Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-20
CITY AND COUNTY NOT TO
BE SHORT OF FUNDS; MAY
REFUND 10 PERCENT CUT
Supervisors Divided Over the
Plan Of Reimbursement
Some Favor Using Surplus
Funds for Road Work
Making Tour Of inspection Of
Waikane District

Hearts and purses Of the city and
county employees win rejoice today af
the news which leaked out Of eau
Gus held by the board OF supervisors
last night just prior to the regular
meeting.
The city and county is no longer
bankrupt. In place OF having 70 re
duce the expenditures $S7, 900. as con-
feInplafed IN March when q sweeping
10 per cent cut was made In all SAL
aries. information has reached the
beard from the tax office that there
viii be only about 81, 900 less In tax
feeeipts this year than last.
Acting on this Information, q caucus
was hastily called last evening. A res.
olution already drawn up. on the order
OF Supervisor Mcclellan. was discussed
at length, this resolution calling for
the refunding to the city and county
employees OF all money lost them by
the 10 per cent cut Petrie favors tha
adoption OF this resolution
In support of this resolution an ar
eunent was made that as the city
and county was no longer In need Of
the money realized through the salaryl
cuts, Il should, IN fairness TO the EN-
pioyes. be returned to them. For the
three months April. May and June
these cuts aggregate $6,602.50; TO this
should also be. added $3.50 from the
permanent Improvement fund on ems
aineers salaries
However. objections were made tc.
this relunding scheme. Another plan
was offered which was to restore tn
salafies % their former figures in the
next selI' l1nunl period. and use the
Sc eoz 81 D|I the roads. Theiobjections
were W1I1I 20 strongly that no decis
sion of the hoard was reached. 1t was
decided 70 hold special caucus on
the matter later This Anorning the
hoard started on trip to che Wal
kane side OF the island to Inspect the.
road there Supervisor Pefrie Is ir
favor 0f spending 10000 there It Is
more than likely that some sort 0f
rough aereefnent VIII be reached %
the salary question before tie city e
The tax rate for the year was based
81 last years assessment. which was
Isl. oC- 90 on this island, The rate
was fixed at III. which represents
$fl. 200 on the Million About the last
OF this March the territorial treasurer
informed the supervisors that. due to-
decreased valuations, the assessment
on Oahu would drop about $7.5o0.00o
which would mean loss OF sS6.000 to
The city and county.
It was on this information that the
board got busy. rushed through an
amended budget in which cuts and
elaehes figured In about every item
The object Of this was to reduce the
expenditures Of the municipality sS6
600 so that the disbursements would
not BE greater than the revenue.
Now word comes from the tax office
that In the place Of q drop Of 81. SOC. 900
It viii not be more than $500 900.
The last day 10 note tax appeal was
May ]. and the last day to pay taxes
isefore the delinquent period was May
10 So his estimate made now Is re-
garded as very. accurate.
Consequently. the board. blessed
with more money Af74 900 more than
figured on in March, facing a oues.
tion Of how It Will dispose Of Il Will
It give the <6.oo25o back to the EN-
ployes. on the theory that It only bor-
rowed the money ffom them and are
now IN = position to return IT? Or
will II spend Il ell on the roads. and
be satisfied by raising all salaries 10
per cent with the new budget? These
two questions are not being answered
definitely BY the board. and they prob
ahlv VIII not be answered until the