The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-06
THE SENATE'S LOAN BILL
PROPOSITION TO BRIDGE CASH
DIFFICULTY.
Cecil Browns Bill Opens Way to Get
Nearly $4,000 gor Use During Bien-
NAL Period

Cecil Browns emergency loan bill
reached the Senate yesterday morning.
1t gives to Treasurer Lansing the au-
thority, so soon as the bill is approved
by the President, to borrow in the re-
gular way the total sum of 1,946, 500 in
the present biennial period. Most of
this will be used in carrying on public
works, which the Legislature will pres
cribe; but as $4,000 of it goes back to
current funds in repayment of advances
the treasury will be thoroughly relieved
of the threatened stress.
The bill requires par for the
the bonds and the treasurer is not al
lowed to sell below ninety eight under
the most adverse circumstances. There
is a chance in a pinch for commits
sion for somebody up to two per cent,
but as Hawaiian bonds are usually
good there is hardly a prospect of any
body making it.
While there are practically no re-
venues at this season, and a LA
bility of a shortage and no money
with which to pay bills, the treasury is
fortified in a way that would be con-
sidered rather strong back east. There
is $S00,00 in round figures due it from
the loan fund. The Legislature must
make the current accounts good for
this. There is no way out of 1T, unless,
indeed, it wishes to repudiate the acts
Ol llS DItuGCbbSOIS. he Olllltu DldltS
government owes Hawaii at least $780,
900, and most probably 100000 interest
paid on the public debt. Secretary
Gage told Judge Hartwell at Washing
ton last year that the central govern
ment owed interest from July z, 1898.
In that case the debt would be about
$500, 000 At any rate the interest is
certainly due from June 14th last, and
that will amount to 100000
Tho prOViSiOnS of the hill fol-
lows:
Sewerage, Honolulu, $150,000; Sewer
age, Hilo, $4,000; Garbage Crematory
5000; Harbor Improvements, Homo
lulu $3O5, 900; Harbor Improvement
Hilo, $4,000; Palama Reservoir and wa
ter Pipe, $50. 900; Filtration System, $780,
900; Addition to Pipe Sustem, Honolulu,
100000; Five Hydrants, Honolulu, So
900; Waikiki and Kahului water works,
$4,000; Repayment of advances and cur
rent funds, $799000; Roads, Kau, S32,-
900; Roads, South Kona, $200 Roads,
North Kona, $4,000; Roads, Walmea to
North Kona, completion $1,000; Roads,
South Kohala, $4,000; Roads, North
Kohala, 100000 Roads, Hamakua, $685.
900; Roads, North Hilo, SAC, 900;
Roads. Maui.-Roads. Hama, $4,000;
Roads, Makawao $4,000; Roads, La
haina, $4,000; Roads, Waikiki, 100000;
Roads Molokai.-Roads, Molokai, 81
900.
Roads Oahu.-Roads, Koolaupoko, $4-
900.
Roads Kauai.-Roads, Hanalei, &c.,
900; Roads, Hawaiian, $4,000 Roads,
Iihue, $4,000; Roads, Koloa, $1,000;
Roads, Waimea, $4,000;
SCHOOL HOUSES AND TEACHERS
COTTAGES.
Island of Hawaii.-Hilo, estimated
cost for district, SO, 900; Hamakua, esti-
mated cost for district, &c. 100; Kohala,
estimated cost for district, "a 1900; Kona,
estimated cost for district, $500; Pu-
ma, estimated cost for district, $500.
Islands of Maui and Molokai.-Lahai-
ma, estimated cost for district, 1900;
Wailuku, estimated cost for district,
IS, 100; MakawaO, estimated cost for dis
trict, $7,4O0; Hama, estimated cost for
district, $1,000;
Island of Oahu.-Estimated cost of
outer districts, $16S00; Honolulu esti-
mated cost for district, $4,000.
Island of Kauai.-Waimea, estimated
cost for district, 5000; Koloa, estimat-
ed cost for district $4,000; Lihue, esti-
mated cost for district, $500; Kawaia-
hau, estimated cost for district $S40O;
Hanalei, estimated cost for district,
$500. New industrial school buildings
and improvements at Waialee, Koolau-
lOa $40 900