The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-02-12
COUN TY MONEY
WORRIES
QUINN
trrom wednesday,s Advertiser.l

Something is wrong with the finances
of the City and County of Oahu, for
n warning was sounded by Supervisor
Quinn at last night IS session that the
board must go slow about appropria-
tions, cut down expenses wherever pos
sible and save the dollars so that the
CITY and county will not be plunged
into debt. In addition, the supervisors
confessed themselves unable to find out
just where the city and county, tnan-
cially, is at present, owing to the gem
eral mixup in, regard to payrclls, bills
and expenditures. In fact, the supervi-
sor stated that the City Engineer had
already been instructed to cut down the
working expenses of the outside dis
tricts.
This announcement produced feel
ing of uncertainty among the board
members, for one road which it was
desired to have built, on the island belt
system, cannot now be laid until July
or August. 1t was rather lugubrious
story which Mr.. Quinn related, and 1t
may result in general adding and sub
stracting of figures to find out where
the county is at
The meeting was doctored up with the
usual al, 2, 3" Logan formulas, where
the Mayor passed measures up to the
board and Mr.. Logan called for the
votes Several budgets of maintenance
bills for road work in local and outside
districts were passed in from the roads,
bridges. garbage and parks committee,
and passed 81, 9, 81 The committee
on public expenditures passed in anoth-
er budget for office expenses of the
several departments, and the Auditor
was given authority to cover hurry
up expense for new sets of books. The
fire department bills for $6O1 for sup
plies were also allowed.
Petrolithic Oil Roller,
The report of the roads committee on
the need of new portable engine of |
20-horsepower for Eva road district was
allowed on the showing that the present
old one is becoming dangerous to life.
The board also approved of the recon-
mendation of the roads committee for
Petrolithic oil road roller, to cost about |
$3.50; sike disc harrow, $75; Monarch |
eultivator, about the same price. Bids /
will be called for.
The same committee reported on a
former communication from +. ).
Dodge, agent of the Bishop Estate, in
regard to tenancy by the county of
certain Kakaako lots, the tenancy ex-
plring on December 81, 1908. The com
1lllblet ItpOiltu " "io ShiA ihE oub eiAS
agreement with the estate to grade up
the lots and will complete the WORK In
a few weeks. Another report was pre-
scented in regard to a communication
from the same source in regarS to build
ing a concrete wall on the lower end
of the Kawaiahao storm sewer makai
of the Ala Moana road, was adopted
the cost to be in the neighborhood of
$2500.
Mr.. Quinn reported that the Rapid
Transit had run its track over Kala-
kaua avenue to connect with the Army
road on Saratoga road, and had relaid
the street in such a manner that an
automobile could go over it at forty
miles an hour without a jar. 1t was
a fine piece of work, the best that had
been done in the county and he thought
the company should be thanked. Mr.
Quinn was appointed a committee OF
one to do so.
Methods Criticized,
Mr.. Quinn took occasion, while com
menting on the need for drastic meas
ures to prevent the county IRON run
ming into debt, to score the manner
in which bills are allowed to be pre-
scented by heads of departments. He
referred to bills for supplies emanating
they were not in by the first of each
month, that no payments should be
made until the following month. II
the firms couldn't get their bills in
then the county should deal elsewhere.
1t WASH business at all.
Mr.. Logan complained that he
coudn Il get even bare approximate
statement as 20 how the county stood
financially He thoupht financial
statement sbouId be nresented and
thot sccn
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