The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-18
IAuKEA HEARD FROM.

discussion ensued.
IAUKEA HEARD FROM.
Sheriff Iaukea stated that the month
ly average police appropriation for
the last eighteen months had been
SS5I5. The present estimate only allow
ed $1,000. While he would do all he
could to keep expenses down he wish
ed to ask what good reason for the cut
existed He would like 20 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 to allow more
than $1,000 at present.
1aukea 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.
Iaukea resgnedly promised TO make
the best of bad job but was of the
opinion that cut of si575 ut one fell
swoop was pretty steep.
THURsT0N UNWILLING.
Fire Chief Thurston was next. He
said that If a cut in salaries was made
in his department he would be unable
to 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 Il
better job offered. The business COM
munity depended on the department.
As i; was the department was Grip
pied. There had been a hook and lad
der in the department for several
years but there was no money to pay
men to put it in commission. Because
Honolulu doesn't have many big fires
is no reason why big blaze shouldn't
occur at any time. He thought that
the difference of $500 could be made up
somewhere else.
j. Gilman, representing the board of
fire underwriters, protested on their
behalf against any decrease in the de-
partment's appropriation.
Protests don't go here" said Hus-
tace.
BERGER WANTS TO KNOW.
Kapellmeister Berger said that the
band had come back broke from the
States and was now to be cut again.
He called it tough luck. He, like the
fire department, must have good men;
he couldn't blow the band by himself.
The band was running very cheapy
today. While away they made the
county a present of $4,000 in money
saved. AS a citizen he wanted to know
why the band should be cut. He didn't
think that the county had gone back
as far as that.
THE OTHER HEADS.
Electric Light Superintendent Frazee
expressed himself as satisfied with the
estimate.
Road Supervisor johnson looked sad
but said that If the thing couldn't be
helped, why it couldn't.
County Engineer Gere said that the
less money given the outside districts,
the less work there would be done.
HUSTACE IS FIRM.
When the heads had got through,
said that there was no money
to give the estimates any boost. 1t
was the duty of the board to the people
to see that the county didn't run In
to debt.
Harvey was against cutting the
police and fire departments. He said
that the community depended on these
departments for protection.
A CUTE SUGGESTION.
1t was suggested that the $500 cut
IN the fire departments estimate be
made up by cutting the Koolauloa and
districts 5000, Eva $50 and
Honolulu $3.50.
Harvey wanted no cut in estimates |
o take place for two months.
Hustace said that such a course was |
out of the question.
The monthly cuts which the various
departments will have to suffer through
he adoption of the revised estimates
ire roughly as follows:
Road department .................$ 1900
Police department ............... 1900
fire department ................. 400
Hawaiian band ................... 800
Electric light department........ 315
KEEPING TAB.
The importance of economy in sup
les was emphasized by the chairman.
lie urged chairmen of committees to
eep careful tab on goods ordered by
he different departments. In future
eads of departments will consult with
hairmen of committees when ordering
upplies.
Wen all need bookkeepers," ex-
laimed Harvey.
Sometimes l send in twenty-five
rders day." groaned Sam Johnson.
Cant be helped" sympathlzed Hus-
ice. tits got to be did"
The regular order of business next
coupled the boards attention and a ;
reat deal of work of a routine nature
as put through.
The following communication was re-
erred to the road committees:
AGGRIEVED LAND OWNERS.
We beg to call the attention OF the
honorable Board of Supervisors of the
ounty of Oahu to the fact that be- !,
yeen the months of March and July,
O6, without the knowledge OF either
us, the road department caused to r
: excayated the roadway in front of a
ir premises on Lehua avenue, Pearl h
Ity. District of Eva, County of oahu; n
Ich excavation reaching in places to r
e depth of eight feet. Because of
is excavation, our taro lands adjoin- q
g this roadway are leaking badly r.
rough the banks and causing the b
nth to slide down, the recent heavy Il
ms causing the sliding of more
nth. We therefore ask your honor
lie hoard IN puIlSp the emba nlxnantI