Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-17


evening, passed the automobile regula-
ton ordinance, arranged for the pay.
ment Of $4,000 for the Kunst property
ct Waikiki, awarded road machinery
bids, raised clerks salaries, considered
the employment Of an engineer and 9TH
erwise kept busy for over three hours.
Clerks Salaries Raised.
The Committee on Ways and Means
reported, recommending increases In
the salaries of county employees. as fol.
lows:
Office OF County Attorney: Patrick
Silva, clerk. SIS to 800. II. 7. Lake.
criminalogist, SIS to 800.
Office Of County Clerk: Eugene Buf.
fandeau. clerk, 500 to s120. Joseph
Aea, s75 to sS5. Chris Lewis, messen
ger. 500 to $50.
Office OF County Auditor: Sol. Ma
helona, clerk, 800 to s120.
II Office of County Treasurer: NJ. q.
X. Hopkins. 800 to $3.50.
il The total increase amounted to sl35
per month. Lucas said he'd like lit
tie explanation from the committee as
to the boost" in the salary Of the
clerk In the County Treasurer office.
BY the new forms Of warrants there
would be less work now In the Treas.
urer's Office and more In the Auditors
Office.
Moore said the committee had cop.
suited the head Of each department.
Trent was not called on. Hopkins
handled cash and had responsible po-
sition. IL the Board thought sl20 was
enough for Mr.. Hopkins, the Commit
Ca
was satisfied. He thought the proposed
raises in the Clerks office most thor.
oughly deserved. The Auditor might
have to get another clerk.
Adams thought 1t well to walt and
see how the extra work was going to
be distributed. Another clerk might
be needed for the Auditor.
Archer thought cashiers In business
Offices in town got 5000 or $3.50 pei
month. II was only right that th'
Treasures clerk, handling cash
should be raised.
Moore said he'd like to see salaries
raised to take effect as OF the first o.
January. He moved that the report o.
the Committee be adopted.
Sometime last week, said Paele. HI
had over $500 OF road district none.
to pay out, but the clerk in the Treas
urer's department was unable to at
tend to the matter until the afternoon
Adams said II Paele had called on thu
Treasurer himself his wants woult
have been attended to.
The Ways and Means Committed
report was adopted. on a call for tn,
question, Adams alone voting agains
II.
Beach Park Purchase.
Lucas. reporting for the Roads
. Bridges and Parks Committee, on tn
matter OF the purchase of the Kuns
Z Waikiki property for beach park, I
! the effect that before the deal could b
really consummated papers woul,
have to 20 to and return from German!
for the signatures of the executors o
the will OF the late Gustav Kunst. Har
! ~ Lewis, who had a lease for one yea
on the property, was willing TO b
housed elsewhere, until he was accom-
J modated elsewhere he was willing tina
the Board should proceed with any i'm
provements contemplated in regard 4
the property, leaving him undlsturbe,
for the present in the matter of his oC
cupancy OF the cottage on the prem
Uses and his use of the stables.
Lucas said that the County Attorne.
would explain the legal aspect OF tn
business Douthitt stated that N
Z money had changed hands In the seN
eral transfers OF the Kunst property
Z In fact the transfers had not been COZ
= summated.' IL would therefore b
J simpler, and his recommendation, tina
Z the transfer be arranged direct fror