Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-30
carbaoe Department Shows DEFICIT.

Garbage Department Shows Deficit.
A deficit OF $7S7.38 for the month of
July has been. shown In the garbage
deparement according to statement
filed with the board by superintendent
Costa. This department for number
OF months past has keen breaking on
the wrong side of the ledger. The
claim has been made by interested
supervisors that the increase in the
management of this department is due
to the enlarged scope of the service in
the city of Honolulu. 2.--...... r.s~..
Rapid Transit obeyine The Law.
Marston Campbell, superintendent
OF Public Works has notified the board
that the Rapid Transit Company is
obeying the law as regards the oiring
Ct that portion of the streets that lie
between kApiF tracks go. ..szs.@ ss,t
City Engineer Whitehouse submit
ted estimates of cost of new work or
repairs proposed, as follows: Macad.
amizing Metcalf Avenue $4,000. ,Ather.
tor road $780,. Damon street $6U0.
Hebron Avenue $500. Queen street
$1,000. Ashford Road $500, and Dole
street 1880 .~ X
HenshaIl's Salary is Discussed. s..
The salary fixed for George Hen
shall, as city and county recording
clerk, was placed at SIS a month, &C.
cording to a declaration made by Nc.
Clellan in defending the passage to
a final reading, the ordinance Great
ing the office of recording clerk. Low
attempted to point out that the board
would not be able to secure the ser
vices Oh Henshall or any like man
for this figure.
Low declared that the figures sub.
mitted by Mcclellan were misleading
and that the expense attached to the
publication and circulation of the mu-
nicipal record would total nearer four
hundred dollars every month. The
claim was made that the city fathers
had no need for such a record. All
data was now in the hands of the
heads of several departments. Muir
ray spoke in favor of his ordinance,
and the call for a vote resulted in Its
passage with Supervisors Low, Ar
mold and Dwight on the opposing
side.
While Henshall's salary may start
in at a low figure, the impression is
gained among the supervisors favor:
ing the municipal record that it vii!
be speedily raised to a much larger
figure within a month or so.
Dance Hall Ordinance Is "Smoked-
Out"
After a delay since July 18th, the
now famous dance hall ordinance
which has been in the possession OF
Chairman Murray of the police com
mittee. was smoked out at noon to,
day. Murray filed redraft OF the
ordinance with the board, which calls
fo1 some changes in its wording, one
item resulting in a marked reduction
in the license as proposed by the pro-
posed ordinance. The draft submitted
BY Low some seven weeks ago called
fol- license fee of one hundred dol
lars. The Murray redraft has reduced
this fee to ten dollars. Action on this
measure was deferred to a later meet
ing with a view of giving opportunity
for interested parties to be present
and enter discussion on its merits.
Superintendent Campbell OF the Pub
lie works department has made inqulr-
les as to whether the board is ready
to construct a road leading to the pro,
posed new wharf to lie built at Wal,
kane. to cost in the neighborhood OF
$500.
Should an employe of the city and
county be entitled to receive pay
from the Territorial government as
we'll as the municipality at one and
the same time?
Low contendcd that they should
not. He took occasion to condemn
the practice inaugurated by a former
hoard CT granting a weeks vacation
to all National Guardsmen in the en-
ploy of the city government, on full
pay. Il understand that these mel
all receive a fixed rate of pay from
the Territory" insisted Low. Then
why should We be compelled to pay
them as well?"
The vacation on full pay was pass