Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-27

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for what can not Y successfully dis
puted to be first clarges against such
revenues
The question I'm quite naturally
arise what are ii general revenues
and from ewhat suree are they de
The Answer: living the second
question frsf atf1t1on::
Source.
cal Receipts nm taxes upon real
and persoAkI proe rtyss
Obj Poll and iDg taxes:
Ic) Departures receipts of the
city and cc1ntF
Amount. - -
(a) Receipts rom the taxes Oh
real and persona property are By iaW
contemplated t0be liked ins an amount
for any one yer at g of 4 Per cent
on the assessed ations Tor the pre-.
vioue year IN explain further ~
saying FOR insthce for 1914 such r.
ceipts dre e6fi1kted at q Of / per cent
-cf the assessed valuations FOR 1913
whicd amountk to 4sB ,s04 1877 OraiA
narily this Mtild reveal an estimat.
GU ICtSMLIo 1lltAA IAAio EO0IGS VI DO1LI0
$42S .000, but he circumstances sur.
rounding Tits matter Of taxes are
such that the kityss share Of the taxes
cannot be accurately estimated at
any time DUNG the year. Particu-
! lar refefelcat to this matter has been
reserved 3orRanOther chapter Of this
y paper.
lb) DspatnentaI receipts Of the
city carry
III Tie cash balance on hand at
the beginning Of the year:
Ia Licelee fees Of al description;
t3) Collections of delinquent taxes
OF the presiding year; and
Sud receipts as are derived
! from the inbdiyisions Of current ex-
! pehses asset out In the first part Of
this papet and are estimated as fol-
lows f1ksed upon 1913 repoftsJs
I The Courts Fines and costs. etc.
first cifelit aud district courts. fines
and cost paid to sherftf and fines and
costs pad ct the prison, 4S5. 600 per
Sanitskion and Health Garbaee
and ex)kvator service receipts. s17.-
I 200 AMI building and plumbing rs.
reoeipti $s5 200.
Memf Note the difference III court
expense lsubdivisionaN and court re-
ceipfs just set down; exp. 81, 900,
reEts k35 900.
Moth the difference In garbage de-
paftnielt expenses fsubdiyisi0h 81
and safbage department collections
just at down expenses $25;000, re-
oeipts ~ 900. ID this case conyiilc.
illE alBument against free garbage as
epartInent y At present operat:
& Tie total revenue expected to Be
received during 1914 from these sour.
cf6 bf city revenues Is estimated at
w. 900 and we thefefore ind total
anticipated revenue Of $685., 900 for the
current expenses OF the city and
comfy. Deduct from THIS amount the
amount heretofore referred to as first
ehkrges $529. $50 and We md that out
Ola revenue which is decidedly uncer-
tan balance of $I23,41D which Is
Available fali things being equal4 for
t4d purposes and unforeseen contin-
kilcies, an amount less than $4,000
|p.t month Throughout the entire city
a5Q county II the whole Of such
mount were Used for that purpose
done. 81 8 s.
Arriving now as MeahaFe at the sub.
ect Of streets and hishways. the mat
Ter Of fixed charges again comes into
bfominence, II must be admitted that
before any actual work can be done.
the subjects cf superihtendence main.
tenanee Of equipment and other Incl
dental Items Of expense must first be
provided for, precisely as Ia the case
|Of contractors or others undertaking
work at Z fixed figure.
We md f0r the district of HONG
lulu that these liked charges cover the
salaries of perihtendent salaries Of
oniee and stable employees, feed of
animals rent OF telephones and II, adj
dition the cost Of sweeping and sprin.
king the streets and is fixed at. 81. 400
per month .sa s. q.
For the district Of Eva and Waianae
We find the salaries OF superintef,d.
eHts clerks stablemen rent OF tele-
phones and feed of animals to amount
to $500. s.
For the district cf Waialaa these
fixed charges amount to $3.50.
For the district of Koolauloa
S118.60. ISL 90 ssss4ss gs sst Is u RS
For the district Of Koolaupoko
$27i.50 or : total of fixed charges 81
$f723.50 per fnonthzor So. $50 per an.
rum. thus leaving but q, little over
$50 Oe0 FOR patching and general re-
pair twofk on the. roads out az the
city's general revenues, ii as j said
before the whole Of che avaiiable bal.
ance Is used. It ii patent that the
roads naAsb suffer as Z cannot be sue.
cessfully shown that d single dollar
OF cuftailmefit ran be made in any
OF the other Subdivisions of EXPENSE.
Surely the police and fire department
must b maintained and improvements
in both Of these departments are org
emily required. Surely the health OF
the community must come before the
reads. There can be no question that
the street lighting system must be
kept up at all cost and here again Is
the crying need for extension In all
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