The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-09-19
MAUI WANTS
ITS TAXES
Thinks That Oahu
Should Have Sugar
Taxes.

J.P. Cooke was closeted with Gov
ernor Carter and Treasurer Campbell
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Cooke went
to the Capitol to confer on the question
Of the disposition Of certain taxes collect
ed in the various islands, he being Of
the opinion that such taxes. SO collect
ed. should be devoted to the islands
yielding them.
For instance" said Mr.. Cooke to an
Advertiser man before going into the
Robin's-Egg Blue room, ''the income
taxes for the Maui plantations are re-
turned in Honolulu. Therefore, Maui
does not get the benefit of those spe-
cial taxes. 1t is practically case OF
Maui paying over taxes for the main
tenance Of the county of Oahu.
with county government establish
ed think it is the right thing that
the taxes should be given to the coun-
ties producing them. The trouble lies
in the fact that the law requires the
returns to be made in the city or place
where the offices Of the corporations
are located.
IF the worst comes to the worst the
plantations, say on Maui, might change
the location of their offices from Ho-
nolulu to Maui, merely maintaining an
agency here. In that way they might
get the benefit of these special taxes"
Mr.. Cooke stated his views on the
loan funds. He has had talks before
with the Governor over the question Of
building public works according to the
reading Of the legislative acts provid-
ing for the disposition of loan fund
money. The Governor had told him
that the spending of the money on such
works as new wharves, ETC., would
benefit the Territory, in some instances,
more than other works. and would pay
for themselves in a very few years.
Naturally, Mr.. Cooke looks to see funds
spent on Maui in which he is especial
|
ly interested.
d b u a u u q b u q R q d b q u 70
Messenger, Salary, July and Au-
gust .................... SOD
Police Expense, overdraft July. 1890
Police and Fire System, overdraft
July commemorative. 4o.I3
The Treasurer now respectfully
prays that you will kindly make such
| appropriations in due form as may be
Required to square these respective ac-
counts as hereinabove shown.
RICHARD H. TRENT,
County Treasurer.
probably sent the treasurer only copies
of the Boards resolutions authorizing
payments, neglecting to notify him of
motions carried in Board meetings for
the expanding Of certain sums.
Auditor Bicknell reported in this con-
nection that Mr.. Trent had been noti-
fled of numerous motions authorizing
money payments. but the treasurer
had insisted that resolutions were
necessary.
The chair said that the Boards legal
advisor had rendered an opinion to the
effect that appropriations could be
made by resolution or motion.
| Superintendent Of Public Works Hol-
loway wrote the Board to the effect
that all prison labor had been with
drawn from the parks and that the
county would be at no further expense
in this respect.
| Andrew Adams wrote that the Koo-
laupoko road board was minus ami
mails, instruments or property to ac-
count for. = ,,sa
E. r. Adams stated that the Board
had hired what they needed.
A bunch of communications of more
or less personal import was read.
Adams presented resolution to the
following effect:
That the ability and honesty of Sam
Johnson, superintendent of the Garbage
Department, is not doubted by the
Board of Supervisors.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
| Adams ordinance, making 1t mis-
demeanor for laundrymen to spray
clothes by ejecting water from the
mouth, was read for the second time
and passed
Lucas suggested the construction OF
three small parks, at the foot of Nu-
uanu, Smith and Maunakea streets, on
the waterfront adjoining the inter-is-
land wharves. This will save macad-
amizing and beautify that particular
section of the city.
The suggestion was unanimously ap-
lproved.
It was moved to institute injunction
proceedings against the Superintendent
of Public Works to restrain him trim
paying out any moneys to the credit OF
the now defunct road boards This Will
bring the matter to focus. The Board
claims the right to handle such moneys.
Asked as to what the County Attor-
neys office intended to do in the blan-
ket warrant controversy, Deputy At
torney Milverton stated that unless
Trent and his attornies would agree
to a test case on agreed facts in the