The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-23

lips estate are regular and should De
paid-in all. S25.35.
Line 90. Furniture and Fixtures. The
items % s52.15 and Sls.05. the latter be-
-l- due tLa estate 90 John Phillips.
are regular and should be- paid.
Line 40. - and 41-COulractor', and
Architects fees. SNS.ag5
We have examined bills for the haI-
/ ance OF contract for the Bere.an.a
street school, amounting 90 SI.s14. and
md they are regularly incurred and
/ correct The contract vas filed under
! section -. Session Laws of lN4st Aud.r
| Act). but under Attorney Genera. I
/ ruling on appropriations dated Jan. 81.
1900. the balance OF the appropriation. |
/ amounting 90 S7Sf6.O9 was rendered ua- I
available for payment on account OF
/ contract. The bin for architects Zee. I
/ SNss.s5. was regularly Incurred and is
| correct.
/ At the time OF the signing OF the
/ contract FOR the Bere,auia school house
1 The estimates showed there was "a short
/ balance created by The building and
/ furnishing OF Kaiulani and Waipahu
| schools-the cost OF which exceeded
The estimates on account OF the rise OF
materials. and that an excess OF exc
/ penditure in the appropriation over
and above the amount OF the approprl-
alton would result. In view OF the
fact. however, that the school house
was specifically mentioned in the re-
port OF the Minister OF Public lnstruc-
lion for the previous period and its
erection was contemplated by the Leg
islature In making up the estimates OF
the appropriation for the new school
houses and teachers cottages. Oahu.
and in view OF the urgent need or this
school house on account OF the rapid
increase OF population IL was thought
best 10 erect the school. although
slight excess was incurred.
Line As. The reasons applying TO
lines as and a. will apply to this item
Of $500 for balance due on Maui
, school house contracts. This amount
represents the contracts for a Broom
school house at Kaupakalua. 81 500. and
a l-rOOm school house at Keokea. Maui.
the contracts for which were fled as
Of December 18th. 1899. the balance
available at that time. but for the At
tOrney Generals opinion would have
more than covered the amount.
Line 20. For the reasons given above
We favor the allowance OF this item.
amounting TO 81 500. there being an I'M
} expended balance OF $2.91S.71 remain
ing OF the appropriation, which would
have been used to pay this bill but for
the opinion OF the Attorney General.
5 Line 5O-Sundry bills, 1899. Hawaii.
! $13614.
We find these bills to be correct and
= to have been regularly incurred.
{ Line 51-Expenses Manual and Train
5 ing School. $4,000.
e The old appropriation was 81 600 and
S the excess now asked for 1900. max
: ing a total OF $4,000. This Is three
= times the amount OF the old appropri-
= alton, which was. however. an experi-
mental one and not calculated TO meet
o The requirements OF any great amount
a Of industrial work in our schools. A
n larger appropriation is asked for i'm
n connection with the policy OF the De-
4 Ipartment OF Public Instruction OF in
Q Iecting more OF this kind OF work into
Il our schools, the necessity OF which Is
n demonstrated by the tendency OF our
y school population TO agricultural and
Industrial vocations.
= Line 52-Book Fund, $4,000.
II With regard to this item We find that
" the amount asked for Is for the pur.
y chase Of books for the schools. This
, represents an investment, not an ex-
penditure, as all the money received
II from the sale of books goes into the
Treasury as a Government realization
II In conversation with the Minister oi
q Foreign Affairs We learn that the
, amount asked for IS absolutely neces.
n sary TO efficiently carry on the book de
d partment OF our public schools, and
M further that twice the amount will b,
/ needed during the coming term. AS IN,
le books are purchased at cost and sol,
Toe nit f1Ts a
70 ed, We earnestly recommend that thi
e. item be passed at $4,000 instead o
10 1000. as asked. relying on the assur
N ance OF the Minister OF Foreign AZ
al fairs that the money can be used q
IS good advantage.
p Line 53-Stationery and incldentals
he $4,000.
~ The old appropriation was $1,000
n but was not enough. The increase Il
Id number, size and attendance OF on
il schools necessitates a much large
a. amount. The appropriation has bee
too limited for years past. and Will
in the increase asked for will not who'll
IL remedy the defect, We favor II as a ste
at in the right direction.
Line 54-Repairing school houses
Is $1,000
I'D We recommend without any hesita
ton that this amount be doubled. w
or believe that il pays to take care Of gu
X old school houses as well as build ne'
y, ones. This appropriation has Away
he been too niggardly, as the conditio
nd of the school houses all over tn
Us country today will demonstrate. w
All believe that the time has come for
OF change Of policy in this respect an
as therefore recommend that the item {
Mt s. 900 asked for be increased TO SlO,OO'
nj Line 55-Furniture and fixtures, 5000
The old appropriation for this iteI
Is, was $4,000, but we are unable 10 Sc
what benefit this amount is when q
IT. yided among $50 schools. We cordial
be Iy endorse the extra amount asked 10
yn and hope the Council will support u
NJ, in our views.
he ACT 3.
IN Salaries and Pay Rolls.