The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-07-07
THE LESSER
LEGISLATURE
tFrom Thursdays Advertiser,


many things yesterday afternoon. es-
peciaily about road department work.
They learned first OF all that the 1890
which they appropriated on July for
carrying on the road work was intend
ed to keep on the payrolls all the men
who had been working on June 30. That
1neant that the whole $1,000 had to be
expended. Sam Johnson, the road SUI
pervisor, called their attention to this
matter. and asked the Board to change
1T, as he might not need that amount
of money.
Then the Board found that 1t had
-s1746 in road taxes in the hands Of the
County Treasurer to be expended On
maintaining roads in Honolulu district.
that sum being designed to aid in the
general road work.
Then after the supervisors had ap-
propriated $4,000 for general road work
al payrolls. they learned that a
large amount of this has to be expend-
ed to supply feed for the departments
mules, for coal, ETC., to keep the steam
rollers going, for electric lights in the
stables, for telephones. and for rentals
of property, especially where the ce-
ment pipe is made and kept by the
department. AS the system gradually
.unfolded the supervisors opened their
eyes in establishment. Some of the SUI
pervisors thought that the $4,000 were
to be expended in paying voters only
for work done, having failed to take
into consideration the fact that the
mules which draw the wagons of dirt,
, ETC., have stomachs and therefore have
to be fed, and the bills paid.
Most of the afternoons session was
devoted to learning about the road and
garbage departments. Sam Johnson
was present. armed with payrolls list,
documents of all kinds, and had an an
swer to every question, some of which
rather floored the august body.
However, the road supervisor was d.
,rected to use the $1746, road taxes, in
completing Nuuanu and School streets.
Out of the $4,000 he was directed to do
work on other roads, such as COM
,pleting Fort street above Beretania.
At another meeting the road super
visor will be asked to explain the sys-
tenn Of the collection Of garbage fees
about town. He explained III In general
yesterday, but later will supply lists
of people who pay the fees. An EFFORT
is to be made by the Board to solicit
additional fees from people who do not
now utilize the service.
At the opening of the session Paele
expressed his doubt as to the validity
OF the resolutions passed at midnight
on July taking over from the Terri
tory the several departments now run
ming under the county authority, espe-
cia.lly where sums of money therein
were appropriated. He did not think
that the Board could appropriate by
resolution, but considered it necessary
to follow the precedent established by
the legislature and appropriate money
by act The matter was referred to
the county attorney for a written opin-
ion.
The offer of Viggo Jacobson to pre-
pare welcome to the members of the
Taft party on behalf of the County
Board, at an expense of 500, was laid
on the table, the county having no
funds for. such a purpose.
County clerk Kalauokalani's appoint
1nent of Jos. Aea as stenographer. was
approved.
James Low OF the Eva road board
IL IN
clerk would ask him in writing to sup
oily statistics as to road work in his
strict, covering payrolls, general ex-
nses and work necessary to be done.
resolution was passed asking High
,riff Henry to continue the use of
iritorial prisoners in the quarries as
.retofore to supply material for the
road department.
The question of the payment of elm
ployees of the road and garbage de-
partments was brought up by Lucas.
He thought that where menfare scnel-
uled to receive from SIPS to $3.50 a,
day they should be paid weekly and
not twice a month. 1t was hardship on
the men, and was one Of the reasons
why some of them got into the hands
of money sharks. Most of the Super
-visors appear to agree with this view
of the situation, and possibly in Au-
gust Lucas's suggestion may be car
ried out.
An executive session was held at
which resolution prepared by Treas
urer Trent relating to system Of pay
ment Of employees of the county, was
considered. The resolution related to
the county disappearing of the terri
torial system of permitting employees
to assign their wages to other per-
sons. In other words 1t meant that
the Treasurer means to pay wages on
ly to the persons who are on the pay
rolls.