Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-25
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pIuyopE weekly. recommending that
thty be- tabled The same committee
reported on senate lil "a. proyidiug
tor che appointment NJ Two assistant
county attorneys tor the County uf
uanu ana senate Blll 90, raising tho
county attorneys salary from SZiVO 10
5000 a year. recommending that butn
De- tabled To be- considered with the bili
dealing with county finances.
senate Bill 80, the salaries bill. was
taken up ON second reading. ON mo-.
zion by Dowsott u was considered item
by item
The salary of $3.50 Tor the librarian
Ut the Archives struck Makckau AS be-
ma rather large. Mccarthy and Dow
set favored II and II passed
Brown fought against the raise pro.
Nided In the bill Of the Treasurer sal.
ary irUm $3.50 10 $500. lie said thls
was the proper time to reduce salaries
oil Territorial officers rs their worl,
had been reduced since the counties
were established.
DoWsett said that the Treasurer's
work had not been reduced II had
been the idea of the Ways and Means
Committee to make the salaries Of ala
department heads the same.
The item passed at $3.50.
The committee recommended a raise
VI the Registrars salary to S225. Chill
/ lingworth moved to make II $500 as IN
the bill Dowsett fought for the sz2i
item ana II passed at that figure. The
rest of the salaries In this Office were
raised as recommended by the com.
mittec
CUT OUT ROWLAND.
The item of 1896 2-3 n month foI
Mrs. II. u. Wells as "a permanent set
Element was stricken.
The committees recommendation
striking out the salaries of the As
sistant superintendent of Public
Works as well as those of his clerk and
stenographer, was adopted. Dowsett
explained that there was chance ia
reduce expenses IN the Public Works
! Department. On the other hand the
item for engineers had been increased
30 that assistance could he had when
.yer II was needed by the Superinten-
dent. Brown fought against the raise
VI the item for engineers and drafts
men from $500 to $4,000, on the
grounds that the department always
had To have outside men draw up plans
and specifications. as the men In the
department service were incompetent
He would like to cut the item out al.
together. Mccarthy said that Il was
necessary To have proper superintend,
ence Of certain public works which
were now going on. Smith said II the
men were incompetent others could he
engaged, but the remedy did not lie IN
cutting out the appropriation. Ian,
moved to pass the item at $500. as IN
the bill. Coelho said that the idea had
been To give The superintendent an APP
preparation that would allow him tc
employ architects. who could max,
plans and specifications, as the engi
neers now employed know nothin,
about such, and outside help had to 81
engaged. Chillingworth said that 4
was poor way to spite the Office b,
cutting out the appropriation. Their,
was niger In the woodpile some
where
CoELHQ OBJECTS.
Coelho took exception to this refer
ence to the committee. Chillingwortl
said he had meant no offense to til,
committee. He objected to the settin,
aside Of such Il lump sum to be use,
by the Superintendent as he saw fit
Dowsctt said that the sum was Sc
aside so that assistance could be pal,
tor when needed, but he did not wan
to pay salaries Of figureheads, who ha,
nothing to do.
Chillingworth wanted TO know II thi
lump sum would not pay the salary O
the assistant superintendent, evel
though the specific salary for such al
officer had been cut out.
Dowsett said II should not. Chilling
worth wanted to know how II could b
prevented.
Hewitt moved an amendment 4
make the item read: to pay architects
clerks, engineers. craftsmen and ste
aogra~her at $4,000.
Considerable discussion followed 4
the same channels as the above. Ian
moved an amendment of Hewitt
amendment making the item ss,4Ol
This was lost. Hewitt's amendment
carrying $4,000. carried.
Brown moved to raise the salary q
the Hilo sewer superintendent fror
500 to 1925. Carried. A clerk at 81
month for this department was in
serted.
; Makekau asked to increase the salar
Of the Laupahoehoe water works sup
erintendent from ~ to Sc u month
Carried.
Hayselden moved to have the salar
oi the Lahaina water works superin
tendent increased from $50 to IS;
| Carried