The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-17

Guiding SoS40.oU Tor Honolulu, 81,
074.90 for Eva, $479 for garbage col
lectlons, were passed with Logan s
~. ,, g. formula.
Several bills of the local newspapers
for advertising ordinances. etc. were
passed in u, ?, 81 order. while bill
of $3.50 for a revolving chair and a
green rug for the Mayors office was
passed likewise. the Mayor refusing to
put the motion.
No Pension List.
The question Of paving employees who
are on the sick list came up in the
form of report by a special commit
tee on payments to a bandsman who
has been sick for the past two months
or more. The report stated that the
bandsman was Kapu9. who had been a
member of that organization for about
thirty-fve years. The committee said:
eve have seen Captain Berger, who
states that Kapua is one of its most
faithful musicians and he has paid him
since he was laid aside, one full and
one-quartcr month s pay; that he does
not intend to pay him any more be-
fore he returns to duty, and that all
the payments just mentioned have been
made under a system long existing in
the band
Captain Berger expressed his will
lingness to adopt any system agreeable
to the board in such case. Your com
mittee recommends in the payroll else
where submitted the acceptance of the
bandmaster's action in Kappa s case
thus far. and would recommend that
the bandmaster be allowed discretion
to pay sick bandsmen full pay for not
to exceed one month. but if more than
one bandsman be sick at the same
time, that the bandmaster report the
matter to the board for such action
as it may deem proper
There was a minority report signed
by Mr.. Kane, who said: 81 don t
want to deprive this man Kappa of his
pay
Mr.. Logan stated that if the system
was adopted to pension sick bands
men, there might be an epidemic som,
time and destroy the efficiency of the
band, and it would be farcical to CON
tinue salaries under such circum-
stances.
Owe Duty to Public.
Mr.. Logan went on TO say that in
his own case, as a newspaper man, he
had been forty years in the business,
and in that time had not received a
month s pay while on the sick list. He
knew of another man in the same pro.
fession laid up for about eight months
who received but two weeks salary
from his employers. Mr.. Logan said
he did not lack human sympathy for
distress, but the board was spending
the people s money and it must be look.
ed after. There was no pension list to
draw from. Mr.. Cox said that no doubt
| it was a hardship to a man who had
played in the band for thirty-fve years
to be deprived of his pay while sick
but public money had to be safeguard
ed. However, he thought there should
! be further investigation. The board
must do its duty. Mr.. Quinn said il
| was delicate matter to handle.
The Real City Bosses.
"But the heads of departments have
got to understand from now on, Quinn
declaimed "that they are not the
! bosses. They go along and do just as
| they please. and incur this and that
| expense, and it comes up to us for ap
| prevail, and when the board does not
approve, then there is howl.
"The board is responsible to the PEG
| pie for this money and as long as
am with this board I intend to do my
duty. Some of the department head:
think that they must spend every cen
that is appropriated for them, but ev
cry cent spent that way is so much tax
en- off the roads,
The matter was returned to the com
! mttee for further investigation anC
recommendation.
| Will Pay N. G. H. Men.
| Mayor Fern asked that the writer
request of Governor Frear that City
and County employees. who are members
of the National Guard, be allowed leave
of absence on full paw while they are
in camp at Moanalua from February II
to 21st inclusive, he having granted thu
| same privilege to Territorial employees
The board vote in favor of the request
Corner Loafers Must Move
| c. II. Dicley. on behalf of the Oahl
Central Improvement Committee, in
letter. recommended that the boarC
frame an ordinance which would abat,
the nuisance ''of loafers on street cor
ners,' and such Ioafers be requested t.
move on. The matter was passed t.
the police committee
Treasurer Report.
City Treasurer Trent presented re
port of the finances of the City an,
County for January The total receipts
including balance on hand from III
County of Oahu of $4S.663.01. amount
ed to $50, 561S1: total disbursement
amounted to $7563.1s, leaving a balaqc
of $74.66163.
Question About Quarries.
During a lull Mr. Logan asked Roa
Overseer Cummins a question about tn