The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-01-24
COUNTY BOND ISSUE MATTER.
MAY GO TO POPULAR Vote.
Supervisors Strive To Get Handful of Voters Declare
Plebiscite Necessary-Meeting Decides That
Further Information Is Needed

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of supervisors sat in dignity a
their business table, while tn,
people who gave them their job,
discussed the question of whether
the matter of q plebiscite regarding
a county bond issue should be held
or not. The supervisors were asked
many questions about what revenue
the borrowed money might bring
in, but the solons were very hazy
on the subject. In fact figures
data and information were so lack
ing that the only decision come tc
by the voters of the county, was
that a committee should be appoint
ed to investigate the whole matter
and report back at the regular meet
ing of the supervisors.
There was large attendance and
all the people who could squeeze
into the county office were present.
Sam Kalama was in the chair and
he was supported by Meyer and
Dlummond. The last named was,
as usual, the joke of the session.
He tried tilt with DR.. Raymond
but was hattened out badly. 1t
happened this way: The doctor had
made a motion to the effect that a
committee consisting of three of the
supervisors, three or four engineers
and two business men, be appoint
ed to look into the proposed i'm
provements which are to be made
with the aid of the bond money
when borrowed. Drummond having
continually interrupted the doctor,
the latter wound up his motion by
saying, and of course Supervisor
Drummond will assist in the best
possible manner-that is by keeping
out of the way" The yell of laugh
ter that then went up was immense.
Senator Penhallow, who asked in
a business like manner, for infor-
nation regarding the probable
revenue that could be derived from
the Improvements when made, was
snapped up by Drummond, who
insisted that it did not matter and
that what the supervisors wanted
settled was whether piebiscite
should be held or not. Such tri-
fling details as to how much money
was really needed, or what return
would come from the money, was
of no consequence to the man from
Hama.
A question from Harold Rice
brought forth the information that
the county is now paying S2S,5OO
per annum for interest and sinking
funds. If 1925, 900 more is borrow
ed, the interest and sinking fund
provision, would then amount to
$40, 900 per annum. There is a
big debt now. This is not the time
to increase it, finished Rice.
r, A. Wadsworth asked how
much a plebiscite would cost and
several guesses were made by the
supervisors. Drummond said it
would cost about 81 900 TO engineer
the plebiscite. Wadsworth then
declared that he was not in favor of
spending $50, 900 in the Kula dis
trict or of having a plebiscite to say
whether the county bond issue
should be made. THE Kula dis
trict has been fairly treated, " said |
Wadsworth, and the residents there
are better off than ever they were
before, AS to the extension of the
lao pipeline, | hear that there is
one mile of pipe needed. | have
been told that it will cost S15,OOOI
to construct the line. | am not in
favor of a plebiscite."
Supervisor Henning, who was
called upon by Kalama to supply |
some data that was needed, told the |
meeting of the improvements sug-
gested. He said that as regards |
the water supply, the county had |
been served with a notice by the |
board OF health, to the effect that
if the sanitary law was not observed, !
the county would not be allowed to
sell water to Wailuku and Kahului
people. Henning pointed out the
urgent necessity for the extension
OF the lao pipeline, the construction
OF the reservoir at Olinda, the build
ing of seventeen concrete bridges in
the Hama district and the opening
Of homestead roads. He said that
the county income was cut down to
probably s150,000 for the year
after providing for the $4,000, forI