The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-04-09

moneys, and are Jed TO believe that OH
moneys requisite and necessary Tor ihe
internal Improvement Of the varinus
counties should he raised either hv the
issuance of county bonds, OF an increase
In he tax rate sufficient to raise the
necessary funds The plan for incTeas-
ing the tax rate for such purpose az.
peals to your committee, especially ~
such extra tax is restricted TO ihe pur.
pose Of internal Improvements, and b.
safeguarded against squandering by
means of salaries and other devious
me hods of wastefuness
Slap at System.
''Under the present system Of raising
revenue for internal improvements, a
general loan bill is an invitation for
the people of each county TO grab all
they can from the common pot. Theo-
retically IL is wiser 10 make each county
responsible for its expenditures and the
payment of its obligations. No one
county or municipality should be devel-
oped ut the expense of another; other
wise there is no incentive for any com
munity to conduct its affairs along the
lines of good business policy, when, in
directly, il must share the burden of
extravaganza or incompetency of an
other community which is run by in
competents.
"Under the proposed plan of county
taxation the provident counties will
not need TO increase their taxes, and
they should serve as arguments against
the extravagant tendencies of other
counties.
"When all the land or property hold
ers of each county are directly taxed
for their county improvements, inefh-
eient and extravagant Boards Of Super
visors will no longer be popular.
"sUnder loan bills the burden is not
personally felt by large number of
our taxpayers as it will be under an
increase in the county'taX rate as pro
posed"
The committee majority recommend
ed that the bill be tabled and intro
duced q substitute bin enabling the
counties to increase their tax rate one
fourth of one per cent to provide money
for the construction of public works.
The Substitute Bill.
The bill as submitted provides that
in addition to the tax of one per cent
collectible under the provisions of
Chapter IS of the Revised Laws, the
special tax of not more than one quarter
of one per cent can be used by the
counties for the construction of new
sehoolhouses, hospitals, district court
houses, jais, water works, sewers and
other public improvements.
Senators Coelho and Brown in the
minority report of the Ways and Means
Committee, recommended that the bill
pass with the title amended to read
''an act making special appropriations
for public improvements
The bill, if passed as recommended by
the minority, would dispose of the sum
of 5000. distributed as follows;
College of Hawaii. permanent building,
$l25000; Boys Industrial School, $l2,
600; Kapiolani Girls Home, $4,000;
addition to Normal School, $4,000; Ar,
mory. on condition that the Federal
Government restores to the Territory
the barracks lot or a sufficient and suit
able part thereof for the armory, $40,'
600; Hilo Union School, $65,000; Hilo
water works. $4,000; Kula pipe line
100000; Lahaina Court House, $25,
600; Lahaina Armory, $1,000; Paia
Court House and Jail, $4,000; altera'
tions, repairs and furniture, Judiciary
Building, $4,000; Honolulu wharf and
harbor improvements, 100000.
Both reports were laid on the table
to be considered with the bill.
Increases Salaries.
The special committee of the Hawai-
ian delegation reported favorably on
Senate Bill No. 127, amending the
County Act The bill provides for in
ereasing the salaries of the County
Clerk of the County of Hawaii, Deputy
~ Is In
Deputy Sheriff of the district of South
Kohala, and the Deputy Sheriff Of the
district of Hamakua, all of which the
special committee approved.
Makekau wanted to take the bill NJ
at once, but President Smith suggest
ed that because of the accumulation OF
business all bills should be considered
upon the regular order. Makekar
withdrew his motion and Chairman
Knudsen of the committee of the whole
ON the direct primary bill submitted
his report, recommending that the bill
in its amended form pass second read
ing.
President Smith suggested that the
bill be laid on the table, stating thai
if the report was sadop.ed the Senate
would be bound by it, adding that hasty
action should be avoided.
Direct Primary Killed.
Quinn moved for the adoption of thu
committee of the whole report, ant
Senator Mccarthy was next recognized
by President Smith anil he proseede'
to fay the direct primary bill as i
appeared before the Senate.
~ have not heard single Senator
express a favorable opinion on thi
BILL" said Mccarthy. "We are vast
ing time with it as it stands, and
move that the committee report ant
the bill be indefinitely postponed"
Chillingworth called for an aye an'
no vote. Quinn took the rathe
humorous stand of an uncompromisinl
defender of the integrity of the Re
publican platform, which contained
direct primary plank.
81 don't see how we can go bacl
on it, said Quinn, and the Senat,
smiled with the recollection Of the anti
liquor law revision plank in the SAM
platform. :.