The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-02-12
COUNTY OFFICERS REPORT TO THE
SUPERVISORS ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS


County of Kauai held it's regular
monthly business meeting as usual on
Wednesday, February 9Th, 1918, at 10
o'clock a. m.
Il esent: H. d. Wishard Chairman;
r. Brandt, w. d. McBryde;>J. F. Bet
tencourt, Jr, A. Menefoglio.
The minutes OF the last meeting
were read and approved.
Bids for the construction of tea
chers' cottages at Kilauea and at ka-
paa: Four bids were received as fol
lows:
Kapaa Lihue
Henry De Fries G. Son, Lihue,
for ........$4,65750 $4,S47.5O
Thos- L. Andrews, Honolulu
for ....... 100000 4,S53.OO
Harry L. White, Honolulu,
for ..... 4,777OO 4,S62.O0
w. f. Sanborn, Hanalei,
for $4,000
and were referred to the County Engi-
neer for report. The latter upon re-
porting shortly after, recommended
the acceptance of the bid of Henry
De Fries & Son for the construction
of the Kapaa teachers cottage, and
that of w. F. Sanborn for the building
of the teachers cottage at Kilauea, as
each was the lowest bid, which re-
commendation was accepted by the
Board by a unanimous vote.
A communication (P1503) from A.
G. Koulukou, Secretary Trustees Sam
uel Mahelona Memorial Hospital sub
mitting the reports of DR.. Kuhns and
l.. c. Clark, manager and superintend-
ent of the Hospital, and as the report
of the Trustees, also the report of
c. H. Wilcox, Treasurer of the institu-
tion, was received and placed on file.
The communication and the reports
are as follows:
Lihue, Hawaii, Feb. /, 1918.
Honorable Members Board of Super
visors, County of Kauai, T. H.
Lihue, Kauai
Sirs
Herewith beg to submit the reports
of DR.. Kuhns and l.. c. Clark, manager
of the Samuel Mahelona Memorial
Hospital and the Superintendent re-
spectively, as the report of the Trus-
tees of said Hospital pursuant to Ordi-
tance No. 8 of this County.
Respectively yours,
(Sgd.) A. G. KAULUKOU,
Secretary Trustees Samuel Maize
Iona Memorial Hospital.
The Honorable Board of Supervisors,
county OIL hdudl.
Gentlemen
AS Treasurer of the Board of Trus-
tees of the Sam. Mahelona Memorial
Hospital | beg to present to you few
facts regarding the financial condition
of the hospital.
The Manager and the Assistant
Manager have both made their reports
which show the expenses for the six
months since the hospital opened.
These show three sets of accounts
The Hospital Furnishing Account, The
Hospital Expense Account, and The
farm Account
THE Hospital Furnishing Account
money came from private donations
and the fair held at Lihue, and has
been expended for furnishing the hos
pital. There is balance of a little
over a thousand dollars on this ac-
count which will be spent for such
furniture as is needed from time to
time. | believe there is a need of
more beds and bedding at present.
For the farm account, there was an
appropriation by the last legislature of
$10,000.00 for the development and
improvement of the Kauai County
Farm, and the purchase of live stock.
There is still balance of about two
thousand dollars of this amount, but
it will all be needed before the farm is
fully equipped.
The income for the running eXpen-
ses of the farm and hospital is derived
from the $500.00 received from the
County of Kauai $416.66 received
through the Board of Health from the
appropriation by the last Legislature
of $4,000 per year for this hospital, and
N IL,
rial income of $1,000 per month.
Estimating from the last few months
expenses should run about as follows;
Hospital payroll, $576, Farm payroll,
$4,000, Hospital Expenses, $4,000,
Farm expenses $500, making total
$4,000. This estimate of expenses
set against the income of $1602.00,
shows a balance of about $4,000 per
Fmonth for any extreme that may come
up.
These figures show very good fin
ancial outlook for the hospital, but we
have been notified that there is to be
a very material cut in the amount we
receive from the Territorial Tuberculo
sis Fund. Any reduction in the income
will surely hamper the efficiency of the
hospital.
If you, the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Kapai, can see your way
clear to appropriate sufficient funds to
make up what we lose from the Terri
torial tuberculosis Fund, it will ena-
BILE the hospital to contiue in the most
efficient manner possible the good
work already begun.
Respectfully yours
G. II. WILCOX,
Treasurer Sam Mahelona Hospital.
Kapaa, Kauai, February /, 1918.
To the Board of Trustees,
Samuel MahelOna Memorial Hospital,