The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-07
HOW THE MONEY IS WASTED.

Anyone who viii take the trouble TO
investigate the estimate of the cost Of
government for this Territory for the
nexttvo years as submitted TO the leg
islature by Governor Dole VIII quickiy
see that the present centralized sys-
TEN in vogue here is the most expen-
sive ever devised By man Inig estl-
mate calls for ss.3s5.s25 for the nexs
two years for the conduct of the af-
fairs of this little Territory containing
$40 square miles and having a pop1-
lation of only $4,000. Attention has
several times been called by this paper
to the enorm.H police force main
tanned and its expense to the people
A reference to the estimate will show
that the cost Of the Attorney Generals
department alone. net i.clUjing the
district magisr:a,ss, Sc more tan tht
total cost OF conducting the entire Ter
ritoriel governments Of the Territories
OF Oklahoma or Arizona
The estimate calls for s462,7s0 for
the Attorney Generals department. fer
the next two years wh:..h includes the
pay OF the police ani -ie3 ry sh.riIs
on the different Islands. Tie esti-
mates OF the Territorial g..di.c- Of
Oklahoma. calls for s314.635 for meet
ing the expenses of the entire .erri-
torial government for the next two
years and the estimate of the Ter
ritorial auditor OF Arizona calls for
1861 800 for the cost OF running every
department of that Territory includ-
ing the penitentiary. insane asylum.
university, two normal schools and
other institutions.
In this connection it may be said
that county governments could be
maintained in Hawaii on less than the
cost of the police alone. Take the
Islands of Mani. Lanai and Kahoolawe
for illustration These Islands will no
doubt form the county of Maui when
county governments are established
For the police and deputy sheriffs on
these Islands, the estimate calls for
s50S40 for the next two years, and for
the District Judges s11.960 additional
making a total OF s62.s00 or s31 400
per year. A county composed of these
Islands would correspond to a third
or fourth-class county of the State of
California. Such a county could be
maintained aside from schools and
roads for less than 100000 year. OF
officials there would be required
sheriff who would be ex-ofiicio asses
sor. at a salary of 81. 500 a year, a
Recorder and Auditor at a salary Of
$4,000 a year. Probate Judge, who
would be ex-officio County Superin-
tendent of Schools at $500 year. a
County Clerk. who would be ex-officio
Clerk of Court at $4,000 a year. a
County Treasurer at $4,000 year
three County Commissioners who
would receive per diem and mileage
for each meeting the aggregate sum
not exceeding $500 a year, a Prose
cutting Attorney at $4,000 year and
a County Surveyor at $1,000 year.
Allowing one clerk each in the Office
of the auditor, Probate Judge, Treas
urer, County Clerk, and in the Prose
cutting Attorneys Office at 5000 per
year each. and four deputy sheriffs at
the same salary and the total cost of
the county officials Office force would
only aggregate $4,000 per year I'm
der the present system the salaries CT
the deputy sheriffs and police alone
are given at s25,420 per year.
Opponents of county government
are continually talking about increas-
ed taxes. when if county government
was established and many of the use
less expenses of the centralized sys-
tenn abolished, the necessary taxes TO
maintain both Territory and County
would be less than what is required to
maintain the present expensive sys-
TEN. The legislature will do well to
push the county government bill. Any
thing that will do away with the pres
emit extravagant system of government
would be relief TO all the people.