The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-09
Estimates of the Needs of the
Various Islands Are Submitted
by Superintendent Cooper to
: Governor Dole.
Many New Projects Are Included in the List
of improvements But the Largest Sums
Are to Be Charged to the Loan Bill
and Bond ISSUE

Six million, six hundred and thirty
two thousand, two hundred and eighty
four dollars and seventy-eight cents is
the aggregate amount of the estimate
which is recommended by Supt Henry
E. Cooper as needed by the Public
Works Department for the next two
years Two-thirds of this amount how
ever is for improvements under the
proposed loan bill, and the legislature
is to be asked to pick out what is most
needed, Supt. Cooper stating in his re-
port that the improvements suggested
by him are what are necessary to the
Territory and it will be left to the legis-
lators to select the most important.
The actual running expenses of the
Department for the next two years is i
but $465,S29 according to the estimate +,
submitted to Governor Dole on Satur- |
day. The estimated expenditures for
public works of various kinds for the
coming biennial period is $s32,5ss.70 and
for roads and bridges $685., ,745. Under
the loan bill there is a provision for
public works to the amount of $S.07s,62O
with an added estimate for roads and
bridges aggregating $1,1s2,492
The report contains many important
recommendations, which will be of inn
mense value even though the work is
taken from the Department of Public
Works under the proposed county bill.
for it sets out in exact detail just what
each district will require.
Important improvements to the light
ing and water systems of Honolulu
with a new plan for wharves and for
a prison and insane asylum, are among
the most important communications
for this city, while a recommendation
of $4,000 for an exhibit at st. Louis
interests the whole Territory. There
are Just as important recommendations
for the other islands and Honolulu will
vt monopolize all the public works
s1 Supt Cooper's estimates go through.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES. Il
The total appropriation asked for i
salaries and payrolls is $465,S2s. There f
are few slight increases recommended '
in the salaries, but as whole there t
are not many changes from two years 5
ago For the Public Works office with
the minor bureaus the total allowance p
asked is $780, The Bureau of Wa l,
ter Works requires $45,990, Public a
Grounds s25, $50; Fire Departments, b
s129, ,24O; Pilots office, $50, $50. The salary p
Of electrical inspector at $4,000 is new #
office created, as is also that of building a
with a salary of $500 b
The payroll of the Honolulu Fire De- q
partment is increased from $I2.29O to e
s125, $40, there being a larger equipment n
and also an increase in the pay of the
employees.
PUBLIC WORKS. tC
The following are the most important ,
If the appropriations asked for under el
he head of expenditures from current
'eceipts:
General emergency appropria- &C
tion ....................... -SloO'Ooo a'
Road damages, all islands. 100000 re
Building at st. Louis Exposition. $4,000 l'
Repairs, furniture, etc, for pub ei
Ilc buildings .-...--.....-.... oo'VVV ~
Repairs Roya! Mausoleum. 10000 IN
.andings and buoys, Hawaii. 10000 III
.andings and buoys, Maui....... 5000 ha
ard bucys. general. 1900