The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-20

Wllilam III. wright, Esq, Treasurer of
the Territory of Hawaii.
Sir: The Board of Health has, upon
the recommendation contained in your
communication of the Sth inst, careful
ly investigated the estimated appropria-
| lions required by the Board of Health
for the coming biennial period as sub
mitted in the Governors recommends
ton to the Legislature and in the report
of the President of this Board from Mo-
vember 10, 1900, to February 1, 1901, and
beg leave to submit the following:
The sole ground upon which this report
is made is that stated in your commu-
nication mentioned above, 1.-The desira-
biiity of strict economy being observed
in all the departments of Government
service to enable it to meet public re-
quirements;" otherwise the Board would
not feel justified in cutting down any of
the items as already recommended.
The Board has approached the work
of cutting down items affecting a de-
organized as this one now is, with con-
siderable hesitation. To cripple SO i'm
portant an institution would be serious
matter. With this in view the Board
has attempted to rearrange the estimates
to conserve and in some cases to
others to Gull out and cut down those
not so essential. lie Board feels that
it's recommendations herewith submitted
1 -. .. r.
department in any way but will give the
most effect to the least amount of mon
ey the Board can possibly get along
with, besides resulting in an appreciable
step towards economy in current ex-
pense, salaries and pay rolls, especially.
A few items such as steamer and run
| ming expenses, quarantine and funliga-
ton expense, buildings for non-leprous
children of lepers, etc, have been added
to the estimates already made for rea-
sons hereinafter stated and in order
that the same may be considered with
| the necessities of the other departments
| of the Government. The Board feels
| that the added items are entitled to spe-
| cial consideration not only for the rea-
| sons hereinafter advanced, in each case,
but on account of the long step secured
| towards economy by recommendations of
| the committee on garbage and eXcaVator
service adopted by the Board on May H.,
! 1901. as follows:
vator service be made twice the amount
now asked for such service; that the
Board forthwith appoint committee to
draw up a scale of prices for garbage
service; that as soon as practicable the
present regulation for free garbage ser
vice be rescinded.'
| The above action will affect saving
| to the Government of approximately SIO-
| 000, together with:
Subsidy to Queens Hospital ...-s 10000 20
| Subsidy to Lihue Hospital $500 w
Subsidy to Consumptive Ward. 5,VoO w
Subsidy to Kapiolani Maternity
| Iotal .-..-.-.-...-...'. -S1Vo' 1oV w
The Board feels that the above subsi-
dies should be transferred to some other
department as this Board has no control
of the subject matter.
| In conclusion the Board desires to re-
| iterate that the estimates submitted III
the Governors recommendations are not
any too ample to carry on this lmpor-
tant department, such estimates peins
based ON very close lines of economy;
that the estimates herewith submitted
were based solely on the ground OF the
grave necessity of strict economy being
observed in all departments OF the gov
eminent; that the department Will DC
pushed to get on with the estimates
herewith submitted and can not possibly
get along with anything less, in pay roiis
and current expenses especially; tna'
the department is doing all In It's power
particularly in connection with the exca'
lvator and garbage service, to curtaii its
lexpenses in view of assisting the Govern
lment through, what has been asserted
shortage of funds. =.
Estimated appropriations required "
the Board of Health for the coming oil
ennial period:
Salary Sof executive off1cer...'..s DIV soo y y
esIn .aoretarv $500 O
$50 0
| The usual salary in all other
departments for a secretary Is
s., 600. The amount of work ana
the responsibility incurred does
not justify a greater amount
! in this case.
. Salary of city sanitary officer. s,oo oO y
: Monthly salary ...'..'.''...' NV