The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-16
Afternoon Session.
The House re-assembled at 80.

The House re-assembled at l 80.
Noble Baldwin said that as he under
stood it, tomorrow was the day for the
discussion of this matter. He would
however say few words. 1t was the
duty of the committee to examine the
books of the Superintendent of Public
Works. This item OF piping is an illus
tration of the misleading use of figures.
1t looks on the face OF it as though the
lowest bid were not accepted.
Noble Macfarlane said that Noble
Muller was going to speak on the piping
and Noble Mccarthy on some other
matters, and it would be more in order
to defer replying until they had spoken.
Noble Muller spoke on the subject Of
the pipes but our reporter could not catch
much, beyond the words Outrage" and
"falsehood
Noble Burchardt said there was no use
in examining the books of the Superin-
tendent of Public Works. If the books
| of the Interior Department were wrong
| then Mr.. Rowell's vouchers must be
wrong, as the books were based on the
vouchers. The question is merely then
whether he is a careless book-keeper or
has false vouchers If the department
| reports do not agree with the books OF
the Interior Department, then they must
be wrong. The details are only to be
found in the department reports. The
system is not of the best but it is in
vogue. The appropriation for the court
| house was used up for the building, and
then $500 more was spent for furniture
which was charged to repairs to furni-
ture of Government buildings. This,
MIR. Rowell explains by saying that it
has always been customary to charge
furniture TO that appropriation.
Noble McCarthy-Mr. President.
Rep. Nawahi said he would like to see
the discussion a little shorter. What
they say is simply rehash of their re-
port. That simply wastes time use.
I lessly.
Noble McCarthy-As a member of the
| Finance Committee l would like to see
the report adopted. The late Minister
has been given ten days to answer, and
now it becomes the duty of the House to
act on the report. The speaker read a
statement of the Superintendent OF
Public Works with regard to the water
wheel at the electric works. Mr.. J. G..
White was employed to draw plans for a
wheel He did so. Then they asked
for larger wheel. He drew the plans
Then they asked for still larger wheel.
He drew the plans and this wheel was
placed on the foundation intended for
the smallest wheel. That was why il
broke down. The superintendent com.
plains of our account OF moving of build
ings. We find il cost the Government,
nearly $1,000. The Enterprise Mill bid
for So 900. l do not like to say much oil
the Superintendent of Public Works blu,
he has refused tenders, and then done
the work at greater cost. The speaker
! proceeded to explain the award OF the
bid on the Makiki ditch to Walker &
Redward. In that case Walker & Red.
ward were allowed to raise their bid
81, loo, as they had only bid on two Sec
tions when there were three. Their bid
was still the lowest but it was not fair to
the other bidders. New bids ought tc
have been called for.
Noble Baldwin had not made thor.
ough study of this report, he had not
had time. 1t would take great deal Of
time, and probably other members had
not studied it either. Without looking
over the bids he differed entirely from No,
BILE Muller, as to the efficiency of steel
piping. He had had good deal of ex-
perience with it and considered the steel
piping much more desirable, and tina,
is the opinion OF mechanics generally
That is the reason why w. @. Irwin's
bid for steel piping was accepted. II
was a sufficient reason AS to the
Custom House the bids were asked foi
on drawings furnished by the Govern.
ment. He had been told that the bid.
ders had been told that they might also
make drawings OF their own. Noble
Macfarlane-No sir. As to the fire LOT
| understand there is legal explana-
ton. The appropriation was $4,000
The committee complain that So ,647 was
spent. This excess as | understand il
was spent in former period except as tc
the s647 which the Ministry ask for. ii
this is correct explanation it puts an
entirely different light on the transac.
ton.
Noble Macfarlane said that all the
transactions took place during the last
period.
Noble Muller said it was in September
1888.