The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-08-09
THE LEGISLATURE.
sEvENTY-FIRsT DAY.

MONDAY August 9th.
The Legislative Assembly met at
10A. NJ, being opened with prayer
by Rev. j. Waiamau, Chaplain.
Present: Ministers Gibson, Creigh-
ton, Kanoa and Dare; Mobiles
Walker (President), Cleghorn and
Bush; Reps. Keau, Baker, kauhi,
Amara, Brown, Kaulia, Kaunamano,
Wight, Nahale, Nahinu, Kekoa,
Kalua, Aholo, Kaukau, Castle, Kaal,
Dickey, Paehaole, Kauai and Palo-
hau. Minutes of last meeting
(Monday, July 26) were read in
both languages and confirmed.
PETITIONS.
Rep. Castle presented two petit
tions from Honolulu, against legaliz-
ing the importation or sale of opium,
which was referred TO the Sanitary
Committee; also, that the pay of
mail carrier from Makena to Ulupa-
lakua, Maui, be increased to 50 4
week, which was referred to select
committee on postal items.
Rep. Palohau, a petition that the
salary of the Government physician
at Lihue be increased, which was
referred to the Sanitary Committee;
also, from one Kaiu, for 500 for
land taken for road, which was
referred to Public Lands Com
mittee.
Rep. Brown, on suspension of the
rules, read the following petition =
$50 the Hon. j. S. Walker, Pres
ident Legislative Assembly, 1856,
and to the Mobiles and Representa-
tives in the Legislature of the King
dom assembled:
1.-The petition of William Flower
dew, citizen of Great Britain, re-
spectfully represents, that hereto
fore, to wit, on the 30th day of
June, 1888, while residing at these
Islands, he obtained from the Min
lister of the Interior, John +. Bush,
permission under grant of that date
to lay down tramways and run cars
upon such streets. in the c5tY .!
Honolulu and its suburbs. 81 he
might select; that under the author
ity of such grant or franchise. and
acting in good faith, aud thinking
that such grant was of force anc
effect in law, he proceeded to Sar
Francisco, in the United States o
America, and purchased materials
and cars and engaged the services o
a competent engineer to superintent
the laying down of the tramway
and returned with such material
and said engineer to Honolulu, ant
ready to engage in and carry on tn,
work contemplated under sucl
grant, and notified the then Ministe
of the Interior, Chas II. Gulick, tina
he was ready and willing ant
was about to proceed to worl
on the laying of said tramways
that on the fourth day of August h
received communication from tn
said Gulick as such Minister of TIL
Interior, that the grant, before bein
acted upon or work commence
Hereunder. should be submitted
the Privy Council of State; that o
the 10th day of August your pet
toner replied to the said Minister c
the Interior that he had no objecto
to the matter being laid before tn
Privy Council, that thereafter h
caused an agreement to be draw
and submitted to the Minister of tn
Interior for signature, setting fort
fully what work was to be done an
what streets would be operated wit
tramways, in which agreement We
also set forth the rates of fares
be charged for passengers, whio
agreement was not executed by sal
Minister of the Interior; that ther'
after and in said month of Augu
your petitioner caused work to |
commenced to lay tramways al
on the 27th day of said Augu
your petitioner was restrained !
Injunction issued out of the s.
preme Court of the Kingdom in
suit brought by said Minister of Il
Interior; and that on the 10th d;
of September said injunction W
made perpetual and your petition
forever restrained from proceedil
with the work contemplated to
done under and by virtue of sa
grant or franchise. That in cons
quence thereof your petitioner b
suffered great loss and damage 10 Il
premises, caused by the purchase
materials, the loss of time and 9th
expenses caused and borne by hi
under the terms of said grant
franchise, amounting in the aggr
gate TO more than $4,000.
"Wherefore he prays that the su
of $4,000 be appropriated by I'll
honorable body, and that the sal
be paid him as full compensate
for all loss and damages sustain
by him in the premises.