The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-17
ERROR is
RIGHTED
POLICE REIMBURSED THIS MONTH
AFTER THAT 1T WILL BE AN
OTHER STORY.

JOY was handed out to a good pro-
portion of the police department en-
ployes at the meeting of the Super
visors last evening, for this month at
least After that, according to Super
visor Quinn, 1--WE shall see."
Supervisor Cox was present with the
rest and early in the proceedings he
announced that there evidently had
been some misunderstanding in regard
to the police payroll for February, in
connection with which many police
employees refused to accept warrants
for their pay in that their pay had
been reduced from the January rate
Cox, of the police committee, an
nounced at the meeting that the Sher-
if had understood from him that the
same appropriation would be made for
February as for January, consequently
it was manifestly unfair to cut the
salaries of the men without any no.
| tice, when they were working under the
impression they were getting the Jan
uary rate.
Quinn stated that there had indeed
been a Misunderstanding, that in Cox's
absence he had believe it well under
stood by the Sheriff that there would
be a cut and the committee in the
absence of Cox had gone ahead with
the contemplated cut.
Cox moved that the policemen be
reimbursed at the end of this month
for what had been cut from their nay
and this motion was heartily support
ed by Quinn who declared that when
he made a mistake he was only too
anxious to remedy it, though next
month it was probable the cut would
go into effect and then there would
be no mistake about it,
Its eating crow said Quinn. "but
believe in eating crow when l am
wrong"
The question of paying employees
when sick, for a period, was interest
ngly discussed. Logan, of the pub
lie expenditures committee, made a re-
port In regard to a member of the
band, Kappa, who has been sick for
some time. There had been. on a for
mer occasion, question put as to why
member of the band who was not
working should receive his pay. Lo-
gan, AHA and Kane being the mem
bers of the committee, Logan stated
That Kappa had been in the band thir-
Iy-fVe years and that Bandmaster
Berger had followed a custom of nav
ing sick men for a certain period Ka-
qua had received one months full nav
one months half pay and one months
quarter pay, and it was intended to
pay him no more until Kappa return
ed to work. Berger was willing to
adopt any system the Board might
suggest. Logan's report recommended
approving Berger's action so far and
recommended that the bandmaster he
allowed to pay sick man his wages
Tor one month, but if more than one
pahdsman be sick at one time that
the bandmaster report to the Board
Kane signed minority report saving.
ne ana not want to deprive Kapua of
MS pay and Kane made a speecb in
winch he said it was pitiful to think
OF man giving 35 years of his life
10 the band and then not getting maid
when he was sick. Logan and Cox
spoke on the line that while if was
pltiful, such things occurred in all
walks of life and man got little or
nothing of pay when he was unable
TO work; the Board had to handle
public money and had no right to dis
pense charity.
quinn remarked that there was too
much independence among heads of
departments in the matter of paving
at their own discretion and there
seemed to be tendency to bring the
expenditure in most cases to within
couple of cents or so of the money
available. This was not the spirit in
winch to handle the public funds.
FINALLY the band matter was turn
ed back to the committee for further
Investigation and report.
Briefly summarized the business of
the Board, besides that above noted.
was as follows: City and County en-
ployes, upon recommendation of the
Mayor who are National Guardsmen.
VIII be allowed to attend encampment
without loss of pay from the City and
County A letter from c. H. Dickey.
on behalf of the Oahu Central I'm
proYement Committee, asking that
loafers on street corners be forced to
move, was referred to the police COM
mittee. Treasurer Trent reported jan
uary receipts $S2,561.S1, including a
balance from County Of Oahu of S4S,-
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