Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-04
co.operatlon with the Army.

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 up, 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. n
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 program,
the Legislature should be asked 20
give the authority to adopt in part ut
least the California plan Of providing
for 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 q special tax on
the property benefited. Thus this
much desired improvements 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-
clal resources which the County had
Thanks to the care and good financial
administration of the last Board NJ
Supervisors OF the County, for which
all the members give large credit IL
the Chairman. Charles Hustace. Jr.
these resources include n 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 $4,000. In
addition It is estimated that there will
be received from the Territory, as a
balance from the amount due for the
last six months of 1908, s3i 800. Other
revenues to the general fund are estl,
mated at $500 for the six months,
making total available In the gen
eral fund for the first six months of
this year of $3.50 1885, 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 1t with
supplies may always be sure Of get
ting cash for their warrants. II seems
to me therefore that balance as large
as this or a little larger, say $4,000,
should always be retained ar 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 $3.50, 1885, or s3S.4l3.l5 a
month.
The monthly pay.rolls and materials
and supplies for the various depart.