The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-03

DANAS HEAc All on HE. 1lSre
was nothing to conceal.
Lone Democrats Bills.
Then Mr.. Mcclellan arose and prc-
sented number Of salary and payroll
bllIs, paralleling many OF those nre
scented by Mr., Quinn, including de-
mands Tor salary for John Wilson ct
al, appointed by Mayor Fern. For
salary fer Honolulu. s137; Eva.
= 1858; koolaupoko, So; salary, Ko.
oiaupoSo. sl6l.4o; garbage bureau.
9t2-9t'' salaries, maintenance Of parks.
slVo; road department, Sl56: salaries.
road department, S525. These rolls
were for work performed from Janu-
airy Is 10 81.
Mr. Kane Immediately jumped up
and moved that the report be received
and indefinitely postponed. I" Imme-
dlateiy there was a hurried whispering
across the table, and then Kane amend
ed to say that the report be tabled.
Then Mr.. Aylett wanted to ques-
ton some of the accounts. One man
was down for thirteen DAYS work at
IS day. He wanted TO know wheth-
err the man actually worked or not
Mr. Mcclellan said that was a matter
which could be ascertained later on.
Clerks Get Pay.
AHA presented some demands from
the committee on public expenditures,
amounting to 20, covering salaries
OF the Clerks Office staff. Passed,
u, 2, g."
Belongs to Territory.
4
been read stating that inventories of
property had been made in each road
district, Mr.. Quinn stated that at pres
ent the county does not really own
pick or shovel. When the counties
began, the Territory turned over lot
OF its property to the counties, and
kept an inventory. Since then the
counties have used up some of this
property. Picks and shovels have
gone to the junk heaps, mules have
died, and, of course, new picks and
shovels and new mules have been
bought and paid for by the county.
but as none of the inventoried property
of the Territory loaned to the county,
and worn out, has been wiped off the
slate. the county still is using proper
ty of the Territory.
A new system must be inaugurate1,
and now as fast as a piece of Terri
torial property is worn out, it must
be wiped off the inventory, so that
when the county buys a new mule or
span of fire department horses, those
assets may be jotted down as county,
not Territorial, assets.
Tenement Ordinance.
The new tenement ordinance, which
prohibits the erection of a building
to be used as a lodging house within
800 feet of a public schooIhouse, pass
ed the third reading and becomes eff
fectiye. The ordinance provides for a
fine of $500 in ease of a conviction.
In the vote for this measure the only
negative vote recorded was that of
Kane.
Investigate Fire Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Logan commit
tee was appointed to investigate the
statement that clerk drawing salary
and not doing anything to warrant
drawing salary, was on the payrolls.
| He stated that it had been suggested
| that whatever this clerk S duties may
be, they could easily be transferred tC
| the city hall staff.
Bandsmen s Vacations.
| Mr. Logan also brought up the ques
ton of the method of paying members
of the band who were laid up will
illness or on vacations. He said there
should be time limits set. He would
be willing to follow the system II
vogue in most business houses. of pay
ing sick employees a reasonable time
but, of course, they could not be car
| died for a long period.
Mayor Approved Bills.
The approval by the Mayor of tn,
payment of the City Attorneys staff
was presented and adopted. The re
port provides for the following sal
aries: First deputy, $1S5 a month
second deputy, $175; stenographer
s100; clerk, 500.
Adjourned to 10 a. M, Thursday.
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