The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-29
TREASURER TRENT AND SHERIFF
IAUkEA TARGETS FOR HUSTACE

What was that you said?" aske
) Archer.
Il said I want to understand wha
is going on here" explained the chair
man.
The members took this little cal
down humbly and went on with thei
work of voting appropriations. Hus
tace insisted on voting largely fol
road work out of the general funds
explaining that it was necessary It
keep the large part of the special road
money piled up for a rainy day. Archer
questioned this, but withdrew his OBJ
| jections after the vote for the Eva dis
trict passed the chairman's eagle eye
! unscathed.
In the estimates generous boosts all
along were allowed. The Waialua
district got extra road money; the
Koolaupoko district got $500 for mules
and equipment, and an extra approprf-
alton was made for the electric light
department.
That's right" exclaimed Hustace,
as the last vote went through. "elec-
trio lights are much better than more
police
POLICE APPROPRIATIONS.
When the police items were taken
up the Sheriff asked leave to explain
his needs, but Hustace shut him off.
I'VE will have some questions to ask
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-
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 could point |
out where your mistake isl 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
,oo,,+ ~ +ba ,,ax.y ordipapoa and c+o+ |
ltes and explaining that he was not
asking for the mere sake of asking,
,ut because he had not enough men
md many that he had We're underpaid.
He showed that even with the extra
money voted him he would still be re-
ewing over $500 a month less than
lad been given the department last
ear.
THAT is no criterion to go on now"
explained Hustace.
mo, but it shows that / am not
Lsking for more than I should havel
or the department. And now that
he county has more money, what rea-
onable excuse is there for refusing
money that is really needed, especial
Y now, when this board is voting large
ums out of the general funds for their
Dad work, and saving the road funds?
What ought to be done is to use the
Dad money for that special work and
f more is needed then take it from
he general fund.-
Now, don't come here and begin
o criticize" warned Hustace. This
BOARD knows what it is doing and we
will not listen TO any criticism. That
las nothing to do with your bust
less."
The Sheriff stated that he thought it
Ill pertinent to the matter in hand.
,ut dropped that phase of it.
Archer had number of questions
o ask. 1t had to be explained to him
Why the Sheriff had not asked for $40
month for the country police, all
ound. At any rate, he demanded 40 a
Month for the Eva police and prom
sed to support the Sheriff straight
through if he would raise his demand
0 include twenty dollars apiece more
or the Eva men. The Sheriff stated
hat he would be happy to pay these
men $40 if he could get it.
Hustace then took another hand in 5
he game. He wanted to know how it ,
vas that the captain of the force and +
wo officers had been allowed to take
acations together short time ago. /
he Sheriff explained that he had
iven all the men vacation and that !
urirg the slack time it was as !
tated. the captain and two men had
cen off together. He explained fur {
her that it was not the foot patrol of
he city that he wanted to strengthen, l
ut the special force. 7
Hustace then issued his ultimatum.
lie announced that the board would al
NV $4,000 for the police. BY cutting
own the salary of the Chief of De-
ectives from $3.50 to S125 a month and
Y cutting out the humane officer, I
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