The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-03-19
CIRCUIT COURT
NEEDS $4,000 TO /.
KEEP ONRUNN|NG

Money to run the circuit courts Is
lacking, and the board Of supervisors
at their meeting tonight win be asked
to appropriate another $4,000 to defray
current expenses, although there has
already boon appropriated $500 more
than directed by law. assI ..
The situation Is an anomalous one,
which the city government would be
glad to have defined. Probably the
legislature win be asked. to enact q law
TO clarity the conflicting rights and du.
Tics Of the city and the Territory.
2 AS the law now stands the legislature
sets a stated amount which the courts
my spend. Payments are made from
he city funds, and, within the time set
by the legislature, il is necessary; when
the court needs money, for the presid.
ing judge TO do nothing more than draw
Oh the city treasurer. The city auditor
hands him q warrant on demand and
the treasurer eashes the warrant on
sight. The board Of supervisors has no
say in the matter whatever, unless the
limit has been overpassed. Then 1t
may refuse payments IL it wishes.
Queer state Of Affairs
It's an old state Of affairs, said
the mayor yesterday. "Some Of the
supervisors who have lost patience with
a continuance Of such n condition say
TO me flatfooted, Let's refuse pay
ments.' p. s@N. "". l'&.E
~ hardly know how we could DO
that. We couldn 7 very well close up
the courts, Life goes on whether the
courts are open or short. Crimes are
committed. Society needs protection,
let we can't keep pn paying out money
endlessly, on request. Something has
got to be done" ..s..a.;
y As brought to Mayor Lanes atten.
tion, in letter from James w. Lloyd,
deputy city auditor, the case stands
thus: .r.l-#.' .n.
appropriation made by the pro
yious and present board Of supervisors
(for the maintenance of the circuit
sourts) amount to $3l, 500. At this date
there remains available out of this
amount 10 run the courts the sum OF
81, 5000. Appropriations made thus
far are $4,000 more than directed by
law. This, however, was the act of tho
,etired board. a..
"On the basis Of the past two
months expenses, 1t is to be seen that
It least $4,000 will be required to carry
on the work of the courts. This is III
>eeplng with the facts quoted to you
verbally. .r ~
"The most important matter to, DO
considered now is whether we are to
make arv furthA-. "Nnropriations.
New Auto In Demand ~ IN
Ihe same cVn0ls4oa exists with re-
Ipeet to the liquor commissioners. They,
loo. are territorial officers, but the city
supports them. !"
\ Not all the supervisors were aware
e this and there was some surprise
among them when Supervisor Hollinger
earned the other day that William r.
fennolI, inspector of liquor licenses, had
bought a new automobile out of the
'ity funds, on no more authorization
han tho bare statement that he needed
t is his business. ~
As explained, however, at the city aud
tors Office yesterday, the requisition
vas perfectly legal, and the auditor had
l6 other course open to him than to
honor it, so long as the amount did not
bring the expenses Of the liquor com
mission beyond the legislative limit. 4
Inspector Fenneli bought new car
for $1450 and traded in an old car, IN
which he was credited with $500, max
ing the cost of the new car to the city
$3.50. ...