The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-17


therefore have TO be just that much
deeper.
Yates Schedule a Basis.
The figuring began with tho Yates
schedule Of reductions as basis. This
eliminated the. $3.50 band, the park
keepers the $50 janitor, the $l25 en-
gineer custodian, the Kau and Puma
county physicians (who are also paid
by the Territory, and the $l75 special
auditor, and cut down the pay all along
the line in the police department.
The adoption Of this budget would
have effected a material saving, but it
vas hard on human nature to see
friends and aequaintances rendered
1obiess, especially in these hard times
and the supervisors could not quite
make their heads disregard the dictates
Of their hearts So little by little the
5obs were restored, though at reduced
pay. The first move was made by a
supervisor who wanted the physician
IN his district restored. His success was
like the first small break in a dam,
which makes the breach through which,
comes the food When Kau got its
Puma could not be refused
its doctor. Whom the other Supervisors
got their medieos, lit would not be fair
70 refuse Hilo q parkkeeper and a
Jlnitor, II the janitor was retained, IL
would be to discriminate 10 fire the
clerks and the custodian, and il these
were appointed, then the special aud
itor should not be victimizod. SO in
the end the band and couple Of park
keepers were the sole victims who we're
dismissed, though a general reduction
of salaries was effected. U M
The schedule was, however, not ar
rived at without a battle. for while
most of the fighting was done in COM
mittee. Ewaliko objected, when the
resolution came before the meeting TO
the $l60 item for Waterworks Superin.
tendent Vannatta.
Ewaliko for Retrenchment.
81 favor retrenchment, = said Eva
like. 81 sec that all the deputies have
had their pay cut thirty-fye per cent
and that WaterwOrlts ,Superintendent
Vannatta has had his cut only ten per
cent. He used TO DO getting only $i25
for the same work that he is doing now.
lie had $50 added TO his salary because
he was TO plan and build schools, but
there is no more iaoney for schools SO
he has nothing TO do in that respect
lie ought TO be cut $50. We are pen.
sioning some of these fellows. OBJ
ject to having moro clerks in am Office
than is necessary. Look at the audi
tors Office. There is the auditor, his
deputy, and special auditor. We can
eliminate one Of those officers and save
money. This resolution is incomplete
L fs.t. A.
place every supervisor on record" TX
Lyman stated thrf EwaIilso was mis-
taken, who Q said there wore no
schools to . huilt The county would
get funds fc- that purpose IN June, and
new was tho time to ret out plans,
wLleh had to DO submitted TO the de-
partment Of public instruction for ap.
proval, so building could DO done dur
ing the summer vacation and tho new
structures he ready in time for the.
orcDlngsof the fall term. 81
But Vannatta does not get up the
school plpns,', retortnd Ewaliko "I
am inf6med on reliable authority that
John Altau drew the papaikou plans,
and that all vnnnatta did was TO draw
rough sketch. ard can do that my
self, And then Vannatta has got an
automobile besides
The salary schedule was adopted,
with only Ewaliko voting IN the mega
tive.
The finance committee report, which
made formal appropriations along the
lines of the schedule just adopted, was
objected to by Kauhane, who wanted
$25 inserted for Mooheau Park keep
er. Yates moved to table this item,
and this motion carried by the follow.
ing vote;
Ayesi Yates, Lyman and Pritehard
three.
4 Noes; Kauhnne aud EwalilSo- two,
Tho whole resolution was then put to
Q vote. and was adopted on the follow.
ing vote;
Ayes; Yates, Lyman, Pritchard and
Kanehailun--four
Noes Kauhanc aud Ewalilso-two.
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