The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-10-21

The item passed.
Maintenance OF Nurseries. $4,000.
Passed.
Public Grounds, $4,000.
Noble Muller moved il pass ut 5000.
I.uxurieS could be dispensed with to a
certain extent.
Minister Spencer read the items the
appropriation covered.
The item passed as in the bill
Minister Spencer moved 10 insert an
item, Expenses under plant diseases,
81 1000" Carried.
Honolulu Fire Department, SIS, 500.
Noble Marsden moved il be stricken
out THERE'S bill before the House for
making Honolulu support its own fire de-
par,ment,
Rep. Brown said ii this new bill passed
it would not take effect until next June.
Were they 10 do without fire depart
ment until then?
Noble J. NJ. Horner favored the item
rs in the bill.
Noble Marsden withdrew his motion.
Rep. Rickard renewed the motion. The
people OF Honolulu should contribute out
of their own pockets for the protection of
their property. We in Hamakus have
none OF the Injuries they have in Homo
lulu. We are the bees gathering in the
honey which comes to the drones in
Honolulu. We bear the heat and bur
den Of the day, and the Honolulu drones
eat up the honey.
Noble Widemann admired the hon.
Representatives, elegant speech. Ii heis a
bee, I think he is humble one.
carried
The item passed as in the bill
Hilo Fire Department, 5000.
Noble Cornwell moved il be stricken
out, as the finances of the Government
will not stand it.
Noble Marsden said it never got dry
enough in Hilo for fire. he favored
the motion TO strike out.
Rep. Nawahi said Noble Narsden act
ed like child. He votes for an item one
day and the next againstit. Noble Corn
we'll is also man of small calibre. l
ask the members TO vote for this item.
Noble J. NJ. Horner thought it a rea-
sonable amount, and favored the item.
The item passed as in the bill.
Wailuku Fire Department, $, 600.
Noble COrnwell moved it be stricken
out. Carried.
Rep. Lucas moved to insert an item Of
5000 for an electric fire alarm system.
Rep. Kanealii was opposed to the item.
The motion was lost.
Repairs and running expenses, Insane
Asylum, SO, 600.
Rep. hanealii moved it pass at $50, 900.
Minister Spencer This is simply for
running expenses. i new building will
have 70 be built, as the sexes are TO be
segregated. This is no place to cut down.
The item passed as in the bill.
Noble Won Tempsky moved re-cOnsid-
alton OF the vote on the item, Hilo Fire
Department Lost.
Repairs and running expenses, Homo
lulu electric light, so 800.
Rep. hanealii moved 1t pass at S2O, 900.
The item passed as in the bill.
Repairs and running expenses OF mar
kets, $500.
Rep. haneaIii asked for some paVticu-
lars of this amount What markets are
they7
Minister Spencer read the items.
Rep. Kanealii moved it be stricken out.
The item passed as in the bill.
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item . Support OF prisoners, S2e3s2i6. -
Carried
Minister Peterson also moved Salary
jaiIer, Oahu Prison, $500" Carried.
Noble Mccarthy moved the report Of
the Committee on the Bowler Claims be
taken from tlse table and considered in
the House. Carried.
The report was read, recommending
that the sum OF 50. S39-S+ be paid Mr..
Bowler
Noble Mccarthy moved that the re-
port Be adopted, and an item Of S,3}t, $780,
s. be inserted IN the Appropriation Bill.
In support o. the motion, the hon. noble
said that With regard 70 the Palace cleo
tric light the report OF the select COM
mirree found that Mr. Bowler had
been ordered TO do this work by the
Minister OF the Interior, which he did
From the testimony which the commit
tee have taken, l believe that q good
piece Of work was done AZ q reasonable
price The late Minister OF Interior re-
fused % pay said bill The reason given
the Committee vas that the Palace was
not Govern ment property, but Mr. Thur
stOu, IN ! letter % the ADVERTISER, said
Il was bec4Ise the electric plant was not
Government property. Now, personally,
l believe that Il was Government prop
erty, or II l am mistaken, there was a
disagreement among the members Of
the Cabinet AZ the time a. 20 who owned
the electric light plant I had q personal
experience, Is chairman Of 2 Committee
Of the Honolulu Rifles made arrange
ments with His Nsiesty's Chamberlain
70 furnish the sFnory with electric lights.
When informed tile Minister OF For
eigu Affairs, he told me that We could
have the lights Tor nothing as the Gov
ernment paid for It We learned also
that the Minister refused 70 pay the bill
because there vas No appropriation,
whereas there vas Al appropris-
ton from which vas paid the c.
ment Used BY Bowler On the Job.
As 10 The Palace wall, IN November,
1850, Mr.. Bowler and others put IN ten
ders flr performing certain work On the
Palace walls Mr.. Bowler being the
lowest bidder, the coltrzet vas awarded 10
him After the completion q this work,
the Government intended to repair and
and alter the other gates % match the