Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-09


provisions and other supplies awarded under
this act, shall be awarded only on advertise
mcnl for public tenders"
Mr. Ouick said would appoin, out how
this would hamper a certain administration OF
the funds. lis method has been fot the yeaf,
as fat as praciicablc, TO aVsfd contracts amer
proper advertisements yet frequently lhsre is
nothing more misleading than the answers
that will come to advertisements He cited
the following as case where II cost the gov.
eminent IS than hy advertisement tot con-
tracts The contract lof new bridges in the
district Of flilo.' Had tenders been called
lot they would have cost % TO 30 per cent.
more than by private contract. The Paciiir
Bridge Co. Of California. offered to bald
these bridges for certain figures. hut stated
that i pvt np for public tender, they would
no, consider themselves bound to adhere 70
these figures
Mf. Rowell said the proposed 'ec,ien would
hamper the minister very little II any, He Is
not bound to accept the lowest or any tender
pcriiaps he " sid have been srtprisrd u he
bad advertised for tenders fcr the flilo
bridges TO find that other parties cotld build
these bridges as cheap rs the Pacific Bridge
CO.
Mr. Aholo said It seemed to him by this
step they were ignoring the civil engineer.
According to his idea, il was part Of this en-
gineCr's duty 10 make estimates Of all bridge
work, and report ,hesam to the minister Of the
interior.
Mr. W. o. smith repea;sd what he had
said on several previous occasions during the
session, about the superintendent, OF public
works, bridges, and landing places on Kauai,
and the general wastng aud squnnderng Of
The public monies lie considered the smend.
ment a wise one, and could DOT hamper any
honest administration hat il will be check
on those who did not wish to administer hon.
estly.
THURSDAY August 5TH--76rH DAY.
Mr. Isenbetg from the committee on com.
merce recommended that $s,oco tinsicad Of
the $4,000 asked forl be appropriated for
promoting the manufacture OF ranie iabrcs.
Laid ON table
Minister Gibson, from the Kamehamtha
statue commission, asked for $4oo,Ss, balance
due on the erection Of the statue. Laid on
liable.
On report as TO the organization Of the
beard Of hrah being called for Mr. Gibson
replied that he had written report but
hadn'i il with him. lie said the vacancies
caused by the death Of Mr Mon1uli and the
| resignation OF Mr. Nidemann had not yet
been filed: but that the blaId had had
twenty two meetings during the past bennial
| period.
Mr.. w. o. Smith desired that The report
be given in writing. He said there WAS no
I valid board existing. because II was not afull
one Of five, ascontcmpiated by the law.
| Minister Gibson submitted long written
statement to the effect that the Australian
cable syndicate had made an offer (which had
been ''been communicated 10 the government
IN cvnhdenoer that the citcumocuiion office
did not feel OF liberty to mike known TO the
assembly; but about which the patriotic pre-
mire Suggests that the government be en-
| powered TO enter into arrangements with the
! Australian Cable Syndicate for connecting
| Honolulu with the ocean cable which they
propose to lay between California and Queens.
| land, and for constructing and mainiaing iele.
| graphic communication between and through
the Islands OF Hawaii, Maui, Molokai. Oahu,
and kaui, provided these services can be OBJ
tanned commensurate with the resources Of the
! kingdom
DR.. J. Mott Smith, Messrs. Cleghorn and w.
! O. Smith spoke of the Importance Of the qucs-
ton, and Minister Gibsons motion 10 appoint
aselect committee passed. presdcn, Rhodesap.
pointed the following as the committee, viz:
Dr.. !. Mott Smith, Mcssrs. Gibson, Roweli
w. o. Smith and Bishop.
The number OF salaries Of the police on the
other islands were made the subject oi a. long
report in writing from Tie select committee
| cInDONcItu CDifsltlti tDplts.
Mr. Palohau's bill 10 recover stolen proper
ty and Minister Neumanns bill 10 have ac.
counts kept in either English or Hawaiian,
were laid on the table.
/ Mr. Nakaleka offered a resolution INSTRUCT
inf the marshall and the attorney general to
regulate Officer McKcague Of the police station
! house, who was subject to regulation upon the
charges; lst. that he had insuted Hawaiian
by telling her that she was like nia'e. and,
that he had advised prisoner Just before his
trial that IL he was convicted he could take an
appeal. Referred TO the attorney general
In considering the appropriation bill the
item marked, section 6, relating to govern
ment buildings, was marked section and
passed.
The following items were passcd
Propog ion Of Fo1rsstry....,.... ....Sisooo
kapiolan, paTk...... .-'-...........'...',. $500
thomas square 500
Emma square: '.................. 7eo
Hawaiian Agricultural sooisty.............. Loco
Depqty Mafshail; oooo
Foreign Captain psliee. ....,.......i.,..,. AGO
Tiys police officers q s9s per a.ei'h. ss:s =.
Five $40 % ............. 4.soo
In the debate on the appropriation for the
maintenance OF Thomas Square. The Hon.
a. S. CleghoTn said that he had charge for
the pas, three years. During that time Il had
etc, and at the end OF last biennial period Il
was Indebted to him S5o7. II he had not
carried the work on. everything ,ha, had been
spent would have been lost. This Square has
been lying idle since ISI3, when the Ha.
waii,n Gag was restored by Admiral Thomas.
He furnished other iniercsIipg statistics con-
corning the Square. Fou Chinese la,orcrs
&c, SIS. week. There is not civilized coun.
Try en- the face Of earth that spends so little
money on squares aud parks as this country
does. The government has not single place
that is a credit To il, except perhaps the Queens
Hospital. The frs; thing that is done by
British colonis,s and others y 10 lay out PARIS
and squares, nil OF which redound 10 the credit
oi The conptry,a aud bensfi, of the people.
Mr. W. o. Smith said hehad been past Thomas
Square nearly every day for the past three
years. The honorable noble has done great
deal Of grstuiious work, but any one who
knows anything about squares. knows there
! has been great deal Of time wasted in Thomas
Square. He agreed with the honorable noble
, about The desfabilily of public pacet Re
denounced the condii on ofth palace grourds.
; and considered Il looked wfetchcd. That
place ought TO be one of the prrttiiu places il
, the kingdom, but il was the reverse.