Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-08
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MAKES
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR Higher
EFFICIENCY OF POLICE And FIREMEN

Honolulu Civil Service Commission.
These rules and regulations were
adopted by the commission on the
Bird aay of September 1913.
In addition thereto and being a
part of the rules and regulations Of
the commission, We have prepared
separate manuals for both the police
and fire department; and accompany
ing our report we beg leave to sub
NIT to you printed copies Of the fol
lowing:
1st-Rules and regulations of the
Honolulu Civn Service Commission,
adopted September 3rd, 1913; +-~
2nd-Manual of the police depart
ment of the city and county of Homo
lulu, adopted September f7th, 1913;
3rd-Manual Of the FIRE department
Of the city and county of Honolulu,
adopted August 9th, 1913. ..-
Efficiency Of Departments. i
I'm promGlgating and enforcing tic
rules and regulations as adopted by
the commission, it is our aim and am
bition to bring the efficiency of the
two principal municipal departments,
/ which come under our jurisdiction, to
1 the highest possible standard--fully
in accord with modern ideas and in
keeping with the progressive trend of
cur times-by making all positions
! permanent during good behavior IT.
respective Of any change of admins
/ tration, by removing all political in
| fluence from the activity Of both de-
partments, by the impartial selection
] of the best material to serve In the
/ protection Of life and property, by the
enforcement of strict discipline with
in the departments and, dignified cour-
i tesy toward the public, by the elm
ination of all waste of energy, dupli.
cation of work, clashing OF authority
and dissension among the members
constituting the departments, and by
I the cooperation of all municipal de-
partments along coordinate lines.
Efficiency OF Equipment. I.
While your commission, under a
strict construction of the Civil Ser
vice Act, is confined to the selection
end government of the personnel CON
! stituting the police and fire depart
Iments, certainly no blame attaches to
/ US if we have devoted considerable
/ time and study 10 the efficiency, or
rather lack of efficiency Of the pres
emf equipment OF both departments,
! inasmuch as any efficiency ned
/ by the personnel can only be
duration If the department. or depart
lrnents, are obligedsto operate with a
crippled or lacking equipment.
I'VE, therefore, respectfully submit
to your consideration, especially when
arranging your Appropriations for the
Erext senrt-annuaf period, the follow.
ing recommendations which, If car
lried out, We believe will not only fill
/ pressing needs but place both depart
1 ments on footing warranted by the
present size and conditions of our
i city. = -.
i Changes Are Suggested. F..
4 Several changes are suggested for
the police force of the city. A posi-
/ ton of Inspector of police at salary
of SIPS Is recommended; three patrol
lchauffeurs at $50 a month, in place of
that number at $100; 20 mounted DO
lice at 500 in place of Is at the same
lsalary; 36 patrol officers in place of
% at salary of $40 month. s.~rt
I In the detective force fewer changes
4 are made. The head of the depart
lment is to be known as captain in
place Of chief. One assistant SER
geant of detectives at salary of $50
a month is recommended, and one
Especial officer of third grade at $50 a
month is suggested, doing away with
ia special officer whose salary has
been $50, ~. -. ~ 49,. -
The fire department has a few
changes recommended. The six cap
tains whose salaries have been $85 a
month are to be done away with, and
I four foremen at salary of $125 are
to be put in. The five heutenants,
getting from SIS to $40 a month, are
done away with and six assistant
foremen at salary of $50 are to be
put in. In place of Is hosemen at a
salary of $40, the commission recon-
mends that II hosemen be put in at
the same salary. The salary of the
drivers is raised from $85 to $50. The
assistant chief is given sits in place
OF $3.50. The difference in the saIa-
ries for the year in the department
amounts to little less than $4,000
over the salaries at present paid. In
the police department the difference
is greater. The present salaries
amount to $,o,120 for the year, while
those recommended total $98, 100. In
the detective force recommendations
call only for an increase of $3.50 a
year in salaries. No changes are
made in ne outside districts.
Cost of Alarm Systems.
The report next takes up the fire
and police alarm systems. W. L. Fra
zee, city and county electrician, gives
the Cost of fire boxes. their instal!a
ton, etc, at $4,000. In the case OF
the fire department., he estimates that
a new switchboard will cost $1,000
whene installed, proposed police boxes
$7100. and the rewriting Of the present
system, s3129. The total, including tbs