The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-02
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This removed the objections to the
BILL
Board of Health Salary.
The first item considered in detail
was that of the president of the board.
Rice moving that his salary be cut
down TO s1oo. Kaleiopu was dubious
about this. He thought no good man
would accept the position at that sal
airy, the most important position in the
Territory. Here we went and voted
1915 a month TO the superintendent of
Education, a man who sits in his of
fee year in. and year out and does
nothing. -
Ee favored leaving the item as in
the bill as it was until it was assured
that good man could be had for the
cut salary.
Sheldon said he favored the cut be-
cause, after all, it was the doctors who
did the work.
Coney stated that a Federal official
would fill the Office at the salary sug-
gesIed.
Rice said the same thing, adding:
But If you want to give $275 a
month, why, go ahead and vote it. -
He said that the Governor had said
he could get a man satisfactory to the
Senate at $3.50 month, a man who
would, of course, be receiving Federal
pay also.
Furtado moved to strike out the item
and make the Secretary of the Terri
terry ex-ofiieio President of the Board
of Health.
Rice asked him how the House could
make Secretary Mott-Smith accept the
duties. He was not a Territorial off
cial. If the Territory could get as
good man as Mr.. Mott-Smith it
would be fortunate, because he would
fill the position well, but the House
could not make the Secretary take the
position with or without salary.
Shlngle moved to dump all the other
general items in a lump sum of $21, $50.
Kaleiopu asked why and Single
said he had already told why about a
dozen times. Kamahu put up kick
at voting in Jumps and intimated that
the members were being buncoed He
inferred niggers IN the woodpile and
jobs on the Territory for the next two
years.
Shingle's motion to lump the items
carried on vote of fourteen to four
teen with Cohen as balance of power.
/. Sanitation TO Counties.
All the items under sanitation were
struck out, to be transferred to the
counties.
Pure Food.
The Food Commissioner S salary
passed at 1925 month and the meat
inspector and veterinary and the milk
and dairy inspector were chopped out.
Medical and Quarantine Service.
The item of bacteriologist and pathol-
ogist at $175 broughton long debate
in which Kaleiepu attacked DIR. Me-
Donald as man who had never attend
ed meteorological SCHOOL, and Ka-
niho likened him to the man who ran
the Logan ashore and didn t know his
business. The public demands that
we, throw this man out,'' said Kaniho
Kamahu said that he hoped the Ha
waiians would not do anything to show
other people that they were not ready
to take their place among civilized
people.
Single warned the members against
doing anything that would place the
publicshea in danger and bring about
conditions like those prevailing ten
years ago.
Sheldon suggested voting lump sum
to the Board of Health and letting it
engage bacteriologist if the members
wanted.
This excited Kaleiopu who again
questioned DIR. McDonald's ability.
Chairman Cohen explained what DIR.
Mcdonald qualifications are, being
called to order by Kaniho, who invited
him to sit down and let him talk some
more.
The motion to strike out the item
was lost on tie vote-fourteen to
fourteen. By the same vote the motion
to pass as in the bill was lost. A roll
call showed no difference or any way
to break the deadlock. The division
showed:
Ayes-Hihio, Kaleiopu, Kama, Ka-
manoulu, Kaniho, Kealawaa, Kawaa-
koa, Kawewehi, Kinney, Like, Make
kau, Nakaleka, Nawahine, Sheldon.
Noes-Affonso, Carley, Castro, Coney,
Cohen, Douthitt, Furtado, Kamahu,
Hubby, Long, Moanauli, Rice, Shingle,
and Waiwaiole
Under the circumstances, the Speaker
not being able to break the tie, the
item had to be deferred.
Government Physicians.
Rice moved to strike out the item for
government physicians with the idea of
transferring the matter to the counties.
Alfonso protested, declaring himself
opposed to the idea of turning too
much over to the counties all at once
and Sheldon came out in favor of seq
regating the sum into counties under
those circumstances.
Coney urged the advisability of let
ting tnls matter be looked after by the
counties, expecting better results. Rice
suggested, at least, allowing the coun-
ties to add some to the salaries paid.
Furtado moved that $26,l00 be di-
vided as in the bill passed in 1905.
Shingle moved to defer, his motion ear
rying.
Fumigation and Quarantine.
For quarantine, fumigation, disinfec-
ton, medical service and supplies, and
the prevention and suppression of con-