The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-06-27
COUNTY FACES MONEY
Famine FOR MONTHS
WARRANTS MAY HAVE TO BE
REGISTERED UNTIL NEW
TAXES COME IN.

County warrants may have to be
registered after January !, owing to the
new tax bill, which the last legislature
passed, preventing money from being
turned over to the counties until It is
actually known just how much money
may be apportioned out to the counties.
In addition, the law requires that the
counties pay the expenses of the cir
cult courts, and this again will cause
a drain, although to meet these expenses
and others the counties may use the
liquor license moneys and the special
merchandise license fees.
Supervisor Murray believes that with
these difficulties ahead the county will
have to register warrants. This is not
because the county will run short Of
money, but merely because, under the
new tax law, the auditor will not turn
over the money as heretofore. The
county has gone ahead with the prepa-
ration of its appropriation bills on the
basis of an allowance of $4,000 per
month. The auditor will now allow the
county $4,000 a month until the taxes
are all collected in November, re-
duction of $4,000 per month. In No
vember the county will get the bulk of
the taxes.
However, as the same condition Of
things will again crop up next year
for the first six months, it will be nee
essary for the county to have a reserve
in order to meet its monthly expenses,
and for this reason about $4,000 will
be set aside. When the full taxes come
in the auditor will pay over what the
county is to be allowed, but minus the
$4,000. Practically, after January /,
the county viii have to paddle its own
canoe, as far as having any actual
money is concerned, save what has been
laid by in reserve for current expenses,
and between the first of the year and
June warrants may have to be regis
tered, but all can be redeemed.
Another important item which the
supervisors are figuring over is the
question of pavements. 1t is a ques-
tion whether any permanent paving
can be done, unless all other patch
work is stopped. IT is question
whether the board shall continue patch
work on many of the streets which are
in need of permanent repairs, and thus
put aside a sum for permanent pave
ments, or whether the work of laying
permanent pavements shall be started
in the near future, and leaving even
all patchwork ont of consideration.
The supervisors recognize that all the
expense put on the King street road
from Alakea to Waikiki turn has been
wasted, and that the road must be re.
laid. 1t is still full of oil hummocks
and is a disagreeable street to ride
over from the standpoint of an auto
driver. The road was built about two
years ago and had the promise of being
a splendid thoroughfare, but in a few
months showed signs of being one Of
the most wretched pieces Of road work
ever attempted here.
i Waikiki road was also rebuilt, or al
least long portion of it, and the resi-
dents of Waikiki are now demanding
that some attention be given that thor
oughfare, at least considering it from
the standpoint of the tourist. 1t is full
of holes, which road workers are vainly
attempting to fill and tamp in.
Supervisors Murray and Kruger ex
press the hope of putting in perma
nent pavement on King street from
Fort street to the river, particularly al
such pavement would go far toward
, increasing the sanitary conditions il
the vicinity of the fshmarket.
The matter of permanent pavement
win be considered at an early meetin,
of the board.