The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-30
VOTED THEIR
PAY IN FULL
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that there was no occasion for voting
on the fixed salaries.
"That s what | was thinking
agreed Ay1ett cts all fixed in the
law, and I think all We have to do is
to march up to the Auditor and de-
mand our pay. / don t see why we
have to fool with this. 1t seems to
, be an old custom, though, so perhaps
, we had better pass it,
The Mayor stated that he had no
objection if the board wanted it SO,
while. the Clerk explained that by
passing the payroll it was an assist
anee to the Auditor in keeping his
accounts straight.
After Logan had inquired whether
the Mayor was on the payroll or not,
he said:
tThere was one thing I objected to
in the payroll brought in here at the
last meeting, and it was not the few
dollars difference, but L objected to
the cutting off of the few days and the
. odd cents on the payroll. We are not
paid by the month, but by the year,
. and want to draw our pay in advance,
the same as the members of the Legis-
: lature do
Sure shouted Aylett.
: !. am willing to lay that part of the
report on the table thought continued
Logan, while Ay1ett let the smile fade
! off his face. 1--WE can pass it at any
time if the Auditor objects.''
81 object now,' said AHA, jumping
up. Il need my money now and L
want it.
"Surei' shouted Aylett
| Il, IL
to be paid, anyway said Logan. 81
move that the accounts pass.
''The whole of it or only a part?''
inquired His Honor.
! "The whole of it, responded a
. chorus
q "No. III confne my motion to the
+ employees only and let the rest stand
/ said Logan. "The other isn't neces-
|. sary." This last was addressed to
n Aylett and AHA, who were fidgeting
g in their seats.
"Well, l move that the whole thing
: pass said Ayiett, who was thus the
third one to make such motion Kane
: seconded the motion for the third time
), eff it's for the whole thing / re-
i fuse to put the notion announced
: His Honor, whereupon it was up to
E Logan to respectfully demand, once,
! twice and three times and put the mo-
: ton himself.
f Vetoes of His Honor.
e Three veto messages from Mayor
Fern were then received and filed for
for future consideration. The first veto
was of Ordinance No. l, the one abol-
ishing all the various boards, commit
tees, commissions, Offices, positions and
so forth. The old Board of Supervisors
abolished these, the new Board abol-
ished them by two different identical
motions and then abolished them by
J. formal ordinance In reference to
!. these several sections, the Mayor said
J. in his message:
ID Intention of Law Otherwise.
l. cit is attempted by this ordinance to
S repeal wholesale and without consider
9 alton of consequences the legislation of
!, two Boards of Supervisors of the Coun-
Y, ty of Oahu, extending over a period
r of three and half years, by which the
n entire public service of the Territory
n and the public now constituting the
p City and County of Honolulu was. or
ganized and carried on in way fairly
al responsive to the public needs
,t cit is direct attempt to thwart the
n, legislative will of the people of the
re Territory of Hawaii. The Legislature
ID in the Municipal Act made clear its
s. purpose that the City and County of
f. Honolulu, as the successor of the Coun-
tie ty of Oahu, should have the benefit of
e. the municipal experience of the coun-
ty. It therefore provided that the
municipal legislation of the county
should be carried over as the basis CT
oi the municipal legislation of the city
Ill The effect of this ordinance would be
to destroy that basis, to create chaos
Sc and uncertainty. 1t is not pretended
IS | apprehend, that the members of this
Is Board, or anyone else, possibly, has any
Ia clear or precise idea of the various acts
Is of legislation this ordinance attempts
n, to repeal or their relation to each
ce other, or what the ultimate effect OF
re this ordinance may be in many par
he ticulars
er at is beyond question that the
er Legislature intended in the Municipal
an Act to give the Mayor the power tC
appoint the heads of the various de
he partments of the municipal service, il
IL much the same way that the Governor
in of the Territory has the appointment
nd of the heads of departments in tbs
he Territorial service. The Legislature
TO- intended this power to inhere in thu
Nv mayoraIty. This ordinance is one stel
he in the clearly revealed purpose of tn
he majority of this Board to usurp tina
ii. power. / would not be true to my oati
of office, therefore, if | did not op
of pose that purpose by every legal mean
g the Municipal Act has placed in m,
nv hands. For, however willing I nigh
90 be personally to acquiesce in sucl
tn usurpation, have no right to surren
~. der rights or powers which my success
- sors in ottlce, whoever they may be, vii
~ nv be equally entitled to in their turn, a
myself
u "This ordinance viii serve no pur
'"' pose of public good. 1t is DESTRUCTIVE
and not constructive in its purpose. A
I have said, it is an effort to thwar
the will and purpose of the Iegisla