The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-29
sHERIFFs BILLS PROPER.

SHERIFF"S BILLS PROPER.
An opinion from County Attorney
Cathcart regarding the held-up bills
from the police department advised
the Supervisors to pay them, as they
were properly incurred.
MORE POLICE WANTED.
Sheriff Iaukea presented an estimate
of his needs for February, prefacing
it with the following explanation:
st beg to submit herewith the es-
timated requirements of the Police De-
partment for the month ending Febru-
airy 29th, 1908.
THE requisition is based on the rec
concentrations made to the Board in
my last annual report, which provide
for the addition of two men to the
mounted police, and a small increase
of $50 in the appropriation for mate
rial and supplies.
This increase in the requirements
of the service is made necessary by
the large amount of criminal business,
and the special efforts being made to
suppress the Illicit sales of liquor. The
raids on the so-called blind pigs are
always attended by a lot of expense
in the way of evidence and informer's
fees, and as it is the purpose of the
department to keep up this crusade
against blind pigs and 'swipe joints
| it will be necessary to increase the in
cidental allowance, so that the work
can be carried on effectively. Fifty
! dollars a month is not any too much.
THE occasional presence of an Of
ficer of the law at some of the outly-
ing residential portions of Honolulu
which are never visited by the police,
such as Pacific Heights, Tantalus, up
per Nuuanu valley, Palolo and Kali
muki, will be appreciated, I think, by
many of the residents of those local
| tiles This has been impracticable,
however. by reason of the small force
| of mounted patrolmen at the service
of the department To meet this re-
uuirement, provision is made in the
! payroll for the addition of two officers
| to the mounted constabulary, fncreas-
ing the force from six to eight.
| 81 would also call the attention Of
the Board to the unpaid bills, special
reference to which was made in the
! last annual report. The claims amount
to 1851. 90 and provision should be made
to have them settled, not out of the
departments future allowances, but
by a special appropriation from the
general fund"
After a long discussion of the back
bills, in which Hustace repeated the
statement that no goods should be or
/ dered without direct authority of the
board, the members of the police COM
mittee backing up the Sheriff, the bills
were ordered paid and the estimate re-
ceived.
STARCH FIELD ENDANGERED.
c. KoelIing wrote complaining that
the County Engineer had taken up a
culvert and made other changes in the
road below the Pail which threatened
to flood the manioca fields during
heavy rain. Engineer Gere said that
there could be no danger, in spite OF
Mr.. Koellings fear. Consequently nc
action was taken.
LEAH HOME GRANT.
The first monthly grant for the Le'
ahi Home was voted, $125 being voted
for January and $125 being put in the
: regular estimate for February. Dwight
wanted to make the amount 500 anc
| put the balance on the roads. Archer
wanted to know what good the road:
were going to be if the board refused
: to vote the SIPS and let everybody die
His logic carried the day.
ESTIMATES FOR FEBRUARY.
In presenting the estimates there
was a halt when the increased amour
asked by the police was reached. thu
extra amount being sS5. This would
put on two more mounted men
Dwight was surprised al the request
and Hustace, suggested that thu
amount be left as before. Dwigh
thought the roads would suffer if thes'
'only" amounts be passed.
Hustace said he would vote for tn
item on the assurance that It would
be the last boost Archer cheerful!
: promised this.
After the usual gentle skirmtshin'
, between the various committees, tn
a estimates were passed, the grand tota
being $40, 26a from the general fund an
o $4,000 from the road tax fund.
The board adjourned to Wednesday
n February 5, after passing the regula
n | accounts.
f ACCOUNTS PASSED.
v County Clerk, $40.
o Kapiolani Park, s165.
y Police department, s3157.85.
: Fire department, s1S96.95.
h Electric light department, 1886.
e Police and fire alarm, 1922.
e County Attorney, s343.s0.
II Poundmaster, $50.
Keepers of parks, 800.
> County Auditor, $3.50.
II o.