The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-08-02
TIE LEGISLATU2E.
FoRrY.rIFrH DAY.
FEiDAY, Aug. /.
ArrENNooN 81: ZOE.

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Rep. NawaAi was doubtful as to
wisdom Of increasing this appropri-
alton. Il is not gOiug 10 go the
other islands any good to plant
trees on this island.
The motion to refer to select
committee on n rising vote was lost.
The item passed as 10 the bill.
Public Grounds, $4,000.
Minister Spencer gave the items
as follows: Thomas Square, S250O;
Aliiolani Hale, $l200: Palace
Grounds, $4,000; Emma Square,
$500; Mausoleum, 5000; MalSiki
Cemetery, $1,000; Punchbowl Park,
| $500.
The item passed.
Honolulu tire Department, $685.
500.
Minister Spencer gave the items.
Rep. Nawahi-This is one of the
items to which Noble Horner's reso-
luton referred. 1t is solely for the
bcueiit of Honolulu. If such an
expenditure is proper for Honolulu,
it would be proper for every other
place. This is very large amount
to be spent for Honolulu alone.
Other districts are left to their fats.
move to add $4,000 more, TO pro-
vide fire apparatus for IliIo.
Noble j. M. Horncr-This is one
of the items referred to, and the
committee are not ready to report.
l would therefore ask for n post
ponement.
minister Brown--I see no need of
postpcnement. Ii the hon. member
from Hilo wishes u department
there, he can ask for one. That has
nothing to do with this. The Homo.
lulu Fire Department has got TO go
| on.
Noble j. III. Horner-His Excel.
lency doesn't seem to unders and
my idea. The fire department here
has got 10 go on. But the justice
or injustice of the matter is the
plan. Ii this committee doesn't
strike any plan Some other may.
The matter ought to be settled this
session if possible.
Rep. Kanealii was in favor OF
pos,p0nement.
Noble McCartliy-When the coun.
try members claim that they have
no interest in protecting property it
Honolulu flom fire they make a mis-
take. There is q vast amount o.
properly in Honolulu from which lit
Government derives anibcome IN tn,
shape of taxes. If this property wer'
destroyed The Government would
lose income, and the country dis
tricts would have 10 make it up.
can't form any estimate of the valu,
of the buildings in Honolulu, but /
bears a much greater proportion Il
The total taxable property of TIT
kingdom than the cost of the fire de
partment does to the whole amour
of the Appropriation Bill. If AM
other district wants a fire depart
ment let it ask for 1t, but not So,
that it is not fair that we shoult
have one.
Noble j. NJ. Horner-The fact
stated by the committee have al
been considered. Property in lilo
. nolulu ought to be protected, and 81
q ought my sugar mill and cane fields
. But we in the country have to pro
q tect our own property, and if tn
t Honolulu people are going to hav
t theirs protected for them, the,
| ought to pay some of the expenses
: 1t does not look right.
a Rep. Brown-This is the frs
Y time l ever heard the Government
: had to protect sugar mills. Fir
0 companies are only for cities. Tha
5 is SO all over the world, and it is S
0 here, If districts want fire CON
: pauies let them ask for them. rha
i is What they are here for. Tn
taxes of the Island of Oahu wi
e equal those of any other island i
e the group, and think it raihe
: queer If We can't have one or mus
: wait until members can make u
0 their minds whether or not they dr.
0 going to ask for one.
: Noble Horner-That is not til
u point. The point is, who is to pa
). for it.
II Minister Brown-That poir
would be we'll taken il we had
y municipal government here. In the
case we would pay for 1t ourselves
= Aud if all the taxes raised in Homo
y lulu were spent here, we should hea
" from the outer districts.
u Noble Macfarlane-I am SUI
u prised that Noble Horner shout
J. make any such useless propositio
J that the country should not hel
c pay for the fire department IN HI
nolulu. When we think of I'll
/ hundreds of thousands which hay
e been spent for plantations, landing
:, bridges, ETC., IL seems simply pr
. posterous to say the country sha
y contribute nothing to the fire d
u partment here. There is none
&c pay for the fire department here n
less the Government does. III
country districts have just as mus
protection az the outskirts Of Hon
lulu. am very much opposed
e any such item going TO the col
II mittee.
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