The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-11-30

Money and how to save 1t was the
theme at the meeting OF the Board oi
Supervisors last night.
II will be a difficult thing to econo.
mize in the running of the county, II
the statements of the heads of depart
ments. made last night, count for any
thing.
sheriff Brown said that by hard
scratching he could save $500 month
in the police department. This was ex-
pected, however
The bosses OF the road, garbage. hre
and electric light departments declared
that thew were already running things
on a bedrock basis and had been doing
40 all along. They didn't see where
they could reduce expenses in any way
Then the Board of Underwriters was
heard through a committee, and ex-
messed itself in no uncertain way that,
whatever happened, the wages of the
fire laddies must be preserved intact
unless Honolulu wished to take the
chance of lowering the efficiency OF
the department and increasing the
number of serious fires.
Retrenchment in county affairs would
therefore seem 20 have been counted
out in the first round.
THE GANG.
Among those present were Chairman
Smith, Supervisors Moore, Cox, Arch
er, Lucas, Paele, Dwight; Clerks ka-
Iauokalani, Buffandeau, Hanalei; Ste
nographer Aea, Frank Harvey, A. X.
Gurrey, A. Berg. j. A. Gilman. w. II.
Cornwell Jr., w. Crawford, w. l..
Frazee, Sheriff Brown, c. Hustace,
Chas. Achi, l.. l.. McCandless, Detec-
tive Lake, Treasurer Trent, Capt. Sam
johnson.
SINEWS OF WAR.
The following bills were passed:
Fixed salaries $3.50
County Clerks office, 1910
County Auditors office, $l2O.
County Attorneys office, 1885.
County Treasurers office, 1920
Keepers of parks $500.
Poundmaster. $50.
Fire department, s36I0.61
Electric light department, s6sS.25.
Police and fire alarm system, $lST.
Kapiolani Park, s35650.
Road department, s2O2566.
Police department, $75G5.65
County Engineer, $425
Garbage department. 5000.
Eva road district, SIPS
Waialua road district, S75.
Road department $77S.26.
Koolaupoko road district. s13s.
UNDERWRITERS HEARD.
The regular order of business was
suspended to allow deputation from
the Board of Underwriters to address
the meeting.
A. r. Gurrey said that the Board of
Underwriters strongly objected to any
reduction of the members of the fire de-
partment. Such reduction would de-
crease the efficiency of the department
and would tend to retard the progress
of the city. The fact that the city had
so few serious fires was because 1t
had a good fire department. The pol
icy should be to improve it rather than
lower it's standard of efficiency by
cutting down the wages of its members.
As it was it was difficult to get the
high class of fremen that the board
desired
Lucas wanted to know If the board
would raise insurance rates IN the event
of the departments efficiency being
impaired.
A. r. Gurrey did not care to give a
definite answer. He pointed out how
ever that an increase of risk would bo
followed by an increase of insurance
rates.
A. Berg thought that the firemen
We're not paid any too much as it
was.
]. A. Gilman also opposed any reduce
ton of salaries. Able-bodied men were
absolutely necessary to the department
and II would be almost impossible to
get them at wages lower than those
at present being paid.
The chair thanked the deputation for
its expression of opinion and promised
that 1t should receive careful attention
when the matter came before the board
for action.
THURSToN'S REPORT
Chief Engineer Thurston of the fire
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