The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-07-12

Ordered to be distributed.
Mr.. w. O. Smith from special
Committee on bill for prevention of
cruelty of animrls, reported the same
pass after being slightly amended.
Report accepted and laid on table.
Consideration Of the Appropriation
Bill in Committee of the Whole, Mr.
Keau in the chair.
Mr.. Kalua asked whether certain
items referred back to the Minister
of Interior to be filed in, were ready
for consideration.
Mr. Aholo said the cfrst item is
keeper of Royal Mousoleum 5000
and he would move the Committee
proceed with it.
Mr.. Dole said if the Minister
hasn't had tine we had better begin
with the Finance department.
Mr.. w. O. Smith said, the simple
Question is whether the Minister is
ready or not
4. Minister Gulick said he was quite
ready. The first item Road dam
ages he would place at $50, 900. In
explanation the Minister said that
Alakea and Merchant streets are to
be Strengthened, widened and re-
made. Already claims for damages
were IN to the amount of $130,000.
II is also intended to continue Queen
street to Waikiki, extend School
street, continue Liliha and Punch
bowl streets, open new road near
Chinese Theatre, extend Kinau street,
etc., etc. He had only mentioned
about haIf of the work contemplated.
There was also work on the other
islands under consideration.
Mr.. Wilder said he could not hold
with $50, 900 until an item for roads
and bridges was put in. We ought
to lnowjwhat the budget amounts
to, and what the revenues will be for
the next years. The estimated re-
ceipts lacks $4,000 of the estimated
expenditures. If properties were
assessed 25 per. cent less than last
year, it would be all they were
worth. Plantations that had been
getting $3.50 q ton for their sugar
could afford to be assessed at $780,
000'but it was not. so to-day. If
assessed at $4,000 it was all they
were worth. / have no confidence
in the preset Ministry nor never had.
Let us know right out what the eX-
penditures are going to be, and not
have them given by piecemeal. Four
years ago this country had enough
money to pay all its obligations. To-
day we are 81 ,000,G in debt. Two
years from to-day it will be 50 ,000,-
900. Let us hear what we have to vote
for. / would like my friend the Minis
ter of Interior to give square honest
statement of what he wants and /
will support that is reasonable.
Let us commence
| business from this afternoon.
Minister Gibson said, L full appre-
ciate what the Hon. Noble says, it
is really time to commence business.
The indebtedness of the country is
about $8OO,OO0 and that is with
bringing new people in.
Minister Gulick there presented a
list of the items with the amounts
affixed as follows;
Road damages. es.................$ s. 10000
Road tax to be expended. d....... 10000
improvements Oahu prison..... $4,000
| Purchase of Honolulu Hale and
| Leah 10000
New Government Buildings and
repairs. ................... $4,000
Encouragement of railroads.. 100000
Improving and extension of
Water works. .............. 100000
Roads and bridges. 100000
Steam tug and launch and dredg-
ing harbor. .............. 100000
Mr.. w. o. Smith moved the item
for road damages be $4,000. He
thought it better those improvements
should be deferred, he would like to
see them carried out but we cannot
afford them.
Mr.. G. Brown thought S., 900 was
too small and would move it be made
$4,000
Mr.. Wilder was in favor of $10,-