Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-17
ECONOMY SPIRIT
WOULDCUT LOAN
FUNDS TO BONE
With Advent of War Senate
Committee Proposes to
Conserve Resources

Patriotism of senators in the ways
and means committee OF the upper
house, manifesting itself today in the
form Of. governmental economy, re-
ducei the proposed loan fund bill.
which Is to go to the legislature to-
morrow, to the extent Of approximate
ly 100000
The loan fund bill as it stood at
noon today when the committee adj
journed called for $2,40S, 076, which
does not include the cost of new Of
flee building for the territorial gov
eminent 1t has not been decided yet
by the committee whether this build
ing shall be approved, but the con-
sensus of opinion today seemed to be
that under the present circumstances
the territory could get along somehow
without il.
Senator Baldwin of Maui voiced the
feeling OF the committee when he de-
clared early in the meeting that he
believed every cent not absolutely
needed should be. conserved by the
present legislature. though he favor
ed appropriations for necessities.
If the house OF representatives
stands by its first intention Of refus-
ing to raise the territory's borrowing
limit above 81, 900, 900 the govern
nent wilIhaye a leeway of some SIS,
600 above the, bi.i now tentatively de-
cided on.
Armories Cut Most Heavily
Armories suffered perhaps the big
gest cut by the committee, following
a motion by Senator Baldwin that all
appropriations for armories with the
exception of $4,000 for a storehouse in
Honolulu and 5000 for an armory at
Fort De RussS be deferred until such
time as tits decided II the guard will
be Modified. The sum Of $25 900 had
been asked for the former, and the
total of proposals for armorieS am:
ounted to $4,000. The motion passed
unanimously. Il
Baldwin pointed cut that in case the
guard is modified the need for arm
cries Will be practically gone. He
also showed that in snch case labor
for other projects viii be exceeding.
ly scarce. Raised to full strength, he
said, the guard would stand at not
less than 1000 men from each island,
which would strip the country OF Ia
borers. -~- - = -..
Roads Also, Siashed s. r. Ea..s
8 Big clitsHFerep 9iso decided upon for
road work Hawaii get $39aI000, |
representing decrease for North land
South. Kona road from $200.0B0 as
asked for to- 100000. The Volcano
road gets 100000 in loan fund money
and Keamoku road, 100000 ........e
Maui will get 100000 instead of !
$350.000 fora belt road to Keanae vaI- |
ley: lao valley $4,000 and olinda res
eryoir, $4,000. - -
Oahu belt; road was placed tenta-
lively at 100000. = r. >r. + !
Harbor items Unchanged - r..
Harbor board items remain the |
same as decided uBon in a meeting, |
with the nafbor commits sion, q total OF |
81 ,032, 400. OF this Oahu receives S754,-,
$50; Hawaii. $4,000; afaui, $4,000; |
Kauai, $4,000. esE~~.zs ...-
For the Oahu insane asylum total |
Of $12S.000 for new buildings and fur
was agreed uIon. Kalaupapa
gets total OF $35 900 in loan fund
money. Kalihf receiving station gets
$4,000. z..--~" 49,
Money FIR purchasing school land T
to So. $50 as decided upon at !
first The girls detention home win
get $1,000. No agreement has yet been
reached for the boys Industrial school.
but the item Will be taken up at the 7
next meeting. A total of $4,000 ask
ed by the College OF Hawaii is elimin-l
ated from the list. as is $4,000 asked
Tor deaf and dunno institution.