The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-07

ialtnfuA perform anCe OF all OF the dutG
= devolving upon the Road Supervise
{ Upon any default on said bond the amour
} therein named shall at once become lie
: on the property of principal and suretie,
Mr.. Thurston moved that after IN
words whom shall own" there be inserte,
the word 'unencumbered." Agreed to.
Mr. Palohau moved TO strike out tn
word double" Agreed to.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved the section be in
definitely postponed.
After remarks by MessTs Castle, Wigh
and Brown. the motion to indefinitely
postpone was lost, and the section passed
as amended.
Section 5. The Road Supervisor shall re
ceive, as compensation for his services
such sum as the Minister of the Interior
/ shall from time to time determine, in no
case to exceed ten per cent of the road tax
! available each year. And the other Com
missioners shall each be paid s. for each
| day OF actual service by them performed
under this Act; which compensation shall
be taken out of the road money of the dis
trict.
DR.. Wight moved to strike out all of the
section after the word year" He said
that if a district could not find two per-
sons to serve without pay that district did
not deserve roads.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved that the pay for
each day be fixed at So instead of So;
Mr.. Dickey said if they raised it from 50
to $40 the Commissioners would try to be
in session all the time
Mr. Ahnln said the labOrer was worthy
of his hire s.aad he wnnld move the nav he
fixed at SIS for each day.
The latter motion was carried, and the
section passed as amended.
Section s. The respective Governors,
and on the Island of Oahu the Minister of
Finance shall from time to time pay over
to the several Road Supervisors the
amount of road tax available from the col
lectiOns and any other road moneys com
ing into their hands, and the Minister of
Finance shall cause any moneys, from
time to time lying in the Hawaiian Treas
ury, belonging to the road work of the
Kingdom, to be paid over to the Road
Supervisors of the districts entitled thereto.
Mr.. Castle moved the section pass.
Mr.. Dickey moved to insert after the
word cause" the following: The amount
of unexpended road tax now due the sew
eral districts, as per Appropriation bill"
Mr.. Kaulukou moved the section be in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Hayselden opposed the section. He
was not in favor OF placing any money in
the hands of the Road Supervisors. With
so much money they would have to have
fre-proof safe. If the money was stoleg,
or the Supervisors homes were burned
down, who would be responsible? All the
money should go into the Treasury and
be drawn from there by the Road Super
visors as required.
Mr.. Brown and DR.. Wight spoke in favor
of the section as in the bill.
The motion to indefinitely postpone and
the amendment by Mr.. Dickey were both
lost, and the section passed as in the bill.
Section T. On or about the first day of
July in each year, if it shall appear on in
spectiOn that the roads and bridges of any
district are in satisfactory condition, any
balance of road money of such
district shall, on the requisition of the
Minister of the Interior, be paid over to
the Governor, and shall be expended for
road work in any other district of the same |
Judicial Circuit where it may be required |
or if no work is required it shall be held as
a contingent fund for future use, and the |
of the Road Supervisor shall !
cease when such money is paid to the |
Governor.
Mr.. Castle moved to insert after the |
word inspection" the words ''of the Board
of Road Commissioners.
The amendment carried, and the section |
passed as amended
Sections and were passed without de
bate, as follows:
Section 8. Chapter XXVII of the Laws |
OF 1884 known as the Road SupervisOrs-in |
Chief Act) and all other laws and part of
laws so far as they conflict with the pro
visions of this Act are hereby repealed.
Section 8. This Act shall take effect
from and after the date of its approval.
After the enacting clause was passed, q
motion was made that when the committee |
rise they recommend the House to pass the |
bill to engrossment. Agreed to.
The committee rose at 3 so.
On the House resuming, the Chairman
reported progress.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
At 1876 the House adjourned to 10
o'clock Tuesday morning.
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