The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-13

A report OF the ways and means
committee, also a letter from Mayor
Fern, introduced the matter of new
obligations with the revenue to meet
them to the Board of Supervisors last
night.
New salaries fixed by the Legisla-
ture with some to be fixed by the
Board will take $24 $50. Increases OF
salaries by statute make $29SO. For
Honolulu Jail all told the estimate is
$4,000. Allowances for schools and
hospitals were not put down definite
ly in the report, further than to show
that the total of $62,91O under the
above heads taken from S105, 1927, the
estimated increase of revenue, would
leave $42,217 to be apportioned be-
tween schools and hospitals. The fig
ures are for the eighteen months be-
ginning July 1, 1909.
On the committee $ recommendation
the matters of new services were re-
ferred to the appropriate committees
to make exact estimates thereon.
The Mayor quoted the president of
to the Supervisors to employ city
physician and two sanitary inspectors.
Chairman Logan of the ways and
means committee held that these
claims were not obligatory, and be-
sides that there would not be funds
to meet them. While the Legislature
amended the charter to give the SUI
pervisors power to perform the sani-
tation service and to employ a city
physician, it voted appropriations to
the Board of Health for the former
service and lump sum for govern
ment physicians, but, in transferring
the school houses, jails, hospitals and
sanitation from the Territory to the
City and County of Honolulu and the
counties, together with the payment
of district magistrates, it gave them
additional revenue without any pre-
would be sufficient to cover the new
responsibilities. The inspector of
buildings, plumbing and house sewers
came under the municipality through
a special act for the control of the
erection of buildings such as might
be a menace to the public health and
safety. Inspectors of meat, milk and
fish were cut out of the Board of
Health appropriations, and the NUM-
cipality is therefore taking care OF
them as being necessary to the public
welfare
An application for aid to the Ka-
piolani Maternity Home was deferred
to be considered with the questions Of
aid to the Queens Hospital and the
Leahi Home later. Mrs Dowsett ask
ed for $500 month for the institu-
ton, failing which she wrote that the
free ward of six beds would have to
be closed.
OTHER BUSINESS.
Arrangements had been made with
Sheriff Jarrett, the police committee
reported, whereby the wish of the Su-
perintendent of Public Works was
complied with, to stop the use of flare
lights and torches in Honolulu har-
Dor.
The roads committee reported, in
relation to a communication from the
Manoa improvement Club, that there
is a county ordinance in force (which
compels property owners to keep, at
their own expense, their sidewalks
clean and free of all weeds and 9TH
er vegetable matter; failing to do so
would impose upon such property
owners penalty not exceeding 500"
The same committee reported on the
inquiry of Road Supervisor Wilson as
to basis of computing labor for servi-
ces rendered on Sundays and public
holidays, saying that:
After investigation we think that
teamsters working for the City and
County should be willing to give and