The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-02-02
VOTED 7 HEIR
PAY IN
FULL
(From Saturdays Advertiscr.)

ternoon. the members of the Board OF
spnervisors decided that although they
did not have to vote themselves any
salaries. having them coming anyhow,
they would vote it anyhow and run
no chances. During the course of the
debate. Logan denied that he was over
anxious about the two and half DIFF
ference. bnt objected about the ap
pearnnce of the odd cents on the pay
roll. the four bits having an undignl-
fed look. Aylett and AHA showed an
unconccaled anxiety about the salary
demands, the latter stating very loud
and clear that he wanted his money
and wanted it bad. The salary mat
ter was the first thing tackled by the
Citv Fathers at the meeting. and the
one thing in which they all took an
interested part. After the adjourn
ment there was n break for the Audi
tors Office TO notify him to be around
bright and early this morning with
his eheckbook.
The Mayor declined to put the mo-
ton to accept the committee report
and the motion to order the Auditor
to pay the demands, but this was so
much a matter of course that the board
automatically looked TO Logan as soon
ms the motion was put
The opening spasm of the meeting
was al in favor of the Supervisors,
who outvoted the Mayor and generally
ran themselves as they pleased. The
closing chapters were the Mayors,
who ran in three vetoes in succession.
AHA presented the payroll as a part
of the report of the committee on pub
lie expenditure as soon as the minutes
had been read The payrolls were
certified TO bv John W. Cai heart, who
stated that the Mayor, the Supervisors
and the District Court Interpreters had
actually done the services for which
ihey were to be paid. Under the cir
cunlstances. considering that most of
The strings center in his Office, Cath
cart looks to be the proper man to do
the necessary certifying. AHA moved
that the report be accepted, and Kane
seconded it. The Mayor announced
that there was no occasion for voting
on the fixed salaries.
s'That s what / was thinking"
agreed Aylett. "It's all fixed in the
law, and / think all we have to do is
to march up to the Auditor and de.
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
ance to the Auditor in keeping his
accounts straight
After Logan had inquired whether
the Mayor was on the payroll or not,
he said:
"There was one thing objected to
in the payroll brought in here at the
last meeting, and it was not the few
dollars difference, but | 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 Aylett let the smile fade
off his face. ''We can pass it at any
time if the Auditor objects. -
81 object now,' said AHA, jumping
up heeu my hohey hVN anu
want ito
"Surelp shouted Aylett.
"'There are some employees who ought
to be paid, anyway said Logan. 9
move that the accounts pass.
"The whole of it or only parti"
inquired His Honor.
''The whole of it," responded
chorus
On I,u oonfna n,,, mot;op IN tba
employees only and let the rest stand, F."
said Logan. ''The other isn't neces.
sary' This last was addressed to
Aylett and AHA, who We're fdgeting
in their seats.
"'Well, move that the whole thing
pass, said Aylett, who was thus the
third one to make such motion. Kane
seconded the motion for the third time.
'If it's for the whole thing, ! re-
fuse to put the notion" announced
His Honor, whereupon it was up to
Logan TO respectfully demand, once,
twice and three times and put the mo-
tion himself.
vetoes of His Honor.
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
formal ordinance. In reference tC
these several sections, the Mayor said
in his message:
Intention of Law Otherwise.
"lt is attempted by this ordinance t,
repeal wholesale and without consider
alton of consequences the legislation O
two Boards of Supervisors of the Coun
ty of Oahu, extending over a perio,
of three and half years, by which tn
entire public service of the Territor,
and the public now constituting tn
City and County of Honolulu was OF
ganized and carried on in way fairl
responsive to the public needs.
ut is a direct attempt TO thwart tn
.safo -. u