The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-15
Around the
dice Station

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There is some wondering being done
around the police station as TO Just how
the Board of Supervisors is fixing up
the police payroll, to meet the cut
which the Supervisors made at the last
meeting, as while the schedule was pre-
sented before the board, the police have
seen no copy. Whether certain police
| officers are to be cut out altogether or
whether there is general pairing all
along the line, is the question.
However, the Supervisors payroll has
not the signature of Sheriff Jarrett,
matter of form required under the Law.
| Every payroll must bear the signature
| of the official at the head of the bureau
| mourning the expenditure Of public
| funds The police are further wonder
| ing whether Auditor Bicknell will honor
| the payroll as it may be presented from
the Supervisors.
There also appears to be a difference
of opinion respecting the payroll for
the police between Andrew Cox, on the
one hand, and Supervisors Quinn and
AHA on the other. About the first of
the month Mr.. Cox is said to have
assured the Sheriff that the appropria-
ton for this month would be the same
as for last month Quinn and AHA, on
the other hand do not share his view
of the proposition, and say, so the police
say, that no assurance was given that
the appropriation for this month would
be like anything Of the kind.
AS a matter of fact, the new schedule
proposed by the Board of Supervisors
through the police committee, cuts down
the pay of the captains, sergeants, chief
clerk, chief of detectives, hack inspec-
tor, assistant hack inspector, etc, but
leaves the pay of the foot and mounted
police, and receiving clerks the same as
before.
Under all previous administrations
the pay of a police captain was about
$50 and sergeants (or ieutenants) $50.
Sheriff Jarrett jumped the salaries up
to $40 for captains and 800 for ser.
geants, because as the sheriff said they
had "more responsibility than before"
The pay of the hack inspector and his
assistant was raised. It is said that
the Supervisors mean to go farther than
mere pruning in the case of the hack
inspectors by putting in men of their
own selection.
AS to Chief of Detectives Kalakiela,
the salary of his office is reduced from
$40 to 1925. Between $475 and 5000
is pruned out of the payroll. However,
the sheriff has now to pay for the
sleuth of the City Attorneys Office,
that is, the salary of 800 per month
has to come from the police payroll
appropriation, a feature which is new
in this administration. Then there is
a police officer for Wahiawa When Jar
rett toook Office he drew in the officer
from Wahiawa, and applied the $50 to
officers in town. Tnasmuch as Wahiawa
is in more need now than ever for
police officer, the Board of Supervisors
feel that an appropriation for an officer
there is necessary, so Deputy Sheriff
Cox, of Waealua, recently put an officer
from his force on duty at that point.
Then as to the incidental fund of
$1,000 month for the entire police de.
partment, the police committee wishes
to either cut that down or divide it
up so that a portion of it goes to Wal.
alua, and another portion goes to Koo-
lauroko and another portion to Eva,
and so on Those who have had expert
ence in police matters view this arbi-
trary distribution of the general fund
as unnecessary.
Many Bikes Stolen.
During the months Of January and
February, to date, there appears to have
been an epidemic of bicycle stealing.
Reports have reached the police de-
partment of a large number of wheels
that have been mysteriously annexed
by enterprising persons, but a larger
number of bicyclists who have lost
their wheels have made no reports at
all, but have turned themselves into
sleuths and are keeping their eyes open
on the streets for their mounts.
Caught Many Gamblers. |
On Saturday and Sunday the police
were active among the Chinese gam
blers and brought in gamesters from
four small games. The greater number
of arrests for gambling recently have
been among the japanese. About $50
p. m yesterday Korean named Chung
Sung Wha was brought to the police
station from Young street and booked
for investigation. He is alleged stto