The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-06
HUSTACE ON THE
SAFETY VALVE
IN,
A IRRITATION
O A EXPLOSION

tiser for sympathy because of these
cuts and perhaps is working for a Sec
Ond term, l don't know
Hustace caught sight in the items of
police expense for subscriptions to the
County Beacon, The Trans-Pacific
Trade and The Honlulu Times. These
he considered inconsistent with the
complaint of lack of funds and said so.
The items were not passed and the
Sheriff will be asked to omit such items
in the future.
Sheriff's Clerk Rose explained that
the papers mentioned were subscribed
for for use in the department. He
thought the items proper. Other offices
of the County We're furnished with cur
rent periodicals at the expense of the
County. The Sheriff's weekly paper
items were referred back to the police
committee of which Cox is chairman.
A petition was received from two
firemen who object to a cut i'm their
wages, but it was tabled, Fire Chief
Thurston being there to explain mat
ters The chair asked Thurston if he
was able to conduct the department as
it should be conducted on the present
schedule and Thurston, with compress
ed lips, declared that he could. What
If the department men should go on a
strike when there was a big fire ask
ed Fern, but Hustace declared that
men were just as likely to go on strike
for higher wages when they were re-
ceiving $75 per month as they were
when they were receiving Only $50 per
month; it was more or less human ma
ture. Nevertheless Fern thought it a
shame that men in the fire department
for five or six years had to stay on at
the same rate of wages paid green
hands. He thought it very likely that
some of the best men would be leaving
Others agreed with Fern as to the
pathos of the situation, but the lack
of money covered a multitude of such
things and Thurston's assurance that
he could fight fires as lie was equipped
satisfied the Board. Thurston said he
had so arranged the watches and re.
liefs that all would go right. Thurstor
said that when the supervisors made
a cut of $275 in his appropriation he
men back to where they We're before
they had been raised; cuts had beer
made in the least responsible cases
with the hosemen. The petitioners
were Joe Green and D. Panekapu
County Attorney Cathcart informed
the Board of the appointment of c. H
Olson as deputy. His salary was plac
ed at $1S5. The Hawaiian Trust co
notified the Board that the lease of the
quarry on the estate of the late Johr
Ena was to be placed at auction.
Chairman HustaIe received the prop
osition of the Honolulu Gas Co. to ligh
the police station with mild surprise
"Electiician Frazee said he could f2
the lights so as to be satisfactory,
said Hustace. Sheriff Iaukea told m,
he did not want gas"
The following bills We're ordered paid
Waianae road district 1880; Waia
nae road district, $4S.OS; Kapiolan
Park, 1919; Koolau road district, S146
25; County Auditor, $43.3O; Pail roat
culvert, S13164; County Engineer, $50
so; Fire Department. S59996: Count!
o ce rent, $3.50; Eva road district 81,
121.9O; KOolaupoko road district 1892.
So; Koolaupoko road district, $42.25
Road Department, $3122.O4; Garbag
Department, $511.1O; Eva road district
S425.SS; County Treasurer, 80; Electri
Light Department, S7OS,49; Waialu!
road district. $161; Waialua road dis
trict Especially $S2.SS; Police and Fir
Alarm System. $92.O7; Police Depart
ment, S9S6.65; Hawaiian Band, S74.SO.