Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-31
CITY PAY ROLLS
FURTHER RAISED


Continuing its headlong flight the
board OF supervisors Friday night took
up the salary question where il left off
last 4 ueGday night on the second read.
ing Of the budget, and without hest
tation boosted the pay roll $3.50 a
month more. which with salaries rails.
ed Tuesday, makes a grand total OF
$4,000
Advocates General Raise
II we are going TO raise anyone
let us raise ALL, said Arnold. The
day laborer has just as much IL not
more reason TO ask for a raise. Let
us be fair and increase the salary Of
every one on a percentage basis. A
30 cents a day=increase TO man who
is only receiving 81 day means more
TO him than a So raise month to a
$3.50 man
Larsen went on record as opposed
TO all heads OF departments receiving
more salary.
With the present high cost of liv-
ing a man getting less than 800
should be given more, but IL is an i'm
position for a high salaried man 10
request a raise with the present finan-
cial status Of the board" he said ]
am plad Arnold favors the percentage
system, but at the same time his re-
quest for large sums for road pur,
poses smacks Of vote buying. In going
back OF the records noticed that the
demand for road money always in
creases as election time approaches.
Says Overhead Cost Low &c.,.
Logan, in defending the big increas-
es, challenged anyone fayoring the
short ballot system to prove that the
city is not run on an economical basis,
The overhead cost of the city" he
said, IS only little over per cent"
Police Officers are Raised :..|
The biggest increase came in the
police department, where 1O4 men re-
ceived total of $3.50 more month,
The three captains were raised $40
to 1920 and the three sergeants each
got IS more. Captain McDuffie re-
ceived SO to 5000 and Sergeant Swift
SIS to $50, while Sergeants Anderson
and Stein were raised SIS to 500. The
10 traffic officers, because of their
dangerous positions, received the iarg-
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creases were % foot patrolmen, IA
mounted officers, six bicycle and Is
county officers SO each, and four sub
station officers, three receiving clerks
and several others got SIS more.
Others Seek For Advances
Just before the budget was taken
up Hollinger asked that all school jan.
itors receive $50 a month, except the
one at Mckinley High School, and
after considerable argument 1t passed.
The raise. out OF the school fund, is
Sf25.
Harry Murray, superintendent of
the water department. also got So
more. raising his salary to $3.50.
The board also voted $3.50 a month
more for the salaries OF the men al |
the county jail.
On this round of the pay roll the at |
torney's office was the first to re-
ceiye attention. Hollinger proposed |
that A. NJ. Cristy be raised $50, but 1t |
was voted down. Then a motion to |
raise the clerk and stenographer $40 |
each was made and passed. AHA at |
tempted to have the attorneys Incl |
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the first vote 1t was reconsidered
For the second time within three
months Henry Freitas, building in. |
spector. was raised, his salary being
increased SIS to $3.50. The reason for
this was to make all heads of depart |
ments equal
One Of the most deserving raising
was that Of James Goo, stenographer |
in the engineers office, from 500 to |
s125. HE is the hardest working man |
in the city's employ said Hollinger. |
The question of putting the dona-
ton OF the promotion committee back |
was taken up and the finance commit |
tee asked to bring in report.
Otner raises were the two fssh In
spectors and the meat Inspector, all |
getting SO more.