The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-18
SUPERVISORS
MAKE CUTS
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Electric light department, NJ. & ) 4oo
Police and fire alarm system
payroll -. .....-...-----.-.... ~"
Police and fire alarm system.
NJ * S......-..-..-.--.-- I'o
uaI,ai;an hand pavroli. 1880
Hawaiian band, NJ. & S.-.-.--.. 30
Total - .SSo'ooo
Archer wanted to hear from the
heads of the departments and lively
discussion ensued-
IAUKEA HEARD FROM.
Sheriff Iaukea stated that the month
w average police appropriation for
the last eighteen months had been
sS575. The present estimate only allow
ed $1,000. While he would do all he
could to keep expenses down he wish
ed 10 ask what good reason for the cut
existed. He would like TO have the
opportunity of submitting estimates
himself before any such arbitrary rul-
ing as suggested was made.
The chair said that after thorough
discussion the board had decided that
the police department had received too
much money in the past. The board
could not see its way 10 allow more
than $1,000 at present.
IaukeaL wanted to know on what basis
the cut was made and if it was general
throughout the departments.
Hustace said that the cut was gen.
eral and was absolutely necessary
Iauzea resignedly promised to make
the best OF a bad job but was of the
opinion that cut of 1913 at one Tel
swoop was pretty steep.
THURsTON UNWILLING
Fire Chief Thurston was next He
said that if cut in salaries was made
in his department he would be unable
70 secure the kind of men he wanted
for by the time a man got to be valu-
able he would quit just as soon as a
better Job offered. The business COM
mylaity depended on the department
As il was the department was GRIP
pied. There had been hook ana lad
der in the department for seVera
wears but there was no money TO pay
men to put il in commission because
Honolulu doesn't have many big hres
is no reason why big blaze shouldn
occur at any time. He thought tna'
the difference of $500 could be made III
somewhere else.
]. Gilman, representing the board OF
fire underwriters, protested on theil
behalf against any decrease in the de-
partment's appropriation
Protests don't go here" said Hus'
tace.
| RERGFR WANTS TO KNOW.
/ Kapellmeister Berger said that tn
band had come back broke from th'
/ states and was now to be cut again
/ like fhl
fire department, must have good men
he ,couldn't blow the band by himself
The band was running very cheapl.
TODAY. While away they made tn
county a present of $4,000 in none!
saved. AS citizen he wanted TO know
WHY the band should be cut. He didn'
think that the county had gone bacl
as far as that.
THE OTHER HEADS
Electric Light Superintendent Fraze
| EXPRESSED himself as satisfied with IN
estimate.
Road Supervisor Johnson looked sa'
but said that if the thing couldn't D
helped, why it couldn't.
County Engineer Gere said that tn
less money given the outside districts
the less work there would be done
HUSTACE Is FIRM.
| when the heads had got through
Hustace said that there was no none
to give the estimates any boost /
was the duty Of the board to the peopi
70 see that the county didn't run In
to debt
/ Harvey was against cutting tn
nolice and fire departments He sal
that the community depended on tines
departments for protection.
A CUTE SUGGESTION.
i was suggested that the $500 Gu
IN the FIRE department estimate
made ND by cutting the kooiauloa an
| VooIaunoLxo districts $500, Eva $50 an
Honolulu $3.50.
Harvey wanted no cut In estimate
m take Mace for two months.
Hustace said that such course wa
unfortunately out of the question
The monthly cuts which the varlou
5epartments will have to suffer throug
the adoption of the revised estimate
are roughly as follows:
Road department -..--...-.--..-.s 10,
Police department .-.--'--.-.--- 10,
Fire department .....---..---- -
| Hawaiian band ......,-.....-..-.- %
/ Electric
FOR ONE MONTH ONLY
Dwight moved that the estimates 3
changed be accepted for the month
February. This went through py
vote Of TO
KEEPING TAB.
The Importance of economy in SUI
lies was emphasized by the Chairman
: He urged chairmen of committees
{ keep careful tab on goods ordered {
) the different departments In futul
: heads OF departments viii consult vii
: chairmen of committees when orderln
; supplies.
Wen all need sookkeepers, e.
: claimed Harvey.
4 Sometimes l send in twenty-nN
orders a day" groaned Sam Johnso
Cant be helped sympathlzeo Hu
tace. its got to be did
81 The regular order of business ne
occupied the boards attention ana
great deal OF work of a routine natu
was put through.
The following communication was
earrAd 70 the road committee:
acCPTEVFD LAND OWNERS