The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-19

Thanking you for the prompt atten-
ton given to former matters brought
to your notice through this committee.
l beg TO remain,
Respectfully yours,
GEORGE ?, THIELEN,
Sec'y Oahu Central Improvement Club
The matter was referred TO the road
committee.
SAVINGS BANKS.
The following letter was read and the
appended resolutions were unanimously
endorsed:
Chicago, Sept. 2S. 1906.
President OF City Council OF Honolulu.
Hawaiian Islands.
Dear Sir: In pursuance OF the object
Of this committee, that of agitating the
establishment of postal savings banks,
we deem it important to have an ex-
preston of approval from your honora-
Bile body.
Will you please introduce this reso-
luton, and when the same is passed
send US a copy?
1 Yours very truly.
JULIUS GOLDZIER, Chairman
| Whereas, Repeated failures OF saw
ings banks. involving the small savings
of wageearners and others, have dem
onstrated the necessity of a system
| by which such savings can be made
absolutely secure; and
| Whereas, This question has been
solved in other countries by the insti-
tuition of postal savings banks which
have proven to be effective in encour-
! aging thrift and economy among the
people; therefore be il
Resolved, That we favor the estab-
| lishment Of postal savings banks in the
United States and urge upon Congress
the speedy enactment of the necessary
laws for that purpose
PETITIONS.
! A petition was read asking to have
/ King street oiled between Punahou and
McCalIy streets, mot only to keep the
dust down. but to keep the street.
which was macadamized a short time
ago. in good order"
| Taxpayers and voters residing in the
! KoOlauloa district requested that
whereas S. w. Logan was nominated
as Supervisor for the districts of Koo-
Iauloa and Koolaupoko, the Board of
Supervisors appoint Sam Lua as a po-
lice officer for the district OF Koolau-
loa in place of 5. W. Logan, now run
! ming as a candidate for Supervisor
| Referred to the Police Committee.
t VOTE BAIT.
Another petition was prefaced by the
! following letter signed by the candi-
dates on the Republican ticket:
; Enclosed please finG two petitions
from the Iaborers working for the
County Of Oahu on the roads in the
districts Of Koolauloa and Koolaupoko,
relating 10 their pay.
: We, the undersigned approve OF
these petitions and believe that the
Board OF Supervisors Of the County of
Oahu should place all their road en-
ployes on an equal footing. and if they-
pay $1.25 per day in some districts.
they should pay $IZ5 per day in all
districts
We sincerely hope that the honorable
. Board Of Supervisors will give these
petitions just consideration as We thor
oughly approve Of the equal treatment
Of all road employees of the county.
The petitions. which were referred to
the Ways and Means Committee, were
as follows:
The undersigned. road employees Of
the County Of Oahu and voters Of the
districts of KoolauIoa and KoolaupOko.
petition your honorable body to in
crease the pay Of the men now work.
ing on the roads IN these districts,
from 800 to S1.25 per day.
/ Your petitioners would show that the
County is now paying its road en-
ployes in the Eva, Waiaiua and Ho-
nolulu districts. 1926 per day. while we
are only receiving 800 per day.
The cost Of living and the necessaries
~ life are as High in our districts as
elsewhere wherefore We pray and Pc
/ tIt.on TO be placed on an equality with
the 1925 per day districts.
Al 9.45 p. m the meeting adjourned
until Friday, the 26th inst.
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