The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-18
H|LO WORRIED
OVER FINANCES
People CT Hawaii ftss That Cam.
paign of Eoonon, Started by
Territory viii Result in Tying
Up Carrying Out of Improve
ments on the Big Island.

present indications there is very good
reason to believe that the territorial
admin stration may follow the example
SGT hy other administ rations in the past
and make tho Island Of Hawaii the
goat whoa IL comes TO q question of
economy with the territorial finances.
The people Of Hilo stll remember how
George r. Carter, when he was on the
throne, kept the territorial finances bal
anced by looping of llilo appropria
ton whenever there was a danger that
the expenses might soar too high. II
looks Mt present as If the same kind of
an experience might fall to the lot of
this island in the near future.
FRS; of all there is much doubt
whether this island win get the balance
of the belt road money which was al
lottcd to IL by the legislature of 1911.
II is out Of this balance that the money
is to come which is to pay for the re.
construct ON or relocation, Of the road
between Hilo aud the Puma boundary.
rs well ms for the Keamoku road. II IS
understood that the Governor has let
il be known that he may decide TO
leave The question as TO whether this
money is 10 be made available or not,
up to his successor. This will mean n
delay Of n couple Of months, which in
its turn will mean that the engineering
force. which is ready and eager to go
to work on these. new propositions, viii
he maintained for Just about that
length of time without having very
much of anything to do.
Chairman John Ross Of the loan fund
I Itth.
day with the intention of comforting
with the Governor in regard TO this
matter, IT, being the hope Of the com
m ssioners that they would be able to
persuade the Governor TO make The
money available Immediately by out
| lining to him the advantages TO be
gained by the saving of both time and
money which immediate action win in.
sure.
In the meantime the belt road matter
though by far the most important, is
not the only matter of great interest
20 the people of this island, and OF
! lltlo in particular, which holds out .
threat of danger from the territorial
administration, Word has thus reached
lIilo to the effect that the board of az
riculture aud forestry is sharpening
It's little axe preparatory to cutting
off the sum Of money which it had been
decided was to be spent for work IN
this district. While the appropriation
riade bv the Territory for assistane,
in the line Of water resources investi
cation and the like by the federal en-
gineers does not provide any specif,
sum for this island. it was given GU
that part thereof would be spen
here. and it was without q doubt thu
intention of the legislature that .thi
be done. Now comes the news tina
Commissioner Gifiard is considering ;
change Of policy whereby this distric
will get no benefit whatever from thu
4 fund. In other words the work whicl
is under way in this district. will b.
abandoned in order that all the appro
priation may be spent ON the othe
islands
II is understood that Mr.. Giffard ok
plains that there is more importan
work 10 be done on the other islands
II is, however, difficult for HilO ma
to understand how it can be mnch NOR
important than the work which is bein
done here particularly in view of tn
fact that there are several very defnit
reasons why il il Imperative that Hill
have absolutely definite knowledge a
70 the location, extent and value q
her natural water resources. One o
these reasons lies in the fact that tn
water power question has already b,
come n very important one, and
promises to become more and more in
I portant as time runs on.
In addition to this Hilo must conside
| ha ftnh ink ha
been raised that there may be DANCE
a that in succOring Kau, the ditch ma
:. deplcto the Hil0 resources. While
=, 10 not probable that this will be I'll
= case, it will certainly be folly for I'll
community Of Hilo to have anythin
done which will tap the water resource
of this district without having Ii
definite knowledge that the Interest
of llilo are not threatened. Suc
!, knowledge can be gained only by ca
n rying on systematic measuring, such
I has been going on for some time pas
Even if the territorial authorities co
template resuming this work later o
liiIo will be injured, as il is we
= known fact that in the keeping
It scientific records of this, Kind recol
a extending over certain uninterrupt,
period is more valuable than one viii,
y is based on observations n.-de durir
d disconnected periods.
o The third danger comes from the te
ritOrial harbor commission, where =
peTintendent of Public Works Caldwe
u il quoted as saying that, unless dl
A. caution is exercised, the big wharf sh,
lie in Hlo will not be finished. Hilo hi
/ lontel out time and time again tn
: the construction of wharf shed e
lIilo may well be carried out on II
nlans of those built by the o. r. &
= Company in Honolulu, which cost ubo
= fifty cents square foot, for the emit
II construction. without hitulithic hoorin
" and a dollar a square foot, where su
: flooring is included. This form of co
- strIction brings the cost of the HI
- WHARF well under the figure which t
~ wharf commission has proposed to spe
-, thereon. so the question of economy
~ one Which is entirely the business
y the wharf commission. Hilo has 10
since shown why economy should
exercised and how it may be done.
e! TIE Hawaii health authorities ha
th Lad their spending money cut dow
ed ut not much. The rat campaign fu