four
hours a day while at the police depart
ment men were getting SIS a month
and working eight hours a day. He
quoted Chief Thurston as saying that
he could not keep men at that meageH
salary. His force was constantly
changing as men would merely work
there until they could get something
better, and consequently the efficiency
of the Fire Department was not nearly
what it would be if the men were paid
a little more and kept satisfied.
Chairman Smith thought the Fire
should be one of the best
paid departments, but he thought it
would be well to wait until they had
all their estimates from every depart
ment, and this view was concurred in
oy Adams. Lucas made a motion that
$4,000 be appropriated for the Road
After more discussion he
amended his motion to appropriate
5000, but the supervisors decided to let
he matter lay over a while longer.
On account of this Johnson will be-
gin laying off men this morning until |
lie knows definitely how much he will |
lave.
An application was received from
<ailroai for the position of keeper of |
Aala Park at a salary of $40 per month.
supervisor Paele proposed that one,
'alau. be given the position, but his
notion was lost for want of second.
". H. Kailimai was accordingly APP |
pointed keeper at the aforestated sal
Try.
No further business coming up. the
supervisors adjourned until 2:3O p. m.
oday.