The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-23
Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative Assembly FOrty-;hird
Day.


the Chaplain. The roll was called, tn
following members answering to thei
names. Their Excellencies Gibson Ia
pena and Neumann: Hons. Walker, kui
( helani. Kaae. Macfarlene Hayselden
Keau. Lnikalani. Kauhi, Amara,
Brown, Kaulia, Kaulukou, Pahia. Kauna
mano. Nahale, Nahinu, Kekoa, kalua
+ Aholo, Kaukau. Richardson. Dickey, Kaai
/ Thurston, Paehaole. Kauai and PalOhau
/ The minutes of Mondays session were
read in Hawaiian and English anC
/ adopted
His Excellency the Attorney Genera
moved the rules be suspended for the pur
pose Of taking up the regular order of the
day.
Mr.. Thurston would like to know some
{ reason for the motion.
His ExcelIency the Attorney General
replied that there were three bills at the
head of the order of the day which affected
the erection of buildings, streets and side
walks in the burnt district. The bills are
up for second reading and it was proper
that they should be read by title and re-
ferred to a committee to act at once or
agreed to.
BILL To REGULATE THE CONSTRUCTIONS or
BUILDINGS.
Second reading of an Act to regulate the
construction of buildings in the city of Ho-
nolulu and elsewhere in the Kingdom.
His Excelency the Attorney General
said the bill had come back from a commit
tee which had recommended It's passage
He moved it be read section by section.
The Secretary read the first section in
English, but as there was no amended
version in Hawaiian the bill was deferred.
BILL To ESTABLISH GRADE OF STREETS, ETC.
Second reading of an Act To establish the
grade of streets and highways and the
grade and widths of sidewalks in the city
of Honolulu.
Section 1t shall be the duty of the
Minister of the Interior to appoint com
mission of three civil engineers to establish
the grades of all streets and highways,
and the grades and widths of all sidewalks
thereon i'll said city of Honolulu; any
vacancy on said commission shall be filled
Immediately. Said commissioners, or any
of them, may be removed for cause by the
Minister of the Interior.
Mr.. Dickey moved to strike out all in the
section referring to civil engineers. This
employment of civil engineers is expensive.
He had been informed that the Minister of
the Interior had been employing civil
engineer, paying him some $1,000. The
work he had done did not amount to nine
cents. The expenses of the Government
are such that every cent of the revenue is
required. Expenditures are needed in
every direction. Yesterday they received
a communication from His Majesty for re-
trenchment, and here their first act this
morning is to open new avenue for eX-
pense. II would be an insult to His Maj
eSty after such a communication. They
could believe that His Majesty was in
earnest. He hoped the amendment would
be passed.
Mr.. Kaai moved that section l be in
definitely postponed. This is an addition
al item of expense. 1t would not be right
i'll the face of His Majesty's communication
to make such an fem of additional ex-
pense. The next thing will be that pro-
vision must be made in the Appropriation
bill for the salaries of these engineers, as
not let the Superintendent of Public Works
do the work.
Mr. Castle would not be surprised if all
the members were afraid of this bill, as it
entailed unnecessary expense. What was
wanted in Honolulu was some kind of a
city government. He regarded the grading
of streets and sidewalks as eminently i'm
portant. The matter ought not to be de-
layed. 1t is going to cost money, and if
the city did not pay for it the whole coun-
try would have to. In spite of the opposi-
ton by Mr.. Dickey to section l, he thought
it could not be altered to advantage In a
sanitary point of view the streets should be
graded in proper manner. If the work
is not done now it Will be difficult and cost
ly when more expensive buildings go up,
to conform with the new grades.
His Excellency Mr.. Gulick said there was
no intention to increase the department
force There were capable men on the
staff of the Survey Department, but at
times they were distributed all over the
country doing the work of the bureau.
There was no intention to appoint per
manent board, but to avail themselves of
the engineers of the bureau when witbn
reach. The establishment of a grade in
a city was a very important matter and
that was the reason of the appointment of
1t seemed necessary to be
done under cover of law, and that was the
reason it was put in thi- shape. Again he
would say there would be no increased ex-
penSe.
Mr. Castle said that when the committee
had the bill under consideration it was
clearly understood that the engineers
would be appointed from the Government. !
Why Honolulu was not so healthy as
formerly was on account of this lack of
proper grading. He hoped the House
would consider this bill in its proper Ii Int
and pass it.
His Excellency Mr.. Gulick said the plans
as now laid out show a very complete sys-
TEN of sewerage for the city, but do not
taking the surface water
There must be some means of doing this.
Hon. Mr.. Bishop said that when the
committee was considering this act. IT was
explained by the Minister of the Interior
that a good deal of this surveying had al
ready been done. 1t was therefore neces- /
sary to have some law to give authO Try
for the grade already made. 1t was a
matter of necessity, and justice to prop
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