The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-30
THE COUNTY BILL.

The County bill being gradually put into shape, will be
shortly in readiness be put before the the Territory
There will be neither secrecy haste about it,
about that precious document which upon the egsa-
ture at last session The present bill has been drafted with care
and has been worked upon by who understand both prac
tcaly and theoretically what County bill calls for while
have taken careful consideration the peculiar circumstances
OF the Territory The Home Rulers also upon
County BILL but is the Republican County bill which will be
passed.
Iii amusing look the County bill It was hopeless
y ungrammatical and hopeey umbed County bill had
been issue in the campaign and given
be ready the legislature In fact the Home Rulers
called together after the election employed
daily and nightly session during the months Of November and
December with break for the Christmas vacation then
again work during January and February and brought
nothing except ample supply gas The talked
County bill did materiaze and only light finally through
the efforts of the members who pasted the strips together
they had been cored out OF other without reason and
without thought the requirements Of the Territory.
The nroducers OF the bill did grasp what contained and
the supporters had absolutely knowledge of its To
them the County bl a sibboleth catch word If
there County bill there would be plenty of Offices indeed
every the country belonging Rule party was
to office, and under such circumstances Hades with
the of the BILL pass the sake of Had
that bill become law the very who supported would
have cursed the day when they cast their first
The salary list was to be on liberal scale and the salary
list which many scanned There be five
consequently the officials multiplied by five Thus there
at S5oo EACH five reasure $500 EACH and
The total official staff in each county nine the ag
gregate salaries amounted 27Oo SIS5oo
the five counties Then there of minor
officials, and each county fees
and other by direct salaries There also be three
commissioners each county fifteen ALL these gentle
piece each actu-
ally engaged county business while they
mileage when examining county works. and $50 addition
their regular fee and mileage when they Board
Equalization. How much all this might during the
difficult to figure There many methods
by which money could be by the county officers Of the
pockets of the taxpayers
But the bill was badly put together that unworlabe
and could have been strongly and successfully attacked would
trouble would
down and would have suppanted by
undgested OF stuff which self contradictory which
would have been ghy costly and which utterly
to territorial conditions
The absrrdles of the bill up time 1t pro-
Nded for fuel to school houses and public buildings
an office OF Register which mistake spelling
the through the bill What who elected
Register is has been e'cidaed The presumption
that this the trainers could get the office Reg
strar The Board Of Education money
per cent direct conflict with organic act but that
was mere detail not worth consideration and so on !
is well remember that escaped such BILL when we are
considering the bill There will authorized upon
the taxpayers pockets The county machinery will be calculated
to work as economically possible. The biw be
workable and will be made hold of
undgested and chaotic rubbish masqueradng under
OF legislation And last but not least the public will have OPP
portun read and discuss its provisions meeting
the legislature. The will be able the matter over !
with their Representatives and consider what changes sugges
tons they may desire to make, i