The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-13
Provides For Public improve
ments, TotalIlng Two and
Three Quarter Millions {.
MEASURE WILL WIPE OUT
THE PRESENT LOAN FUND
Planned To Systematic All Pro-
posed Appropriations For Pro-
posed Public Construction

Senator Single on Saturday intro.
duced loan bin to provide for public
improvements, covering items totalling
two and three-quarter millions, declar-
ing TO the senate that il was the in.
tention TO wipe out the old loan fund,
with its unexpended balances, intro
ducing another bin 70 wind up this
fund as soon as all the figures were
70 hand, while the bill he had just en-!
tered would start a new loan.
At the suggestion of the territorial
treasurer, said Single, the ways and
,means committee Of the senate would
systematize all proposed appropria.
tions TO provide for public improve
rnents. The senator explained that the
bin was the Governors request for
funds. $50, sr.... g,.....
The first section Of the new meas
1rc provides that the various sums are
appropriated out Of available moneys
now in the treasury, or hereafter re-
.eived by the treasurer for or on ac-
count Of loan funds, and bonds may be
issued as provided by law to the ex.
tent necessary TO yield the amounts
appropriated. la
Big Wharf Appropriations
L vi l. z r. d. D..
Wharf and harbor improvements, to
be expended under the direction Of the
'harbor commission, amount to $685.
$50. OF this sum IL is planned TO give
Oahu S849450, the Island Of Hawaii
$3.50, 900, and Maui $3.50, 900.
Under the. head of new buildings,
additions, equipment and other i'm
the insane asylum, Homo
s,.l. l.. .llo..kd kIEn mn o.. ,,a,.y h,,fld.
ings and furnishings in the women's
section, and $2S, 900 for three cottages
and dining room. Twenty thousand
dollars Is specified for new buildings
and furnishings at Kalaupapa, and
$4,000 for additional buildings and
equipment at the Kalihi receiving sta.
ton. A new territorial Office building
for Honolulu is given $350,000. The.
College Of Hawaii gets 8139, 200, For
the acquisition of lands for school pur-
poses So, B20 is stipulated.
Thirty thousand dollars is recon-
mended for a school for the blind and
for the deaf and dumb, and the girls :
detention home Is not forgotten, for
$4,000 is specified for that institution.
Armories are set down for 1924, 600,
as follows: Oahu, $20,600; Kauai,
$4,000; Maui, $4,000, and Hawaii,
$4,000. 49, ~. - ,.-., LIZ,
Construction of belt road and
bridges for the County Of Hawaii is
provided for in the sum Of $lS6,0O0. 9,
Desha's Teacher Bill .....@
Senator Desha introduced bin pro.
viding that no teacher may be dis
charged by the department Of public
instruction without trial. The bin pro
vides that no person who shall have
credentials from the department of in.
structiou to teach in any school In the
Territory where he or she may be
legally employed shall be dismissed or
dropped from the service of the depart.
ment without a trial and hearing before
the department upon charges presented
by the superi ntendent or the Inspector
general. If the department shall sus.
tain the charges, the teacher shall have
the right to appeal from the decision
to the supreme court of the Territory,
and the decision Of the supreme court
shall be final. q FIX 'T'" -. "
shifting Hydtography ,.', -.
The senate bill providing for the
transfer Of the division OF photography
from the bureau Of agriculture and for
estry to the department. Of public
lands, was reported on by the agrieul-
tural committee Of the senate, Senator
Hind, chairman, fling the report which
recommends the passage of the bill On
the ground that the proposed change
Twill be to the advantage Of all con,
l,cerned. last December the territorial
board of agriculture and forestry went
on record as in favor of the transfer,