The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-22

tntnt CANNOT aUOFu ttiAt- LIE AiStfcIiAHE
of the harbor will require hydraulic
engineer who will cost 81 900 per month,
but only for about four months.
Noble Macfarlane- | am in favor OF 1
consolidating these bureaus Hundreds /
of thousands OF dollars have been wasted |
by incompetent men, and | agree with |
the member from the irst district. | |
think for little larger salary than that |
in the bill, competent man could be |
obtained
Minister Brown thoroughly agree !
with Noble Maciarlane and il would be q |
great relief TO the Minister of the Inte-
rior, but | think 1t is too late in the ses-
sion to attempt such an elaborate
change now.
Noble Isenberg-I agree with Noble
| Macfarlane and Rep. Brown. But the
| time is too short now and work is needed
| Immediately and for the work needed
| Immediately men can be got here. In
| the future L think 1t would be good TO
| have a man TO unite all these bureaus,
but at present am in favor OF the item
| as it stands.
salary of the Superintendent OF Public
Works 81 900. There are plenty OF men
right here in Honolulu who can fill the
bill. The present incumbent doesn't fill
the bill. | have heard it said the pres
ent incumbent is only an amateur car
penter. am not in favor of uniting
these bureaus.
Noble Mccarthy think large sal
airy should be appropriated and COM
petent man be appointed. At the pres
eDt time the present incumbent has
something to do with the streets and the
water works with the result that he
orders work which the Superintendent
of Water Works and Road Supervisor
know nothing about. The present
salary is too small for good man. 1t
| is enough for deputy. believe good
man would save us hundred thousand
, dollars in the next two years.
Rep. Nawahi-How does the Noble
} from Honolulu know that $4,000 or
, 500, 900 have been frittered away?
Noble McCarthy-There are humer-
GUS instances where he has built some
thing which has been washed away and
, it has been rebuilt at two or three times
i. its costs.
3 Rep. Nawahi-The Superintendent of
Public Works is not responsible for
. freshets. The greatest engineer cannot
build anything which will always resist
: the elements. 1t simply amounts to
this. There are number of men in the
, House who don't like that man who
rides around on mule. say let him
:, ride his mule in peace. We haven't
II time this session to consolidate these
bureaus. We are in the middle of the
s. session. 1t doesn't require civil en-
gineer to build roads. There are plenty
e of men here behind me who would make
u pretty good road builders.
~ Rep. Kalua-I am in favor of the item
II as in the bill. l regret this tendency tc
e throw discredit on the present Superin
* tendent of Public Works. think he il
very competent engineer. 1t is no dis
IL grace to man to ride a mule Tn,
III costly Waimea bridge which was washed
away by the first freshet was fixed b,
is the present incumbent and still stands
Us Let US pass the item as it is in the bill.
ie Noble j. Nj. Horner-This House rep
resents the people and the Minister
Q do the work which we place in thei
u hands. 1t is the business of the Minis
'h tiers to find good man, not ours. AS
e understand it all these bureaus have
head over them now and that is the Min
n lister OF the Interior. Ii we get ma
W from abroad and pay him $4,000 h
o' would want to control everything an
VI where would the Ministers be. (Cal
Oh QueStlOnl.
- Noble Macfarlane-If the Ministe
10 thinks it not eXpedient to consolidat
a. these bureaus | shall defer to his jud,
ment and vote for the item as in the bill
O The present Minister is practical ma
q. which the late Minister was not, and
~ he thinks 81 900 sufficient favor it,
re- Rep. Richard moved the previor
question.
OF Noble Pua-A great deal has been sal
be about what has been done by the preser
al superintendent. We see what he hs
done cutting down King street in p;
to lama. / move reduction to IS 600.
We Rep. Robt. Wilcox-T am in favor
l the consolidation of these bureaus A
la incompetent man wastes more than hi
ne salary. But as the Minister don't like
at we had better let it 60.
Ie, Noble Phillips-I did intend to brin
40 in an item for $l2 900, but have chan,
We ed my mind and shall vote for the itel
or as in the BILL But / shall bring in til
"a item for consulting engineer. The oil
ject is to secure competent man in til
ms great public works which are to /
undertaken. An incompetent man
nd not cheap. BY single miscalculatio
more than the salary may be wasted
Seven thousand dollars is enough for
good man to work under consulting Ell
gineer. Calls OF question:.
Rep. Lucas-I move the sum of 50 ,0C
be inserted instead of $1,000 to hire
to competent man.
So, The item passed as in the bill 300
ro- Assistants and incidentals $4,000.
on Minister Spencer have amended .
u.s. that the items make $500 and move
pass at that sum.
Rep. Kalua-I move reference to
,se special committee. 1t is only lately tn
Id. an assistant superintendent has existe
is 1t looks as though the Ministry we
n. blindly following in the steps Of the la
Ministry.
on Rep. Bush-I have always oppose
ep. these lump sums, but as the Minister hs
abandoned the item as in the bill, su
port him. His estimates are reasonabl
Calls of question:
Rep. Nawahi wanted to know what Il
INT clerk was for.
he Minister Spencer-To keep The recor
lid in the office.
ent Rep. Nawahi made a long addre
I've which was not translated.
do The item was passed at $500. =.
as Repairs and furniture OF Governme
ow buildings, s2l 900.
zee The items were specified by Minist
IN Spencer.
nd Rep. Brown asks if this includes
pc. fence for Palace grounds.