The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-10-29

and equipment, and an extra appropri
alton was made for the electric ligh
, department.
That's right exclaimed Hustace
! as the last vote went through, ''elec
, trio lights are much better than NOR
police"
POLICE APPROPRIATIONS
, When the police items were takeI
up the Sheriff asked leave to explain
his needs, but Hustace shut him off
I'VE will have some questions to ash
YOU afterwards" he stated and the
Sheriff sat down.
Hustace then went over the appro-
priation, looking for the joker. He
thought he had found it when he tri-
umphantly announced that the new
items in the list totaled $40. while the
Sheriff had stated that he only wanted
$3.50 more.
IF you would allow me I could point
! out where your mistake is" said the
! Sheriff, ''but if you try to find it your
| self it might take some time
! Hustace still puzzled with the fig
ures, however, and the Sheriff, taking
advantage of the calm, addressed the
board.
He went over much of the ground
covered in his letter, pointing out the
extra work involved on the depart
ment by the new ordinance and stat
| utes and explaining that he was not
asking for the mere sake of asking,
but because he had not enough men
and many that he had were underpaid.
He showed that even with the extra
money voted him he would still be re-
ceiving over $500 a month less than
had been given the department last
year.
That is no criterion to go on now"
explained Hustace.
mo, but it shows that I am not
asking for more, than 1 should have
for the department. And now that
the county has more money, what rea-
sonable excuse is there for refusing
money that is really needed, especial
ly now, when this board is voting large
sums out of the general funds for their
road work, and saving the road funds?
What ought to be done is to use the
road money for that special work and
if more is needed then take it from
the general fund"
Now, don't come here and begin
to criticize warned Hustace. This
board knows what it is doing and we
will not listen to any criticism. That
has nothing to do with your bust
ness"
The Sheriff stated that he thought it |
ali pertinent to the matter in hand, |
but dropped that phase of it.
Archer had a number of questions |
to ask. 1t had to be explained to him |
why the Sheriff had not asked for $40 |
a month for the country police, all |
round. AT any rate, he demanded 20 a |
month for the Eva police and prom |
ised to support the Sheriff straight |
through if he would raise his demand |
to include twenty dollars apiece more
for the Eva men. The Sheriff stated /
that he would be happy to pay these
men $40 if he could get it.
Hustace then took another hand in
the game. He wanted to know how it /
was that the captain of the force and
two officers had been allowed to take
vacations together a short time ago.
The Sheriff explained that he had
given all the men a vacation and that
during the slack time it was as
stated, the captain and two men had
oeen off together. He explained fur
her that it was not the foot patrol of
he city that he wanted to strengthen,
)ut the special force.
icc1ld hic I11tirr1Q fIrr1o |
lie announced that the board would al
ow 5000 for the police. By cutting
Town the salary of the Chief of De-
ectives from $3.50 to s125 a month and
~ cutting out the humane officer,
making that position and that of sec
md hack inspector one, the payroll
would be all right AS for a horse for
he Deputy Sheriff, he thought the
'erritory should pay half at least.
After he got through slasf1ing the1
stimates of the police committee, Cox !
or the police be $500. Hustace gasp
d. +
II move to make it s6540." said Ar
her, and Hustace gasped harder than
yer. The board was getting mutt +,
Gus and he couldn't understand it.
/ hope you are thinking about what
ou are doing, gentlemen. This board
responsible for the finances of the &
ounty."
I'VE know that very wen, Mr.. Chair
lan,- said Archer
Cox withdrew his motion to allow {
-rcher's to stand and the vote was 4
iken. Hustace alone voted no, but r
e said it louder than all the ayes of t
he six put together. i'd
Thank you, gentlemen" said the III
heriff, as he rose to go. IL
Il hope you will attend to your bus &
less now shouted Hustace after him.
Thank you also, Mr.. Chairman"
owed the Sheriff from the doorway; /,
I am very glad that I was able to
e here this evening"
TRENT THE NEXT VICTIM.
After the excitement had cleared
way, the chair announced that he
ad an important announcement to
lake. He then stated that in accord
nee with law, he, the County Attor-
ey and the Auditor had visited the
f1ces of the County Treasurer on /
Wednesday last tc count the county
ash. After counting what was on
and in the Office, the Auditor was
iVen a slim Of paOar showing what