Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-23
Water OFFICE
EXPLANATIONS
Shows What Caused
Apparent Increased
Receipts

In Fridays iessue was published n
by Mr.. Campbell. Below Is
further information in support
OF the stand he has taken
In the increase water rate. He
ton in support OF tne stand he has
taken in the increase water rate. He
states:
The large income from sewer rates
was due to the activity In collecting
delinquent sewer rates through suits
In the courts. The regular rates for
six months amount to about $4,000.
varying as new connections are made
and old connections are cut off. An
analysis of the above figures will show
that bond interest, redemption, oper-
ating expenses and ordinary extern
sions to Honolulu water works for the
six months ending December 81. 1903,
amounted to SOL ,59490. The total in.
come was $65.419.67, leaving a bal.
ance for permanent improvements of
waterworks of s3S24.77.
II Is evident that without the con.
solidatlon of revenue from sewers and
water works, very little, II any. i'm.
provements could be made. The delin.
quent sewers rates have and will,
therefore, make up the amount so far
contracted for In improvements to
both systems.
The S311.00 under heading "Perma.
nent improvements sewers" does not
include sewers laid by convict labor
several lines OF which have been so
laid, the department having in stool,
the sewers pipe, a surplus from past
purchases.
The interest charge Is reduced every
six months. by an allowance of inter.
est on payments made on account OF
bond redemption, which as time pass.
es will materially reduce the load on
! revenues.
| Waterworks Act.
Act 05 of the Session Laws OF 1909
under which the system is now oper.
| ated is:
ITO provide for the maintenance
extension and improvement and pay.
ment of the cost of the Honolulu water
| and sewer works.
BE II enacted by the Legislature OF
the Territory of Hawaii.
| Section /. All revenues derived
| from time to time from the Honolulu
water and sewer works shall constitute
and be held as special fund in the
treasury of the Territory to be dis.
bursed on warrants drawn by the audi
tor and issued only upon approved
vouchers of the superintendent Of pub
lie works. Such moneys shall be ap
portioned and applied from time to
time by said superintendent with the
approval of the Governor 20 the fol
lowing general purposes. and not 9th
erwise; first. the expense OF mainte
nance and operation OF said works;
secondly, the payment of interest upon
the Indebtedness of the Territory In
CURED for the construction, improve
ment and extension of said works;
thirdly, the extension and improve
ment of said works: and fourthly, the
payment of said Indebtedness. provid
ed however, that the amounts so set
| aside shall not be less than 10 per
cent yearly of the gross receipts from
said water works. and sewers works
| In any one year. Each voucher against
said fund shall designate the general
purpose for which II Is drawn. Any
such moneys applied to the payment
of such Indebtedness shall be deemed
to have been applied in accordance
with the provisions of Act 81 OF the
Session Laws of 1907.
Section 2. This Act shall take ef
feet upon July !, 1907 .t
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