Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-08

oAAlCCA ~ PoSNS.
kenting the recommendations OF the.
civil service commission to the su.'
pervisors for the betterment Of the
police and fire departments. were
laid before the board at its meeting
last night. Following forceful talk
by Chairman Wfrtz of the commission.
IN which he urged the city fathers to
give the most careful consideration to
the recommendations they were re-
ferred to the ways and means COM
mittee, ss.>7-. ~
Chairman Wirtz, in his talk, took up
several of the recommendations to
point out their necessity in order to
bring the departments up to the
standard of other cities, He particu-
larry called attention to the emergency
hospital proposal, and the finger
print and Bertillon Identification sys-
TENS, which the commission asks be
installed here. 8A
without an emergency hospital our
police department will never be what
it should be. ! think it is absolutely
necessary for such "a hospital to be
built. The expense would be but
slight he said. "The description of
fugitives, as they are being daily re-
eeived here, either give the finger
prints or Bertillon measurements of
the criminal. Until we are able to
make use of such description we are
at a great disadvantage, would sug.
gest that an officer be sent to the
coast to study the two methods of
Identification that we may make use
of them here" II: i
Plea for Fire Hydrants. -s
He also asked that the board urge
the territory to put in more fire n.y.
Grants. = ass .as
1T Is a sin and a shame" he de-
elared, that city the size of Homo
lulu has such a few hydrants for fire
protection. When fire breaks out
a man is asked to use his little garden
hose to help put it. out If there hap
pens to be no fire hydrant near by.
The board should insist that the ter.
ritory install more hydrants without
delay. You have recently been forced
to pay large water bill. There is ne
reason why, paying such a bill, you
are not in a position to force. in turn.
the territory to do its duty by you
and install more fire hydrants.
"The fire department has improved
more than the police department"
Before taking up the recommends.
lions, Chairman Writ gave a briei
outline Of the purpose of the commits
sion and its short history.
This is the first report to you we
have made" he said, Hand urge that
| you give it very careful study 1t rep.
resents much Of the work Of the com,
mission, and we feel stronglyeins faF.
or of it. 1t has been prepared after
giving the two departments the most
careful study, and calling for the
suggestions of the best informed men
possible on the subjects set forth
here. 1t may seem to you that the
expense Of what we ask here is too
great, but / assure you nothing has
been asked but what we deem abso
lutely necessary to bring the depart
ments to a proper standard.
Honolulu is a growing city, and as
she grows her responsibility grows
She must protect life and property
Soon the Panama canal will be open
ed, and Honolulu will be thrown di
rectly in the path of the commerce
of the world We must now prepare
for that time. @"
Would Eliminate Politics.
We wish to take politics out of the
two departments which protect life
and property. These departments In
any city of the world should b. be
yond the sphere of political influ'
| ences
in preparing our rules and regula
ticns for the two departments we
have carefully studied such rules and
regulations of other cities. Ours have
been prepared with reference to loo.
al conditions" s@1 .
The following is the introduction to
the report:
After a careful study of local con
| ditions and a thorough scrutiny OF
the latest information and reports re.
garding the practical working of civ
II service in the principal cities on
the mainland, we have prepared the
rules and regulations to govern the