Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-08
BOARD CAUCUS
| SETTLES WATER.
. Sewer TRANSFER
Final Details to Be Concluded
BY Supervisors Tonight,
They Expect
PLANS NOW FOR ENGINEER
TO BE SUPERINTENDENT ]
Economy Policy Calls for Com
bining Two 0ffices-Mc
Clesan Rather Favors II


After a lengthy caucus yesterday
morning. when the hoard OF superyi
sors went over the ordinances which
viii become operative with the trans.
fer of the waterworks and sewer sys
TENS. and discussed generally how
the departments are to be managed,
an agreement was reaehed which
calls for special caucus this even.
| ing. AT this time. In all probability.
the superintendent Of the systems
will be decided upon.
This appointment is to be made by
Mayor Fern, and IL was tacitly under
stood that the appointment should be
made this evening. And at the same
| time II Is planned to agree formally
or informally on the successor Of La
M. Whitehouse, city and county engi.,
neer. whose resignation was called
| for few days ago by resolution Of
1.-THE board.
A plan was brought up and discuss
ed for some time at the caucus yes
terday which calls for the successor OF
Mr.. Whitehcuse to be superintendent
lof the water and sewer works also.
| This plan received considerable favor
| able support and 1t was given out Of
| ter the meeting that there Is some
chance OF Its being adopted. Il is
pointed out in behalf of the scheme
that the city and county would save
about $4,000 a year by this c0nsolida.
| tion Of work and that other adyaa.
Itages, In addition to the financial one,
would result from this plan. The
$4,000 represents the proposed salary
OF the water and sewer works man
ager. 50
Mcclellan Favors It.
| SuperYisor w. H. Mcclellan. chair
imam Of the ways and means commit
Efee, does not hesitate to say that he
Iis very much IN favor of this plan, and
Iaiso 81 others designed to give an
ldepartfrents He wishes to dispose
Tor the need Of clerks for the collecs
tions Of the water and sewer rates by
pressing several clerks, now In the
employ Of the city and county. into
THAT service. He says that BY using
Iall the available time of the clerks I'M
Ithe garbage and building inspectors.
departments, and also the clerks I'M
| the city and county treasurer's office.
| II will not be necessary to employ any.
new men for this work
| Under the present plan. the fe7s
collected will be turned over to the
ltity and county treasured. who will.
act as an ex-officio treasurer Of the
departments
The board has practically settled on
| the ordinances. Supervisor McClel-
Ian states that only few slight and
physiological changes remain to be
made.
The governor has stated that the
formal transfer will probably not be
made until after June l5. The delay,
The states, is on account of the con-
iyeying instruments Wi.ich gre un-
der way OF preparation. Mr.. McClel.
Ian held d conference with the COVER
inor last week, and was informed Of
1.-THE delay, the chief executive saying,
however, tat It would not interfere
with thei preparations for acquiring
the new interests
$500 Salary Suggested. 8
A report has been prepared and pre-
sented to Mayor Fern on the plan to
have the city and county engineer act
as manager of the works also It is
suggested In this report that he be
given $500 a year or SS75 q month,
which is 500 more a month than the,
present salary of the engineer. II this
scheme Is carried out, an assistant
manager will be required. say the
city fathers. ed
| II this plan is adopted, it means
that James Lynch will not be appoint
ed manager of the works. He was in
formed Of this by Supervisor McClel-
Ian. James T.. Taylor, suggested as
the successor of Mr.. Whitehouse, Is
believed to be willing to accept the
position OF engineer with its new du-
| ties. $al4@5s. ...-.. 49,.
Speaking OF the transfer, Supervisor
eClellan said: ~. ~
/ I'VE are trying to give the people
an economical administration of the
departments. We will make a number
OF changes, with this idea in view, in
the personnel of the departments. BY
making the city and county engineer
manager of the works a saving OF
about $4,000 a year is realized. And
by eliminating persons on the cler-
ical staff, we will also save consider
able. eD.~ = J.. II
The ordinances, which We went
over yesterday, are satisfactory. This
evening we will give them our final
lattentlon oefore introduction, If moth
ing unexpected happens" .~|-