The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-13

place.
Rep. Kapaehaole said there were about
.hirty acres at kamalo where natives
we're planting cane. They had decided
piece of land TO the Government there,
and on this land they wanted the Gov
eminent to dig a we'll. There was good
deal OF land at kamalo which would be
cultivated ii there were water.
Rep. Brown did not approve OF the
government doing this. The parties |
who would get the benefit OF the water /
ought TO sink the we'll themselves. All |
the wells on Oahu were dug by private |
persons. There WAS plenty OF water |
there for washing and drinking purposes. |
Ii there is any large landowner there
who wants water on his land, let him
dig well himself. Water has been OBJ
tanned on Maui, and at Mahukona, Ha-
waii, but the wells were sunk by private
individuals.
Rep. Kapaehaole said the rule laid
down by the hon. member Was very we'll
if it were consistently applied. 10000
had Just been passed for immigration
who would get the benefit of that? The
planters. LII it was wrong to help the
planters to water, it was to help them to
immigrants. Why did the hon. member
vote large subsidy to the Oahu r. Il.
& L.. Co.? The speaker saw himself no
harm in the government sinking we'll.
Ii it was success, private parties would
dig others. and the government would
reap large return in increased taxes.
Noble Widemann would like TO ask the
| member from Molokai question or two.
Where was the well to be dug? (Rep.
| kapaehaole-On piece of land at ka-
| malo The same place as the former
we'll? THAT was something for the Min
lister to decide.) There was no reason
why work on the old we'll should have
been dropped merely because there was
q stone in the way. Under the circum-
stances, the people themselves ought to
do something. At kahuku and Honour
| ILL they always get flowing water. He
had bored dozen wells himself, and
never got any flowing water yet. He
was willing to vote for a small appropri-
alton to help them go down a moderate
distance.
Noble Pua said Rep. Brown did not
believe in helping these people TO dig a
well. Yet a few days ago the House
passed $4,000 to help coffee growing.
He would favor paying for the we'll il
water was struck, otherwise nothing.
Noble Cornwell would favor the well
if there was any government land there
to be benefited by the well, otherwise
not.
Noble Isenberg moved it be $500
with which an experiment could bs
} made.
J The motion to pass at So 900 was lost
Rep Kapaehaole moved $1,000.
Noble Isenberg withdrew his motion
Passed at $1,000.
, Noble Pua moved to insert $S4S. %
claim of Wong Chong Sam for road work
The committee report was read, recon-
mending that part OF the claim shoult
} be read.
Minister Brown moved the item b,
J struck out. The road had been built b.
} Chinaman to his rice mill, where i
] stopped. Next year he would want thu
government to build him new mill
He thought it was an outrage.
', Noble Pua said the idea was to extern,
! it to the road leading to the Insan
! Asylum.
4 Rep. R. w. Wilcox favored the item
and Numbered little against the Mir
, listers.
. Noble Widemann asked over who's
land the road was built.
= Rep. Brown said there was formerly
path there. This Chinaman got som
land 1p there and in sSddey re b ei. GA bsM
convenience and profit, he built thi
road. He did not take his neighbors int
o consideration. If anyone who builds
o road for his own convenience can com
into the House and get paid for it, W
4 shall have everybody in the countr
n building roads and coming here to q
:. paid. If it We're proposed to deed all tn
). land over which this road runs to tn
a government, and put the road under col
h troll OF the Minister, it would be differ
y ent thing. The report of the committe
+ tells us to guess at the amount to b
= given. favor giving nothing at all.
q Noble Widemann said twenty-eigt
years ago he lived at Kalaepahaku, wher
the Insane Asylum is. used to com
:, to the town through the taro patches.
- did not like the road, and sold out an
+ came to town. | didn't 60 again until
went for the Legislature, think, and
went in a Carriage.
Rep. Cummings was acquainted wit
!. Achi's land. He built the road over hi
u own land, at his own expense. Th
Chinaman has merely added to this roaC
= If we pay the Chinaman we shall have
!, claim from Charlie Achi. This is merel
u a resolution of Noble Pua's. There is n
. petition. 1t does not look right.
Noble Pua was stirred to great elc
4 quence by the false notions OF Rep. Cum
Q mings, but his remarks were not trans
u lated.
= Noble J. M. Horner began to be e.
!. cited. He saw money in it. He ha
had built long piece of road on tn
plantation. 1t cost $4,000. There wer
:. three or four miles of it, and everybod
= travelled over it because it was bette
!. than the Government. He should pu
9 this at $4,000 and get the Government
e to buy it. Just the thought of it mad
!, his pocket feel heavy. He had bui
y about twenty miles i'm California a lon
= time ago. Would that come in?
seemed TO him that claims like thi
:. were very improper, but he would max
u one too if the Legislature pass this.
Rep. Kahookano moved $500.
Rep. Nawahi said he understood tina
Z the report recommended payment of tn
> whole claim.
; Keep. Halstead moved to pay 800.
i Rep. r. w. Wilcox said this wa
merely a claim for building the road
II Anyone who had not been paid coul
still close the road.
The item was struck out.
j.. Minister Brown moved the committe
u rise. Carried.
. The committee reported and the repor
was adopted.
- Noble Marsden moved to adjourn unit
= Monday.
Noble Isenberg protested.
8 Noble Widemann said there was
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