The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-05


rooted hard for tie raise. which Rice
! opposed, pointing out that the Senate
had only played politics IN the bill
by raising salaries all along the line
and then coming TO the back door OF
the House and asking for them 10 be
cut down.
- am not taking advice from the
| Senate. I think the Senators should be
men enough to stand on their own feet
| and not play politics in this way. The
Senate has not done its duty towards
the taxpayers Of this Territory. Now
this House IS the only thing standing
| between the taxpayers ana the hooters
| of the treasury -
The salary was left at 1880.
CONSISTENCY A JEWEL.
Sheldon twitted Rice with inconsist-
eney for favoring a S25 raise for the
/ license clerk, and Kaniho moved TO
| cut 1t back TO SIS, the present pay.
/ The motion was lost and the raise was
| sanctioned.
| haleiopu wanted to cut the Oahu
| tax assessor. TO 5000. twenty-five less
| than at present. Sheldon amended the
item to 1928, the present figure, which
/ passed.
| Kaleo moved a raise TO 5000 for the
deputy tax assessor as he did the same
| word as his chief Sheldon wanted TO
/ know If he were under the same bond
and responsibility. Kaleo said he didn t
care anything about bond or response
| bility, all he wanted was to see the
salary raised. His motion was lost.
| Action was deferred on the SAC, 400
item for salaries and commissions Of
| deputy assessors, collectors, clerk and
| interpreters, Oahu. The same action
was taken on similar items for Maui,
Hawaii and Kauai
The item of $1,000, for an expert
| indexer tor the Bureau of Conveyance
| caught haniho's eve and he moved
| 10 strike the item out. There seemed
no need for any more clerks in the
| department to him. Kaleiopu explain
ed what the work was and pointed out
the need of the indexer. The item
PISSED as In the bill.
kaleiopu thought that the Superin-
tendent of Public Works had nothing
to do worth more than 5000. Besides
a little road work his duties were moth
ing. Sheldon disagreed and moved to
put the salary at $3.50, something for
which haleiopu demanded a reason.
The salary was put at $3.50.
The salary of the first assistant clerk
| was raised from $50 TO SIPS.
Correa wanted a new item put in
of $50 for second assistant clerk,
action on this being deferred.
| Coney moved to reduce the stenog-
rapher to 500 instead of S125. Correa
amending by making it $40.
Kaleiopu had forgotten how little
the Superintendent of the department
| had under his control according to
himself and dilated on the amount of
work to be done by his stenographer,
| favoring the salary at $125. That
stenographer was the best one in the
Territory anyway. The item passed at
| S125.
| 81 move the item be stricken out,
| said haleiopu. ON his feet as soon as
| the salary of the Assistant Superin-
| tendeRt was reached.
ssThe bill says he is an engineer.
| So far as / know he is not an en-
gineer, stationary engineer or loco
| motive engineer or any other kind.
When we wanted to build a Nuuanu
dam we had to send to Washington or
New York for plans and what is the
result of his work. The people are
now in fear of loss of life and property
from the breaking OF the dam. This
is the kind of a man that we are
asked to vote salary for
Rice moved to make the item read
Salary OF superintendent of water
works and sewers. 5000 The Terri
tory needed a superintendent of water
works and could do away with the 9th
er office
Rawlins said the man holding any
Office was not the matter TO consider.
The office was the thing 10 think Of.
4 large amount of loan money was in
vested in the water works system. Some
body has to be at the head of the
sewers and water works. They can not
be left to look after themselves.
Kaniho seconded Kaleiopu's motion
to strike out the item. He thought
the head of the department could look
after the water works and sewers him
self.
Rice's amendment was only voted
for by four members, the motion to cut
out the whole office and salary being
carried overwhelmingly.
At this point the committee rose and /
reported and the House took a recess /
Afternoon Session.
Senate Bill 81 and Senate Bill s. /
were presented for the consideration 4
Of the House after the noon recess and /
passed first reading by title.
Rice gave notice OF the introduction
of bill to create a sinking fund for
the redemption Of territorial bonds and
Rawlins introduced a bill creating
general law for the formation OF cleo
-rical power and light companies.
The Agriculture committee prese nted
two reports. one dealing with statistics
the United States Expert
ment station from Jared g. Smith, rec
ommending the fling OF the report OF
he special agent. Ii
GUARDING PUBLIC INTEREST.
The second report dealt with a bill
to grant an electrical franchise TO a
company, favoring the grant
ny Of the charter with amendments TO
he bill guarding the rights of the
public in regard to the placing Of poles,
stringing OF wires. etc. 10 be under the