Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-04


road building is undertaken. the City
and County, through its engineering
department, should obtain very accur.
ate and very complete information re-
garding grades, material to be en-.
countered, land ownership along the
line Of the proposed roads, and the
present and future need of side roads
necessary to develop the country. and
very comprehensive plan should be
drawn mp, one that can be progressive.
ly followed until completed. The City
and County should confer with the
Army authorities on the basis of this
plan and II cooperation is possible, a
road plan should be devised which will
meet both public and Army needs
In order to carry out the part OF TIE
City and County in such a program,
the Legislature should he asked 20
give the authority to adopt in part at
least the California plan Of providing
Tor the cost of construction. A part
of the cost should be paid out of gen
eral taXatiOn-bands for this being Is
sued, perhaps-and the remainder of
the cost should be by special tax on
the property benefited. Thus this
much desired improyemcnt--a com.
plcie system of good roads, and the
Belt Road in particular. could be built
without burdening the current reve-
nues, and without increasing the tax
rate This system Of providing for the
cost Of roads is in general use In main
land cities, and throughout California,
and is satisfactory wherever adopted.
Finances Of the City.
In regard to the current revenues
and expenditures of the City and Cour.
ty, the City and County as the success.
sor OF the County of Oahu, begins with
the sources of revenue and the finan.
oial resources which the County had.
Thanks to the care and good financial
administration of the last Board II
Supervisors of the County, for which
all the members give large credit t.
the Chairman, Charles Hustace, Jr.,
these resources include balance az
county funds which might have been
spent by the county, estimated at SIS.
1885. The estimated receipts from
the Territory for the next six months
are s32, 500 per month, or Sl95 900. In
addition Il is estimated that there will
be received from the Territory, as
balance from the amount due for the
last six months of 1908. sal 800 Other
revenues to tho general fund are esti.
mated at $1,000 for the six months,
making a total available in the gen
eral fund for the first six months of
this year OF $3.50 47S.95. besides the
special road tax funds. or this amount
slS,27S.96 is balance carried over
from last year. A good sized balance
in the treasury is necessary so that the
City and County may be prepared for
emergencies and also to prevent the
necessity OF registering warrants and
so that the employees of the City and
County and those who furnish II with
supplies may always be sure of get.
ting cash for their warrants. Il seems
to me therefore that balance as large
as this or little larger. say 500, 900
should always be retained ne a treas.
ury balance. II this is done the
amount available from the general
fund In addition to the special road
funds for the first six months of the
year is 1920, i7S95, or $3S.4l315 a
month.
The monthly pay.rolls and materials
and supplies for the various depart.
ments including the elected officers of
the city and county, police. fire. cleo.
trio light, and garbage departments,
the care of the parks. including Kaplo.
lani Park, the band and the Leahi
Home, on the basis of tho. s,me ex.
penditures under the County, may be
estimated at sl9,35O per month. Add.
Ing to this the salaries fixed by law.
makes a total of what may be called
Fixed Expenditures of $22,445. On the
basis of an available monthly income
to the general fund of $3S, 4l3.15 this
would leave Sl5, 96S.l5 per month avail.