The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-25


they offered a manuscript report to
bc printed, but the Cabinet did not
consider it OF sufficient value for
the outlay.
Rep. Nawahi moved the prey ious
question Carried.
The motion was lost.
Nohlc CurnNel Thrrr's another
legitimate claim lost.
Noble Muller moved that the petit
ton Of r. More 4 Co., for $3.50
for work ON the Palace wall, he con
sidorcd.
Rep. Brown said this was another
item from the old regime. They
had voted to pay off the likelike
claims, and now let them vote this
out OF the way. lie moved the item
pass. Carried.
Rep. Brown moved to insert,
Fred Harrison, for repairs, office
fixtures, building and additions TO
new Custom House building, So
1925. 1t was not legal Breads
the agreemcut). 1t would not he
wanted if the whole appropriation
of last session had been expended,
but $1,000 or $1,000 had gone back
into the treasury.
Noble Macfarlane said this was a
legacy from the Thurston admins
tration. Like great many other
estimates of the late Minister of the
Interior those for the Custom House
were too low. Whether it was from
the incapacity of the Superintendent
of Public Works, or from the design
to make showing of economy IN
the Appropriation Bill, the cost of
public works was frequently under
estimated. The details of this item
were all for amounts less than 5000,
as the law allowed no contracts over
that amount to be given without pub
lie competition. 1t was the same class
of item as the Kailua wharf and
Volcano road. The late Minister
had presented his report to the Leg
isature and submitted his estimates
in the Appropriation Bill, without
saving a word about these additions
to the Custom House contract. This
was because he wanted to deceive
the Legislature and cover up the
illegal transaction. They had just
thrown out an item of balance due
the Board of Genealogy, a rotten
concern that he would not stand uI
to defend, but 50 far as legality was
concerned that claim stood on as
good basis as this Custom House
Job The contractor was bench
man of Lorrin the First, and thi:
work was given to him in pieces
coming under $500 each in or1er Il
evade the law.
Noble Mccarthy explained hi
knowledge of the transaction. B,
the fire in Seattle the price of bricI
went up, and Harrison lost So
hundred on the brick for the Gus
tom House. 1t was generally con
coded that the contractor for mai
building was entitled to the extras
r In this case Harrison figured on tn
: extras without knowing that any
/. body else was figuring, but Pete
High figured on the work and Har
| rson beat him by $500. If High
bid had been lower Harrison wou
r not have got the work. 1t was nc
fair treatment of Harrison to kee
from him the knowledge that other
were figuring against him. The lat
Superintendent of Public Work
committed serious error in askin
for separate bids under $500, br
# that was his business and not til
g contractors who should not sulfl
s for another's fault.
V Rep. Paehaole called this anothe
s. pill to swallow, and as it was whit
a mans he supposed it would 90 dowl
y But as it was large amount Il
moved it be referred to select con
y mittee.
j. KEEP. Kahookano favored n sele
70 committee of three, one of who
should be the Minister of the |
10 terror.
n Noble Macfarlane would suppo
y reference to select committee, b
as cause there were other items Of pr
70 cisely similar character that shou
4, be investigated.
at Rep. Lucas could not see any Il
ne cessity of committee. They
knew the work had been done, al
he believed some of the money pal
10 Referred to committee consisti
o. of Rep. Kahookano, Noble WI
~ bridge, and Minister Spencer.
Rep. Lucas moved and it CARR
OF that the report on claim of j.
n White be considered,
~ Noble Mccarthy, on the repc
Id being read, explained the nature
of the two claims, one of which
IS. $500 the committee recommended
paid, while the other being for VIC
7, done at time when the petition
y, was on Il salary as Survey Engine
of the Fire Department they repo
Y ed against.
to Rep. White moved the item
81 $500 he inserted. Carried.
he Expenses of election and CONF
or ing register, ) 900. Passed.
p Aid to Queens Hospital, $40, 0C
IT. Rep. Paehaale moved SD, 1000.
ed Minister Brown moved it pass
mt in the bill, as the hospital tax
rk passengers was reduced one-h
by bill this session.