The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-11-14
NOT AGREE
WITH NJ CARTHY

agree Win Clty treasurer as
to Amount of Taxes Due Homo
lulu; Insists Upon Following
Law Regarding Time of Pay
ment; Also Criticises County
Financiering,
So-eallcd red tape seems TO be en-.
tangling the territorial and city of llo.
nolulu trcasurers in its undulating coils.
According to the story of the county
treasurer, the territorial treasurer is,
willy -nilly, withholding nearly 100000
from the county, while the county is
mp against depleted strong box aud
owes SSi 600 at the banks which it was
expected to pay this week. From the
looks of things there will be no pay day
in county circles tomorrow unless the
territorial treasurer hands over tie
money, rs it has been the custom to do
heretofore Money was advanced to
the county last May, during the collcc-
tion of the taxes, but this time there
appears to be hitch.
Treasurer Mccarthy is reported to
have said that there is 100000 now IN
the territorial treasurer S vaults which
belongs TO the county and which the
Territory will not turn over to the
county until the last legal day of this
month.
On inquiry at his Office yesterday,
Treasurer Conkling stated that there
was little difference of opinion as
to the amount, apparently, as, so far
this month, the tax collector had taken
in but 800, 294 H. and no statement
Of what this money consisted of had
yet been made. The bulk of the taxes
to be collected in this county by the
| fifteenth of this month will amount to
over 5000, 900, including the income tax,
and until this is accounted for and
properly segregated it will be imposs-
BILE to determine accurately just how
much will be left for the county after
the first charges on the taxes have been
set aside,
Offers Mccarthy $4,000.
Treasurer Mccarthy called at the
office ON Wednesday and asked if /
would cash u warrant in favor of the
county for $4,000 if the auditcr issued
it, - said Treasurer Conkling yesterday.
~ told Mccarthy that ] could not do
so legally until the end of the month,
but that ] would cash a warrant for
some $4,000, which is for money that
has been withheld by the auditor in
paying off the county since the first OF
July of this year.
81 do not agree with the practise OF
the auditor in holding back the real
and personal property taxes collected
from time to time as he has been doing
as I think it was the intention of the
tax law 10 have n monthly settlement
with the counties and two big settle
ments each year when the hulk of tho
taxes are collected. There is about thai
sum now in the treasury which has beer
withheld from the county, and | will
be very pleased TO pay this over. Al
| say, ii consists of taxes collected prior
to the first of the present month, anC
am sure it rightfully belongs TO thu
county.
"'The money to be collected 70
county purposes during this month vii
amount TO approximately $270,000, will
$3.50 also to be turned over to it fo
school buildings and their upkcep 70
The present half year On account o
the raise on the assessment there vii
be a slightly greater sim 80 to tn
county, it is thought.
Counties Poor Financiers.
"The county is up against stat
of affairs which was predicted by tn
enemies of the present tax bill when /
was MP in the 1911 legislature, and j
seems to be unable to live on what
gets when these payments come in tw
installments, instead of twelve equa
ones as heretofore. Ii was with tn
intention of making the counties en-
their clothes according to the cloth tina
the new law was passed, and from IN
, present situation there has been but iii
4 tie skin shown in the cutting.
, 81 think if the collection of take
was left to the counties and the
showed no more ability to collect tina
f they do to economically spend the take
/ there would he a fine chance for a n
/ ceiver being appointed very soon. tn
n mn was passed IN an endcaNOf 10 pl
. the counties on their guard az TO e.
e penditures and to let the taxpayer e
@ closer TO the way his money was bein
spent. While the present board of y
pervisors was started in financial no
by the retiring board, il has got itse
II in deeper, although il has had grei
deal more money to spend than had j
y predecessor. The direction of the la
that the taxes collected during II
. month should be turned over TO II
several counties ON the last legal ia
= of the month was put there for pu
u pose, not just for n joke, and fro
: now on, or as long az ! am Treasure
the last legal daya Of the month or
D., near thereto as possible, is going TO
y the county pay day.
Q. FINDS COAT LINCOLN