Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-17
ECONOMY SPIRIT
WOULD CUTLOAN
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 ad-
journed called for $2,40S,071, which
does net 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 it.
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 sl0,000,000 the govern
ment will have a leeway of some SIS.
900 above the bill now tentatively de-
cided on.
Armories Cut Most Heavily
= Armories suffered perhaps the big.
gest cut by the committee, following
motion by Senator Baldwin that all
appropriations for armories with the
exception of $4,000 for storehouse in
Honolulu and $4,000 for an armory at
time as it is decided If the guard will
be modified The sum of $685. 900 had
been asked for the former, and the
total of proposals for armories am
ounted to $73,000 The motion passed
unanimously. ...-.
Baldwin pointed out that in case the
guard is mobifized the need for arm
cries will be practically gone. He
also showed that in such case labor
for other projects will be exceeding.
ly scarce. Raised to full strength, he
SdIu, Tic HOuiu otdHu ct IIOI
less than 1900 men from each island,
which would strip the country Of la
borers. liz. .t...-,~ ...,....
Roads, Also eStashed -; 80 ......
: Big cuts were also decided upon for
road work. Hawaii will get $3.50 600,
representing decrease for North and
South Kona road from 100000 as
asked for to- 100000. The Volcano
road gets 5000, 00c In loan fund money
md Keamoku road, $4,000.
Maui will get 100000 instead Of
$350,000 for al belt read to Kearae val
ley: lao valley $50 900 and 1Olinda res
ervoir, $50. Gee. i ..--. ..
Oahu belt road was placed tenta-
lively at 100000
Hartor items Unchanged
Harbor board items remain the
same as decided upon in a meeting
with the narbor commits sion. total Of
81 ,032,450. OF this Oahu receives S754,-
$50; Hawaii, $S5.000;' sIaui, $175,000;
Kauai, $4,000.
For the Oahu insane asylum a total
of s12S.0G0 for new buildings and fur.
nishiHgs was agreed upon. kalaupapa
gets total of $4,000 in loan fund
Kalihi receiving station gets
$4,000. -. ; = -.
Money Far purchasiIg schGcl land
amounts to So, $50 as decided, upon at
first. The girls deten.i ion home will
get $1,000. No agreement has yet been
for the boys Industrial school,
but the item will be taken up at the
next meeting. A total of $4,000 ask
ed by the College OF Hawaii is elimin-
ated from the list. as is $50, 900 asked
for a deaf and dunno institution.