The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-28
OAHU GETS
GOLD BRICK
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each district for additional work The
total for all work on Oahu was $4,000.
! The payroll, $4,000, was additional.
The counties received the entire road
tax He thought that until Oahu coun-
ty could determine what revenue it
/ would have, it would be we'll to keep
/, the present road supervisor to take
! general charge, and to delegate the
outside work to the present road
boards. None of these members re-
ceived pay. The road supervisors were
paid. Mr.. Holloway thought this would
be the simplest plan for the next six
months. He said the County Board had
confidence in the various road SUPER
visors around the island. The various
boards have road supervisors to look
after the work, who receive salaries.
The superintendent thought if the su-
pervisors decided to make as little
change as possible, and if they made
! estimates for six months and the
road boards made the money go as far
as possible. all would be we'll. The
ernor go out of existence on July 1,
and simply reappointing them would
keep the work going on as before. The
road taxes are expended by the road
boards by drawing drafts on the treas
urer.
In response to a question by the
chair, the superintendent said that
payment of two salaries to an official,
one by the Territory and one by the
County, would not conflict with the
law, as the Territory has nothing to
do with the county in that respect.
Again referring to the matter of ap-
pointments in road work the superin-
tendent felt that he should be consult
ed before a general road supervisor is
appointed, as the Territory was loan |
ing its 100000 worth of equipment, and |
he, the superintendent, was response |
BILE. He wanted a representative, who |
would be responsible to him. The loan |
of government bodybuilding equipment |
to other counties would probably be
made in the same way as suggested for
Oahu.
AS to the electric light plant, if the
Territory furnished lighting for the
city. he felt the man who was put in
charge should be someone who was
to the superintendent. He !.
was responsible for the plant. The
county, however, was to maintain it.
why would you not want to turn
the plant over to the supervisors?"
asked the chair
The Superintendent said the plant
represented a large amount of Terri
orial money, and improvements Were
oeing made under the loan act The I
Territory was paying interest on this }
money. In order to keep it running :
he county must take it over on July &
otherwise it would be closed down.
If the county did not wish to maintain s
he plant and could hire power for s
ghts from the Electric Light Co, then
he Territorial plant would be closed
own. The Capitol, territorial stables, | ::
ilOt house. etc, We're supplied by the &
government plant. The same current {;
uppiied by the Government plant. If | {;
furnished by the Hawaiian Electric 3
o.. would be about $500 per month.
Ir. Holloway wanted guarantee that | :,
lie county would supply lights for the 6
overnment buildings. q
AS to the garbage department it was 3
1own the income was about $1,000 p 3
,onth. The payroll was about $1,000 3
lie crematory $500; total. about $4,000 !,
ar month. Against this would be a s
,alization of about $1,000 for mainten- s
nee. Z,
Superintendent Holloway said he 3
ould be glad to turn the crematory 3
yer to the county. SO far, it was more q
lpenslye than towing carriage out 10 <