The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-12-22
.BG ISLAND BuIGET
UP FOR 1IsOssIBH
Hawaii Supervisors EllImala an
Income Next Year Of
s367,s2T.si.

MO, December is.--Tho meeting
u the board Of supervisors witch was
hold last week 70 consider ths budget
for tho eghing year, concerned iiseif
mainly with hnaptbs, but few other
matters wete taken up, chief among
them being a couple Of letters from
the Governor and from Marston Camp
bell, turning down The county's offer
to on the Ponahawai lot and build the
new street, provided the Territory turn
tho property over 20 the county.
Another letter from the Governor
stated that 80 saw no reason why the
Territory should not grant she county q
request that tho Territory turn over
to it two acres Of government land
at waiohinu, which is needed for a
pound. The supervisors are still try
ing TO figure out how it can be legal
for the Territory to turn over TO, the
county land in Kau, while 1t IS illegal
for IL 10 do the same with land in Hilo.
Both the Ponahawai letters were
placed ON file, while the clerk was in
structed to send copies thereof. 70 the
board Of trade.
Supervising Principal Homer sub
mitted a letter from Principal Case Of
the Papailhou school, stating that there
was urgent need of several new rooms
for that institution. The matter was
referred to the; county engineer. "a
Joke on the Joker
Koomea proved himself to be a subtle
humorist when he introduced q reBolu-
ton with preamble stating that
'twhereas the police force during the
past year has shown itself of its capa-
bility in the performance of its duties
80 and whereas the present schedule
of wage adopted by this Honorable
Board, etc. = is not sufficient to main
tain the standard of efficiency /"
The resolution went on to raise the pay
of every police officer, clerk and jailer
4 in South Hilo ten dollars a month, while
4 the monthly wages of the outside dis
4 trict officers were raised from FIVE ia
4 ten dollars,
\ aged to stayve of this expensive Jest by
q having il referred to the budget com,
Y mfttee. After the budget had beer
4 adopted, Koomea and Purdy awoke e
5 the fact that the resolution had gone
astray, and wanted to know what had
becoIneEof it. p i'f
-teWhy, itGfwas part OF the budget
which you have just adopted" sait
n,,.;.- III, t1Tp $50, -.
Z these raises you will have 10 fight i
tout at the next meeting"
4 . a The 1912 Budget
= The budget, which is, of course, mere
ny an estimate which is by no mean
binding in the form OF appropriation
or otherwise, ran to the following
totals;
Total income 1911. .....s.. ,$34s, 012.4
Total appropriations lel1.-s 322,os4.1
Balance .,.,.,... $ s5,s7s.a
: Estimated income 1912. !: 1897 ,2l2. 3
, Estimated expenditures 1912 336,527.1
Balance !. .,.............s 1851
The increase in both income and eS
penditures for 1912 is due to the ne'
. arrangement made by. the legislator
Q whereby the county gets additions
: revenue and also added financial re
: sponsibilities, mainly the circuit courts
8 The estimate figures on about th
a same expense for 1912 as was INQUIRE
i in 1911 for the clerk 3, the auditor I
D the attorneys and the treasurer d.
!. partments, with the exception that tn
a clerk is allowed $1,000 extra for trav,
/, in connection with the grand registe
The sheriff g department expense
u are estimated at $64, 900 as againi
l. $6a,647.S7 during the past year.
t The expenses connected with the eli
n cult courts, the license commission an
the county engipeer's department sho
q q marked increase, but this Is due
/. the. fact that the county had the
Q under its wing daring only a portion ]
n lnst year. rgee d
In the Hilo water. works departrhei
i; there is an increase. az $l5, 900 is II
/ ured on for new pipes and 10000 Il
o sewers. A new fire engine is estimate
8 IT $4,000. Interest ON the sinking fur
Q is figured at, $i3, l56s35i-and repairs, 4
d jails at $1,000. Permanent t1Prog
Ie nents in the way Of roads, bridge
10 jaila, schools, etea are estimated |
u $4,000.
a The road district allotment out
the surplus Of 1912 is figured as 4
{. lows Routh Hilo, sac 900; North Hi
y s6000i Pima, $4,000; Hamakua, $500
% South Kohala, $4,000; North Kohal
Il $1,000; North Kona, $4,000; South Kon
d $1,000. and Kau, $1,000. total Of 81
0on. ~.
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