Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-16

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Witness went on to say that for. sal
aries alone for the two years ending
June 80, 1903, the Legislature appro-
priated s2.149.S13.50 or three and one
half times as much as the total cost OF
the government Of the Territory OF
New Mexico for two years, including
all the public institutions, and almost
as much as the State of Nebraska for
two years. including all its state in
situations and boards and support OF
the National Guard. For salaries alone
the appropriations amounted to s6.9S
per capita per annum.
Burton - Were the appropriations
larger than the estimates OF the Cover.
nor?
Gill-No, sir. They were consider.
ably smaller. The Governors esti-
mates as originally submitted called
for s7,32S,565. not including appropria-
tons for the payment OF fire claims
and the building OF roads and bridges
Other appropriations under fixed
charges and public improvements
amounted to $3.523. 530.52 while appro-
priations for miscellaneous unpaid bills
amounted to $4,000. The legislative
expenses were 1000 and the expenses
for the Fire Claims Court swelled the
grand total to s5.S21 ,53S. exclusive OF
the sl.500,O0O for the fire claims, or
$3.50 per capita per annum. All the
fire claims and the per capita amount
will be swelled to something like $24.
Here several questions were asked
as to the repair OF streets, the witness
answering that all these matters were
in the hands OF the Superintendent OF
Public Works to determine. The peo-
y pie living along any given street had
nothing to say about the matter.
Heavy Per Capita Cost.
Witness stated that there was not to
be found city of the same size as Ho-
nolulu whose per capita cost in any
way equaled what 1t was here. The
annual report OF the Supervisors OF
Cincinnati and Hamilton county for
December 81. 1900, gave the tax rate
for city purposes as $l.i2. school tax
10 cents. county SO cents. state 2S Ala
cents, and public library 3 cents or q
total Of s2.57 40 this on a 5000, 00O.-
900 assessed valuation, producing $5,-
$4,000 in taxes for county, city and
state. This was s12.73 per capita for
residents OF the city. outside the city
half this. In taking these figures into
consideration, witness wished the
Commission to make note OF the fac,
that Cincinnati owes a very large deb
and that the taxes are extremely heavy
Cost In Arizona.
The Territorial government of Ari'
zona was taken as another example. II
was shown that for the year ending
June 80, 1900, including $4,000 ex
pended on a new capitol building, thu
cost was s27O,665. The population In
June, 1900, including over 10000 In
dams, was $4,000. The cost per capita
including amount spent on chpito
building was 1920. Exclusive OF thu
amount spent on the building the pei
capita cost per year was $3.50. 49,
| vi INC So,o'l'iSo appropriated Hcie
aside from the salary appropriations
but s1,4S3,64O were for public improve
ments, leaving s2,1SS,065 for fixed
charges. This, added to the salaries
would give a total OF $i,337,S7S for sal
aries and fixed charges alone for thu
biennial period without one dollar TO
public improvements, or a cost of Sli.
0S 2-5 per capita per annum for thi
little Territory. Add 81 100000 appro
priated for fire claims and there would
be a grand aggregate for the biennia
! period of 1891 .53S or $23.7S per capt.;
per annum. The Governors estimate
called for a total OF 1897 ,S6975 ex
elusive OF legislative expenses and fir
claims. or $25.7i per capita per annum
Expenditures Of Hawaii.
The expenditures OF Hawaii for tn
year ending December 81, 1900, wa
S3,572.l75 and for the six months end
ing June 30, 1901, s517,65i, or a tota
for the eighteen months of $i,0S9, 1923,
81, being at the rate OF Sl7.70h pc
capita per annum, this not includin
the salaries OF the Governor and secre
tary, judges. postmasters and custom
officials after June IA. 1900, all thcs
being paid by the United States afte
that date. For the fiscal year endin
June 80. 1902. the expenditures wer
s2,2SO,579,4l or sli.S1 per capita 10
every human being in the Territory.
, Other States and Territories.
The population OF New Mexico wa