The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-17


therein named should be otherwise
performed. for the reasons given below:
It is evident that the getters up of
this bill have given little or no thought
TO the economic administration of q
county government. AS it seems. they
have thought it necessary that each OF
the five counties should have about the
same number of officials as did the
Territory. and of course each officer
would require ,out the same salary,
whether they have little or much work
to do.
Chapter 10 says: The Auditor must
issue warrants as provided in section
IS on the county treasury
in payment of all claims and demands
chargeable against the county which
have been legally examined, allowed
and ordered paid by the Board of Su-
pervisors and attested by the clerk of
the Board of Supervisors. and counter
signed by the chairman Of the Board Of
Supervisors"
Any thoughtful business man reading
section IS referred to must see that
after the five Supervisors and the coun-
~ clerk have so critically examined the
claim as section 35 demands, and mark
ed allowed by the Supervisors land
signed by the County Clerk and the
chairman of the Board of Supervisors"
After the Supervisors and the County
Clerk have audited and done justice to
accounts legally chargeable against
the county," and all illegal accounts
brought against the county, let us ask,
is it wise economy to use the peoples
money to have the work done over
again that had been so ably and hon.
estly done by men acting under their
oaths and bonds? We say it is unwise.
The county clerk could sign all war
rants ordered paid by the board and do
other auditing work without being over
worked, and thus save the expense of
an auditor and his office TO the county.
The Board OF County Supervisors is
Tic cAQAlOA anu NC NAC O4AS AN00-
auditor. as may tie seen by section p
Of the bill. copied below:
THE board of Supervisors shall have
jurisdiction and power to SUI
pervise the official conduct of all county
officers, and officers of all districts and
charged with the assessing. collecting,
safekeeping. management, disburse-
ment OF the public revenues; to see
that they faithfully perform their du-
ties, direct prosecutions for Delinquent
cies and when necessary require them
to renew their official bonds, make re-
ports. and present their books and
accounts for inspection.
ITO lay out, maintain, control, con-
struct. repair and manage public roads,
turnpikes. ferries and bridges within
the county. unless otherwise provided
by law" ITO examine and audit, at
least every twelve months, the accounts
OF all officers having the care, manage
meht. collection or disbursement Of
money belonging to the county, or mon
eys received or disbursed by them un-
der authority of law. To examine, set
tie and allow all accounts legally
against the county and
order warrants to be drawn on the
treasurer therefor. To do and
perform all other acts and things re-
quired by law not in this act enumer-
ated, or which may be necessary to the
full discharge of the duties relative to
county government" The duties of the
as above, taken from sec
tions % and 80 of the bill, to say MOTH
Board in other numerous sections of the
bill, should be sufficient to ease the
mind Of the most cautious that the .
money was safe, and its bus
mess wisely and efficiently administered
by the County Supervisors; in fact,
county government is the proper and
only auditor required, being assisted as ,
It would be by the County Clerk, the
County Attorney and the grand jury,
and being business men, must surely do +
the county business honestly and effect !
ively without further costly assistance.
COUNTY RECORDER.
Chapter is. ssth section. points out
the duties of the County Recorder. It
will not strain the imagination of a
mind to perceive that the
required to be done in our {
Island counties viii be so small for G
many years 10 come II could and sbou1d
be done by the County Clerk. 1t is t
possible the Clerk of Oahu would re-
luire one more deputy should the re-
cording be done by him. We can't i
imagine the recording Of papers in {
outside of Oahu should average y
'ne day, and the recording and other V
iuties-save watching the offlce-couId