The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-13

as per foregoing tdDleS, 49,. .4I3
Less days Fitzsimmons transferred
| to Stables 2
Days accounted for in tables below. Az
Here Mr.. Whites report carries the
full time sheet for July showing the
number of days worked by each man
on the garbage wagons at the dumps
and as excavator tenders. Extracts
from this time sheet have been print
ed heretofore, it being designed to show
how the men were credited with the
Sundays in the half months. Besides
this showing of days worked, the time
slips show that some of the men work
ed extra days in the month, and which
men worked such days. For instance,
Keanu, employed on the Iwilei Dump,
worked only thirteen days at his regu-
lar employment, but he worked three
days extra on the garbage wagon. This
made his total of sixteen days along
with which he was glXen the five Sun
days and the Fourthss{ July. A proper
understanding of this time sheet sys-
tenn is necessary to proper under
standing of how the clerk, working over
the figures of the fractional rates of
months, found that it simplified his
own labors very materially. to give the
men all the Sundays in the month, in
stead of figuring how many each man
was entitled to as his share. Or, it
confused, the system being too intricate
for him. AT all events, these particu-
lar tables are too elaborate for re-
production at this time. The time
sheets, however, are open to inspection,
and this explanation should make them
clear to the reader.-Ed. Advertiser.1
SYSTEM TOO INEXACT.
The garbage and excavator service is
handled as follows:
Seven regular garbage wagons are sent
out daily at a. m. six Of them manned
by two men each, and one in charge Of
one man, making total of thirteen
men each day.
Extra wagons are sent out from time
to time as required for service which
cannot be performed by the regular
wagons, such as occasional removal of
rubbish, dead animals, etc. Removal
of dead horses requires four to five
men.
One wagon with two men goes out
every Sunday, but this item is not
charged on the payroll.
EXcavator tenders consist of one luna
on monthly salary and three regular
men or less. An extra man is employ
ed when 200 or 300 feet of hose are
handled.
Kalia dump one man. Extra men are
required after a heavy wind and rain
to spread out the rubbish for drying
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT
A PAYROLL RECKONED ON THE
BASIS OF CALENDAR DAYS IN
THE MONTH IS FRUITFUL OF
COMPLICATIONS AND DEVOID OF
EXACTITUDE. THE ALLOWANCE
OF EXTRA SUNDAYS REQUIRING
MORE THAN AVERAGE MATHEW
ATICAL APTITUDE. AS l AM TEN
PORARILY IN CHARGE OF THE
BUREAU, I SHALL RECOMMEND
THE ADOPTION OF A FLAT DAILY
WAGE RATE APPLYING ONLY TO
DAYS ACTUALLY WORKED
IN MY INVESTIGATION. I HAVE
FOUND NOTHING IMPEACHING
THE INTEGRITY OF MR.. SAMUEL
WHO Is SUPERINTEND-
ENT OF THE BUREAU. HE
OF COURSE, HAVE SCRU-
TIMED THIS PAYROLL MORE
CLOSELY, BUT IT Is ABSURD TO
CLAIM THAT THE ERRORS IN IT
COULD IN ANY WAY REBOUND
TO HIS ADVANTAGE WHETHER
PAID BY SEPARATE WARRANTS
OR IN A LUMP SUM. MR.. JOHN |
SON IS a MAN OF REMARKABLE
EXECUTIVE ABILITY AND HAS |
EVINCED CONSIDERABLE GENIUS
IN ORGANIZATION. THE MEN IN
DER HIS CHARGE ARE LOYAL,
AND OBEDIENT AND THERE. Is A
ABSENCE OF Eric |
TON BETWEEN EMPLOYER AND |
Very respectfully yours,
CLARENCE NJ. WHITE.