The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-07
PICK MEN FIRST
FOR HIGHER PAY
Supervisors Discuss Question Of
Paying Two Dollars a Day
for Road Work.

what large promise that II the voters
nut him in Office be would sec TO it
that the pay Of laborers for the city
was raised, he met with opposition last
night when he presented a resolution
Increasing the pay or day laborers in
tho employ of the city from tl.5o a
day to twenty-five cents an hour, be-
ginning April l.
The opposition was led by Supervisor
Petrie. who SAID that while he believed
in the workingman getting all that he
could get. he also believed that If the
city paid So day for labor it should
get two dollars worth of work for it.
lie held that the matter should not be
passed upon in hurry; that it meant
thousands of dollars to the city and
that he thought the road committee
should be given time to investigate
and to ascertain what men were worth
two dollars n day.
"When we find men worth two dol
lars a day | will be the first TO come
in and ask the city to pay them two
dollars day." said Petre, "bnt let
us look over the field first. ~
Wolters said he was surprised and
deeply panied to find Petrie opposed
TO him.
"When | voted on the kindergarten
proposition to put back the salary
rolls TO the former figures, l was as
sured of support on this measure" he
said.
Should Look over Men,
"Mr. Wolter is mistaken when he
says i gave him any such assurance,
said PetGie. 81 told him when he
showed me the resolution that it was
too early to take it up and to let the
road committee look over the men
first -
At this iuncture, Honorable Jay
Fern, mayor of Honolulu, stepped into
the breach with n smooth suggestion
by which he intended to put the daily
wage question up to n Republican
legislature.
caro- we going to figure two salary
for employee of government, when
legislature pass law on statute today
for pay of $1.25 dayP' he asked
"Mebbe this time Legislature fix sal
AIRY at So day then city and county
make salary SO day and no fuss. !
think that the best way we should do. "
Supervisor Oscar Cox said that he
was in favor of increasing the wages
of laborers, not because of any promise
he had made, because he hadn't made
any, but because he was convinced
that the increase in the cost of living
made the present wage insufficient
when taken into consideration with
the fact that the men did not get
work the month through. He believed
AlnN NIn -hn ~ f,,lI
value for Ats money, and believed the
whole matter should he left with the
road committee and it was so ordered.
Poor Plumbing Ordinance.
Pacheco introduced an ordinance re-
pealing the plumbing ordinance passed
during the last days or the old board.
lie held that it was vicious, and that
it created plumbing trust and pre-
vented every man from being his own
plumber.
Petrie said he knew little about the
ordinance, but that inasmuch as the
city had paid $500 to have it printed,
he thought it should be given \ trial.
at may prove a benefit he said,
"and if it works hardship we can re-
peal it." He moved to table the or.
-dinance, and this was carried by a
vote of four to two; Mcclellan was alb
sent, and Wolter voted with Pacheco
once more.
Petrie reported that with veterin,
airy he had inspected the mules offered
the city in recent bids, and found few
if any of them up to specifications and
moved that all bids be rejected, and
it was SO ordered.
Street Paving Work.
The Bitulithic Company was award
ed the contract for paving King street
from Nuuanu to Richard street at $2.5C
yard, or total OF $ll ,430. In this
connection Petrie said that he had beer
informed by Manager Ballentyne OF
the Rapid Transit Company, that ow
ing to the fire at the Pahoa mill, tn,
company might not be able to lay chii
blocks all the way to Richard street
but that he wouldn't know positivel,
for several days yet.
On motion of Paeheeo the fremei
were granted their usual fifteen day
annual vacation.
The closing moments of the session
were marked by a serious examination
of Manager Ballentyne, of the Rapi
Transit Company, by Wolter as to VIII
the company does not remove its rail
from Alakea street inasmuch as it doe
not use them.
Wolter donned his best judicial maj
ner and addressed Ballentyne like
Judge asking a criminal If he had an,
thing to say before sentence was pas
ed. The examination finally wandere
TO the question as to whether IL ra
WINS required on the Queen street bridl
10 keep drunken men from falling
the water, should not people who wol
oes with heels be protected at a
times from tripping on street ci
tracksH and then roar of Taught,
from the other supervisors and the a
dlenee, broke up the examination.
Petrie informed the supervisors tn
the road committee deemed Il necessa
90 purchase two new steam rollers. Al
moyea that the clerk be requested
call on the Lynch Company and d
Honolulu Iron Works for bids
william sayidpo, the real estate nj
stock broker, was married last oyen
ia Mrs. Emily sayidge, his former wi