Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-10
TiS Dirty Politics
Says Lucas Of
Criticism OF Police
BLANKET WARRANT TEST SQUABBLE

Adams recommending such action.
The report of the Chair, the County
Attorney and the County Auditor on
the condition of cash in the County
Treasury, exclusively published in the
Bulletin recently, was read and ap
proved by the Board as a whole.
Trent Makes Request
A letter from Treasurer Trent was
read. Trent asked for an increase in
the salary of his clerk, Manly Hopkins,
clerks in other offices having been
read.
shall we consider II now or refer
IL to the Expenditures Committee
asked the Chair.
Settle it now" said Adams.
81 don't believe It is fair to pay $3.50.
for clerk when we give poor laborers
but $3.50 per day." said Lucas.
I'VE should pay some attention to
this request" said Moore; Trent
would not ask for this unless the man
deserved it,"
why, the County Clerk only gets
sl25," said Lucas; "he does a great
deal more work than the Treasursr's
clerk"
The Treasurer's clerk doesn't do
half the work." said Adems. "A lot of
work has been forced on that office by
the Treasurer. II we get to issue
blanket warrants, when that question
is settled, there will be 500 warrants
10 han Ian
are now. II we win our point and get
the blanket warrants there will DO
much less work"
The communication was placed on
file without action, Moore voting
against this death blow.
l.. A. Thurston wrote to ask for
street sweepings for Kapiolani Park.
1t was decided that the Park Commits.
sion could have all the sweepings II
wanted II 1t would haul them from
South street where they would be left
for the Park Commission.
Waikiki Road Bad.
Thurston also drew attention to the
bad condition of Waikiki road near
kapiolani Park. He thought strip
of grass down the center Of the road,
with trees in the strip, for beautifica.
ton purposes.
Referred to Committee on Roads and
Bridges.
ITS a question of money" said
Adams.
well get to 1t in time" said Lucas.
Lodging House Licenses.
Territorial Treasurer Campbell
wrote the Board that the Treasury had
nothing to do with issuing or rescind
ing lodging house licenses, calling at.
tention to police regulations In the
premises. The Board had written the
Treasurer to rescind the lodging house
Of an alleged gambling house on King
street. near Liliha.
The matter was referred to the Police
Committee.
Chang Chow prayed the Board for
an appropriation for Chinese inter
prefer in police court.
County Attorney E. A. Douthitt
spoke on this point. There were but
sixty dollars per month, he said, ap
propriated by the Legislature TO cover
the pay of Korean, Hawaiian, Chinese
Portuguese, Spanish, japanese and al
other interpreters.
Sheriff Brown said he had two polio,
officers who acted as Chinese inter
prefers for the department, but defend
ants had right to object to polio,
Officers acting as interpreters.
Would $50 per month cover the Chi
nese interpreter" asked Lucas.
| II think So" said Douthitt.
| Then how about these other inter
prefers? Each one will be coming W
for an appropriation"
The matter was referred to the Elk
penditures Committee.
/ Gambling Ordinance.
Adams moved that the rules be sus
pended for the third reading OF his
ordinance on gambling, recently pub
lished in, the Bulletin. Rules suspend
ed and the proposed ordinance read II
full.
Ordinance passed
Lucas gave notice Of an ordinance II
regard to cemeteries, suggested by
President Pinkham OF the Board OF
Health.
Lucas wanted his proposed automo
bile ordinance deferred for further
preparation. He was granted further
time.
The Chair reported that the clothes
splitting ordinance had been printed IN
English. Hawaiian, Chinese, japanese
and Portuguese newspapers.
County Attorneys special deputy, II
T. Lake, was voted salary OF s75 pei
month.
Before the vote was taken Lucai
wanted to know whether Lake was un
der the Sheriff or the County Attorney
would his duties conflict with the worl
OF the police department. Douthit
said he would cooperate with the polio,
that was what he was appointed for.
Moore's Suuuestions.