The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-04-23
Please Spell "Halliards' Correctly.

iSaSo oPeh ua1LldIuS correctly.
There are differences of opinion to
be heard about all questions, and there
was no exception to this rule yester-
day when a local writer and Captain
Mosher of the pilot-house began to dis
! cuss the pros and cons of nautical
orthography. The scribe said "hal-
liards, while the mariner maintained
he should say "halyards. - The Stan
dard dictionary uses "halyards, ;; and
states that the "halliard'' form NAV
be used as variant, while old Noah
Webster gives it first choice. "HaI-
ard " is given as an obsolete form. Hats
off to Captain Mosher, a gentleman,
sailor and, last, but not least, a speller,
just the same.
ssse SEQ .
waiian workers, who set forth that
they, as citizens and voters. employed
in the road department. had worked
eight hours day, but since March 16
they have worked nine hours a day
without overtime, and eight hours on
| Saturday without overtime. They state
that they understand the law requires
eight hours work of them every day,
except on Saturdays when they are to
work five hours. They state they be-
lieve they have been unfairly dealt
with and pray the honorable board to
cause an impartial investigation and
do whatever in their Judgment may be
just and proper in accordance with the
law.
Cox wanted the matter referred to
the Road Committee. The Mayor want
ed it settled right away. Logan said
that there We're many people, not pres
ent, who wanted to be on hand when
the matter was under discussion. For
month, he said, he had met groups
of men on the street who complained
to him about the hours.
81 want this matter investigated
right down to the bottom, - said Logan,
"to find out whether autocratic meth
DDS are to be in vogue or not. think
the board should have something to
say to prevent wholesale dismissals. -
The Mayor thought Logan said some
thing about "outsiders' taking a hand
in the Investigation and he stated his
mind freely against intermeddling of
| outsiders. Logan insisted that he had
| said nothing of the sort and went on
| to say that he knew of ''some good
honest men who had been turned onto
the streets from their jobs. As to
! outsiders, why the Legislature allowed
attorneys to come before it and the
| board could do likewise. Cox renewed
his effort to have the matter go to a
committee, and Logan referred TO some
mysterious matter which he said had
been settled right off the handle by
the board and he found he had voted in
way that did not give fair verdict.
The matter was referred TO the Road
Committee.
When the investigation comes to a
head, Road Supervisor Wilson will be
found armed with ammunition that will
tell. He will show the board that it
is interfering with businesslike plan
that is the means of procuring more
| labor for the county, at the same rate
of wages. He is using a ticket system.
When a teamster goes out with his
wagon he is given a ticket and when
he leaves the quarry with load the
ticket is punched, and is punched when
the load is delivered. This gives the
road supervisor check on the way the
| teamster is working and results in the
teamster being required to get an extra
load, possibly, or more than he did be-
fore. The road supervisor, agreeing
with the board that sfths must be a
| businesslike board is carrying out its
plans II has come TO be a question
whether the laborers are to dictate or
the supervisor of roads administer the