The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-11-06
Afternoon Session.

The House re-assembled at 40.
Second reading of bill No. 1899, an act
to permit the Hawaiian Tramways Com
pany, Limited, to maintain and use cleo
trio traction.
The report of the committee was read,
submitting bill which they recommend
pass.
Rep. Lucas moved the report OF the
committee be adopted.
Noble Marsden said the system in
tended to be used by the company is the
very best. About l 800 miles are in use
in the States. 1t is perfectly safe, not
one life having been lost unler this sys-
tenn.
Rep. Lucas moved to amend section
by striking out " not use the alternating
current and inserting not interfere
with or impair the telephone service"
The amendment carried and the bill
passed to engrossment as amended to be
read third time on Tuesday.
The bill as passed is as follows:
Section l. Permission is hereby
granted to the Hawaiian Tramways
Company, Limited, to use and maintain
electric power for moving and propel-
ling their cars and to carry such wires
which may be necessary, therefore, over
and along or under the highways and
public roads and across lands and
| waters.
Sec. 2. The said permission is
granted subject to the following condi-
tons: l. The said company shall not
| interfere with or impair the telephone
| service; 2. 1t shall erect and maintain
| it's posts and lines so as to interfere least
with the public use OF the streets, high
ways and public roads; 8. Wherever its
| lines are laid underground the neces
sary excavations shall be Immediately
| filled and the streets, highways anC
public roads restored to the condition in
which they were before such excavations
were made.
Sec. 8. This Act shall 60 into
effect from the date of its approval.
Third reading of an Act relating to the
maintenance and keeping in repair o
streets, bridges, ETC., occupied by thu
tracks of the Tramways Company.
Rep. Brown moved to amend section
l by inserting the following words
Provided however that such provisions
shall not apply to streets that have no
been made in accordance with the Off
| cial grade"
Noble Widemann supported tn
amendment.
Rep. Paehaole moved the bill be lai'
on the table, and that a bill he has pre-
pared be substituted. 1t is entitled al
Act to amend section 4 chapter 56 Ses
sion Laws of 1888. The bill introduces
by Noble Widemann is all preamble
whereas mine is very simple one an
comes right to the point. L move 1t tax
the place OF the amendment.
Rep. Brown moved both bills be re
ferred to a committee. With regard t
the company keeping the road in repai
two feet on either side OF the track, tina
has mysteriously dropped out OF the sui
stitute bill.
Noble Widemann said the preambl
is the law on which the bill is made.
have no objection to refer to com
mittee.
Minister Peterson thought they ha
better refer the bills to a committee
The amendment offered by Rep. Brow
) would kill the bill as there are no street
I on the official grade except Halekal
villa.
Both bills were referred to a seleC
committee which the President al
pointed as follows: Widemann, {
/ Brown, Paehaole, Attorney-General an
/ Cornwel
: President Walker stated that he ha
/ received the answers from the Supren
. Court Judges, to the questions relatin
7 to labor, etc.
They were read in English by Seer
/ tary Wilcox and Hawaiian by Int
: prefer Wilcox, and appear in full els'
3 where
Noble Muller was very glad the s.
S preme Court had given an opinion, al
g moved it be made special order Il
4 Friday.
e Rep. Nawahi moved the opinion
: received, translated and printed.
Rep. Bush supported the motion, ar
e said it should be done forthwith.
Rep. Paehaole moved the opinion
laid on the table to be considered Wit
d. the bill Thursday.
: Noble Macfarlane said it is immat
J., rial whether the opinion is printed I
not 1t would be better not to be hast.
F., therefore | think it should be consl
: cred on Friday.
}, The decision was received and will
b, considered with the labor bills on Fl
:, day.
!, Noble Widemann moved that Il
amendments to the Constitution
e made special order for Thursday. "a
s ried
Secon5 raodipo of Bill No. lila.