The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-04-19
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DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY SAYS
LAW TIES NO STRINGS ON
THE BOARD.
lFrom wednesdayls Advertiser.l

(From Wednesdays Advertiser.)
Long vacations may be granted city
employees by the board of supervisors
without breaking any law, in the opin-
ion of Deputy City Attorney Milver-
ton. Mr. Milverton told the board last
night that he found nothing in the law
which would prevent them giving
vacation of any length, In fact, a
search of the laws revealed the fact
that the territorial government had no
strings ON any vacations it granted,
except in the case of public school
teachers, who could have annual vaca-
tions aggregating three months.
"This matter involves no PROPOSE
tion of law" said Mr.. Milverton, "and
as far as city and county employees are
concerned the question rests within the
discretion of the board of supervisors. -
Mr.. Milverton IS own vacations dur
ing year have totale6 from four to
five months, and often at stretch while
engaged in private cases in Kona.
The report was received and placed
| Ol hlSg anu Oh buc VI ln6 Oplu-
ion Building and Plumbing Inspector
Miehlstein was granted three months )
leave of absence at full pay. 1t was
explained, however that in Mr.. Miehl-
stein s case he was under the treatment
of local physicians who advised him to
go to California to seek relief in hot
springs.
Pay Day Dispute.
While the board showed an open
hearted sympathy with one of the heads
of the departments, Supervisor Amana
Immediately afterward showed that his
sympathy for the lesser employees Of the
city was not so deep rooted. When
the board sought to adjourn to Friday
evening so that the payrolls could be
approved and made ready for payment
on Saturday at noon, Amana arose and
protested against paying off Saturdays.
81 do not believe in paying the men
off Saturdays,' said the leader of the
Bow Wong Chinese Society. ''They
ought not to be paid on Fridays or Sat
urdays. If they get their money on Sat
urday, they spend it before night"
Fire Department..
Supervisor Murray notified the board
! that the demonstration of the Seagrave
Motor Fire Hose wagons arrived on
the Wilhelmina, and had already taken
out one of the machines with Chief
Thurston on the seat beside him. A
public demonstration will be given
shortly.
| The board decided that fifty-foot
roadway around Makee Island would
be too wide to properly maintain, and
asked the city engineer to present plans
and specifications for thirty feet, and
also for a bridge. The work is to be
let by contract. The clerk was also
authorized to advertise for tenders for
the delivery of four mules to the gar
bage department.
Supervisorial Notes.
The board passed resolution appro-
priating $495 for the purchase of one
Haas street sweeper.
City Engineer Whitehouse was in
structed to prepare specifications for
the repairing of the King street bridge
over the Nuuanu stream. The bridge
was reported to be in dangerous con
dition. This work will be done by con-
| tract.
Treasurer Shingles report for March
contained the information that the re-
ceipts were $47,S71.31, and disburse-
ments, $39, 1924.
| F. d. RICHARDSON was awarded the
contract for furnishing electric light
material to the city, his bid of about
$4,000 having been the lowest of three
submitted at a previous meeting.
James Lewis of the Hilo board of
supervisors, occupied chair of honor
on the dais alongside Mayor Fern, and
appeared to be interested in the pro.
ceedings, which, however lacked the
ginger of meetings when Eben Low is
present