The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-07-19
Afternoon.


Committee of the Whole on the Appropria-
| ton bill, Rep. KalaukOa in the chair.
| Rep. Rice moved to insert an item /:
Water works, Koloa Kauai, So, 900; Noble
| Richardson moved to insert: Water works,
! Wailuku, $4,000; both items referred to a
select committee. Noble Wight moved to
insert an item: Survey of head waters,
| Kohala Mountains, with view to bringing
water into Kohala, $4,000. Carried. Stor-
age, reservoirs, Nuuanu Valley, $31 800.
Minister Thurston moved to amend the
item, to read: Storage, reservoirs and pur-
chase of water rights, Nuuanu Valley,
$3l 300. Carried. Makikl water works,
50, 900, passed.
Road, from Hilo to Volcano, $4,000.
Rep. Kauhane moved to add, - and be-
yond the Volcano to Kanukupili." Passed
us in the bill. Noble Baldwin moved to
insert: Road, Wailuku to Lahaina, $15,-
900. Minister Thurston supported the mo-
ton. The Government, after mature con-
sideratiOn, had concluded that this apprO-
priation would be of greater advantage
than the appropriation for the Nuuanu
Pail, $45, 00O which he would move to
strike out, if this Waiuku and Lahaina
road item passed. The motion was adODt-
ed. Noble Makee moved to insert, as re-
commended by Committee on Public Lands
and Internal Improvements: Extension of
Queen street. $4,000. Noble Townsend
cited items, amounting all told to $269, 1853
in the Appropriation bill to show that
Oahu and Honolulu are likely to have the
lions share of road and other improve
ments. Noble Hitchcock said the appro-
priatiOns for Honolulu do not fail to be
expended. Every Ministry that ever was,
is, or will be, is sure to spend whatever is
appropriated for Honolulu, and what is
left goes to the outer districts. The item
was inserted.
Rep. Mcguire moved to insert: Bridge at
Keawewai, $500. Carried. The same
member moved to insert; Road, KOhala
to Waimea, 81 POO. 1t is beyond the mem
DRY of man when this road was repaired
Carried, Rep. Kamauoha moved to in
sert: Road from Smiths bridge to Kuma-
nuWai. 5000. This road will do away with
"Abomination Lane" Minister Thurston
said this vote was unnecessary. A Jury is
sitting this afternoon and considering that
same road. 1t is sufficiently provided for
in another item. Withdrawn.
Punchbowl Hill road, So 1000. Rep. C. |
Brown moved to strike this out. Minister
Thurston said this item is on the same basis |
as the appropriations for the band Emma |
Square, Thomas Square, KapiOlani Park |
or the road to the Volcano. If we are |
build roads to points Of interest rs we'll as |
roads for carting sugar and rice. There |
are thousands of people in California |
owing to the beauties of the country and |
IH0 superiority Vi Lu0 climate having Oeen
forced on their attention. The Chairman
of the Finance Committee had reported
adversely on this expenditure. He had
taken SAID Chairman to the top of Punch
bowl since that report was made, and he
said if he had gone there before he would
not have reported against it. The honorable |
Noble is now sitting in sackclOth and
ashes for having made such a report
There is no finer view in the Pacific Ocean.
This was his pet item in the Appropriation
md INn
strike it out.
Noble Smith said he felt in his bones
that the pet road was going to pass If it
is going to be built, there ought to be a
sufficient amount voted for it. He was
afraid If the item Is killed, the Minister of
Interior would die. He hoped, for the
benefit of the exchequer, the Minister
would not cart the Chairman of the FL
nance Committee on to any more high
pinnacles.
Noble Townsend did not object to the
outlay in itself. But it is clear that some
roads as apparently indispensable as this
one must be left for future consideration.
1t had recently been published as a sensa-
tional item in Honolulu newspaper that
a person had actually driven five miles out
Of HilO in a carriage
Rep. Kinney said the appropriations
specially for Honolulu are nearly all in
the same line, road improvements The
honorable Noble Townsend shouId re-
that there are large sums voted
for the outer districts, immigration, for
example, by which they receive a good
share of the public moneys
Noble Townsend said he thought he had
explained his position SO that neither
wise men nor fools could err as to his
but it seemed as though the
honorable member from Hamakua had
hun.
Noble Baldwin said the Minister of In
terror had drawn it rather strong about
his remorse. He was much impressed
with the view from Punchbowl Hill. and
if any other town in the world had it there
would have been a road round it long ago.
and the hill itself would have been beauti-
he'd, as well. Rep. Kinney moved the
item be referred to a special committee
The Minister could get I'D q picnic If be |