The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-08-31
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 81, 1886.
THE LEGISLATURE.
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MONDAY, August 3Oth.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

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The committee reassembled at
| :4S.
The Chairman said there was
further in the Appropriation
Bill, but those items which had
been referred to committees.
Rep. keau moved the committee
take up the consideration of the two
items, balance due the estate of Jas.
G.. Hayselden for contract work on
bridges ut Waimea and Wailua,
Kauai.
The majority and minority reports
of the select committee on the two
items were then read,
Noble Walker moved that the re-
port of the majority of the commit
tee he adopted. He was very fami-
liar with the matter. The contract
was made with the Government for
building the bridges for a certain
sum. One-third to he paid after
the work commenced, one-third
when certain work was completed,
and the balance on completion of
the work when approved by the
Government. Mr.. Hayselden re-
ceived certain amount in cash, and
was to receive certain amount in 6
percent bonds, on condition that he
ARRANGED with the Pacific Bridge
Company to take the bonds. When
the work went on the Government
paid one-third, but declined to give
any bonds at that time, as they were
not issuing bonds. The late Minis
ter of Interior proposed to pay the
balance from road money. AS
there was not sufficient money the
estate of J. G. Hayselden had to
borrow money at 8 percent to pay
the Pacific Bridge Company. Mr..
Sterling was sent down, and on his
order the money was paid as far as
the appropriation would go. The
estate charged the Government at
the same rate of interest, 8 percent.
Rep. Dole said he was member
of the minority committee. With re-
gard to the Waimea bridge, that
item ought to be thrown out, as
there was everything to show it was
not built according to contract. AS
consequence, when the first freshet
came, part of the bridge was washed
away. The least the house could do
was to refuse to pass this item. The
Wailua bridge cost $4,000 and
ought not to have been washed
away. 1t was intended it should
have been built to stand freshets.
He was also in favor of refusing this
item, but there was more doubt
about it than the others.
Rep. Palohau said he was in favor
of the minority report. He lived on
Kauai and told those parties they
were building the bridge in the
wrong place, but they took no
notice.
The two items were then pass as
follows:
Bridge. Wailua. Kauai. bal
ance due estate of james G..
Hayselden on contract. .. 81, 554 rs
Bridge, Waimea, Kauai, bal
ance due estate of James
G.. IIayselden on contract. 2.l23 II
Interior Department.
Minister Gibson moved the in.
sertion of the following item:
Relief of Crown Commits
sloners. ................ S9.Gl3 81
He read the following statement
in regard to the matter, which he
had received from Mr.. Justice Pres
ton: 1.-THE Crown had leased to
Whitney & Robertson, or j. w.
Robertson & Co., the premises
known as Honolulu Hale. 1t was
decided by the Supreme Court that
the premises in question did not be.
long to the Crown, but was the
private property of Kamehameha
III and Nv. After said Judgment
Bishop & Co., on account of cred.
itors of the bankrupt estate of j. w
Robertson d Co., sued the Grown
Commissioners for damages on &C.
count of having been compelled tt
vacate the premises under the judg
ment. The case was tried before ,
jury and the trustees of the bank
rupt estate of j. w. Robertson & Co
were awarded $4,000 damages, will
costs of Court. This, with interest
making total of $500, was pait
to the creditors by Bishop & Co, OF
June 30, 1886, Bishop & Co. ad
vancing the money and taking a
security the judgment lien on Crow
Commissioners, with the understand
ing that the loan expire this Septem
Der !, 1885. Therefore there is no,
due the So, 700 and interest on sam
at per cent for fourteen months
S913.50; total S9,G13.5O." Th
Minister said this property had bee
regarded rs belonging to the Crow
for many years. Rents had bee
collected during the previous reigl
Under the circumstances, he deeme
it case where the Crown should /
relieved, as there was mistake
respect to the title of the land. I'll
money had been paid to the credito
by Bishop & Co., and they expe
to be paid by the Crown Con
missioners.
Rep. Dole said there was anoth
item of similar nature to come l