The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-08-26
Fifty-ninth Day.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. &C

| Chaplain. Minutes OF preceding daN
read and approved.
Rep. Cummings for the Public Land:
| Committee reports as follows: l l. Re
commencing that petition in regard tC
water pipes be referred to the Minister
of the Interior; = That $500 be added tc
the appropriation bill for certain sea
wall; 5. That the petition to reconstruct
an old road at Punaluu be referred tC
the Minister of the Interior; L. That
81 900 be inserted in the Appropriation
Bill for road in Waipio Valley. The
report was referred to the Minister of the
Interior.
Rep. Lucas reported ten bills printed.
Ordered distributed.
Noble Mccarthy for the Select Com
mittee on the claim OF I. G. White reports
that he was employed for making plans
and specifications that he claimed $500,
but was allowed $3.50, which he refused.
The committee think the work was
worth $500, and recommend that that
sum be paid him. Another claim for
800 they disallow, as the work was done
during time already paid for by the Gov
ernment. The report was laid on the
table to be considered with the Approp-
ration Bill Also reported for the Bowler
claims as follows:
To the Hon. j. s. WALKER, President of
the Legislature of 1890.
SIR:-Your select committee to whom
was referred petitions 22l, 227 and 22S
from j. F. Bowler, being for claims
amounting to $49, ,2l4.S4 would report as
follows:
We first took up petition DDS for work
done on Palace electric light foundation,
etc., and found the following facts, to
wit:
That in the month of March, 1887, the
then Minister of Interior, l.. Aholo, Or
dered Mr.. Bowler to perform certain
work on electric light foundation at
Palace, also repairs to gas house in
Palace yard. In pursuance OF such order
Mr.. Bowler performed said work to the
amount of 81 ,6l20S. From evidence
your committee believe that good job
was done at a reasonable price. That
on or about June 30th, 1887, the said
amount became due and payable, and
shortly after said time Mr.. Bowler pre-
sented his bin to the then Minister of
Interior, l.. A Thurston, who refused to
approve it, on the ground that there was
no appropriation from which to pay it,
and that the Palace did not belong to the
but was the private prop
erty OF His Majesty. Your committee
find that the Palace is Government prop
erty, and it appears as such in the sched-
lle, Minister of Interiors report, 1890,
page 226. That there was an appropria-
ion from which this bill could have been
paid, namely, Lighting city of Honolulu
with electric light, for your committee
nave found that the late Minister OF In- |
erior, l. A. Thurston, approved the |
., ,62S, which was for the cement |
lsed on this work, and gave his draft for |
he same, and it was drawn from the |
Lbove appropriation.
As regards petition 227 your committee
ound that in November, 1886, tenders
we're asked for for certain work to be
lone on Palace wall. Tenders were re-
eived from j. F. Bowler, R. Lishman,
nd Honolulu Planning Mill, and Mr.
Bowler being the lowest bidder, the work
fas given to him. These tenders were
Or SO much per square yard for cement
1ash and plastering, per lineal foot for
oping and side wall; per post for con-
rete posts and ior gates complete, the
Otal amount to be received for the work
D be determined on measurements to be
lade by the Superintendent of Public
Works on Its completion After the
ompletion of this work the Minister of
Interior instructed the Superintendent OF
ublic Works to measure the other walls
)r the same alterations as the Likelike
treet gates, which at the same rates
5 paid for the former work would
mount to 81 600. The job was given to
lr. Bowler on Feb. 1st, 1887, as per let
r press copy book in the Interior Office,
nd he was to wait for payment till Feb.
st, 1889, as the appropriation was nearly
Exhausted. The work was performed
nd was approved by the Minister OF In ,
rior, L. Aholo. and by the Superintend-
ut of Public Works, Julius ii. Smith.
hen the bill became due Mr. Bowler ;
'ked the then Minister of Interior, L.
=. Thurston, to have an item inserted in
he Appropriation Bill of 1888, which he
fused.
As regards petition 221 your commit
e have found the following facts: That
bout April, 1887, there were on these
lands number of South Sea Island
borers whose contracts bad expired
I'd the Government at that time were
eing urged by the Foreign Diplomats to
turn said laborers to their homes. Mr..
owler hearing that these people were to
2 returned had a consultation with w
|. Gibson, Minister of Foreign Affairs
I'd l.. Aholo, Minister of Interior and
resident of Board of Immigration. with
Ie result that Bowler purchased the
ark Kalakaua for the purpose of return
q said laborers, and fitted her up ac-
'rdingly. On the 29th day of June.
'o7, a written contract or charter parfv
as signed by j. F Bowler and G. ri
anderson (his captain), parties of the
st part, and the President of Board Of
IMMIGRATION, L. Aholo, party of the
cond part, by which said bark Kala-
lua was chartered to return said Ia
'rers at $50 per head. Mr.. Bowler was I
so granted permission to recruit labor
copy of sIch permission being on file
the Interior Office. Mr.. Frank God ,
sy was commissioned Government |
ent to see that such laborers were I
operiy returned home. There being a
ange OF administration about this time r
r. Bowler was notified that the contract
fore mentioned had been cancelled Z
d also that his permission tn raor,,;+ | !