The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-08-01

At meeting Of the civil service
commission held last night, Chairman
Writ presented the hew schedule OF
salaries for the fire department ns
agreed upon by the commission Tor rec
ommendation to the BOARD OBJ snper-
visors. 10 os' ~
The sehcduiti5rs%tdes for an increase
in the appfbbriauon for this depart
ment of $i560, which sum includes, the
addition to rLheo force 10f~two hosemen
at $40 month each. .ai,,., b.-.
Bv the propnscd,,' 1hgement cap
tenants, assistant forems1is. yheLe.Yll
be four of the former, each reesiN,udns ,unlss
salary of 1925 al month, as against
six now holding the rank OF eaPtaiH
and receiving, So a month. sIhese lore
men will be in charge of companies anu
fire houses. 1t was deemed necessary
that in view of the responsibility anu
| in the interest, of discipline, the Tore
men should get salaries commensurate
with their positions.
Two foremen will be stationed AT
hcadauartcrs in charge of the com
panies there, and the other two at Ine
| housrs in Palama and Makiki, Inc
station at Kaimuki will be in charge
Of an assistant foreman of which there
will be six, one more than heretofore
The assistant foremen will get S9o q
month as against S75 and $40 now paid
to lieutsnants.
Look for Greater Efficiency.
Dcducting the cost of two hosemen
at a total of $500 year, the entlre
added cost to the city will be but S2ooo
Chairman Wirtz believes that the eN'
ponditure of this sum will increase the
efficiency of the department nfty pei
cent. Under the proposed schedule, tns
pav of the twelve drivers is increased
from Ss5 to 800 a month, and that oi
the assistant chief from $3.50 to $l,o
The others would be paid under the
present scale, with stokers and nose
men drawing $40 month, the cmei
engineer 1925 and the supervising en-
gineer $3.50 month.
Sheriff Jarrett was present at th'
meeting of the commission, and th'
action of the commission with reference
to proposing the merit system and re
arrangement of scale of wages FOR TN
fire department was explained to MN
1t was suggested that similar changes
particularly with reference to the IN
stallation of the merit system, by whicl
the pay increases for each year OF serv
ice should he made in the police depart
ment Sheriff Jarrett was much inter
ested-and promised to prepare repor
which will contain suggestions as Y
increasing the efficiency of his depart
ment. The sheriff, who has just re
; turned from the mainland, where he IN
spected the police systems in variou
cities, said he would report the resul
5 of his Investigations at the next meet
t ing
Believes in Pension System.
Jarrett was particularly impressed
with the pension system as he saw l
applied on the Coast, and urged tn
=. commission TO include this in their rec
:, concentrations, declaring that IL woul
have most excellent effect. He ais
D spoke of the necessity of instructin
7 policemen in giving first aid to the in
: iured.
lie declared that n crying need o
: his department is man who would ae
= as inspector, who would have genera
= charge of enforcing the regulations al
!, plying TO members Of the force, an
;, who would also act as an instructor
! demonstrating TO the men the right an
= the wrong way of doing things, and 81
. planning the laws and ordinances
them through practical demonstration
Il Rules TO Be Printed.
Chairman Wirtz suggested that whe