Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-08
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MAKES
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HIGHER
EFFICIENCY OF POLICE AND'TIREMEN

Honolulu Civil Service Commission.
These rules and regulations were
adopted by the commission on the
Bird gay Of September 1873.
I'm addition thereto and being
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: " sz's f
1st- Rules and regulations OF the
Honolulu Ciyd Service Commission,
adopted September 3rd. 1875
End Manual Of the police depart
ment Of the city and county Of Homo
lulu, adopted September nth. 1913;
ard Manual OF the fire department
Of the city and county Of Honolulu,
adopted August 9th, 1913.
efficiency Of Departments.
I'm promGlgating and enforcing TO
rules and regulations as adopted by
the commission, it is our aim and am
hilton to bring the efficiency of the
two principal municipal departments.
which come under our jurisdiction, to
the highest possible standard fully
/ in accord with modern ideas and In
keeping with the progressive trend of
our timesb making all positions
permanent during good behavior If.
respective of any change of admins
tration,, by removing all political In!
fiuence from the activity Of both de.
lpartments, 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.
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 departme its, and by
the cooperation of all municipal de.
lpartmefts along coordinate lines.
Effieieney Of Equipment. s.
While your commission, under q
strict construction of the Civil Ser.
vice Act, is confined to the selection
and 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 to: the efficiency, or
rather lack ;of efficiency of the pres.
ents equipment OF both departments
inasmuch as any efficiency attained
by the personnel can only be of short
duration II the department or depart
rnents, are obliged to operate with q
crippled or lacking equipment.
we, therefore, respectfully submit
to your consideration especially Wher
iErranging your appropriations for the
next semi-annual period, the follow
ling Recommendations which, II. car
ITied out, we believe win not only fill
/ pressing needs but place both depart
fments on footing warranted by the
present size and conditions Of oul
city. z5zss
Changes Are Suggested.
Several changes are suggested for
the police force of the city A posi-
tion of inspector Of police at salary
OF $125 is recommended three patrol
chauffenrs at $50 q month, in place oil
that number at $I00;; 20 mounted DO
lice at $180 in place of IL at the same
salary; SO patrol officers III place oil
IS at salary Of $40 q month.
In the detective force fewer changes
are made. The head of the depart
ment is to be known as captain II
place of chief. One assistant ser
giant OF detectives at salary Of 500
q month Is recommended. and one
special officer of third grade at $50 d
month is suggested, doing away with
a special officer whose salary has
been $50. - ~. - 58s
The fire department has few
changes recommended. The six cap
tains whose salaries have been $S5 q
month are to be done away with, and
four foremen at salary of SIPS are
to be put in. The five lieutenants
fgetting from SIS to $40 month, are
done away with and six assistant
foremen at a salary of 500 are to be
tput In. In place of Is hOsemen at q
salary of $40, the commission recon
mends that II hosemeh be put in Ri
i the same salary. The salary Of the
j drivers Is raised from $S5 to $50. The
assistant chief is given SITS in place
lof $3.50. The difference in the sala
ries for the. year in the department
amounts to little. less than $4,000
lover the salaries at present paid II
the police department the difference
is greater The present salaries
amount to t$so,120 for the year, while
those recommended total $9S,100 Ii
the detective force Recommendation,
call only for an increase of $3.50 1
Il IT, H. -,
made in the outside districts. s.:
Cost Of Alarm Systems. >.
The report next takes up the fir
and police alarm systems. w. Il Fra
zee, city. and county electrician, give
the cost Of fire boxes, their instaIla
ton, ETC., at $500. In the case O
the fire department, he estimates tina
a new switchboard will cost $1,000
when installed, proposed police boxes
$7100, and the rewriting of the presen