The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-18

and | cannot see that this amount should
be refused.
Noble J . VI. Horner said he would de-
part little from the strict rule and vote
a little Tor this experiment.
The item passed.
Maintenance of Nurseries, $4,000.
Passed.
Public Grounds. $4,000.
Noble Muller moved it pass al IS 900.
Luxuries 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 to insert an
item, Expenses under plant diseases.
5000" Carried.
Honolulu Fire Department, $35, 500.
Noble Marsden moved it be stricken
out. There is bill before the House for
making Honolulu support its own fire de-
partment.
Rep. Brown said if this new bill passed
it would not take effect until next June.
Were they To do without fire depart
ment until then?
Noble J. NJ. Horner favored the item
as in the bill.
Noble Marsden Withdrew his motion.
Rep. Richard renewed the motion The
people OF Honolulu should contribute out
of their own pockets for the protection OF
their property. We in Hamakua have
none of the luxuries 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 he is
bee, think he is humble one.
The previous question was moved and
carried.
The item passed as in the bill
Hilo Fire Department, $1,000.
Noble Cornwell moved it 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 Marsden act
ed like child. He votes for an item one
day and the next againstit. Noble Corn
well is also a man OF small calibre. |
ask the members to vote for this item
Noble J. NJ. Horner thought it a rea-
sonabe amount, and favored the item.
Waikiki Fire Department., So 900.
Noble Cornwell moved it be stricken
out. Carried.
Rep. Lucas moved to insert an item Of
S., 900 for an electric fire alarm system
Rep. Kanealii was opposed to the item.
The motion was lost.
Repairs and running expenses, Insane
Asylum, SAC, 900.
Rep. Kanealii moved it pass at $50 900.
Minister Spencer This is simply for
running expenses. A new building will
have to 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, $27 800
Rep Kanealii moved it pass at 500 ,000
The item passed as in the bill.
Repairs and running expenses of mar
| kets, 81, 200.
Rep. Kanealii asked for some particu-
| lars of this amount What markets are
they?
Minister Spencer read the items.
Rep. Kanealii moved it be stricken out.
The item passed as in the bill.
Minister Peterson moved to insert an
| item " Support OF prisoners, $23, 246. "
| Carried
Minister Peterson also moved Salary
| taller, Oahu Prison, $780," Carried.
Noble Mccarthy moved the report OF
| the Committee on the Bowler Claims be
| taken from the table and considered in
the House. Carried.
The report was read, recommending
| that the sum of $34 ,S39.S4 be paid MIR.
Bowler.
Noble Mccarthy moved that the re-
port be adopted, and an item of $94 $780,
"a be inserted in the Appropriation Bill.
| In support of the motion, the hon. noble
said that with regard to the Palace cleo
| trio light the report of the select COM
mittee 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 good
piece OF work was done at reasonable
price. The late Minister of Interior re-
fused to pay said bill. The reason given
the committee was that the Palace was
| not Government property, but Mr.. Thur
ston, in letter to the ADVERTISER, said
it was because the electric plant was not
Government property. Now, personally
| believe that it was Government prop
erty, or if l am mistaken, there was a
| disagreement among the members OF
the Cabinet at the time as to who owned
the electric light plant. | had a personal
| experience, as chairman of a Committee
of the Honolulu Rifles. made arrange
ments with His Majesty's Chamberlain
to furnish the armory with electric lights
When | informed the Minister of For.
eign Affairs, he told me that we coulC
have the lights for nothing as the Gov
eminent paid for it. We learned also
that the Minister refused TO pay the bill
because there was no appropriation
whereas there was an appropria
ton from which was paid the ce
ment used by Bowler on the job
AS to the Palace wall, in November
1886, Mr.. Bowler and others put in ten
ders for performing certain work on the
Palace walls. Mr.. Bowler being the
lowest bidder, the contract was awarded t.
him. After the completion OF this work
the Government intended to repair anC
and alter the other gates to match the
Likelike street one, so the Superintend
ent OF Public Works measured the Othe
gates and walls, and the Government
made a contract with Bowler to do the
work, but to wait until February, 1888
for his money, which Bowler accepted
When he asked Mr.. Thurston to have
inserted an item in the Appropriation
Bill to pay him, the latter refused. Nov
we have in tie present Appropriation
Bill items of like nature, that is TO
work for already performed, and 70
.. which there was no appropriation; an(
l might mention one item that lremem
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