The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-01-19
Chamber OF Commerce Commit
Tee After Investigating Rec
ommends Endorsement
REPORT LAID ON TABLE
FOR SPECIAL MEETING
Chamber Invites Murray To Ex-
plain lust How Money viii
Be Spent

Following close discussion Of the
proposed bond Issue, at meeting of
the chamber OF commerce yesterday, a
report Of the committee on municipal
affairs, endorsing the bonds, was laid
on. the table for action at special
meeting 20 be held within a week to
take otiicial action on the proposition.
Although nothing definite was done
at the meeting yesterday, the tone Of
the discussion Indicated that the cham
her was in favor of the issue, and indi.
cations pointed to the possibility that
the main body would endorse the prof.
Get at the special meeting. e.l
w. III, MeInerny a member of the
committee which has been investigat
ing the subject, spoke at length on the
bond issue and urged that the matter
of improvements for the city be han
dled by bond issue. He stated as his
opinion that 10 attempt TO get money
by raise in taxes, through legislative
action, would cause delays that would
be a great Inconvenience TO the city.
Wants Definite Data ga.sl... -.
T.. Paxton Bishop, another speaker on
the subject, said that the. chamber
should be definitely Informed how the
money would be spent, before any ac-.
ton was taken. He believed that the
bonds were necessary in order TO carry
on the work that IL so badly needed by
the CITY $780,. (.
In placing the matter on the table
for special meeting, il was decided
10 invite Harry y. Murray, superinten.
dent OF the water and sewer depart.
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committee Of the board, to appear at
the meeting and explain in detail just
how the money would be spent. ,.Itt
When Informed Of the action of the
meeting, Mr.. Murray siated that he
would be glad 10 go before the cham,
her of commerce and explain in detail
the manner in which the money would
be spent. ts a
Law Governs Spending a.a
According to Murray, the manner Of
spending the money is all covered by
law, which specifically states that thu
money derived from bonds shall be
spent by contract. All the work GOV.
cred by the bonds will be executed by
contract, the board Of supervisors hav-
ing nothing 20 do with the actual dis.
bursting Of the funds He further
stated that the money would not be
available until the latter part of June
OF the early part Of July.
According 70 recent opinion Of the
city attorney who made a thorough in
yestigation Of the subject, "It would
be beyond the power Of the city aud
county, by its board of supervisors, to
ekpend funds obtained by a bond issue
for water and sewer improvements In
any other method than by contract
after public bid, r..
The report Of the county and munici.
pal affairs committee Of the chamber
81 commerce, signed by William Thomp.
son, chairman; w. II. McInerny, John
Guild and j. T. Warren, follows:
Report Of Committee ......
Your committee on county and mu.
nieipal affairs begs TO report that we
have carefully considered the matter
Of the proposed bond issue which is to
be submitted TO plebiscite in this city
and county February 81, 1917, and
weighing the purpose of the plebiscits
IN all its features, are of the opinion
TINT the bond issue ought to be sup
ported in keeping with the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted In meeting of the county and
municipal affairs committee on the six.
teenth instant: .'f
$50 Following the suggestion of Super
visor Hatch before this committee, that
we reconsider our action in connection
with the issuance of bonds for various
county improvements and set aside all
others for the present, except the items
Of water and sewer, and that these be
considered by this committee az proper
public improvements justifying the is
snanee of bonds In the aggregate sum
Of $3.50, 900, this committee is of the
opinion, due 20 the, urgency of the two
items, and so as 70 avid delays, that
bonds for such purposes are necessary,
and recommends endorsement Of the
acts Of the supervisors In their pro.
posed bond plebiscite. for the unit items
81 water and sewers, as presented to
this committee. Ia an amount not to
exceed s4s000O, and further recon.
mends that for other county Improve.
menfs that the city and county govern.
ment present TO the incoming legisla
fure a bin providing for the readjust-
ment or increase Of taxes so that an
Increased amount may come annually
10 the city and county for the compile,
tion Of AL and any other. public i'm.
provements. /" --... :
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