The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-10-19
RESORT
BECOMING POPULAR
ALLOW EXTRA
MONEY FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF
THE KUNST PROPERTY.

Instead of cutting the park commits
sion down to $500 per month, as was
forecasted i'm a letter sent by the Super
visors to superintendent Alexander
Young the supervisors last night raised
the allowance to 500. Commissioners
Thurston, Cooper and McInerny APP
peared before the board and spoke on
the subject. and their appeals evident
~ impressed all the members of the
board The extra money was needed,
it was stated, on account of the addi-
dition OF the Kunst premises to the
park
1T would do your heart good,' said
Thurston. ito see how many women
and children use this place for bath
ing. We are having the coral blasted
and removed to increase the space for
bathing, and expect that an extra 5000
for another month will enable us to
complete the work
Moore proposed granting the request
! for 500 per month and Lucas suggested
allowing $3.50 There were signs of OPP
position from Archer. He thought the
expenses suggested by the commission
!
superintendent was paid pretty high,
at $3.50 per month, when he was only a
luna with few laborers to look after.
Lucas and Moore explained that the
superintendent was not merely an or
binary luna, but a graduate of col
| lege Of landscape gardening, and pro-
fessional expert who could command
high salary anywhere. This satisfied
Archer and the board unanimously vot-
ed $500 per month. The letter from the
4 comm Ssion which brought up the dis
cussion, contained the following
1.-THE regular working force consists OF
the superintendent, Mr.. Young, one
nurseryman, one general handy man,
who does all carpentering painting,
pipe laying and repairing of all kinds
and four laborers. The park also owns
seven working horses.
1t does not seem possible to reduce
this force and keep the park in credit
able shape. AS it is, but for the prison
labor the park could not begin to be
kept in it's present condition. The Ter
ritory furnishes from a dozen to fifty
prisoners a day and also three lunaS
whose salaries come to 1925 per month
without charge to the Commission. The
Commission has to pay, however fol
transportation of the prisoners anc
their lunas.
1T is not possible to have prisoners
D do all the work, as the nurseryman anC
0 general handy man must necessaril!
0 be carrying on their work alone, ant
the four laborers are also required t.
work alone a good part of the time a
they are largely engaged in driving tn
teams. without teamsters who can b
sent by themselves to haul road repai
b material, the horses would have t
. stand idle
= 1.-THE seven horses have to be fed; an
shod on an average of once each month
= It will be noted that the cost of feed
. ing and caring for the horses is les
2 than IS per head per month, and 50
month each for shoeing.
1.-THE above enumerated expenses wi
amount for the month of October, t
the sum hereinafter set forth, viz:
Payroll
Pay of superintendent per
month ..................$l5 O.OO
= One general handy man
at 81. so per day. q days 40.5
One nurseryman 81 days
at $1.25................. 1915
Four labOrers at 81. 25 per
day each, p days.. 1900 1884,:
e Horse feed, seven horses
and bags wheat for
pea fowls and pigeons. CO.,
~, Horse shoeing ............ AZ
. Transportation of prison.
ers p days at an aver
age of $5................ 1856 I
1913.
1t "It will be noted that the fOregoir