The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-27
BUSY SESSION
OF THE SOLONS
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not the Kalihi quarry is on private
land
A report of the ways. and means
committee was accepted and filed. It's
general statement of county finances
may be found, as follows, in the open
ing paragraphs:
: Your committee on ways and means
herewith submits a statement, based on
probable results of municipal finances
for January and February. and re-
sources for the remaining four months
of the first half-yearly period. It
shows resources in the general fund,
after deducting certain obligations left
by the county government and engage
ments approved by the Board of Su-
pervisors, of $244, 554.22 for the six
months. January expenditures, esti-
mated at Sal ,47s.7S, leave a balance of
5000. 075.44 and February expendi-
lures, estimated at $42, 16Q.5s, deduct
ed from that, will leave a balance of
S160,914.S6, or average monthly re-
sources of $40.22S.70 for four months.
at the January rate of expendi-
ture. the monthly pro rata of balance
in the general fund would be overrun
by $3.50 month.
cat the February rate it would be
overrun by about 1892 a month. The
two months would thus be about
$1,000.
A number of retrenchment items were
proposed and the need of strict economy
urged
On motion of Supervisor Quinn the
salary of Road Supervisor Wilson was
put at 5000 month and $50 extra for
taking over the garbage work and
agreeing to make it pay.
The other members of Wilson s
force vii be paid as follows: r. w.
Cathcart. bookkeeper, 1925 a month;
]. c. Anderson, stenographer and
clerk, 800: W. G. Cummings, time
keeper, 500; G. II. Keawehaku,, stable
foreman, fourth district, $50, and a
number of other subordinates at the
same old rates.
The resignation of Supervisor Logan
from the Committee on Public Expen-
ditures and the substitution of Super
visor Mcclellan thereon. was accepted.
The report of Road Supervisor Will
son in regard to the inventory of City
and County property and his sugges-
tions as to getting rid of old and pur-
chasing new gear, was received and re-
ferred to the road committee. Wilson
found the rock crushers in need of re-
pairs and, for that cause, turning out
a smaller quantity of road metal than
if in good shape The repairs would
stop the outside purchase of material
at cost o. from 81 to $50 per cubic
yard He wants to buy new wagons.
Territorial Superintendent Campbell
will consent to old mules being sold at
auction and the proceeds turned over
to the Territory. He will wipe off the
animals from the Territory : inventory
and release all further claim.
The Board decided. in the matter of
road repair, to complete King street.
then go upon Merchant street. then to
First and then to Moanalua and Emma
streets.
\ long discussion arose over Kane :
resolution authorizing the chief en-
gineer OF the fire department to give
each fireman fifteen days vacation
during each year. Aylett thought the
resolution was mandatory uron the
chief to grant vacations to every man
whether the chief felt he should have
leave of absence or not Aylett :
reasoning was Just. and he cited the
case of one of his sons, who had dis
obeved the rules and lost his chance
for a vacation. Mr.. Aylett said the
chief was right in that case. The reso-
luton, however, passed.