The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-02-28
Wants Legislature
To Keep Hands Off
Chamber OF Commerce Doesn't Favor
Having SOlOns Fix Wage And Sal
ary Schedules In This County
Money Asked For Public Library

Unanimously endorsing resolu-
ton calling for a substantial raise in
salaries for school teachers; urging
! the rebuilding of the washed-out lao
| Valley road; petitioning the board of
supervisors to provide for free collec-
ton of garbage in Lahaina, Wailuku,
Kahului and Paia; and voicing a pro-
test against the tendency of the legis
| lature to butt in" on county affairs,
the chamber of commerce yesterday
afternoon held an interesting and
busy session, most of the business of
which had to do with matters of pro-
posed legislation.
Besides the things just mentioned
the chamber backs the Maui Library
Association in an appeal for $4,000 to
support free pubic library on Maui
for the next two years.
1t also approves a request to be
made by the Governor for $4,000 for
the construction of buildings on the
Malawao homestead tract for an eX
pertinent station.
Maui Money used Elsewhere
County Attorney Bevins brought to
the attention of the chamber the old
kick which Maui has had for a num-
Der of years, of paying taxes for sal
aries of school teachers considerably
in excess of the amount actually eX-
Ipended for that purpose. In the past
year, according to figures which he
submitted, Maui paid taxes to the
teachers salary fund to the amount
of $172,821.1S, while but $137,S29
was required or used. The 20 per
cent balance, of 1891 so has gone to
help out the salary accounts on other
islands.
After a proper amount of disapprov-
al Of such generosity on the part of
Maui was expressed, the matter was
referred to the legislative committee
and an effort will be made to have
the practice of billking Maui for the
benefit of other counties stopped.
Teachers Salaries
In the matter of more pay for teach
ers, general approval was voiced, and
it was the belief that better satisfac-
ton will be had from teachers EN-
ployed if more pay is forthcoming.
d. G. Lindsay, a member of the
school board, stated he is not in fav-
or of the straight 33-1/3 percent raise
asked for by the teachers, but he
does believe in generous increase.
He stated that he believes the new
teachers are not paid sufficient and
that a beginning salary of $50 instead
of $50 per month should be instituted
Also he favored a raise in salary af-
ter the first year of teaching in the
Islands instead of after the third
year, as at present.
Mr.. Lindsays ideas in general
seemed to meet with approval, and
the chambers legislative committee,
|, which consists of H. B. Penhallow,
w. F. Pogue and w. A. Mckay, was
instructed to convey the body's sent
iments to the legislature.
Interfering In County Affairs
Supervisor Dave Fleming brought
up the matter of the legislatures
tendency to deal with matters that
he holds are solely county matterk
He illustrated by calling attention to
number of bills now in the legisla-
ture which presume to fix wages
: which the counties shall pay to road
: workers, salaries for deputies in vari-
Gus county offices, etc. This matter
was also referred to the legislative
committee with instructions to make
clear to Maui's delegation in the
legislature the chambers disapproval
OF this class of legislation.
lao Valley Road
j. Garcia brought up the matter of
the need for having the road up lao
Valley, which was washed out in
, the storm of 1915, rebuilt, and asked
that steps be taken to see that the
appropriation of $4,000 made through
loan fund by the last legislature
tdOes not lapse. f. f. Baldwin, r. A.
Wadsworth, and other members en-
dOrsed the suggestion. From the in
terest taken it seems likely that steps
, may soon be taken to have the bond
purchased on Maui in order to make
the $4,000 available and thus get the
upper part OF lao Valley once more
,, available to tourists and other sight
seers.
Free Garbage Collection
1t was brought to the attention of
the chamber that even at the small
bage in Wailuku and Lahaina a great
many persons make use of neighbor-
ing vacant lots as place to dispose of
old tin cans and other refuse. 1t was
: shown that the county is out of
pocket and only realizes some $3.50
: per year in either Lahaina or Wal,
/ luku under the present system. Ka,
| hului and Paia are also in need of
| some kind of garbage collection ii
: was reported.
After discussion it was decided Ia
: recommend to the supervisors that a
: system of free collection of garbage