The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-23

road to the volcano.
Rep. Brown asked if an offer had
not been made to sell the road for
$4,000. If so, he would move to in
sert $4,000.
Noble Mactarlane thought that
$4,000 should be appropriated,
and, il the Minister of Interior
found that such an offer had been
made, be need not pay more than
$4,000.
Noble Walker wanted informa-
ton as to the intent of the motion.
If it was intended to insert the item
and leave the expenditure to the dis
cretlon of the Minister of Interior,
he was willing to vote for it.
Rep. Nawahi was in favor of in
serting $4,000 and leaving it to
the discretion of the Minister.
Noble Parker said members were
talking about $40, 900, and $4,000,
and $4,000, who had never been over
the road. The road was "a miles
from Punaluu to the Volcano House,
whereas the volcano road from Hilo
was 80 miles. At the rate Of what
the Hilo road cost, this road would
have cost 100000. 1t would not Re
right to beat this poor man (Lec)
out Of his work, and $4,000 was
not too much for the road.
The Secretary read the report of
the committee, favorable TO pur-
| chase of the road.
Minister Spencer read a letter
bearing on the subject, from the
Hawaiian Agricultural Co., caution
ing His Excellency against buying
the road from Peter Lee, as the land
was not in his possession. The
Minister said he thought he would
have no difficulty in obtaining the
franchise from the company,
Noble j. M. Horner thought the
committee should be cautions in
dealing with this matter. 1t was
something like the $500 asked for a
Chinaman who built road on his
own account. Mr.. Lee was an ex-
cellent gentleman WHO kept hotel
at Punaluu, and IN conjunction with
the steamship company built the
road on his own hook. If he and
the company could get the Govern
ment to buy this road and keep it in
repair, it would prove very good
speculation for them. The Govern
ment road for some distance ran
parallel to this road, only few
yards he thought. The road had
been built on speculation, without
Government authority or pnblic es-
Inmates, and this House should not
pay for it.
Rep. Rosa had looked into the
question of title, and advised MIR.
Lee to consult an attorney. II
would be impossible for Mr.. Lee tC
have exclusive benefits from the
road, without putting toll men on il
at each end. The public would use
the road anyway, and the country
should pay its cost. He could safe
ly say that the reason to influence
Mr.. Lee in taking this course was
bis inability to maintain the roat
The account of his expenditure
exceeds somewhat the amount
recommended by the committee
The road was we'll built in hopes
of increasing this travel on tina
side, particularly while the Hill
road was in course of construction
. Strangers could reach the Volcano
by this route without guide. l
was road that connected with thu
existing and proposed roads in Kau
The speaker answered various Ques
tons by members.
+ Rep. Brown thought, after hear
! ing the letter from the lessees of tn
land, the House ought to be care
| full. They might have the LAM
taken from them after Is years, an,
! the owners then put tolls on tn
4 road. The niger had come out tn
!. fence in this case, showing himsel
q very plainly. The member for Wal
2 alua had said that good deal of thi
a money would 60 to the Inter-Islan
!. Steam Navigation Co., to whom LIE
g was indebted in considerable
!. amount. After this information an
q the letter he feared he could nc
q vote for the item.
Y Rep. Bush did not approve of thi
II item any more than of that jus
b passed. Both roads seemed to
I. more in the interest of steamshi
e companies than anybody else. Blu
e having voted large amounts to til
j. Hilo road, ne did not see the justic
d of refusing a much smaller amour
for road serving the very sam
k purpose. 1t would have been wise
Y to have purchased this road than
l. have built the other.
1t Noble Burchardt wished to COZ
Y graduate the hon. Noble from Hi
d makua and the hon. member frol
&c the first district of Honolulu on th
o improvement in their eyesight will
in the last half hour. He could NJ
see how they saw niger in I'll
l. fence in Kau when they did not sc
q one in the Hllo fence. There wei
n q steamship company, hotel keeper
|. and livery stable owners at Iii
benefited by the Volcano road q
|. that side, yet these members sa
a nothing in that fact although |
4 quick TO descry the Niger in II
:. case OF one hotel keeper AT Pun
Inn Mr. an had huilt a unI