The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-01

Judges IN all the precincts and districts
we therefore recommend that it pass as
in the bill.
Oo Item s7s, printing and advertising, ST.
ooV. The committee finds this Depart-
ment is expected to print all the laws
llahy public notices, and proclamations
recommend that the item pass as In
the bill
item 5H, compiling and revising laws.
so,VV. Your committee recommends that
the Item be stricken from the bill.
Respectfully submitted.
DAVID KANUHA-
III. p. BALDWIN.
G. r. CARTER
doubtful about item s74A.
III. P. BALDWIN,
10 the President of the Senate: The
ways and Means Committee to whom
were referred sundry items in the Appro-
priation bill under the Treasury Depart
ment- sbegs to report as follows:
Item l5O, salary of the commission dep
uty, assessors and collectors. $4,000. Your
committee finds that this item covers
Tue salarles OF two deputy assessors for
ffonoiulu and commissions varying from
~ 10 per cent on amounts collected by
tax assessors in country districts
This department expended last wear nm.
der this head 41,474. 25. and as this year
me taxes are expected to be larger. II
VIII necesSitate a large amount being Maid
in commissions
BUT as the system of collecting the
taxes is SO different,s we recommend a
division, putting under Salaries and
pay rolls the cost of collecting the Ho-
noiuiu taxes, and under current ex-
penses@ the amount necessary to cover
the commissions paid for collecting the
taxes in outlying districts
Heretofore, in Honolulu. the Office force
consisted of two deputy assessors, who.
with the assessor, Were expected to do
the work beteween March LIST and July
lst, covering the district from Moanaiua
TO koko Head and from the mountains TO
the sea These three men We're expected
to visit every piece of property place a
value on the same and its improvements
and at the same time keep track of all
other personal property, poll, dog, car
riage, cart and dray tax and have the
assessment books made up during the
same time.
In addition to the foregoing, the Tax
Assessors office will, of necessity, this
year have charge of the collection of the
income tax, and your coA1mittee believes
that the Legislature, should make ample
tax into operation effectively.
Another great difficulty that this office
has eontended with is Its inability to Sc
cure the area of various properties, as
well as the names of the owners The
block maps of each district, commencing
with Honolulu are now being prepared
by the survey department, giving the
owner of each piece, street frontage and
the area in square feet, but it win take
a long time to. finish this work, and
your committee suggests that the Tax
Assessor be given draughtsman, whom
he can direct to obtain the area of par
ticular properties from time to time and
who can be kept busy in copying and
making the maps that are wanted at in
tervals without delay.
If the Legislature desires this depart
ment to be more effective and a larger
revenue obtained, your committee recon-
mends the striking out of item loo and
inserting the following; -, -
$50 A. pay of deputy assessors,
Honolulu, one at $1,000 and four
at $500 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SIS, 100
Pay of deputy assessors, income
tax. Honolulu .............. $500
Pay of income tax clerks ........ 5000
Pay of Tax Office draughtsman . 400
Pay Of clerks, Honolulu Office -. $3.50
$4,000
And further items under current ex-
penses, Treasury Department.:
4ls A. commissions of deputy as
SCISSORS for districts other than
Honolulu SIC, 600
Commission for deputy assessors,
income tax, other than Honolulu. 81, 900
DAVID KANUHA.
II. p. BALDWIN.
G. r, CARTER
May 81, 1901.
To the President of the Senate: The
Ways and Means Committee, to whom
were referred sundry items in the Appro-
priation bill under Department of Pub
lie Works, beg to report as follows:
Item III, salary of clerK, $500. Your
committee finds ,his is intended for the
clerk to the assistant superintendent, a
very important and necessary position.
We therefore recommend this item
should pass as follows: Salary of clerk
to the assistant superintendent, 8, 4Oo-
Item 172, salary of superintendent of
sewers, $1,000. The committee finds the
of sewers is supposed to
make a daily inspection of the entire
system, from Liliha stree, to Punahou
ana bSTeldIld street 10 the SGa, IO
inspect all connections and see that they
are properly made, and have general su-
pervision of the entire sewerage system.
so that whenever leak or q break oc-
ours a saving can be made by promptly
repairing the same.
The committee finds that under the
Board of Health two plumbing inspectors
are employed, one at $500 and the 9TH
er at s., 400, whose duties also require
them to inspect all connections and see
that they are properly made.
Therefore your committee does not see
the necessity of two departments provid-
ing for the same work, and believes
economy could be obtained by making the
Board of Health inspect the connections
of the sewers, and reducing the salary Of
the superintendent of sewers to $2,400. We
recommend: Salary of superintendent of
sewers, g, 400.
Item 173, sewer pay roll, $500. Your
committee finds that this item covers
only such assistance as is now being
used; that is, one engineer, a fireman
and a messenger boy. This viii be en-
tirely inadequate for the system when
the 1000 connections, that are to be made
as rapidly as possible, are finished and
the system in full operation.
rrb;O TaoisIatnre u1lIst mako nrovisiOn