Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-20
RESEARCHERS
PROBE POLICE
Department
Agree With Jarrett That Aver
age Citizen Has Unfair Ideas
of Civic Conditions
SHERIFF AIDED WORK OF
INVESTIGATION MATTERS
Board of Supervisors Held to be
Responsible for Loss to
City and County

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i In line with its investigation of
matters pertinent to the civil welfare
of Honolulu the Municipal Research
i Committee has had subcommittee
investigating the police department
1 and this subcommittee has recently
4 filed with the president the following
Il report:
Honolulu, T. H. May II. 1914. e
Mr.. Albert Waterhcuse, Pres.
Municipal Research Committee.
Honolulu
Honorable SirY0ur committee. to
which was assigned the Investigation
lof the police department 81 the City
and County Of Honolulu. after having
Igone into the matter as thoroughly
Las the amount of time at our disposal
would permit. beg leave to submit the
following report:
We found Mr.. Jarrett, the sheriff Of
the City and County Of Honolulu, very
ready and willing to give us any in
formation he could and permitted us
to ask all sorts Of questions, whether
reasonable or not We thoroughly
agree with the statement he made
which was that the average citizen
| is not in the least acquainted with
the conditions In the various depart.
lments Of the city, and form conclu-
sions which are unfair. s
The monthly pay roll of this depart
lment amounts to $9360.OO. This, Of
course, by recent action on the part
of the board Of supervisors, has been
reduced 10 per cent? The employees
| in this department are as follows.
Three captains of police. $4,000
each.
Three sergeants, $4,000 each.
Three desk clerks, $4,000 each.
Three turkeys. $4,000 each.
Two patrol drivers. $4,000 each.
Six bicycle patrolmen. $500 each.
Twenty-seyen foot policemen, $1,000
each.
One hack inspector. $125.00.
One assistant hack inspector and
humane officer, 10000.
Fourteen mounted policemen (hors-
es and equipment furnished by off,
cersl $4,000.
Two motorcycle officers (motorcy.
Giles furnished by officers), $4,000. -
One physician, $4,000.
q One harbor policeman: $50. 90. sss
One truant officer. $500.
One astray officer. $500.
One police matron, $4,000. -
One inspector of weights and meas
urements, $4,000.
One clerk to deputy sheriff, s125. 90.
Chief clerk, $4,000.
Two assistant clerks to deputy
sheriff, $4,000.
One stenographer. $4,000.
District court officer, $4,000.
One circuit court officer. $500.
One warrant officer, $500.
One chief of detectives, $4,000.
One sergeant of detectives, $125.OO.
Two Chinese detectives, $500 and
Seven special detectives: -Four at
$500: two at SIS. 90; one at $1,000.
One Japanese detective, $500.
One Korean detective, $4,000.
One Filipino, 5000.
One detective assigned to city and
county attorneys office, $685. go.
This department is allowed $1,000
q month for incidentals From fhis
lust pay running expenses, Such
as automobiles, car and hack fares. as
well as office supplies, This amount
may appear large. but when you know.
that they have three automobiles and
motor patrol wagon. you can readily
see that they do not have more than
is necessary.
The following constitutes an eight
hour watch:
One captain, one sergeant, one desk
clerk one turnkey, two bicycle Off
GERS and nine foot police.
ratrol drivers work twelve hours.
Inc boundaries Of the district pa.
sroiied by foot police Is as follows: !
Maserfront, PunchbowI street, Vine
yaru street and Liliha street There
IS always one foot policeman on d1fy
extra foot policeman and one mounted