Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-07
APPROPRIATION
BILL INCREASES
MANY SALARIES
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ure came from Governor Pinkham.
who drafted il, a total of $2,609. 246
was asked. To this the senate already
has added $56OlS4
The first notable increase over the
appropriations of two years ago is in
the salary of the adjut7nt-general of
the national guard. Two years ago
the legislature allowed Col J. w
Jones a salary of only $50 month
At that time and for most of the time
since, until the last few months Col
Jones was able to add to that income
by serving as court stenOgrapher
When Judge T. B. Stuart took the
bench Col Jones was relieved of his
StenographiC job. 1t is understood
that this is partly the reason the sen.
ate saw fit to increase his salary as
acknowledgement of the netional guard
II also is expected that the national
guard will become a. far more import
ant feature of the government than
it has been and that Col. Jones duties
will be more eXacting than heretofore
There is question which no one
has yet expressed in words. whether
Col. Jones Is to continue in the 20.
sition, however His commission, ex-
pired few days ago and the terri.
tOrial executive has not yet renewed
it.
Other Increases.
Other employees or officers Of the ma
tional guard also are increased. For
instance, the clerks salary is raised
from SIS month to $110, the armor-
er from $40 to SIS, while a new item
of 500 a month for janitor for the
armory is added to this years bill
In short, the total for the next BIZ
ennium for the national guard is $39,.
600, whereas it amounted only to $23,.
$50 the last two years.
The governors contingent fund is
to remain the same as it was the last
two years, $4,000 In this connection
it is said that Governor Pinkham has
been exceedingly economical and care.
full, with, the result that a very small
part of the last contingent fund was
actually spent
Under. the. head of territorial Sec
rotary, the expense of Hawaiian birth
registration is reduced in the new bill
$1,000, or from $4,000 for the last BIZ.
ennium to $4,000 for the coming BIZ
ennial period. But the expense of
elections is increased from $4,000 to
$4,000, due to the primary feature,
which should have been provided for
two years ago but was not
The total appropriation for the pub
lie archives is increased from SIC, 200
to $11s50o.
Promotion Fund Reduced.
= The territory's contribution to pro
notion" new item which the gov
ernor fixed. at $4,000, was reduced
by the senate to $4,000. Another new
item is $4,000 for Industrial accident
boards. This will be required only in
case the proposed workmen's compen.
sation act becomes law, as it pro.
vides for the working of that feature
The Library of Hawaiis mainte-
nance fund is Increased from $40, 900
to $24, 1870, while the fund for the Hilo
public library is cut down $500 to
$500. -
The governors entertainment fund
remains at the same figure, $4,000. The
amount to- be paid in pensions to pri-
vate persons remains the same, 1920.
The fund for the attorney-general's
department is increased $4,000. to a
total of. $35, 900, for the biennium. The
fund for the high sheriff and, terrific
rial prison is increased from $6S, 900
to $4,000. The additional amount is
for more guards and lunas. The ter
ritorial+ auditing department is given
$720 more, or a total of $24,750.
Salaries in the territorial treasur-
ers department remain at the same
figures, but expenses are increased
from $11 ,000& to $4,000, exclusive of
the interest on the bonded debt of
the government and the taxation bu-
reau., =. ..
Tax Assessor Wilder's salary is rails
ed from $3.50 to $275; the deputy as
SCISSORS from $500 to 1920, and the
item which includes clerks, interpre-
tiers, commissions and expenses, from
$60, 900 to $S5,000. The expense of
the tax Office on Maui is to remain as
before, as is thatyof the office on, Ha.
wall, but the, expense. item. for the
Kauai tax office IL advanced by $500.
The total appropriation. for the bureau
of conyeyances is increased from $43,-
$50 to $50,560. 49, .
More for College of Hawaii.
The College. of Hawaii is to be more
generously dealt with in the next two
years. The item for salaries, payroll
and expenses is increased from $4,000
to $2S,000, and that of buildings. grad.
ings and improvements from $4,000 to-
$4,000; ,.,.-.
The salary of C. r. Forbes, superin-
tendent of public works. is scheduled
for an increase from $3.50 a month to
s4I6.66, or $4,000 year salary. As
of the capitol grounds
and judiciary building heFalso gets an
Increase from SIS to 800 a month
Several new jobs in the public works
department are created. One of these
Is a matron of the, throne room. who
Is to get a. $50 salary: then there are
of explosives for each of
the four larger islands, who are to
receive salaries ranging from $25 to
$50 a month.
Another, interesting item. is SIS
salary set aside for an ''ele-
Vator: operator" Just where the op-
orator is to work is not yet made
clear, though il is presumed that some