Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-19

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ticable- the reasons for which need
not be repeated here.
WaterworkS and SeWefworks.
Next the governors message takes
up at some length the Honolulu water
and sewer works. He states that there
! Is pressing need for further extern
sions to both systems and that the ex-
| tension Of the water system should
hasten a reduction in insurance rates.
He strongly urges the meter system
| for the distribution OF city water,
! pointing cut that its establishment is
necessary to prevent an undue increase
in rates. He suggests that it might be
advisable to discontinue the present
sewer rate system and fix the water
rates to cover the cost of both sys-
| tens.
Roads and Buildings.
Roads and buildings are referred to
by the governor. who handles the first
subject under his statement on fl
nances and a later statement on
homestead roads. or buildings he
| says that those to be provided for in
the near future are mostly public
school buildings. to be provided for out
of current revenues under the new
system of adaptable tax rates. He
also strongly recommends public Of
| flee building for the departments Of
public works. public lands and survey,
saying that this is the only building
for which he recommends provision in
bond issue.
FINANCIAL
Under this heading the governor
says:
The last legislature appropriated
s3,797, 240 for public improvements to
be obtained by the issuance of bonds,
and bonds have been issued to the ex-
tent of 100000, making the total
present bonded indie btedness $6,872.0 600.
OF the balance of the appropriations,
various items or parts of items, aggre-
eating about 100000, will be met out
| of the premium on the bonds and in
lterest on deposits OF lean moneys In
banks or will not be required or may
well be repealed, leaving about $780,
900 that ought to be obtained by fur
Their bond issues. If say, $1.500, 000
additional should be provided for
wharves, namely, S75O.00O. 100000
and $250,060 for Honolulu, Kahului
and Hilo, respectively, and 5000 900 for
| the Honolulu water and sewer works,
namely, $350,000 for the sewer works
and $259,000 for the water works, and
$4,000 for a territorial public office
building at Honolulu, making in all
$2.250, 900, or with the 100000 already
authorized and required, total of ST.
$4,000 the needs for the coming Pc
Rod may be met by issues less than
those of the present period and which
would make the total Indebtedness not
quite $3.50. 900. less the bonds to be
retired during the coming period.
! The present limit under the statute
is S7,500,0 600. This program might
therefore be carried out by amending
the general bond statute by increas-
ing the limit to, say, s10.000,000 and
by amending the public improvement
appropriation act by adding or in
creasing some amounts and emitting
Tor decreasing others, so as to bring
| the total bonded indebtedness well
/ within the limit.
Assuming that the bonded indebted
ness at the end of the next period
would amount to, say. $500, 900, about
50, 000, 900 of it would be represented
by the Honolulu water and sewer
works; about $1.750,000 by county
improvements; about $2,850,000 by
wharves and harbors; and about $685.
600 by public school buildings. These
tamounts, of course, do not include the
amounts expended for these objects
out of current revenues or out of the
proceeds of bonds which have been re-
tired. The water and sewer works
already pay the interest and sinking
fund on the bonds represented by
them. This should be the case also
with wharf and harbor improvements,
as above recommended The counties
now pay the interest and sinking fund
on the bonds represented by county
public improvements. They should
also provide out OF the general prop
/ erty taxes for the interest and sinking
fund on the bonds represented by pub
bic school buildings. inasmuch as pub
|lic school buildings have been trans
ferred to them. If this should be done.
there would remain only about $2.125,-
600, the interest and sinking fund for
which would have to be provided out
of the general territorial revenues.
i PUBLIC HEALTH.
Some vigorous recommendation
are contained under this head. Mr.,
Frear urges increased appropriations
for sanitary services, mentioning the
sterling work that has been done IN
the past He recommends the EN-.
ployment of sanitary engineer for
the board of health. He also advises
that the board of health's growth
makes it advisable that all of the
building in which it is now housed
should be turned over to It. The in
auguration of a bureau of child by
giene for organized campaigns against
infant mortality is urged.
Governor Frear approves the WORK
done to reclaim insanitary lands and
suggests certain improvements in de
tail of the present law governing the
| revolving fund" He says also that
''the subdivision of extensive tracts
of land in the city of Honolulu Is hare
! w less imDortant than the filling-in OF