Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-10
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DECLARES BOARDS
FINANCING SOUND
Answers MccaDdless and Raps
Democratic Predecessors
on Their Record

on Their Record
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir: L. L McCandless. angel Of
the local Democracy. Is quoted In the
Star.Eulletin ~ saying:
The increase In taxes on the
island OF Oahu for 1916 was $t7s..
669 more than In 1916 and $685.
09i more than In 1914. This
means that the present board OF
supervisors has had $S3S,09f more
10 spend during the last two
years than any other board We
have ever had
Now. here are the official figures.
with odd and even years and the two
periods, as between the term OF Nc
Candless friends and that Of the
present board OF supervisors. CON-
pared or. Il might truly be said. con-
srasted with dire results to the BouT.
hon administration The latter held
office IN 19i3-191l. Totals OF the
municipal revenue are the auditors
figures:
1913. 1916 1915.
ss4,574ss s7s2.424.14 s42.15o.a
Decrease
! 1914. 1916. 1916.
$500 .055.50 $735.74l.s0 5 sS,sl3.70
Add decrease ls13.isl5. 4s.1s0.sf
Total decrease OF revenue
1915-l916 ..a........ 81 II. 464.5l
So that instead Of the present board
having $838. 091 more to spend during
the last two years than any other
board. as Mr. McCandless asserts, the
present board has had Silt, 4s4 less to
spend than the preceding board had.
The Democrats found . cash bal
ance of $82,7l3.34 on January I, 1918
They left S2Se5.92 on December 81.
1914, to start the Republican boards
housekeeping. Crediting the Demo
cratic board with $4,000 paid into the
cash basis fund. and II 10 seen to have
expended $4,000 net more than its
revenue receipts other than the cash
left by his predecessor.
The present board has put INTO the
cash basis fund, IN round numbers.
$4,000. Place this against the so
far only estimated deficit q t63.-
72439, in the general fund alone. the
/ latter would be changed TO surplus
of more than $4,000. Adding the sur
plus IN the permanent Improvement
| fund, OF which at the moment = h1Ho
not the figures. and It would prob
ably be found that the present board
has expended $4,000 or $4,000 less
I, than the revenue provided By law
see assessment law--for current ex.
penses and permanent improvements.
The law In question does not provide
for q cash basis fund. that having
been arbitrarily deducted from the
working capital Of the city by ths
legislature, and Il has been held In
mainland judicial decision that
Legislature has not the power to divert
the revenues OF city from the pur-
poses for which they have been speci.
ficaIIy. levied upon the taxpayers.
Equipment In all departments was
found 10, wreck and ruin when the
present board took Office. 30 that It
was necessary In 1915 10 ekpend from
$2S, 900 to 100000 for rehabilitation,
besides appropriating large amounts
under contracts taking months 10 ne
gotfate for new plants and equip
ments against the revenue bf 1916.
As to ignoring the various fore
casts OF the auditor. as the star-Tlullc.
tin has charged, may mention that
4 have bef0re me 4 meh1orandum from
the auditing department. Prepared By
the deputy. estimating the net gem
eral fund for 1917 at $f.0i2.0oD. This
is on the expectation that the coming
legislature viii allow at least one
sixth Of one per cent more from taxes
-. -
Iowance five-sixths instead Of two
thirds Of one per cent. II was upon
this showing, 81 recollection serves.
that the road committee Induced the
board to reject my original budget
for the past six months, IN which
proposed the argument that We
were spending large amounts for roads
under the frontage tax law, out ol the
permanent improvement fand-t0 cut