The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-07-18
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
FOrty-drst Day.
TTESDAy Iulv 18th

chair. Absent: Ministers Green, Austin
and Thurston, Mobiles Wilder, Dowsett,
Richardson and Campbell, Rep. Kauhi.
Minutes read and confirmed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Noble Jaeger presented the report of the
Committee on Public Lands and Internal
Improvements on certain petitions referred
to them. Committee are of opinion that
these matters are notwithin the province
of the House. The laws indicate the steps
for petitioners to take and much of the time
of the House is taken up unnecessarily and
uselessIy by these petitions However, as
this mode of procedure has been custo-
mary, and Committee being DESTROYS to do
justice to the prayers of the petitioners,
they have personally examined each To-
cality and have gathered such information
as was obtainable. The petitions reported
on are:
l. ror ST. 200 to widen the road from
King street to the Insane Asylum. The
road is dangerous in parts ana should be
Widened
2. For road at Niuhelewai, mauka OF
King street. Fail to see any practical
utility Of the same, and, Ill all probability,
petition has been got up to serve some
private interests.
3. For 5000 for opening q street from
Beretania street, near Smiths bridge, to
Kamaunuwai. The land fronting on Bere-
tania street has been leased or sold anu
the Chinese Joss House stands there now.
An eight-foot lane, or right of way, was
granted up to the mauka line of this lot
The parties settled on the same land fur
Their mauka of this line apparently did not
stipulate for a right of way and ask for
public help. The lane was found closed
w rat VIII cd tn
Gently put up. The people concerned
ought to fight their own battles. Com
miCtee are informed that there are a hum
dred and more Hawailans living mauka of
the premises mentioned. And it is claimed
that the only access they have to their
homes is the lane named by the Commit
tee, The Accumulation Lane" II the
opening of the road prayed for will render
. AbOmlnatOn Lane " unnecessary, it will
become great blessing to the people. The
necessary land can be bought for a less
sum than that asked for.
4. For $500 for a right of way to be
opened at Kalihi, running mauka on the
Eva side of T. A. LlOyd'S premises. A
number of persons claiming their rights
before the Commission of Rights of Way
found no redress.
5. To extend School street from Lii
ha street to KiOwai to Kula of Olewa and
KalaepOhOku. This is deemed too costly
an undertaking to enter upon at present
6. For a street from Beretania to Aala
street. Persons living in the vicinity, it is
claimed, have no access to any established
road, and at high tide, are obliged to wade
Owners of property there must have
taken bad care of their rights of way, or
built their houses on lands that had none
7. To extend Vineyard street as far as
Nuuanu stream. This would be an inn
prOvement to the neighbOrhOOd and
WOuI6 hn
spent for this purpose.
g. For 5000 to repair street in the vi
cinity OF kahalulu bridge. This matter
belongs to the Interior Department. The
Minister of Interior and the Road Super
visor for Honolulu, and it may safely be
left in their hands.
Petitions on such matters ought to be
to the Minister of Interior whose
duty it is to examine into the circun-
and, If he deems it advisable, can
ask the House to make the necessary APP
Recommended the petitions
be laid on the table to be considered with
the Appropriation bill.
Signed, a. Jaeger, P. n. Makee, G. Ber-
J. Nazareta, and adopted.
The same committee reported on petit
lions for sundry Improvements, not in
Honolulu or vicinity: (1) for 81 500 for
roads in North Kona, (2) for an appropri-
alton for bridges on Molokai, 81 for 81 900 |
or improving the harbor of Hamoa, Hama,
Maui, (4) for mail road around Lanai, |
81 for 10000 for roads on Lanai, co. for |
&c, 900 for a bridge across Kaneohe stream,
y for 81 800 for roads at Honuaulo, Maui, |
9 for $500 for a breakwater at Makena,
81 for So 900 to build bridges and repair |
'oads in Koolauloa Oahu, QOtfo SIS 900 |
or roads and bridges in HamAkua, CD |
or $40, 900 for wagon road from Lahaina |
o Waikiki, (12) for a bridge at keanae,
Aoolau, Maui. OBJ that the English school
house at Keanae, Koolau, Maui, be en-
arged, (14) for $1,000 for road from He
eleikeohe to Oopuola at Koolau, Maui,
49, that the bridge at Keanae, Maui, be
'uilt shortly, (16) that the Road Board of |
he island of Oahu be abolished.
AS to the last mentioned petition, Com
nittee do not find that the Road Board
as yet had time to demonstrate whether
: is a useful body or otherwise. The 18th
etitiOn. as above, they recommend to be
lid on the table and the other fifteen to be
onsidered with the Appropriation bill
The report was adopted.
Rep. f. Brown reported the Savings
ank bill printed.
Noble Baldwin read the Finance Com
ittee's report on the Commercial Paper |
Ill:
0 the Hon. w. r. Castle, President of the
Legislative Assembly,
Sir,-The Finance Committee to whom ,
as referred the bill introduced by Noble :
1
ercial Paper as circulating medium"
e leave to report that We have had the :
after under careful consideration, and +
I'VE held conference with leading business I
en- in town on the subject. +
The subject of currency is very impor-
mt one and should have the close atten- '
IN of the Government.
We recommend the adoption of this bill I
tn the following amendments: That in | +
first and second line, Section I. the
,rds or pass" be stricken out, and in T
e second line the words {" other than q
reign bills of exchange" be inserted be- :
cen the words /" bil' and" order" and the 3
,rds " payable to bearer in the same line a
stricken out. The Section will then Q
adj:
section 1. Any person, corporation or 7
mpany of persons who shall issue any +
tie, bill (other than foreign bills of ex- i,
ange), order ,.check, or certificate of de- y
sit, in any sum of money with intent s
at the same shall be circulated as cur I
lcy shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and n
ali for every offense be punished by 5
Of 6ffy dollars -