The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-27

the Sl-o,OO0? asked the chair. The
chair considered that Mr. Trent had
arrived at a reasonable solution of the
problem, which was really according to
the law. Mr.. Adams thought that the
Territory would get its $125, 900 all right
despite any fear there might be of a
falling off in taxes
L don't think you would get any
of your warrants cashed until Novem-
, Der" said Mr.. Fisher
Adams said that by taking 10 per
cent for six months out of 1877 900 it
would give the county sS7 900 a month.
That would be 60 per cent. The Ter
, ritory would retain the other 40 per
, cent. This might be $500 That be-
ing the case, the Territory would have
/ s125,000 of that, leaving So, 900 as a
balance due the county
The Police Department for the last
six months drew $4,000 J. A. Gilman
presented a statement for the Fire De-
partment which showed that 1920 went
for payrolIs and sS75 for supplies. or
about $4,000 a month. This, however.
was on the "cut" basis of the special
session.
Over $4,000 a month was spent on
the garbage department, but there was
revenue from that. The garbage
crematory expense was included in the
expenditure statement. $3.50 a month
was the cost of maintaining the band,
with few incidentals
COUNTY IS LUCKY.
Mr.. Trent said the county was for
] tunate in starting in the last instead
of the first six months of the year be-
in, SO there would be money to burn"
SO to speak. The county would start
we'll enough on $4,000, and then next
year the taxes would be collected in
May as well as in November
The government electric light station
in Nuuanu is run by the Territory, so
Adams stated. The station would
probably supply lights for the county
offices.
Six hundred and sixty-six dollars
a month was paid to the COM
, mission controlling Kapiolani Park.
Fisher has made an item of $1,000 for
the park. He thought that should be
sufficient to keep Aala, Thomas and
Emma square parks. Adams said $500
a month would keep Kapiolani Park.
Lucas suggested that the Rapid Tran
Sit might contribute to the main
tenance of Kapiolani Park.
Fisher said that when THE first coun-
ty government was launched. he had
delivered over to the counties complete
sets of books These he was again
sending out to the counties today.
These books were all right for the
present government. The Territory
had paid for them.
+ Thanks" said Adams
The board then got down to regular
business. A proposition was received
from the Alex. Young building company
to rent a portion of the second floor OF
the Young block for county offices.
The committees on buildings and rules
reported progress.
| DOUTHITT'S EXPENSES.
Attorney Douthitt gave an estimate
of his July expenses as follows: As
sistant, $175; Stenographer, $125; clerk,
$75; stationery, $3.50; in all about $780,
Some Of the expense would be perrna-
nent. That did not include his own
salary. Afterward he would need a
criminal and incidental fund.
The chair suggested that the coun-
ty attorney was a deputy of the attorney
generals department. and that as the
legislature had left the incidental ap-
preparation for the attorney generals
department the same, some of these
incidentals would be borne by the lat
ter department..
+ Auditor Bicknell said he had not es
timated his office expenses
| The chair suggested a finance COM
mittee could take up these matters
with the various officers and present
a statement in concrete form.
| Adams wanted to know how much