The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-12
VALUABLE
FACTS.

tcndout Of Public Wo ks to the Governor
Of the Territory Of Hawaii for the pee
Rod ending December 81, 1900. conta ns
much Information which will be Of In
terest to the taxpayer. The report also
includes the transactions OF the former
~ existing Department OF the Inter or
Of the Republic OF Hawaii for the period
included between January and June IA,
1900.
/ Attention IL directed 10 the transfer Of
the control to the Treasury Department
Of many subordinate divisions wh.ch
were sources of revenue to the Govern
mont through the former Department OF
the IntC.ior. but which, by the Organic
Act, were removed from the supery,s.. n
and control of the newly created De-
partment OF Public Works, and were
merged with matters under the control
OF the Treasury department; the chief
OF these subordinate sources of even"e
Included the fees colectable from IL
censes, corporations, companies, part
nersh. ps, news papers, reg stry of convey
anCes, copyrights and many others.
The change IN the duties and response
bnities Of the department, ASIDE from
the Withdrawal OF former sou. ces u
revenue, was further marked by the alb
sence of regular l,g..Iatl,c appTCpi al
tons. The statement OF the apprOpr a
IONS for the department of fubhc
Notks TOR the two years end nB DeCeln-
be- u, 1900, shows TIE am UNITS drawn
from January l to December 81, 1900, as
follows: Under Act ~, saiar.es and ray
Rolls rc-appropriated the sum OF SILL
2.i.4O wa used, Act 3, Salaries and ray
Rolls, Council OF State, S9,GiS.33, Act D,
Current, Incorporated, $50. 40, Acl
>, Current. Council OF state, Sl3l,1-N.,i,
Act /, Loan Fund, uncil of State, $685.
glG72; total sum expended sl,Ol3,459.GO
Z The road tax fund. which approaches
the nature of an appropriation, being a
special deposited income, to be used for
a special purpose, viz: repairing, main
tanning and other road purposes in the
various designated road districts of the
Territory, and drafts on which fund are
dsbursed in the various distigts under
the supervision of the road boards, the
members Of which receive their appoint
mrnt from this department, the total OF
this fund for the period shows an in
crease of $4,000 overSthe amounts placed
to it's credit in 1899.
A statement of deposits, drafts and bal
ances relating to the road tax Is as fol-
lows: The road tax balance on Deem
her 81. 1899. amounted to s2661S.2: credit
3
1856; amount drawn by the several boards.
1 sos 12s.45: credit balance December 81,
1850. s4l, 22575.
The total receipts for licenses received
by the Department of the Interior to
June Il. 1900. amounted to $65. $3.50. The
merchandise item proves to be the larg-
est, with sSs,42o.14 to its credit; 5000 was
received from the retail dealers In sp'r-
its, and the sum of 1880 was obtained
from the hotels.
From January / to June "a 1900. TWEEN
ty-one corporations filed articles of as
ISOLATION for mercantile, shipping, man
ufacturinE or agricultural purposes, and
one for church and benevolent purposes;
nine corporations also amended their
charters during the same period. The
sum of S.934,000 is represented in the
capital stock of all corporations applying
TO- charters, and this is divided among
S96,h2O shares.
The report OF the Superintendent of the
Water Works shows that the revenue of
the Bureau is falling off, but the cause
Is ascribed to the confiagration In the
Chinese district, January 20. 1900. and
which compelled the discontinuance of
33l rate-payers.
The clerk of the Honolulu market re-
ports that the institution Is having in
creased patronage, the advance in the
number of stalls rented during the past
period showing that the public visited
the market for trade purposes In greater
numbers during the period than former
~ The receipts for 1899 show s975f TO
have heen collected, while thu returns
from the same source for 1900 amount to
$l2,SSS75 an increase OF sS1S2 over the
previous year.
The road supervisor saws 1.-THE condi-
tons OF the streets in Honolulu, their
construction and repair presents a prob
lem that requires careful thought and
study" There are seventv-hve miles 81
streets, extending from Maunalua TO
Moanalua under his charge aud con-
stant attention Is necessary to maintain
the traf7icahle condit ion OF those roads
over thirty-thrcc miles Of sewer plpes
Of different dimensions have been ln'd
since the commencement OF this work.
IN March. 1899. and a large reservoir has
hccn constructed Of cement rnl Stone
with a Cannctv of SOnAN0 rnllous u Is
estimated that further app~Nr"nt'or 81
s12f I'm VII he necessary ~ c1rNn'"to 'ha
work in hand and fulfil the existing con-
tracts.
Tho fire report shows that during tho
period there has been a total OF only
twonty-s'N fire alarms caused ms fol-
lows: Spontaneous combustion dorert-
I've smokestaCt 4 gasoline CvrInsion ..
candle .. matches I kerosene oil lnmn I.
snltnetre I, fumiGatlng l. smoking ..
sharks from engine I. rubbish l. and I'M
lyrown cause A.
Tho total loss ~ fire has amounted N
$50 S75' tho insure noe on nrnnertv NJ rick
amounted 10 s9lf.SFn' and the losses maid
u" Insurance companies amounted 10
tIS -7o4O
Tho purchase ~ hook and ladder "a
'"rrod on the grounds that With che
n""sent modern buildings IN tho C,tv
md under course OF construction u
would ho imnOesihle With tho nrasent
eruinment, 20 combat IRE vhich hnd
rn'ncd much hondwav, nor wouli e no